New to Mac: Application Installation for Multiple Users

Coming from the PC I know that I can install many programs and limit them to either "all users" or the specific user account where the application is installed.
Does OS X 10.6 have this flexibility? If I install quickbooks on my account, can I make it so it doesn't install on my kids account on that machine?
And if I do have a program that I need on multiple accounts (iTunes), does the OS create a new install for each user in their /Applications folder, or is there only one /Applications folder per OS X overall installation.
Thanks.

Install all the Applications to the Apps folder at the top level of the disk. Ths means that all the apps are available to all users.
Note: the data is specific to the User accounts. So you can have your accounts entirely separate from your children's, and they have no way to access yours.
If you really want to disallow them access to the Application then use Parental Controls on their accounts. Now you can prevent them from using any app.
The advantage to using Parental Controls for the job is that it's much simpler. All your apps are in the default location (and some apps have trouble updating if they are not where the installer expects them to be) and if at some point in the future you decide to allow your kids access to the application then it's simply a matter of checking a box rather than moving or re-installing the application.
Regards
TD

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