This overview of the help resources available to you will hopefully point you in the right
direction the next time you need help, want to learn more about your Mac, or simply want to find
a cool game with which to while away a few hours.
Know this: the only stupid question is the one you don??™t ask!
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Part VII
Change the Silicon Every Three
Thousand Miles: Maintaining Your Mac
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Chapter 22
Keeping the Engine Tuned
454 How to Do Everything: Mac
How to ??¦
?– Keep your system and applications updated
?– Give your Mac a tune-up
?– Avoid potential problems
?– Keep your Mac nice and clean
There seems to be an intrinsic bond between computers and automobiles, at least when it
comes to analogies, and I??™m about to spring one on you.
Your beautiful, shiny new car runs like a top, purrs like a kitten, rides smoother than silk, and
is responsive to your every touch. At least for the first few thousand miles, that is. Eventually
the tires wear or become misaligned, you feel more play in the brakes and they squeal loudly
when the pedal is pressed, the ride is a little bumpier than it was a couple of months ago, and
the engine is starting to seem a little sluggish.
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