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Just Got My First Mac. What do I do?
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Actually, just enjoy it
No viruses, so no AntiVirus needed (please, we don't need that discussion again)
No bloatware in the OS, no security tweaks
Just use it and relax
Oh, turn on Time Machine and make sure you back up
No viruses, so no AntiVirus needed (please, we don't need that discussion again)
No bloatware in the OS, no security tweaks
Just use it and relax
Oh, turn on Time Machine and make sure you back up
The only things I would do is to turn on the Firewall
System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Firewall
I would also turn off automatic opening of downloaded files with Safari Preferences (no real need, but just to make sure).
and enjoy
System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Firewall
I would also turn off automatic opening of downloaded files with Safari Preferences (no real need, but just to make sure).
and enjoy
Turn it on and start using it. It's that simple!
System Preferences > Security > Firewall > enable (it's disabled by default)
Safari > Preferences > Security > Enable Java (uncheck)
Safari > Preferences > General > Open "safe" files after downloading (uncheck)
None. Welcome to Mac!
See above. If you set up a WiFi network, make sure it's secured by a complex WPA2 password. (Upper and lower case letters, numbers & special characters)
You don't need any 3rd party antivirus software to protect Mac OS X from malware. Macs are not immune to malware, but no true viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any since it was released 10 years ago. The only malware in the wild that can affect Mac OS X is a handful of trojans, which can be easily avoided with some basic education, common sense and care in what software you install. Also, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion have anti-malware protection built in, further reducing the need for 3rd party antivirus apps.
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