In this chapter you learn to set up user accounts and install hardware such as external drives and printers.

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Setting Up User Accounts and Installing Hardware

If you just bought a new Mac, then after the initialization process, you probably need to do some things before you can really start using your Mac effectively. In this chapter I cover some of the basics, such as how to change your user password, set up accounts for other users on your Mac, connect and eject external drives, install printers, and set up a simple network.

Customizing Your Own User Account

The first account created on your Mac was your own account. The operating system created it during the initialization process described in Chapter 1, “Initializing a New Computer,” ...

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