The basic Windows lock screen is pretty straightforward…and absolutely USELESS. All it does is tells people that the PC is locked, which they already know! Today’s discount software promotion, Sentry 3.02, transforms the lock screen into an information center!

Sentry 3.02 locks down your computer while greeting visitors with away messages and allowing them to leave messages for you. With Sentry 3.02, you’ll always know who came by to see you when you were away. Similarly, you can enjoy the ability to leave informative messages telling people where you are, when you’ll be back, and how to reach you. Best of all, you can use Sentry 3.02 to control every PC on your network, displaying a company logo and welcome page for public terminals and providing useful instructions to all of your users.

Sentry 3.02 even works for you when you travel! Since the program fits on a USB drive, you can lock down any computer you’re using, anywhere you go. You can even use the USB drive as a physical key to lock and unlock the computer!