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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 41480" data-attributes="member: 4134">All Apple laptops (and most others) have a special connector that can accept a locking cable, to prevent theft. <a href="http://www.kensington.com/html/1434.html" target="_blank">Kensington</a> is the most well-known manufacturer of such devices. (Cloudane just had his laptop stolen <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> )Besides that, some setup tips:1. Calibrate your battery by charging it completely, and then using the laptop on battery power until it goes to sleep. (Instructions will be in the manual.)2. Use Software Update to download and install any OS or security updates.&nbsp; The Software Update command is in the Apple menu.3. I'm sure whiteshark will be in shortly, to tell you about permissions repairs and cron jobs (MacJanitor.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="technologist, post: 41480, member: 4134"] All Apple laptops (and most others) have a special connector that can accept a locking cable, to prevent theft. [URL=http://www.kensington.com/html/1434.html]Kensington[/URL] is the most well-known manufacturer of such devices. (Cloudane just had his laptop stolen :( ) Besides that, some setup tips: 1. Calibrate your battery by charging it completely, and then using the laptop on battery power until it goes to sleep. (Instructions will be in the manual.) 2. Use Software Update to download and install any OS or security updates. The Software Update command is in the Apple menu. 3. I'm sure whiteshark will be in shortly, to tell you about permissions repairs and cron jobs (MacJanitor.) [/QUOTE]

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