You can disable this behavior in System Preferences in the Security and Privacy pane by disabling the need for a password when the computer wakes from sleep. However, this tends to be a user call based on your environment. I use my computers at home, so I don't feel a PW is needed to wake the systems. However, if you are taking a laptop to work or school, it might be practical to leave it at the default behavior.
Letting your computer go to sleep automatically is an entirely different debate. I personally have it set so that I have to manually put my systems to sleep. However, that is my choice. Some feel it's better to let the computer go to sleep when not in use to save power and such. I will manually put mine to sleep if I know I will be away from them for a time. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Apr 27, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Jamie Pauls <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, all, > > Currently, after about ten minutes or so, I have to log back into my account > when using my Mac. I assume the computer goes into something equivalent to > screen saver mode, but I'm not certain. of that. I am curious as to whether > it is a good idea to keep the computer set this way, or change the behavior. > I will anxiously await some lively debate on this question. > > Thanks and take care. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
