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Someone please tell my husband...

Titanium81 said:
I have wanted a MacBook Pro for a while but got my wife one first.

That way when I decided (have enough $$$) to get one there wont be anything to complain about. :)
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lol. more or less the same thing here. my partner always gets stuff first (not so into gadgets, despite my rather transparent attempts to pass off my ipad1 as a "gift"so that i can get the ipad3 when it comes out). that's generally a good rule to follow (in my opinion)--put your partner first, even (especially) when coming home from a day out and both of you want to use the bathroom. it's easy to be selfish, but fun to be nice.
 
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Apple OC said:
a rule most guys learn ... happy wife ... happy life :D
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You have the exact one I bought my wife.

"2010 - 13" MBP | 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB HD"

I bought it 2 days before Apple released the 2011 update.

2010 is very nice though, graphics might even be better :)
 
Agree that generally, having separate machines is a better option than trying to futz with user accounts. Plus, that just opens up doors for certain people who just want to be nosy.

That said, it sounds like you guys might have been better suited with an iMac rather than a MacBook. Something that can't be easily "hidden" and is general access for both. Or perhaps he just needs an iPad.
 
This is a funny thread. Honestly, having more than one account on your laptop won't harm it in any way, shape or form. And how is sharing a laptop any different or more personal than sharing a desktop machine? Just curious.

I honestly think that your husband is just feeling protective of his new toy. Give him a little time with it, then ask again. Just because a guy is feeling protective of his new computer doesn't mean that your relationship is in trouble LOL Then again, if he's still feeling that protective of it in a few months, you might need to have a talk... ;)
 
Well I made a separate account for my gf and I ended up giving her the laptop, maybe he doesn't want to share since he bought it or is being selfish?
 
Ask him the real reason and if the real reason is that he thinks it doesn't have the power then tell him he doesn't deserve that computer.
 
Most men are protective of their new shiny "precious." Like others have said, once the novelty wears off, it'll just be another thing in the house.

If he really IS computer illiterate, I suggest setting up a 1-on-1 session at the Apple store. Both of you will learn a lot - especially that multiple accounts are available as an option for a reason. =)
 
Exactly.. or something worse.

Privacy is one thing.. I can get onboard with not sharing user accounts in a household - but paranoia at this level tells me something is being hidden.
 
I can understand not wanting to share a computer with someone as that's something that I'm not too keen on doing. It's not that I have something to hide, nor do I feel I am incredibly selfish. It's that it's my laptop and I'd like to use it whenever I want to, not to have to wait my turn. Perhaps the husband feels something similar and is using the excuse of an added account putting some kind of strain on the system so that he can try and mitigate hurt feelings.

If OP just wants to check things out, perhaps her husband can enable the Guest account so that she can poke around and play with Mac OS X. That way, he can configure it so that anything she downloads or stores in the Home folder won't be stored and he doesn't have to worry about resources being taken away from the main account.
 
blevins321 said:
No, it'll be fine. Mac file systems don't get fragmented.
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Please don't continue to spread this myth.

"The HFS Plus file system transparently defragments files that are less than 20 MiB in size and are broken into 8 or more fragments, when the file is being opened." - Google


I teach CS and Low Level File System Structures. I can not only explain how it fragments but demonstrate how to fragment the drive with a handful of large TIFF, RAW, or Movie files.

I know people hate to hear this but HFS+ is an aging FS that lacks more robust features of newer FS.

I think with the end of OS X (Lion?) we will see Apple move to a better/newer FS.

Modding me down in ...3 ...2 ...1
-P
 
h00ligan said:
Email exists before the machine. Will he log into email on any other machine. Does the phone get hidden or is it not a smart phone. The while thing stinks o high hell
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I meant on the Mac. As in, he hasn't had it long enough to store anything incriminating, so I don't think he is trying to hide anything from his wife in this respect.
 
My point is that if he uses IMAP, and sets up a new account on the new mac.. he only needs to have it 2 minutes...

Or Facebook logins
or dating profiles

there are a ton of things that aren't porn stored on the hard drive that could incriminate after the first 15 min surfing session

Now who knows what the story is - but I would be very very suspicious - and that is not in my nature typically (you can see in the whole my gf hung out with another guy thread that was banging around)

Anyway , hopefully it is nothing.
 
Tomorrow said:
On the other hand - sharing a laptop? I can understand his apprehension. My wife and I don't share computers, either - especially not a laptop. Seems like too personal an item for sharing.
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Too personal an item for sharing? You are married, aren't you? She sees you go to the bathroom. I don't agree with this at all.

palpatine said:
we have several computers and rarely share them except on vacations or some other time when we are away from home. it is personal. however, it is not so personal that we "can't" share and i need to hide it.
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This is mostly how it works for us. She has her iMac, I have my MBP. She has her Nook, I have my iPad. She has her Droid Incredible, I have my iPhone4.

If we are on vacation, we bring my computer and we both use it. She knows my passwords, I know hers. If she goes out of town, she'll take the iPad to watch movies or play RISK or Angry Birds on the flight.

The only "line" is doing work. I do my work on my computer, and she does hers on her computer. This is more of a logistical thing, than anything. She prefers her iMac, I prefer my MBP. Our "filing systems" are different. If either of us HAVE to do work on the other computer, we have a shared Dropbox folder.

It just seems logical this way...
 
These are the days when men think nothing of sharing nude photos of themselves with virtual strangers on a social network page.. but can not let go of the sanctity of their laptop login.:rolleyes:

Seriously, my wife has a login on my Mac which she uses once in a blue moon when her blackbook is low battery. And I have a login on her blackbook which I use when on vacation. No biggie. But to say that you having an account on his brand new laptop is going to screw up its performance is pure lies.
 
revelated said:
Agree that generally, having separate machines is a better option than trying to futz with user accounts. Plus, that just opens up doors for certain people who just want to be nosy.

That said, it sounds like you guys might have been better suited with an iMac rather than a MacBook. Something that can't be easily "hidden" and is general access for both. Or perhaps he just needs an iPad.
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We have separate machines in our house and it does make it easier. However, there is nothing on my computer that I wouldn't want or let my wife see. If you are hiding things (other than a gift purchase for B-day or Christmas) then you really should reevaluate your marriage as there is a lack of trust. My wife/best friend of 16 years can look at anything she wants on my computer.
 
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