Thanks for that good advice, Joseph. I know that you're right, that it is good to keep security locks and features, and I will when in public settings. In my application, however, when my wife and I are the only ones using our laptops at home, and we just close the lid between uses for the power and heat saving benefits, it's a lot more convenient to just open the lid and resume use without having to enter passwords every time. Joseph wrote: > 1) That's a security lock; and generally a very good idea to *keep*. > 2) Go to the screensaver preferences and uncheck "require password to > unlock". > (Note some systems have an *additional* option in power saving for > password; because it's *that important* to keep a suspended system locked, > in that case you will have to dig around a bit in power saving options; as > it's not yet standard where that option is set). --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss