Macintosh Related

Items specific to Macintosh computers should go here.

Apple Manuals by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:16 PM

Apple Documents go here

How to back up information onto a CD-R by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

A tutorial on backing up to a CD-R

WWDC 2005 Report- Steve Job's Keynote- Apple on Intel! by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Announcements Posted by: snourse on 06/06/2005 03:10 Updated by: snourse on 06/07/2005 03:31 Expires: 01/01/2010 12:00 WWDC 2005 Report- Steve Job's Keynote- Apple on Intel! At Steve Job's keynote address at the 2005 World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced Podcasting for an upcoming version of iTunes, that the next major OS X version will be called Leopard (10.5) and be released in 2007, and that Macs will be transitioning to Intel chips over the next two years. Keynote podcast attached.

WWDC 2004 Report by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

The World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) is an annual Apple sponsored event that brings the developer community together with Appleís own software engineers. Apple generally introduces new or upcoming technologies at the event so that developers and enterprise customers can plan their product introductions or technology upgrades accordingly.

Mac OS X Boot Up Keys by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

AGOSTO 21, 2003 MAC OS X BOOT UP KEYS since i always forget when they're needed... here's some of the os x boot keys that do stuff

Unix For Mac OS X (DOC) by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Unix controls your Mac. It controls the processor, the memory, the file system, the network, and all your peripherals. And it does so rather well. Unix gives you network and internet connectivity, and powerful file system management. It gives you a host of useful utilities to help you get your work done. It provides an environment in which multiple applications, and multiple users, may co-exist without tripping over each other - something sorely lacking in Mac OS 9.”

Unix for Mac OS X (PDF) by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Unix controls your Mac. It controls the processor, the memory, the file system, the network, and all your peripherals. And it does so rather well. Unix gives you network and internet connectivity, and powerful file system management. It gives you a host of useful utilities to help you get your work done. It provides an environment in which multiple applications, and multiple users, may co-exist without tripping over each other - something sorely lacking in Mac OS 9.”

iBook FAQs by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

iBook FAQs answers the 10 most often asked "new user" questions. It gives step by step instructions on how to set up printing, back up documents, navigate the desktop, control the dock, get on the network, and download documents Meant to be used with teachers who are first time laptop users, this is a "take home" resource meant to reinforce and support the inservice training

Mac OS X 10.4.3 Client and Server Updates Released- Caution Please! by admin — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Apple has released updates for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Do NOT install from software update. We suggest only updating on test computers before widespread adoption.

Xerox Drivers Update (November 2005) by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Xerox Drivers Update (November 2005)- For Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) only... Please let us know if there are any issues involved with this fix. This installer is meant to install the latest Xerox drivers for the WorkCentre Pros, as well as to fix a Xerox driver issue with the first round of the BPS iBook rollout in September/November 2005. This installer will install the Xerox printers drivers for the following printers: • DocuCentre 3xx • DocuCentre 4xx • WCP 35 1.4.12 • WCP 45 1.4.12 • WCP 55 1.4.12 • WorkCentre Pro 65 1.4.4 • WorkCentre Pro 75 1.4.4 • WorkCentre Pro 90 1.4.4

Xerox Drivers Update (November 2005) Readme by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

This is a readme for the Mac OS X Tiger Xerox Driver fix.

AOL Dialup for Teacher's Mac OS X Laptops (iBooks, Powerbooks) by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

This document has links to software that will enable teachers to connect to the internet via AOL (America Online) using AOL Connect software and AOL Service Assistant. This software is currently in testing- please post comments below...

AOL Service Assistant Readme by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

The Readme file for the AOL Service Assistant download

AOLConnectReadMe.pdf by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

 

DesktopID by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Contains resource sheet and images for installtion of v1.86(1)

Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Training Document by Donna Raczynski — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Step-by-step instructions for using Kid Pix Deluxe 4; learn to use this program by doing a sa,ple project

Apple Issues Security Updates (2006-001) for Mac OS X 10.4.5 and 10.3.9 by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Apple has released security updates which address numerous issues, including a serious hole where Safari can download and automatically open dangerous applications disguised as a "Safe File". This update is recommended for ALL Mac OS X computers.

Safari Font/Language issue Screenshot by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

At times Safari may show a strange font or language on some or all pages. This screenshot demonstrates the issue...

Remove System Caches ARD Unix command screenshot by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

The command to remove the system cache folders-- USE WITH EXTREME CAUTION -- MUST BE TYPED CORRECTLY!!!

Safari font/language issue and fix by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Safari may start showing a strange font or language on some or all pages. This may be caused by corrupt caches in the system cache files.

step-by-step reference for Mac OSX imaging by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Kate Pionessa recommends this document from Victor Central School District MacOS X Imaging Guide David Henderson Director of Computer Services Victor Central School District HendersonD@VictorSchools.org - Introduction - What you will need - Preparing a computer for imaging - How to setup the firewire hard drive - Apple Software Restore (ASR) and Disk Copy - Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and NetRestore - Making the image - Applying the image - Cleanup - Cloning multiple machines - Some Terminology - How to image multiple machines at the same time - Setting up a sharepoint and special user on an Xserve - Copy an ASR-Ready Disk Image to this sharepoint - Netboot server setup - NetRestore Helper -NetRestore’s Configurations and Preferences. - Image a Mac after Netbooting - Making additional images - Subnets.....................................................................................................................15 --- Introduction - I have been supporting various version of the Macintosh Operating System as well as Windows for almost 15 years. When rolling out any new OS, one of the things that must considered is how to mass deploy. That is, how to take a whole group of computers over to the new OS in a short period of time, with all the accompanying software installed and configured properly. Many tools are available to help in this effort, all of which fall under the general category of imaging. Imaging is the ability to take a snapshot of one computer that is setup exactly the way you want, and apply this snapshot or image to another machine or group of machines quickly.

Remove User Caches script- Version 3 by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Very Important Update! This script should be installed in the /Library/Application Support/ folder of the Macintosh HD. Version 3 comes as an installer package and includes better handling of failure. It will empty the user's ~/Library/Cache folder, and redirect it to a place in the local hard drive. This help reduce network traffic to the server dramatically for networked users. It should be set in Workgroup Manager as a Login item for the networked user groups. More info: -- This script will delete a user's Caches folder, -- create a folder in /Users/Shared/Downloads/Caches/username/Caches, -- Create a symbolic link from this new folder to the users's library folder -- In effect, redirecting the users's caches to the local volume. -- It also assumes that the refreshdownloads.sh script is being ran everynight- which deletes and recreates the /Users/Downloads/ folder.

How to install FireFox by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

The illustrted "how to" walks teachers through the steps necessary to download and install FireFox successfully on their laptops.

Tandberg Utilities by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Macintosh Utilities that allow you to conference from your computer to the Tandberg Video conferencing units

How To Do Software Updates on the iBooks by Susan Lewandowski — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

This is a step by step instruction guide on how to update software.

How To Connect My Laptop to the Server by Susan Lewandowski — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

This is a step by step instruction to help you connect you laptop to the server to allow you to backup you documents and to retreive documents.

Where Oh Where Have My Files Gone? by Susan Lewandowski — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

This will show you how to save your files and how to direct where they are saved so that you can back up your work.

How to Set Up a Sync Station by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Everything you ever wanted to know about setting up a sync station for both the Mac and PC. Download the pdf.

Access Your Teacher Center Files by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Did you take a Teacher Center Course? Would you like to access the files and projects you created as part of your Teacher Center training? You can download these files onto your laptop or school computer. Download the pdf and follow the simple instructions. (Please note you must be on the BPS network to do this. At the present time, you can not access these files from home. Sorry.)

Server Backups with Carbon Copy Cloner by Scott Nourse — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Mac OS X Server 10.4 Backups-- A solution

Update to Firefox 2.0.0.1 by Donna Raczynski (TIS #19, #42, #67) — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

If teachers in your schools are still having problems accessing webmail or handling attachments using Firefox on their Macs, they may need to update their browsers. Webmail functions correctly with version 2.0.0.1 Donna Raczynski, TIS #19, #67, and #42, shares the handout she created for her faculty to help them through the update process.

DST Updater for Macs by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

In a perfect world, computers would update themselves and/or the government would keep its hand off the clock. Given our current situation, the central question is "Do my Macs need the DST Updater?"

Having trouble mounting a disk image? by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Have you tried to mount a disk image and seen the following alert: "The disk image you are opening may be damaged and could damage your system. Are you sure you want to open this disk image?"

DMGimage by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

DMGimage

Apple Remote Desktop Admin Guide by Sharon Caher — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Download a copy of the Administrator's Guide.

Solution Safari and esis- reports not showing by Leslie Duggleby — last modified Oct 11, 2008 12:17 PM

When generating a report, Safari opens pop-up window with a blank screen- how to fix this issue- thanks to the ESIS help desk for this solution This is also a fix for black printer friendly screens occurring in Mclasshome

Fix for FireFox Already Open by Sharon Caher — last modified Dec 09, 2008 12:36 PM

This is a common Firefox error that happens only in the Mac managed world. One sure fire way to fix the problem is to delete the user's home directory. Not the best method. Read on.

Word font corruption by Leslie Duggleby — last modified Mar 04, 2009 10:19 AM

A barrage of font corruption error messages occurs when launching Microsoft Word