File: Mac_Shortcuts_&_Notes.rtf
Updated:2005,
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From
Windows to mac
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Command Key (cmd) = Windows Key
Option Key (opt) = Alt
Control (ctrl) = Control
A standard Apple Macintosh keyboard has seven
keys not found on a standard PC keyboard. They are three function keys, F13,
F14 and F15, a pair of sound volume keys, a key that mutes the sound and a key
that ejects the disk in the CD or DVD drive.
EJECT CD DVD: Hold down F12 (Tiger+) , at boot press and hold mouse button (apple
mouse only), option#2 at boot press cmd-opt-o-f to boot into open firmware and
type eject cd.
Raise and Lower contrast on windows keyboards:
Scroll Lock (lower) & Pause Break
(raise), note I think this only works when using either a mac monitor or DVI
monitor and not a PC monitor.
Alt + Pause Break Key: brings you directly to Display
adjust in System Preferences panel.
Note: there are various key mapping programs like
DoubleCommand which make it easier to convert a windows style usb keyboard to
mac, however all are closely tied to the release so what works on 10.3.7 breaks
on 10.3.8 or .9 etc. You can also
reassign functions to keys built in to mac OS X: System preferences, Keyboard
& Mouse, Keyboard Shortcuts.
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Shortcuts
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EJECT CDROM / DVD drive: press
and hold F12
Task Manager - In Windows Ctrl +
Shift + ESC / MAC: Command + OptionKey
(Alt) + ESC
Task Manager - Virtual PC Windows
(Notebook/Powerbook's lack the "Delete" key on a full sized windows
keyboard):Ctrl+Shift+Option(Alt)+Delete(Backspace
key on windows keyboard)
Drag a copy of an icon (not move it) from one
folder to another: Click icon, press & hold Control + Option(alt) +
Command, now drag to desired folder or desktop.
Make a Shortcut Link to a file or folder: alt
+Command+Shift now click and drag icon - this can be flakey at times.
Folder Back/Forward - Command + [ and ]
Browser back & forward: Command + Arrow
Word at a time: alt+Arrow
Save Document Command + S
Open Document Command + O
Copy & Paste: Command + C or V
Home & End of Line: Command + arrow
Delete file or Icon - Command + Backspace
(delete) (having trouble in Tiger 10.4)
Sleep: Command + OptionKey + Eject Button or
click apple top left corner, sleep or press power button for 1 second
Zoom: first turn on Command + AltOptionKey + 8,
then zoom in / out: Command + AltOptionKey + / - key (tip not the + / - on the
numeric key pad but the ones below the F9/F10.
High Contrast: black & white: Control +
AltOptionKey + Command + 8
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BOOTING FROM CD/DVD: Troubleshooting Tiger Mac OS
X Regular or Server
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For both of these turn on the mac and after the
default “chime” sound then press and hold the key(s) mentioned:
Place a cd in the drive, then power off and power
on the mac. Press and hold the C key
until you see the Apple logo. If you keep holding the key after the apple logo
the cd/dvd will NOT boot! Select
English, then with the mouse click disk Utilities and you can now select to
boot from mac software installed to an external hard drive as long as it is for
the same hardware. If a MacMini then you
must use that install. If a G5 then use
a G5 install. You can install or carbon
clone an existing install to an external hard drive in case your internal hard
drive install stops working. This is
very important for OS X server! And a
very handy way to copy data off an a mac where the software had gone bad.
Choice#2 Boot option menu: Repeat the same as
above when starting the mac press the
Option key (alt on a windows keyboard), hold it down until you see a
choice of startup disks. When using a
two-button windows mouse I found the mouse to be aligned along the left side of
the screen and could only move it up and down. SOLUTION: First the internal
hard drive icon will appear, then the CD/DVD at this point press ESC key once,
then press TAB key (only) to move the focus from the various boot devices
including the install CD/DVD. The press
Enter key to boot from the highlighted device.
