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Don't Forget To Lock Your Computer

I encourage my coworkers to lock their computers. Security, after all, is everyone's business. But often gentle encouragement is not enough. Sometimes, more.. persuasive methods are necessary. I first learned about the noble art of goating from from Omar Shahine: We have this problem in Hotmail. If you

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Why Do Login Dialogs Have a "User" Field?

In The Humane Interface, the late Jef Raskin asks an intriguing question: why do login dialogs have a "User" field? Shouldn't login dialogs look more like this? And you know what? He's right. Your password alone should be enough information for the computer to

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