Take Control of Users & Accounts in Tiger

by Kirk McElhearn
73 pages, 864K download
PDF format, designed for reading online or printing
Publication date: April 29, 2005

Does dealing with user accounts in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger make your head spin? In this ebook, Kirk McElhearn helps you take control of users and accounts! Kirk explains why you need at least two accounts, tells you everything you need to know about different types of accounts, and shows you how to create the right types of accounts for the different people who use your Mac. Learn how to use a troubleshooting account to solve maddening problems, make the best use of Fast User Switching, and share files between users. Special digital lifestyle advice for families! Kirk reveals undocumented tricks for sharing music and photos among multiple users on your Mac using iTunes and iPhoto. Newly updated for Tiger, this ebook explains and uses Tiger terminology throughout, and it covers the new parental controls.

Read this ebook to learn the answers to questions like:

• Why must I log in to my Macintosh?
• Why are my files in the Users folder?
• What's the difference between a login item and a startup item?
• What's the purpose of an Administrator account?
• How should I set up accounts on my particular system?
• Can I limit Web and email access on my child's account?
• How can people log in and log out more quickly and with less bother?
• What's the best way for users on my Mac to share documents?
• Can users on my Mac share iTunes songs or iPhoto images?

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