Be patient it took about 2 minutes with my external Firewre CD/DVD
enclosure to boot the Tiger (10.4) install DVD. Without a mouse plugged in I
could not get to this screen. A big
advantage of the Option-Key(Alt key) hold down at boot is that it is fast, the
boot device selection screen only takes about 30 seconds to appear.
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Virtual PC Version 7.0 VPC - running PC programs on the mac
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My comments are work-in-progress. I will write more as I gain experience with
this product.
First, does it work? YES, if everything below is followed it can
work reliably and run almost as fast or as fast as
a standard OEM Compaq/Dell etc Pentium 4 PC.
Attitude: VPC is a big undertaking, it is not
just a toy. You must work carefully and
be flexible and maintain a positive attitude and always be cautious to protect
it from breaking down. This allows you
to run a number of windows programs without having to run a separate windows
PC.
Hardware prerequisites: G4 ~1 GHz minimum. Runs best on Single G5 CPU. 512MB minimum and it runs well, 1 GB is even better and memory is quite
cheap these days.
Dual Monitors or Laptop Screen & External
monitor - VPC will Full-Size on one or the other but not both at the sambe time
(unless, possibly, both monitors are the same size). You can full size on a 19" monitor and
see the mac destop on the laptop screen!
Works great!
OS X: Tiger 10.4.1 Installed fine out of the box
on Mac OS X 10.4.1 with no problem - recommend update immediately to 7.1 +
"live update"
MAC: Your software and general system health
should be good or excellent. Don't
expect to install VPC to a
mac that is in poor health or already has
lots of stability problems then criticize VPC for not working well.
Options: Basically Microsoft Virtual PC, most
other players have dropped out or offer products that run slower.
Cost: List prices which do not include coupons
for $30 that ms is currently offering, or mail order prices.
1.) VPC
Stand Alone $129 and you provide the OS: ie DOS, Windows 95,98,ME,2000 SP4, XP
SP2, etc.
2.) VPC +
Windows Xp Home
3.) VPC +
Windows Xp Pro
Notes: All that is needed is an ordinary
Windows disk if you want to save money.
However, activation of
Windows Xp Home/pro is required - just like regular windows xp. This does not apply to w2k.
Installing: I have very extensive
"professional" knowledge of windows & mac. It took about 3 hours. I recommend professional assistance from
someone that knows vpc and follows "Best Practices" I do and did;
the result was a smooth install and only one
minor error: when starting vpc and error box says "network switch
failed".
Everything works perfect! Also, I
don't recommend using usb devices from windows except a printer.
OS X: Works with 10.4.1 "Tiger"
Installs and worked without any modifications but I did follow up with all
available updates: updated VPC 7.0 to 7.1,
then after the install I clicked on VPC and did a "live" update
over the internet.
Hardware: I tested everything and everything
works that is: Internal CDROM, DVD drive, USB/Firewire devices: printer, key
drive, external hard drive formatted with fat32 (windows cannot mount or read
any mac file system), don't worry the mac can read windows hard drives.
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TIPS:
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0.) I believe the majority of problems people
experience with VPC are the result of improperly installing the software and
not following "Best Practices".
A professional that knows both the mac and the pc should do the install
even if you are a "power user".
Next, I believe that users need a live person to show them the basics of
using vpc and how to follow best practices to avoid getting into trouble in the
first place.
1.) Don't plan to use usb devices inside of
windows and realize that by default VPC/windows will dismount
them
unsafely from the mac and mount them in windows. I would simple disallow them but printing
requires
the use of usb, unless you can copy them from to the mac and print from there.
2.) Don't use the sketcy "Virtual Mac
Printer", instead download a current windows, not mac driver and install
the
printer directly in windows.
3.) To run a program in windows DON'T double
click it. Instead click it once then
press your return or enter key
on
the keyboard. It works perfect every
time.
4.) Right clicks are achieved by clicking the
mouse while holding the Control key.
5.) DO NOT go crazy installing programs in
windows. Only install or use
applications that only run in windows.
