Possible to lock pc/laptop keyboard like on a mobile phone?

[McGraw]

Hello.

I work from home and we have a 3 month old kitten who loves walking all over keyboards so I'll go downstairs to make a brew and she's lying on the laptop causing a crescendo of beeping noises and cocked up reminders etc.

I've tried locking the laptop but because I don't use passwords, she usually unlocks it anyway as all she has to do is hit enter.

So, is there anyway to enforce a password on the lock function or perhaps there's a better utility out there?

Thanks a lot.

[Stuart]

Dunno how good this is, but it looks helpful:

http://lifehacker.com/5157037/kid+ke...use-in-degrees

[bmxbandit]

http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense/

Not tried it myself...and it's not free I solve the problem by having a keyboard tray, which can be quickly retracted when you leave the room (not much use for a laptop, I know).

Also, if you have a password set on your account you can make it mandatory to be entered on unlocking. What OS are you using?

Other alternative - set your laptop so that when you close the lid, nothing happens. You can then close it when you leave the room.

[Wayfair]

Don't mess about with programs, gadgets is what you need you can never have enough gadgets

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[McGraw]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Dunno how good this is, but it looks helpful:

http://lifehacker.com/5157037/kid+ke...use-in-degrees

Thanks, I'll take a look at it.

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense/

Not tried it myself...and it's not free I solve the problem by having a keyboard tray, which can be quickly retracted when you leave the room (not much use for a laptop, I know).

Also, if you have a password set on your account you can make it mandatory to be entered on unlocking. What OS are you using?

Other alternative - set your laptop so that when you close the lid, nothing happens. You can then close it when you leave the room.

The laptop has Vista on it. I really don't want to use a password.

Setting the laptop so nothing happens when you shut the lid with the power on is a fantastic idea but will it still make noises? If I'm sat eating my lunch or drinking a brew, I still want to be able to hear e-mails/msn coversations/alerts. I could always try it I suppose.

Thanks a lot.

[bmxbandit]

Originally Posted by McGraw

Setting the laptop so nothing happens when you shut the lid with the power on is a fantastic idea but will it still make noises?

Yup. All that will happen is that the screen is turned off - everything else carries on as normal. Look in control panel / power options.

[McGraw]

Thanks very much. I'll try it.

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Originally Posted by Wayfair

Don't mess about with programs, gadgets is what you need you can never have enough gadgets

http://www.gadgets.co.uk/cgi-bin/cat...source=froogle

Thanks but that wouldn't be right for me. I would want it locked sometimes, even though I might be with it like when I'm eating.

[tweetiepooh]

Well you really should use passwords then a simple [WINDOWS]L will lock the keyboard, but shutting the lid is also good as pets can remove key caps if you are not careful.