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Macintosh Resource Page

Welcome to the new and improved Macintosh Resource Page. Here you will find information on how to configure your Macintosh for effective use on the JMU network.

OSX Specific

General

• Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - Resources and FAQs
• Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - Resources and FAQs
• Mac OS X 10.5-10.6 Leopard and Snow Leopard- Resources and FAQs
• Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Orientation -(Atomic Learning Videos)
• Mac 101 - Written for people who are new to computers or simply need a refresher course on how to get the most out of a Mac.
• Switch 101 - Designed for a PC user who has just switched to the Mac and wants to find out how to adapt old working habits to the Mac.
• OSX Tour - Basic tour of the Mac OSX operating system
• Finding System Info - Installed Memory, OS version
• System Profile Utility - OS 10.1 and later (displays all system information including serial number)

 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

• Macintosh OS X - Diagnosing Startup
• System Tune-up - Steps for tuning up a slow Mac
• Crashes - Help prevent your Macintosh from crashing
• Activity Monitor – How to see what your computer is running
• Force-Quitting an Application - Attempt to recover from a freeze
• OSX Disk Utility - How to use the Mac OSX Disk Utility
• Tech Tool Deluxe 3.0.3 - Mac OS X 10.4: Don't use Tech Tool Deluxe 3.0.3's Volume Structure repair

 Networking

• AppleTalk - How do I setup AppleTalk in OS X
• TCP/IP -DHCP, Ethernet addresses, TCP/IP (these directions also work for OS 10.7 Lion)
• IP Address Renew - How to renew you IP address
• Wireless Connection Setup - Mac setup guide for connecting to the JMU wireless network
• Network File Access - Accessing JMU's Network using a Mac
• Leopard VNC (10.5 and up) - Using Leopard's built in VNC client

 JMU Active Directory Domain

• Changing e-ID Passwords on a Mac in JMU's Domain

Printing

• Local Printing (USB) in OS X
• OSX Panther IP Printing
• OSX Tiger IP Printing
• OSX Leopard/Snow Leopard/Lion IP Printing

Software

• Bootcamp / Parallels / VM Fusion / dual boot operating systems are not supported
• Microsoft Office Updates- Setting Office to update automatically
• Microsoft Office 2008 - Overview of Office 2008
• Microsoft Office 2011- Microsoft Office Page for 2011
• JMU Recommended Mac Software
• Email - Exchange email client configurations
• Browser Configuration - Browser Configurations
• Browser Compatibility - Listing of Mac browser compatibility with JMU applications
• OS Patches and Fixes - Visit Apple's site for recent software updates
• Fetch Guide - information on how to use Fetch for file transfer
• Fetch- Recommended software for file transfer on Macs

 Getting the Most out of Your Mac

• Apple's Support Site
• Macintosh Keyboard Combos
• OS X Filenames - What you can and cannot do with filenames in Mac OS X
• File Extensions - View extensions for all files
• Default Applications - Change the default applications for different file types
• Dock Items - How to add the Application and other folder to the Dock
• Using a Safe Account - Create a safer account for day-to-day use in Macintosh OS X
• Password Strength in Mac OS X Keychain Access - Test the strength of your password

Other Information...

• SSH Educ - Use Mac Terminal to SSH to Educ
• OSX File Structure - How it works