Understanding the Causes of Problems
The causes of the problems you experience will be one—or a combination—of five general types of problems:
User error
Bugs
Conflicting software
Attacks on your system
Hardware failures
Each of these problems is detailed in the sections that follow.
User Error
The results of many investigations into aviation accidents can often be summed up with the phrase “pilot error.” Similarly, this is often the case with an “accident” in the Mac world. Many problems are the direct result of a user (this means you) doing something improperly—or not doing something properly. Some of the things you might do to cause problems for yourself are the following:
Not following instructions This is the big one. Many times, you will cause ...
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