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A few questions

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Caveman.
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Yo, a couple of hours ago I just recieved in the mail my (new to me) powerbook g4. Now I have a question about virus's and firewall. I know macs are super secure but is it a good idea to get some kind of virus protection and firewall?
Aug 6 2007 10:03PM
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JGP.
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no.
Aug 6 2007 10:09PM
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Caveman.
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what if i am just connected to a cable modem
Aug 6 2007 11:59PM
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nashbuck
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i have and imac G3 and i used to be just on a modem and its no problem. ive been on like every website that would give u a virus and havent got one so dont worry about it.
Aug 7 2007 2:48PM
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Caveman.
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so if i am conncected through a linksys router i should be fine?
Aug 7 2007 9:55PM
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Caveman.
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Also, can your run bootcamp on a power book?
Aug 16 2007 11:19PM
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Xave
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i Believe you need to have an intel chip inside. so in your case, with the powerbook g4, no
Aug 17 2007 5:34PM
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Caveman.
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is there a way to run windows software on a powerbook then?
Aug 17 2007 9:50PM
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Caveman.
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thats what i figured... oh well the only thing i wanted to install for windows is office but i can buy the mac version
Aug 18 2007 12:10AM
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