Alternatives To The Boss Key
On modern operating systems, applications may be minimized or switched to the background with a keyboard shortcut. Under desktop environments with multiple workspaces, one possibility is to maintain one "boss" workspace, and switch to it when the boss is coming. The open source project mDesktop was made just for this purpose.
An internet search on "boss key" finds a number of downloadable open and closed-source boss key programs like mDesktop, Magic Boss Key. Historically, as mentioned above, they started with just a key combination. A recent innovation came in 2008 when prDesktop's users requested the addition of an idle-timer in case a user walks away and forgets to close a private program.
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