Comments on: No Better Way to Lock Your PC with winKeyLock

By: Andre

Andre — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:44:31 +0000

This software made functional to me. I need to use other locking utility since my administrator password is known to all my office mates. My pc is being used for administrations so I need a same password with rest of the client pc.

By: Mathdelane

Mathdelane — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:30 +0000

Note: This post has been updated to showcase some salient features of the software not mentioned prior to publishing the comments above.

By: John Samuel

John Samuel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:33:40 +0000

Great to see your instant replies. But after reading the post, I was wondering about the need for a software for such a small purpose. And that's the comment. Anyway it was good to see the conversation moving .-= John Samuel´s last blog ..How to give Credit to the Top Commentators of your Blog? =-.

By: Mathdelane

Mathdelane — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:08:05 +0000

Blogging about software is difficult because some readers may have tendencies to make assumptions and utterly react without even showcasing concrete evidence or supportive facts either by virtue of challenging opinions and/or experiences which is very much of a conversation starter. I’m not against good conversations, I love it.

By: John Samuel

John Samuel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:42:45 +0000

Hi Mathdelane, it is always good to have many options. But seemed strange to have a software for a simple function like locking .-= John Samuel´s last blog ..How to give Credit to the Top Commentators of your Blog? =-.

By: Mathdelane

Mathdelane — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:36:20 +0000

It would be ridiculous not to think that there are users that would prefer other workarounds or tools that would work for them. If Windows per se is solely designed to alienate programs or applications not supported by Microsoft, it’s unthinkable that commercial software, open source and freeware would have been created if end users aren’t locked up with fewer options that could be improved.

I wouldn’t be blogging on WordPress either if blogging with Windows Live or Blogger is way better or I wouldn’t be using Google if I believe Live search outperforms Google in terms of relevant search results or I wouldn’t be using open source software if using Firefox is a stupid thing than using the built-in IE on Windows OS, don’t you think?

Software developers aren’t stupid to think that Windows does have some functionality similar above which they believe aren’t enough. If users don’t find it useful, they won’t force it anyway. People with an open mind and are willing to try other ways and methods is what matters to them and for the open source community.

By: John Samuel

John Samuel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:22 +0000

Windows does have an option to Lock your screen. Why does anybody need a separate software for the same .-= John Samuel´s last blog ..How to give Credit to the Top Commentators of your Blog? =-.