I have been playing with Microsoft
Fingerprint Reader lately. I was surprised how extremely convenient it is
for storing web site logon credentials and activating them just by showing your finger
to the reader. It also allows logging on to Windows with the finger (if the machine
has not been joined to a domain), I can't tell you how cool it is seeing that happen
live! Especially in a home environment it is highly useful when there are multiple
family members using the same machine.
It also locks the current user logon and "fast user switches" to the user that
matches the finger shown to the reader. Too bad that it does not work with
a domain-joined machine, it would make running as a user a bit more convenient when
changing into admin logon would just require fingering the reader.
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