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Lets help you to **Cat Proof** your Mac/PC !!!!!

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This is a great article and thought i would share as we are having a lot of threads that start with "My cat walked on my MBP and now it does <insert your problem here>"

I hope this article will help other member from becoming a victim of the dreaded *CAT*

How to cat proof your Mac/PC
It is well written and even with a couple of videos for those cat lovers . . .
Enjoy and hope to never see you beaten by the cat again lol

Cheers
 
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Step 1. Get a dog.
Step 2. Get rid of your cat.

[size=-2]As a bonus, your new pet may actually respect you as a fellow living creature![/size]
 

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fool proof way for laptop owners: close the lid! ;)
 

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fool proof way for laptop owners: close the lid! ;)

Number 2 on that list is disgusting. >_>"

Yes that works for notebooks but the guide focuses more on desktops, and the computing area.
 
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My cats are smarter than me. I gave up long ago. I realized that my cats have a home with computers, food, beds, etc... they just let me crash there.
 

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My cats are smarter than me. I gave up long ago. I realized that my cats have a home with computers, food, beds, etc... they just let me crash there.

Nice of them to share. ;D
 
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Well it just proves yet again that dogs have masters and cats have staff!
 
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dogs are much better they behave properly all the time and also are an awesome security system
 

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