https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/ Guides to locking a Mac in a keystroke and keeping your screen private in cafes, on planes and in shared rooms. en https://everydaymactools.com/assets/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/ https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/how-to-lock-a-mac-screen-instantly-shortcut-hot-corner-and-touch-id.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/how-to-lock-a-mac-screen-instantly-shortcut-hot-corner-and-touch-id.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The lock Mac screen shortcut is Control-Command-Q. Other fast ways to lock a Mac, how to make sleep lock too, and what a locked screen still leaves exposed. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/require-a-password-immediately-after-a-mac-sleeps.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/require-a-password-immediately-after-a-mac-sleeps.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Mac can wake without a password for minutes after the screen goes dark. 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What Hide Others and Stage Manager can do instead, and how to keep only your current window sharp in public. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/hide-slack-messages-and-mail-when-someone-walks-up-to-your-mac.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/hide-slack-messages-and-mail-when-someone-walks-up-to-your-mac.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Stop message previews showing on your Mac, hide chat windows in one keystroke, and keep Slack, Messages and Mail blurred unless you are the one using them. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/leave-a-note-on-your-locked-mac-screen.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/leave-a-note-on-your-locked-mac-screen.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS can show one fixed message on the lock screen. How to set it, what it is good for, and how to leave a changing note like 'Back at 3:30' instead. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/privacy-filter-for-a-macbook-physical-screen-or-software.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/privacy-filter-for-a-macbook-physical-screen-or-software.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A physical privacy filter darkens your MacBook screen from the side. Software hides what is on it. What each one stops, what it misses, and when to use both. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/what-happens-if-someone-force-quits-a-mac-screen-locker.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/what-happens-if-someone-force-quits-a-mac-screen-locker.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 A Mac screen locker is usually an ordinary app, and closing one can reveal your desktop. What Force Quit can do, how to test a locker, and what a safe one does. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/why-the-macos-lock-screen-is-slow-for-short-breaks.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/why-the-macos-lock-screen-is-slow-for-short-breaks.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Locking a Mac sends the displays to sleep and can move your windows. How to make the built-in lock quicker, and a quicker screen for the short breaks in a day. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/hand-your-mac-to-someone-for-a-demo-without-showing-everything.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/hand-your-mac-to-someone-for-a-demo-without-showing-everything.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 macOS cannot lock an app of your choosing. What to quit and silence before a demo, when a guest account is worth it, and how to keep one private app locked. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/keep-your-mac-screen-private-on-a-plane.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/keep-your-mac-screen-private-on-a-plane.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 On a plane, the strangers beside you can see your screen for hours. What to set in macOS before you board, and how to cover the screen when you doze or get up. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/lock-a-mac-without-your-windows-moving-when-you-come-back.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/lock-a-mac-without-your-windows-moving-when-you-come-back.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Windows jump to another screen after a Mac locks because external monitors sleep and disconnect. Why it happens, settings that help, and a fix for short breaks. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/shoulder-surfing-on-a-laptop-what-people-can-see-and-how-to-stop-it.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/shoulder-surfing-on-a-laptop-what-people-can-see-and-how-to-stop-it.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Shoulder surfing on a laptop is about what you type, what pops up and what sits in other windows. What a watcher picks up, and how to protect each on a Mac. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/stepping-away-from-your-mac-in-a-coworking-space.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/stepping-away-from-your-mac-in-a-coworking-space.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What to set before you leave your Mac at a coworking desk: a lock you will use every time, Touch ID, sharing turned off, and what no screen lock can protect. https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/stop-people-reading-your-mac-screen-in-a-cafe.html https://everydaymactools.com/shoji/blog/stop-people-reading-your-mac-screen-in-a-cafe.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Where to sit, what to change in macOS before you start, and how to cover your Mac screen in a cafe when you look away, chat to a friend or go up to the counter.