Put Your Mac To Sleep, On Demand and Require Password On Wake

by | Jul 16, 2018 | Mac | 0 comments

Sure you can always hit the “Apple” icon on the upper left-hand corner and select sleep. You can even adjust your Energy Saver setting under System Preferences to do put your computer to sleep after a certain amount of time. All is good until you throw in little kids in the mix, or if you are in an environment where there may be a concern to keep your computer secure from the curious or fidgety little fingers. Sometimes you need to get up to use the bathroom or get the door quickly… yes, Sleep on demand is necessary.

Activate Sleep on demand

Being able to activate sleep on the spot is essential. So how to do you get On Demand Sleep? How would you do it on a portable Mac without having to shut the lid? There are several ways to do this depending on what Mac you are using. Pick your poison.

On any Mac

On any Mac, you can use set a hot corner under Mission Control to put your Mac to Sleep. Go to System Preferences > Mission Control > Hot Corners to set this up.

mission-sleep.png

Or if you prefer a keyboard shortcut instead, you can use the OptionCommandMedia Eject key combo which works on an Apple keyboard and the Logitech K750 keyboard.

On a portable Mac

On A Portable Mac such as the MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, you may use OptionCommandMedia Eject key or OptionCommandPower Button key combo. Or my personal fave… hold down the power button for about 1.5 to 2 seconds and let go (this may take some practice but it works great).

Require password upon wake

You should also set your Mac to “Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins”, whose option can be set under System Preferences > Security & Privacy.

require-password-wake.png

This password requirement is important so that if someone were to Wake your Mac, they’d need a password to get in. I can’t stress enough how important this is if you have kids – trust me the last thing you need is having a toddler delete paragraphs of text from something important you were writing.

Waking up your Mac

To wake up your Mac, simply press any key (except the power button on portable Macs or tap your trackpad. You will then be presented with the login screen requiring you to put in your password. So if a toddler found his or her way to my computer, they’d have to know the password to get anywhere or mess with anything. This saved my bacon many times.

Sources

My Master Has A Whole Chestfull

Love this. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: An old miser kept a tame jackdaw, that used to steal pieces of money, and hide them in a hole, which a cat observing, asked, "Why he would hoard up those round shining things that he could make no use of?" "Why," said the jackdaw, "my...

Thoughts on Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade, Apple’s move into the gaming arena. Many titles for a monthly subscription. Should you? It depends.

The Winchester Mystery House

Houzz TV: “Beyond the Ghost Stories of the Winchester Mystery House.”

3 Links To A Better You

There are so many sources out there, and many are very good. However, I find it challenging to keep up with all of them. I've tried but quickly realized that high quantities of information diminished my ability to retain them, let alone practice or reflect upon what I...

Magnify the world with BLIPS

BLIPS is a paper-thin microscopy lens for all devices. Transform your smartphone into a microscope!

Interstellar Parking

Who knew leaving a parking lot could be this intense?

Assassin’s Creed Official Trailer #1 (2016)

This trailer sold me. I have not played the game but watched over someone's shoulder playing... freakin' awesome immersive game that was the reason I decided not to play. It would have taken a lot of hours of my life, not that that's a bad thing. When this comes out -...

Before the Flood (2016) Trailer #1

I love documentaries and this one looks very engaging. Directed by Fisher Stevens who produced the unforgettable "The Cove" is now teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio in this up-to-date take on climate change. https://youtu.be/6UGsRcxaSAI

Sleight Official Trailer – Teaser (2017)

Movie Teaser Trailer for Sleight (2017).

Silence Official Trailer 1 (2017)

This is movie is a powerhouse which stars Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man), Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Batman Begins) and Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and is directed by Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Aviator, The Wolf...