Password-protecting folders?

Hello, everyone!
Can I 'password-protect' a folder on my laptop, so that only I can access it??
How about 'hiding' it so that nobody can even see it??
Can Snow Leopard do this??
Thanks!

take a look at this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11006523#11006523.

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