little drastic if he's running OS X. Just delete everything on the
desktop. Then check the movies, document pictures and music folders
and trash everything there too. But I'm guessing that almost
everything he has is on the desktop so cleaning that off would
probably do the trick.
Bill Streeter
LO-FI SAINT LOUIS
www.lofistl.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "LeanBackVids.com"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Backup all data. Reinstall the OS.
>
> I do it about every 6 months. It is a process, but it is oh so
clean
> afterwards.
>
> -Matt
>
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Quirk" <bullemhead@>
wrote:
> >
> > This is totally off-topic, but my roommate's old G4 Mac is where
we
> have the
> > cable modem and wireless router hooked up for our apt. I
noticed our dl
> > speed had dropped significantly a few days ago, so I went into
his
> room and
> > checked his computer. Now, he only uses it for email and porn,
and he
> > rarely checks his email. His desktop was littered with .exe
files
> for porn
> > dialers and various other random terrible shit that accumulates
when
> someone
> > doesn't know what they're doing.
> >
> > My question: is there a program like AVG (which I use and love),
or
> > something else you Mac people can recommend to clean out his
> computer? He
> > already gave me the ok to get rid of everything on it. Keep in
mind
> I am
> > Mac-illiterate.
> >
> > AQ
>
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