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Watchmac... Your Mac can already stop unwanted access out of the box. Sometimes it is desirable, however, to know when someone tries to circumvent these measures. This is where Watchmac comes into play.

Watchmac monitors your Mac for possible infringements. For instance, when someone tries to unlock your screensaver but fails to enter the correct password, Watchmac will record this event and can even take pictures using the built-in (or an externally connected iSight). Best of all, Watchmac can even send you an email alerting you about the infringement.

And remember: Some intruders are even in the family. Even though you probably wouldn't count your children among them, Watchmac is nevertheless a great tool for detecting when your children don't play by the rules.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.4.3:
  • NEW Added German localization.
  • FIXED Fixed a bug that caused Watchmac to crash in certain situations when the computer name (as set in Sharing System Preferences) was empty.
  • FIXED The Alert Sound reaction options panel will now properly display installed sounds again.
  • FIXED On Snow Leopard Watchmac will now detect in-app authentication failures again (e. g. when you enter an invalid password when trying to unlock Watchmac).
Version 1.4.2:
  • REGRESSION The authentication sensor is disabled on Snow Leopard until a fix is found.
  • CHANGED Minor internal changes.
REQUIREMENTS
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (10.5.4 or later recommended). Watchmac is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
  • For taking pictures: Integrated or external iSight (works with MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, as well as with iMac).
  • For sudden motion detection: MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or PowerBook G4 (Early 2005) or iBook (Mid 2005).
  • The authentication sensor is currently only supported on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

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Developer:bloo7
Downloads:8,595
  - Version d/l:726
Utilities:Security
License:Shareware
Date:03 Nov 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$15.00
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Nov 26 2008
*****

APPLEHC  Works nicely. I had big problems with Lookdown (had to ssh into my own machine and kill the process to be able to login again...)

This software could still use a few more triggers, most importantly a "MagSafe plugged" one.

Still, works great.  
(Version 1.2)

praisebury
+2
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Nov 27 2008

BLOO7  Sounds like a good suggestion! Depending on how easy it is to implement, that feature might even make it into the next version.

Thank you for your feedback!  
(Version 1.2)

praisebury
+1
Mar 3 2009

BLOO7  I’m pleased to announce that version 1.3 delivers just that: Watchmac will now detect when you unplug the power cord or remove the battery.  
(Version 1.3)

praisebury
+3

Aug 25 2008

GRYPHONENT  Check out Lockdown... better and free!  
(Version 1.1)

praisebury
-2
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