Need a USB Device that stops computer from locking

[imac abuser]

Hello,
I know this may not be the best place, but I'm in desperate need of help. I have a work laptop that auto locks after 15 min of inactivity. I work from home a lot, and need something to prevent this that's not traceable by my IT Dept. I use a WIN XP machine, but would like it to work for my Mac (if possible). I know I've seen one out there, but can't remember where I found it. It's driving me crazy...

 

[Fonzijr1964]

Hello,
I know this may not be the best place, but I'm in desperate need of help. I have a work laptop that auto locks after 15 min of inactivity. I work from home a lot, and need something to prevent this that's not traceable by my IT Dept. I use a WIN XP machine, but would like it to work for my Mac (if possible). I know I've seen one out there, but can't remember where I found it. It's driving me crazy...

why not just set it to not lock?

 

[imac abuser]

It's not an option IT has locked that it's all greyed out

 

[Demosthenes X]

If it's just locking, that's not really a big deal, and they probably set it up like that for a reason. If it logs you out OTOH, that's a pain in the ass.

At any rate, if you run a movie or something in the background, the system should not lock, no?

 

[imac abuser]

ah that's a good idea maybe I will try and run a quicktime movie on a loop

 

[RedTomato]

So for security reasons your company has set it to lock to protect sensitive information? This is no doubt a top-down order mandated by your line manager or their boss.

Don't blame IT, it's the corporate (or military or goverment) policy that has set it.

Oh well, a bit of anarchism helps the world to go round. You could always buy a mouse jiggler

http://www.google.co.uk/search?ie=UTF-8&q=mouse+jiggler

They're used in computer forensics to stop computers taken in police raids from locking and aren't too expensive.

 

[imac abuser]

your the man that's exactly what I wanted couldn't remember the name not trying to beat any system just need to be ready to go when the phone rings