I think you'll laugh even harder when you find out how little there actually is to do. What OS are you running? -jacques.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 12:00 AM, DPK wrote: > I just purchased my first Mac over Christmas: > > Summer 2000 iMac 350Mhz indigo, upgraded to 512 MB RAM > > I have to laugh to myself as I sit here and flounder around with it. > I have > worked with PCs for about 20 years, now. > > I feel completely at ease working with DOS variants, Linux, Windows, > etc... > but sitting here in front of a Mac is giving me a newfound dose of > humility. > > My questions: > 1. Are there maintenance procedures that need to be run with some > kind of > frequency (ie, error checking and disk defragmentation)? > 2. If so... where do I find the utilities that manage such needs? > 3. What necessitates "rebuilding your desktop"? And how do I do > such a > thing? > > With appreciation for your help, > > > Dave > > "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of > life, > when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be > enthusiastic about." > ------ Charles Kingsley, 1819-1875 --- /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ /_/ Jacques Brierre [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. /_/ /_/ See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html /_/ /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
