Restart To Safari Mode In Mac OS X Lion Helps You Remote Lock Or Wipe It
Apple recently introduced their latest upgrade to the OSX operating system. The Mac OS X Lion isn't available for public consumption yet but the developers have gotten access to the beta version of the OS to play with. Folks at Mac OS X Lion Can Run in Chrome OS-Like Browser Only Mode - MacRumors made an interesting discovery about the new feature in OSX Lion Beta - The "Restart To Safari" mode. The mode lets you boot your Mac that only runs Safari browser. Does that sound familiar to you? Well, that's exactly what the Google's Chrome OS does.
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The specialty of this mode is that it is available for guest users and the mode screens the user from all personal files and folders stored on Mac. The only activity a guest user can do is browse the Internet. Whether the guest user will be able to download files from the Internet and save them locally or not is not yet clear. However, Apple's intention with this feature is not to compete with Google. Instead, it turns out that it's actually a security feature in Mac OS X Lion.The Restart To Safari is actually a sandbox mode that OS X Lion offers. Here's how -
If your Mac gets stolen, the Mac will offer only guest login thus all your personal data will never be made accessible to anyone except you. If you have setup "Find My Mac", then you will need your stolen computer to be connected to the Internet in order to perform further actions. The OSX Lion offers you three options : - "Play Sound Or Send A Message", "Remote Lock" and "Remote Wipe". Once your stolen laptop is connected to the Internet, you can operate any of the above options - either play a sound or send a message to your stolen Mac or choose to lock it completely or delete all your personal files and folders remotely by choosing the remote wipe feature.
The Restart To Safari mode, we believe can also be used for quick browsing when you need to check your emails or get updates on latest news. The mode takes very little time to boot and also helps you conserve some battery power for the longer flights.
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The specialty of this mode is that it is available for guest users and the mode screens the user from all personal files and folders stored on Mac. The only activity a guest user can do is browse the Internet. Whether the guest user will be able to download files from the Internet and save them locally or not is not yet clear. However, Apple's intention with this feature is not to compete with Google. Instead, it turns out that it's actually a security feature in Mac OS X Lion.The Restart To Safari is actually a sandbox mode that OS X Lion offers. Here's how -
If your Mac gets stolen, the Mac will offer only guest login thus all your personal data will never be made accessible to anyone except you. If you have setup "Find My Mac", then you will need your stolen computer to be connected to the Internet in order to perform further actions. The OSX Lion offers you three options : - "Play Sound Or Send A Message", "Remote Lock" and "Remote Wipe". Once your stolen laptop is connected to the Internet, you can operate any of the above options - either play a sound or send a message to your stolen Mac or choose to lock it completely or delete all your personal files and folders remotely by choosing the remote wipe feature.
The Restart To Safari mode, we believe can also be used for quick browsing when you need to check your emails or get updates on latest news. The mode takes very little time to boot and also helps you conserve some battery power for the longer flights.
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