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- Your Mac's Specs
- MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 80GB Video iPod (Black)
My PC is loaded to the eyeballs with security. Firstly I have got a wireless Linksys Router which I assume has a firewall, then I run Kaspersky AntiVirus 6.0 which updates daily running a full system scan weekly, then I have Zone Alarm Pro as my software firewall, then for Spyware I have Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy both of which I update weekly and run a full system scan while I am at university or overnight. Then I run Advanced System Optimizer fortnightly to clean up the registry and make sure Windows is running smoothly. Then I run Windows Defrag about once a month. I also regularly run Microsoft updates say once every two weeks and make sure all of my programs are up-to-date. My PC (which I built myself) has been around nearly 3 years now and is still running great. My girlfriend doesn't take it as seriously and her computer is already showing signs of weakness after only a year.
With my Mac I have the firewall turned on that is built in. I have also downloaded ClamXav antivirus just to be on the safe side. To be honest I rarely use ClamXav, mainly because I don't like the fact that it can't do a full system scan.
Is Mac OS X firewall adequate enough to protect my Mac? Am I being too complacent, and is there a way to do a full system scan on the Mac? Also, what about defrags and registry cleaning and cache cleaning and all that stuff? Surely a Mac over time would start becoming slow because a lot of temporary files cluttering the disk?
I have downloaded a freeware app called AppleJack which apparently good at getting your system back up and running if your Mac was to go **** up. However, I really want to try and prevent that from happening in the first place. Any tips to keeping a Mac running like silk? :headphone
With my Mac I have the firewall turned on that is built in. I have also downloaded ClamXav antivirus just to be on the safe side. To be honest I rarely use ClamXav, mainly because I don't like the fact that it can't do a full system scan.
Is Mac OS X firewall adequate enough to protect my Mac? Am I being too complacent, and is there a way to do a full system scan on the Mac? Also, what about defrags and registry cleaning and cache cleaning and all that stuff? Surely a Mac over time would start becoming slow because a lot of temporary files cluttering the disk?
I have downloaded a freeware app called AppleJack which apparently good at getting your system back up and running if your Mac was to go **** up. However, I really want to try and prevent that from happening in the first place. Any tips to keeping a Mac running like silk? :headphone