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Here are the things that might happen when you power up your Mac:
 Everything is fine and dandy: Next, you might or might not see the Mac
OS X login screen, where you enter your name and password. If you do,
press Return or Enter (after you type your name and password, of
course), and away you go.
If you don’t want to have to type your name and password every time
you start or restart your Mac (or even if you do), check out Chapter 17
for the scoop on how to turn the login screen on or off.
Either way, the Desktop soon materializes before your eyes. If you haven’t
customized, configured, or tinkered with your Desktop, it should look
pretty much like Figure 1-2. Now is a good time to take a moment for
positive thoughts about the person who convinced you that you wanted
a Mac. That person was right!
Figure 1-2:
The Mac
OS X
Desktop
after a
brand-
spanking-
new
installation
of OS X.
Figure 1-1:
This is
what you
see when
Mac OS X
starts up.
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