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Gee said:
The built in firewall that comes with your Mac will be fine. It's pretty solid, and switched on by default.

I also recommend "LittleSnitch" to catch all those annoying Phonehome apps!
 
Don't worry about using a USB mouse - the ports in the back of the keyboard are worthless for pretty much anything else.
 
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