August 2009
Beginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
Nobody wants strangers peeking at their files, messing up their settings, or wiping out their data. To protect your Macintosh from prying eyes, you could lock it behind closed doors, and perhaps you do. However, if this isn't possible (or desirable), try the next best solution and password protect your Macintosh instead.
Password protection keeps people from accessing your Macintosh unless they know your password. (When you first unpacked your Macintosh and turned it on, you had to type your name and a password.) Password protection is like locking your front door: It won't guarantee that intruders will stay out, but it can slow them down.
Project goal: Lock out anyone who doesn't know your password. ...