ok thanks that mirror sounds like a good idea You guys are so much helpful then 1st powermacs is there any special software i need for mirroring?
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:08:26 -0500, Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Blake Hanes wrote: > > >Hello All Im wondering about security for my performa 6320CD I Know > >about foolproof but that is soo easy to get around i am letting my > >niece live with me and she has a 12 yr old daughter that goes out of > >her way to screw up computers very annoying she knows alot about macs > >little does she know i do to and so im looking for some security cheap > >that is not easy to get around any suggestions would be appreciated > >also if any one wants a gmail invite email me OFF LIST and you will > >get one i only have 5 so hurry! > > > Why bother buying software? All you need is some ingenuity! > > 1. The best way would be to get a second hard drive, make a mirror > image of your hard drive, and stick it in the closet. Let her run > rampant over your Mac, and when she leaves, pop in the backup drive and > it's like she was never there. > 2. Take that second hard drive and put Linux on it. I doubt she knows > how to use UNIX. You can set some pretty tight permissions, too, if she > does. Don't teach her the following: su, man, fdisk, chmod, chowner, > chroot or rm -rf / > 3. Hide the keyboard and mouse. > 4. Lock the computer in the closet. > 5. Lock the grand-niece in the closet (but not with the backup hard drive). > 6. Move to Alaska. (If you're already in Alaska, move to Hawaii.) > 7. Get a keylock (like on old x86 PC's) and wire that to your Mac's > power switch. Without the key in, the system won't boot, and you can't > bork a powered-down system. (Make sure your great-niece doesn't have a > screwdriver or else this will be all for naught.) > 8. Realistically, talk to your niece about this problem. Don't read > her steps five and six if you decide to do so. > > No Gmail invite necessary, thanks. > > -- > Colin > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Blake Hanes Aim: Kissmyash933 Yahoo: Knoppix20 -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
