I also run XP through an old version of Parallels Desktop, which fills a number of OS X's shortcomings - my printer likes XP better XP has a better file management interface, and there are a number of legacy apps that only run on XP.

I know all too well that SL has not had security updates for many years. I also turn off my WiFi and router often in an attempt to thwart hackers. I use and keep updated as much antivirus software I can lay my hands on, and take the usual precautions about not clicking on dodgy email links. I never forget or forgive how Google destroyed the Panoramio archive, nor the recent wiping of the Disqus Channels archive.

These cannot be turned off, are constantly being updated without my knowledge or consent, take away suddenly functionality I rely on and then install most unwanted bloatware and adware, and rely on the Cloud rather than offline storage, meaning that my data can be held to ransom by some corporation somewhere. I do not like at all the latest snooping backdoors insisted on by State and Commercial interests, which I consider to be even less secure than old operating systems. The stability and reliability of 10.6.8 is also well understood. Furthermore, the Disk Utility on SL is far superior to anything since. This was dropped on or after Lion in order to make it more like iOS.

I use SL on my 2010 Macbook Pro because it has the last Mail interface I can live with - I struggle with remembering things and find scrolling hard to live with - therefore an easily sortable list of emails, with one-per-line listing, allowing many more items per page, is essential. This is probably because Snow Leopard remains the best version of OS X even today, and Apple are determined to bury it and force us all to buy inferior products. MacRumours in their wisdom will not give a category for discussing Snow Leopard - they only go back to Lion.

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