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Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Post by joshstrange »

joshdance wrote: post #4

This seems like magic. What method does it use to unlock your Mac with no password?

It doesn't actually unlock your machine. If you lock your computer it will not work. What it does is put up a page that looks nearly identical to the login page with small changes. It's a cool app (I tried it) but I'm disappointed that I can't find a way to toggle the lock via Alfred/Keyboard shortcut.

I can get in the habit of hitting a key combination/alfred command when I get up but having to click the icon in the menu bar will get annoying.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Post by acdha »

hornbaker wrote: post #28

Neat product. FYI, on your home page, I get the background image, then "Watch This" > (I click) > "Watch This" goes away, but nothing happens. And content below the fold is not visible or hinted at. (Mac OS X 10.7.5, FF 25)

They broke the mime types for the video files - the Firefox console shows how it's rejecting each option.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Post by gcb0 »

kronholm wrote: post #23
gfunk911 wrote: post #2

This seems insecure. If I leave my phone by my computer, or if my bag gets stolen with my phone and computer in it, I'm in trouble. That said, it's pretty cool, and I like the website design.

I do see your point, but wouldn't dropping your car keys also allow someone to steal your car?

the change of you having your car keys and your car in your backpack at the same time is much, much lower.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Post by joshstrange »

highace wrote: post #24
zacharyozer wrote: post #13

Does it log you out when you walk away?

I think that would be the real winner - locks when you walk away, unlocks when you return. So simple I'm surprised it doesn't already exist.

It does but most of the implementations I have tried (Including multiple PAID ones in the app store) don't work well at all. I would settle for locking when I walk away then tap to unlock when I get back.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Post by gonzo »

highace wrote: post #24
zacharyozer wrote: post #13

Does it log you out when you walk away?

I think that would be the real winner - locks when you walk away, unlocks when you return. So simple I'm surprised it doesn't already exist.

Or that Apple hasn't built it into iOS and OS X by now.

Re: Tap your iPhone to unlock your Mac

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Post by highace »

joshstrange wrote: post #31
joshdance wrote: post #4

This seems like magic. What method does it use to unlock your Mac with no password?

It doesn't actually unlock your machine. If you lock your computer it will not work. What it does is put up a page that looks nearly identical to the login page with small changes. It's a cool app (I tried it) but I'm disappointed that I can't find a way to toggle the lock via Alfred/Keyboard shortcut. I can get in the habit of hitting a key combination/alfred command when I get up but having to click the icon in the…

Now that's a massive dealbreaker. That should be made more obvious.
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