Found this today. The Mac already does this, I can't update, add or modify any program without entering the administrator pass word.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/an-easy-way ... lot-safer/
For PC users a tip.
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Re: For PC users a tip.
That's the way I've done things for decades. No Admin priveleges on user accounts. Just because the Default is Admin doesn't mean you have t leave it that way.
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Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976
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Re: For PC users a tip.
That has long been SOP outside the Windows world. Works great in Windows too, funny they never figured out the obvious until recently (Windows 7 defaults to a limited user account IIRC)