Chapter 24
Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague
IN THIS CHAPTER
Overheating and dirt are the enemy
Phishing (without a pole)
Using a single password
Mac meltdowns
Antique and illegal software
That nasty root account
Refurbished stuff
If you’ve read other books that I’ve written in the For Dummies series, you might recognize the title of this chapter: It’s a favorite Part of Tens subject of mine that appears often in my work. I don’t like to see any computer owner fall prey to pitfalls. Some of these pitfalls are minor, like being less than diligent about keeping your iMac clean. Others are downright catastrophic, like providing valuable information over the Internet to persons unknown.
All these potential mistakes, however, have one thing in common: They’re easily prevented with a little ...
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