This chapter reviews some of the things you do during the initialization process on a new computer to help allay any doubts you may have about whether you set things up correctly.

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Initializing a New Computer

I’m assuming that you wouldn’t have bought this book about Apple’s newest operating system unless you already own a Mac. Either you just bought a new Mac with the Lion operating system, or you already own a Mac and you upgraded to Lion.

If you just bought a new Mac, you’ve probably already gone through the process of initialization that I’m going to discuss in this chapter, and I’m sure you got through it just fine. However, if you are a true beginner with the Mac, you may have some nagging reservations in your mind. “Did I do everything ...

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