conversations.from: human
conversations.value: a description for a book titled Imac for Dummies about Dummies</a, Mac, Internet with the genre: Computers & Technology, Hardware & DIY
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conversations.value: Let's be clear about what this item is: it's a boxed set of two books. One, <a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764504959/${0}">The iMac for Dummies</a> , is a superb guide to the iMac by the author, an excellent writer and long-time Mac icon. The other, <a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764503642/${0}">The Internet for Macs for Dummies</a> , is a solid introduction to electronic mail and Web surfing as viewed through a Mac lens. If you don't have either book already, The iMac Internet Kit for Dummies represents a decent value--you save about 25 percent on the collective price of the two books purchased separately.
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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Mac, Leopard with the genre: Computers & Technology, Hardware & DIY?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'iMac For Dummies'
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: the first four paragraphs for this book. Start with the sentence 'iMac For Dummies
  Working in a public environment? Never set an admin-level account as the auto login account'.
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conversations.value: iMac For Dummies
  Working in a public environment? Never set an admin-level account as the auto login account. This is the very definition of ASDI, or A Supremely Dumb Idea.
  To set up a username/password or list login, open System Preferences, click the Users & Groups icon, and then display the Login Options settings (see Figure 20-8). Select the List of Users radio button for a list login screen, or select the Name and Password radio button to require your users to type their full username and password.
  To enable Fast User Switching, mark the Show Fast User Switching Menu As check box (as shown in Figure 20-8). You can specify whether the menu displays a user's full name (the default), their short name, or their account icon in the Finder menu bar.
  To set Auto Login, choose the account that Lion should use from the Automatic Login pop-up menu (as shown by the now-legendary Figure 20-8).
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conversations.value: five more paragraphs
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conversations.value: Hey, wait a second. No however stuck on the end? You mean that, for once, there isn't an exception? Aren't all computers different? Hard as it is to believe, just keep in mind this Mark's Maxim:
  Period. End of statement. No matter what type of computer you own, how old it is, or what operating system you use, adding more memory to your system (to the maximum it supports) significantly improves the performance of your operating system (and practically every application that you run).
  To see how much memory you have in your computer, click the Apple menu () and choose About This Mac. Figure 23-1 shows the dialog.
  At the time of this writing, the current crop of iMacs has sockets for either three or four 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM memory modules, depending on the model you choose. (Don't fret over what those abbreviations mean. Rest assured that this memory type is fast.) You can install as much as 8GB of memory on the entry-level 21.5-inch iMac (which has three memory slots) and up to 16GB of memory on the more expensive iMac models.
  How you plan memory upgrades depends on how much memory you want. If your iMac uses the two default 2GB modules supplied by Apple, you can add RAM by inserting memory modules in the empty slots. At the time of this writing, a 4GB memory module should set you back about $40 or so.
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conversations.value: the last five paragraphs
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conversations.value: Boy, howdy, do I hate refurbished stuff. To quote someone famous, "If the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
  Examine what you get when you buy a refurbished (often called recertified) hard drive. It's likely that the drive was returned as defective, of course, and was then sent back to the factory. There, the manufacturer probably performed the most cursory of repairs, perhaps tested the unit for a few seconds, and then packed it back up again. (I should, however, note that Apple sells refurbished Macs, and generally has a good reputation for value on these computers.)
  If at all possible, I recommend spending the extra cash on trouble-free, brand-new hardware that has a full warranty.
  Clean your machine. Even though your iMac has a fan, dust is an insidious enemy within the confines of your computer's case. I know Mac owners who celebrate each passing year by opening up their machines to blow them clean of dust bunnies with a can of compressed air. (I'm one of them, as a matter of fact.)
  Your screen should be cleaned at least once every two or three days. Never spray anything — cleaners, water, anything! — directly on your screen or your iMac's case. I highly recommend using premoistened LCD cleaning wipes to safely clean your iMac monitor.
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conversations.value: Swap the first and the last sentence.
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conversations.value: I highly recommend using premoistened LCD cleaning wipes to safely clean your iMac monitor. To quote someone famous, "If the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
  Examine what you get when you buy a refurbished (often called recertified) hard drive. It's likely that the drive was returned as defective, of course, and was then sent back to the factory. There, the manufacturer probably performed the most cursory of repairs, perhaps tested the unit for a few seconds, and then packed it back up again. (I should, however, note that Apple sells refurbished Macs, and generally has a good reputation for value on these computers.)
  If at all possible, I recommend spending the extra cash on trouble-free, brand-new hardware that has a full warranty.
  Clean your machine. Even though your iMac has a fan, dust is an insidious enemy within the confines of your computer's case. I know Mac owners who celebrate each passing year by opening up their machines to blow them clean of dust bunnies with a can of compressed air. (I'm one of them, as a matter of fact.)
  Your screen should be cleaned at least once every two or three days. Never spray anything — cleaners, water, anything! — directly on your screen or your iMac's case.Boy, howdy, do I hate refurbished stuff.