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chas_m · chas_m #14 (**permalink**)

07-14-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by technologist

I don't care how much it offends Steve Jobs' aesthetic sensibilities, I'll keep my crap wherever I find it convenient.

You missed a line at the beginning of my post. Here it is again:

Here's my list of thoughts/advice/suggestions for new Mac switchers. Not all of it may apply to you personally but humour a brotha and read it anyway.

See? Nothing about "rules," "commandments" or "thou shalt nots." They're suggestions. Follow them or don't.

As it happens, keeping a ton of stuff on your desktop will slow down your machine (numerous examples in these very forums), but again its your computer, do what you want.

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You're right that security is easy on a Mac. But the worst thing you can do is become overconfident. Mac OS X won't protect you if you don't use good passwords, let other people use your admin account, leave services on when you don't need them, or don't think about what you open.

I think I caveated what needed to be caveated about it. I think its pretty clear there that I'm talking about online security, not anything to do with those who have physical access to your machine.

The essay could probably use another graf about tips for physically securing your Mac as well, but I just wasn't addressing that at the time.