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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition
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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

by Wallace Wang
August 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
No Starch Press
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Password Protecting System Preferences

The System Preferences window is another area of your computer that you can password protect, and it's an important one. It provides access to settings that determine how your Macintosh behaves. You don't want just any user (such as your 10-year-old son) to change the way your mouse or keyboard works or make your Macintosh start up using a different hard disk, for example. If someone accesses the System Preferences window without your knowledge, he or she can literally change your Macintosh. Think of the System Preferences window as the keys to your computer's "house"; you wouldn't give these keys to just anyone, nor would you give them tools for ripping out the carpet and knocking down the walls.

To control ...

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