System Preferences > Security has a single checkbox to specify whether or not a password is required when waking from sleep. Well, there are some times each day (when my powerbook will be locked somewhere out of my sight) that I would like this to be checked. But there are other times (when it's on my desk at home and needs to wake to perform automatic backups at 5:00 AM) when I would like it to be un-checked. I have requested that Apple add a feature to easily change this. My options are: 1. Wait til Apple responds (Do any of you developers know if Tiger has anything like this?) 2. Assuming this is stored as a preference in a .plist file somewhere, write a script to check/uncheck it. (Does anyone know where it is, I can't find it). 3. I understand that ApplesScript now supports a kind of GUI scripting that might be able to check/uncheck this box. Maybe the latest QuicKeys could do it too. I'd appreciate any ecommendations, please. Jerry Krinock San Jose, CA USA