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We have patented something called PassRules which does not disclose your secret during normal use. It's the perfect solution for you but unfortunately we don't have a version for Mac -- only Windows. But if there's sufficient interest we might just develop one. Check us out at www.itsmesecurity.com
Forgive the off the cuff suggestion here, it's the quickest and simplest thing I can think of though not an optimum way to use your laptop and you're probably hoping for a more elegant solution. What if you install virtual box w/ some free OS (like ubuntu). Store all your personal information within the virtual machine which is configured with a secure login. Then you can leave the laptop unsecured so you can use you…
That's just punting. How does he login to the secure VM?
The idea probably has some other practical problems though.
The laptop only being accessible via voice recognition and one button should be enough to render the entire system unusable to casual snoops.
edit: Looks like you can disable/reenable the builtin keyboad/touchpad with terminal commands, so it'd just be a matter of scripting them to voice shortcuts: http://superuser.com/questions/214221/how-can-i-lock-the-mou...
ps: be sure to have a plan B to reboot your laptop while experimenting with this in case it locks out your controls somehow.
Do you have exemples of websites that use technology to facilitate surfing for disabled people , that could be shown as an exemple of good accessibility practice ?
thanks and take care.
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That could be stolen though.
But would a casual laptop theif think to check escapologybb's pockets? Well, OK, a mugger might, but would they recognize little fob thing as something of import that must be close to the computer?
Or, you know, just fence it.
When I messed with army radios - these being the made-by-the-lowest-bidder-and-not-secret analogue variety - they were throat-operated. You spoke silently, and the microphone - pressed to your throat - sent speech over the radio. It took practice to talk perfectly clearly, but it could be mastered. Google "throat microphone".
Seriously though, I'm connected to this computer with a ton of cables and if that could be made to play nice with Dragon, and it wasn't too tight across where the break is in my neck it would be brilliant!
Obviously that would take a little feat of memory, or at least some kind of prompt, but you could memorize a poem or something and use that - it would prevent replay attacks.
Or, use an algorithmic password, perhaps one where you do a sum based on the time of day.
All these solutions require some level of coding sadly, but I would have thought it would be something a freelancer could knock up relatively cheaply.
When I messed with army radios - these being the made-by-the-lowest-bidder-and-not-secret analogue variety - they were throat-operated. You spoke silently, and the microphone - pressed to your throat - sent speech over the radio. It took practice to talk perfectly clearly, but it could be mastered. Google "throat microphone".
If I had one of them, I would totally be able to pretend I'm in the SAS on some secret mission!:D Obviously a mission that didn't involve any stairs, and nothing above 6 miles an hour (top speed of my chair!) With lots of ramps and extrawide doors :-) Seriously though, I'm connected to this computer with a ton of cables and if that could be made to play nice with Dragon, and it wasn't too tight across where the break…