I’m a big fan of security as well as of screen savers, but not necessarily together. In fact I find entering the password every time the screen saver kicks in to be a major pain, but I do want to be able to lock the screen, preferably with a click.

Well today I learned you can, courtesy of an older post at Macworld. Here’s how to make it easy.

1. Open the Utilities folder, usually found in your Applications folder.

2. Launch Keychain Access

3. Open Keychain Access | Preferences

4. Click the box to show Keychain Access in the menu bar

5. Verify you see the little black unlocked padlock in the menu bar, then close the Preferences panel and exit Keychain Access.

Now to lock your screen with a click, just click the padlock and select Lock Screen. It’s that simple. This is going to be a huge time saver for me. Hope it is for you as well.

Well you’ve probably heard all the hype about the Magic Mouse. Mine arrived today and I’ve just set it up. This review is not sponsored and I receive no compensation for doing it.

Upsides:

Smaller than I expected and also lower
Case design is elegant
Good weight
Once paired, software update is smart enough to go get the right software when you check for updates
It’s the full Steve Jobs thing, no visible buttons
Has on off switch
Scrolling works well
No side buttons

Downsides:

Feels really awkward Will take getting used to, especially since I switched from the Mighty mouse to Logitech MX series mice a while ago
Scrolling with momentum far from the elegance of the Logitech model
No side buttons
Two finger swipes can move the entire mouse

So overall it’s beautiful, kind of cool, and has a learning curve. I’ve decided to pair it with the MacBook Air and try it instead of the Kensington Slimblade I use with that machine and see how it goes.