Desktop SCRAM
So the problem goes like this:
- A coworker asks if I want to join them for a coffee. (This happens multiple times per day, FWIW). I say “Yes!” and jump up…
- …then sit back down to lock my computer screen, and hop back up…
- …only to realise I’ve left my music playing - so I sit down, unlock my screen, pause my music, and re-lock my screen…
- …at which point, my coworkers have already long since disappeared.
My solution? A Desktop SCRAM button, where I can just go whack and walk away with impunity.
It’s made up of a USB-serial cable, and a ~$10 button. The button’s two contacts are wired to the DSR and Ground lines respectively.
The code is available (GPLv3) at: http://github.com/mibus/DesktopScram/
