I'm looking for an application that would lock my computer and display a screensaver with an away message that I set when I lock it. The idea is that when I go off somewhere during work, my co-workers would know where I'm off to instead of puzzling over my empty desk.
Does such an application exist?
If not, how would I go about making something like this?
I have developing experience but have never dealed with screensavers or locking windows before.
Set a password to your account. Press Windows+L which will lock your screen and will require your password to get back in. As for leaving a message you can use marquee or 3d text screen savers to leave a message