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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 10.5 Leopard - the newest Macintosh OS
• OSX Tour -Basic tour of the Mac OSX operating system
• Mac OSX Tiger Orientation(Atomic Learning Videos)
• Macintosh OS X - Diagnosing Startup
• System Tuneup - Steps for tuning up a slow Mac
• 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
• Crashes - Help prevent your Macintosh from crashing
• Finding System Info - Installed Memory, OS version
• System Profile Utility - OS 10.1 and later (displays all system information includung serial number)
• Zapping the PRAM - Reset the non-volatile ram in your Macintosh
• Force-Quitting an Application - Attempt to recover from a freeze
• Macintosh Keyboard Combos
• Apple's Support Site
• 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
• SSH Peregrin - Use Mac Terminal to SSH to Peregrin
• Dock Items - How to add the Applcation and other folder to the Dock
• System Volume - How to adjust the volume is Leopard
• Activity Monitor - How to access the Activity Monitor

Networking

• AppleTalk - How do I setup AppleTalk in OS X
• Network Utility - using Ping and Traceroute
• TCP/IP - DHCP, ethernet addresses,TCP/IP
• IP Address Renew - How to renew you IP address
• Native File Access to the Novell Netware Network - Accessing JMU's Network using a Mac (requires authentication)
• Leopard VNC - Using Leopard's built in VNC client

Printing

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

Software

• Bootcamp / Parallels Support Statement
• JMU Computing HelpDesk Supported Software
• JMU Recommended Mac Software
• OSX Mail, Entourage 2004 and Eudora 5.2 -Email Configurations
• OS X Mail and Entourage 2004 - Viewing Departmental Mailboxes
• Macintosh OS X Mail 1.3.9 (v619) Tutorial
• Macintosh OS X(Tiger) Mail Tutorial
• Transferring mail from the Webmail server to a local machine
• Browser Configuration - Browser Configurations
• Browser Compatiblity - Listing of Mac browser compatibilty with JMU applications
• OS Patches and Fixes - Visit Apple's site for recent software updates
• Internet Explorer - Tips at your Fingertips (Keyboard Shortcuts)
• Microsoft Office 2008 - Overview of Office 2008

Troubleshooting

• Crashes and Freezes - Keep your Mac from crashing and fix icon problems.
• 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
• Apple Campus Representative  (available to assist with Mac issues):
  Jordan Solender
  JordanSolender@me.com
  James Madison University '11
  Double Major, Media Arts & Design/ Computer Information Systems
  (443)-858-5024

Other Information...

• OSX File Structure - How it works
• Macintosh - Useful Links - downloads, support, hints, new technology, development, troubleshooting, products, and news
• Macintosh Security Links - Security Related websites