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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series

by Robin Williams
April 2005
Beginner to intermediate
448 pages
20h 37m
English
Peachpit Press
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Lesson 9. Share One Mac with Multiple Users

GoalsDevelop an understanding of how Mac OS X takes care of more than one person sharing one Mac.
Learn how to set up your Mac so you have control over what another user can do and with whom they can communicate.

Mac OS X is specifically built for what's called a multiple user environment; that is, Apple expects that more than one person is probably using the same computer, whether it's in a school, office, or home.

If you are the only user who ever has or ever will use this computer, you can skip this lesson altogether. But are you really the only user? Perhaps your grandkids come over and want to use your Mac. Or maybe your husband uses your machine from time to time. Or sometimes you have relatives ...

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