Comments on: Create a New User Account on the Mac to Separate Work & Play http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rich W. http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460984 Rich W. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:45:08 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460984 Just discovered something to update my earlier comment here: Spotlight searches other user accounts' files depending on the permissions set for folders. The default behavior (for me, anyway) is that new folders created outside of Apple's predefined folder set can be viewed and searched. Since Spotlight won't search inside restricted folders (everyone = no access) checking your permissions on a folder by folder basis is certainly another way to do achieve a stronger division between user accounts, but Spotlight privacy is a convenient "set it and forget it" approach. Just discovered something to update my earlier comment here:

Spotlight searches other user accounts’ files depending on the permissions set for folders. The default behavior (for me, anyway) is that new folders created outside of Apple’s predefined folder set can be viewed and searched.

Since Spotlight won’t search inside restricted folders (everyone = no access) checking your permissions on a folder by folder basis is certainly another way to do achieve a stronger division between user accounts, but Spotlight privacy is a convenient “set it and forget it” approach.

]]> By: Ken http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460975 Ken Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:41:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460975 Unlike Windows, you can set up an account to have a different default language than the system language. This is very helpful for people who are not monolingual and have to work in more than one language. Unlike Windows, you can set up an account to have a different default language than the system language. This is very helpful for people who are not monolingual and have to work in more than one language.

]]> By: vagiob http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460927 vagiob Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:39:23 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460927 Dumb idea. Eventually everyone trashes their "work" account with garbage. It's all about discipline, not crutches. (First time I tried this approach was over close to 20 years ago). Dumb idea. Eventually everyone trashes their “work” account with garbage. It’s all about discipline, not crutches.

(First time I tried this approach was over close to 20 years ago).

]]> By: Craig http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460914 Craig Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:21:11 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460914 This is so hilarious. I just did that over the weekend and felt a little silly for not having thought of it before. It's amazing how much more enjoyable the computer is to use when work and play are segregated. Different Apple IDs to separate work apps/podcasts/iTunes U stuff in iTunes, different Launchpad layouts, different Docks. This is so hilarious. I just did that over the weekend and felt a little silly for not having thought of it before.

It’s amazing how much more enjoyable the computer is to use when work and play are segregated. Different Apple IDs to separate work apps/podcasts/iTunes U stuff in iTunes, different Launchpad layouts, different Docks.

]]> By: Rich W. http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460741 Rich W. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:16:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460741 Spotlight will still search the contents of your entire computer, rather than just the user account space you are using. So, in the interest of further reducing distractions, and for the efficiency of pre-filtering your Spotlight search results to keep other user account results out of the list: System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy tab > add the user folder from the other account Do this from each account to harden the boundary between work and play. Of course, you can just do this from each separate search by going to the "Show All" windowed view of Spotlight, where you can refine the search by clicking off of "This Mac". But many people just search from Spotlight's drop-down menu, and it always defaults to "This Mac", requiring the extra step to avoid searching everything. Spotlight will still search the contents of your entire computer, rather than just the user account space you are using. So, in the interest of further reducing distractions, and for the efficiency of pre-filtering your Spotlight search results to keep other user account results out of the list:

System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy tab > add the user folder from the other account

Do this from each account to harden the boundary between work and play.

Of course, you can just do this from each separate search by going to the “Show All” windowed view of Spotlight, where you can refine the search by clicking off of “This Mac”. But many people just search from Spotlight’s drop-down menu, and it always defaults to “This Mac”, requiring the extra step to avoid searching everything.

]]> By: Tony http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460698 Tony Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:36:09 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460698 it looks like it's yawning it looks like it’s yawning

]]> By: James http://osxdaily.com/2012/12/04/create-new-user-account-mac-os-x/#comment-460668 James Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:27:05 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34757#comment-460668 I want that roaring lion picture. I want that roaring lion picture.

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