How to lock your pc with your flash disk.

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Dec 22, 2009, 5:55:03 AM12/22/09

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Have you ever seen a movie in which a person in some secret government
installation simply inserts and removes a card to log in and log out
of a PC? If you thought that idea was cool, you'll definitely want to
investigate:
"Predator" - Once installed and configured, this little freeware
utility will allow you to turn a USB flash drive into a key you can
use to lock and unlock your computer.
While the USB flash drive is connected to your computer, everything
works as it normally would. Once you remove the USB flash drive, your
computer is locked down -- the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the
screen darkens. To unlock your computer, you just plug in the USB
flash drive and the computer will be unlocked and you can begin using
it.

PREDATOR locks your PC when you are away, even if your Windows session
is still opened.
It uses a regular USB flash drive as an access control device, and
works as follows:

* you insert the USB drive
* you run PREDATOR (autostart with Windows is possible)
* you do your work...
* when you're away from your PC, you simply remove the USB drive:
once it is removed, the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the
screen darkens
* when you return back to your PC, you put the USB flash drive in
place:
keyboard and mouse are immediately released, and the display is
restored.

It's easier and faster than closing your Windows session, since you do
not have to retype your password when you return.