hi Tim, in a recent thread I noticed your Apple qualifications. After
finishing my degree I am casting around for another mental challenge and was
wondering if you could advise me of a way to start down the road of being an
Apple expert, perhaps just using voice over or more generally? I
Hi,
I am having issues on my Mac..
Basically, the login window for the current user keeps popping up. This is
incredibly annoying! How can I stop this from happening?
Running Big Sur on a late 2013 MacBook Air.
Thanks!
Cait
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Hi,
How often is this happening? That is, every minute or so right after I get
logged in, or after about 5 minutes, 10 minutes, after I open the lid of the
laptop? Just a bit more detail to figure out the best way forward.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified Tech
Apple Professional Learning S
Hi Tim!
It’s happening about every 5 mins after logging in. If I am doing email it
doesn’t interrupt, but if I am listening to music, for example, it definitely
does interrupt. Totally annoying!
This is happening across all users on this laptop..
Thanks,
Cait
> On Jun 3, 2021, at 10:23 AM,
Hi,
It sounds like you have the "Require password after sleep or screen saver
checkbox” checked. You can find this in System Preferences, Security &
Privacy, in under the General tab.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified Tech
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Play
Hi Tim and Kate,
Well, I don’t know if I will run into this issue, but I would prefer to have a
password required. If my Mac was ever stolen, or somebody just sees it and
wants to use it, they cannot get into it without the password, and touch ID
won’t work for them. If I do experience what you
That button was unchecked.. not sure what to do from here..
Thanks,
Caitlyn from rainy Ontario
> On Jun 3, 2021, at 10:57 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> It sounds like you have the "Require password after sleep or screen saver
> checkbox” checked. You can find t
Hi,
In that same Security & Privacy window, unlock the lock, then press the
Advanced button. Check if it is set to logout after a certain amount of
inactivity.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified Tech
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
Apple Teacher
(with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
For
Thanks, Tim. Didn’t seem to be anything significant, so I just deleted it.
Cheers,
Donna
> On Jun 2, 2021, at 10:34 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I’m not sure what happened to cause the “Donna’s MacBook Air” folder to be
> created, but the Relocated Items is a com
It’s dimmed out..
Cait
> On Jun 3, 2021, at 11:13 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In that same Security & Privacy window, unlock the lock, then press the
> Advanced button. Check if it is set to logout after a certain amount of
> inactivity.
>
> Later…
>
>
> T
Hi Maurice,
As far as I can tell, your dictation was perfect. As to your question, first, a
disclaimer. I just received my MacBook Air with the m1 chip on Tuesday. I have
never used an Intel Mac. However, I have use and still use at least for now a
Surface Pro with an intel processor. I have the
Hi Les,
I totally agree with you. All my Macs are set in that way. After about 10 to
15 minutes of inactivity, they will lock the screen and require a password.
For laptops, this also includes when the lid is opened after being closed. It
is a basic security step that, especially with finge
Hi,
If you mean that the Advanced button is dimmed, then you need to first click on
the Lock button, then enter your password to unlock the lock. Once it is
unlocked, the Advanced button should no longer be dimmed.
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified Tech
Apple Professional Learning Specialist
No, the choice for login options in the advanced tab was dimmed.. I am really
stumped!
Cait
> On Jun 3, 2021, at 12:12 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> If you mean that the Advanced button is dimmed, then you need to first click
> on the Lock button, then enter yo
What's interesting about the relocated aliases folder is that, on my
machine, it's full of empty folders. I removed the whole mess. Not that
it was a strain on my disk or anything, LOL, but totally unnecessary
since it was empty. It must be automatically created by some update in
case some othe
Hi,
So, you went to system Preferences, Security & Privacy, pressed the Lock
button, entered your password, pressed the Advanced button and the checkbox for
logging out after so much time was dimmed? Is that where you went and what you
are saying is dimmed?
Later…
Tim Kilburn
Jamf Certified
Yes, exactly.
Thanks for all your help!
Cait
> On Jun 3, 2021, at 12:28 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> So, you went to system Preferences, Security & Privacy, pressed the Lock
> button, entered your password, pressed the Advanced button and the checkbox
> for lo
Hi,
Well, that’s odd. That usually happens when an MDM, or some sort of Parental
Controls has limited your access. I wouldn’t think that that is the case here.
Oh well, how about we come from another direction. In System Preferences,
Desktop & Screen Saver, under the Screen Saver tab, make s
Hi Tim and Kate,
Kate, since you just started using this machine, is it possible that something
was done to it is preventing you from making the changes you wish to make?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 3, 2021, at 1:36 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, that’s od
Alright. Did what you suggested. Now let’s see what happens.
I can still use the computer when the login screen pops up…. And, if I swipe on
the track pad, I can tap the Maggie furness button and make the edit box become
editable, but when I try and type in the password, nothing happens except
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