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Use encrypted disk images to password protect apps
Authored by: UberFu on Dec 07, '05 12:40:14PM

I'd say you're gonna have problems down the road when you do maintenance or updates or if your system crashes and you have to rebuild, fix or repair it_

Especially without running some command line code to redirect the App locations_

One advantage of OS X is Multi-user capability_ Tiger [as mentioned by another reader] has new added parental controls_ Even without this new parent stuff - all you have to do is create a new user - give it limited access to certain applications - this can be set to limited amounts of time or even on a schedule - and these are just the basics_ But dude - yore gonna have major trouble in the long run by moving all yore applications like you have_ I caution other readers to make certain you know what you are doing before you start moving stuff_

There are reasons why the installers ask to specify the location of the application for install - not just because you know where the App is going to be - but also because all of the support files [and they are in several places] need to know where this or that App is_ And moving stuff and not telling these support files where you moved it to is not good_

A user that just sticks to Apple supplied software - won;t have as much trouble until upgrades or maintenance as saya power user running photoshop or logic or maya - where the applications require specifc support files be in exact locations and if the Application is moved then they won't know the new paths and the Apps throw up error messages telling the user so_ Maya sometimes won't even open_

just be careful people_



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