For
example: Use your mac for browsing the internet and downloading files. Then drag and drop to move
the
file into windows. For ms office - buy
and use ms office 2004 for the mac, etc.
6.) BACKUP your mac which will also back your
virtual pc software and session. It is a
good idea to run a full
backup BEFORE installing any software in VPC, just in case it causes
problems you can just restore.
7.) Windows is very susceptible to viruses. It is best to use two accounts. One to
install software (administrator)
and a
second with "limited" access for daily use. In general a virus cannot spread from windows
to mac but
having to reinstall the vpc session which means installing windows is a
lot of work.
Settings (mac side): I set the CPU to maximum for
the vpc emulation program.
VPC - Bootable CD / Install CD in drive: If you put a Windows 2k/xp/linux, etc
bootable cd in the drive and start a VPC
Session from mac, VPC will attempt to boot from
that CD, even if windows is installed - this would happen if on a regular
windows pc if you left a bootable cd in the drive and had the cd set to boot
priority over the hard drive.
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Icons:
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Desktop Icon Size Change: Click desktop or Finder
on Dock, View, Show View Options (Command J)
to run an application & restore a running
application: alt + click
toggle running programs Command + tab same as
windows
New Window (esp Terminal or Browser): Command + N
Windows Right Mouse Context Menu Click: Control
Click Icon (roughly the same)
Browser drag shortcut to web page to desktop: alt
click and drag the icon to the left of the http://www address.
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Networking
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Is your computer configured for networking?
If the computer has a network connection, first
verify that internet works. If no
internet is setup / cable / dsl etc and
you want to set up a local network with computes
in your dwelling or business - you must click System Preferences Icon
usually on the Doc bar, then Internet and Network
row, click Sharing, Services, Check "Windows Sharing" and
"Personal File Sharing" (if you want
windows users etc to be able to access files in your "Public
Folders"), click
"Enable Accounts" to use sharing, enter
password, other networking activities such as "Apple Remote Desktop"
are enbled here too.
TIP: Change "Computer Name" to
something very simple: ex JohnMac1, or Joann, etc by default the name tends
to be a long description and makes thing more
difficult to remember / type / search for etc, over a network.
Check IP Address (ipconfig) Click System
Preferences, Network and you will see it.
You can also run ipconfig in
a Terminal window. From Windows you will probably have to click
Start, Run, \\192.168.0.4 Click OK. Using
the IP address will take you straight to the mac,
using the "Computer Name" can take longer for the network to
"discover".
Account: by default it will be the same account
and password that you use to logon to the mac even if it has
a space in it.
Ex: "Tom Jones"
Click Finder in Lower Left corner on the Doc,
Network on the Sidebar and double click the windows pc, etc
and then
check which share folder you would like to connect to or
"mount". An icon will now
appear on the right side of
Desktop. TIP: When you click on
Network in Finder on the left bar, wait for 10 or 15 seconds - I believe this
causes the mac
to search
for or discover other computers on the network.
TIP: Use "Network Utility" to discover
info about your mac and run port scans on another pc on your network.
Advanced: You can also connect to a share on
demand via the Terminal window by using the unix mount command but
it will not appear as a mounted drive on the mac
desktop. Also, you can create a general
windows account and assign it
a password in
"NetInfo Manager", users.
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Terminal Window
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Customize and enable "Close on
Exit" Go to Finder / Applications /
Utilities / Terminal
Tip it is good to click this icon then press and
hold Apple Key + Alt and drag a copy to the desktop - be careful no
to move it.
If it moves then immediately press Apple Key + Z to "undo".
With Terminal running and selected (the system
focus) click Terminal, "Windows Settings" check last dot "close
only if the shell exited cleanly".
Now click the drop down box at the top: and
change it to Colors, this where you can create and inverse
high contrast white letters on black background
and window transparancy. I recommend
green letters
on black background.
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Startup Folder:
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Windows users are used to adding things to the
startup folder by clicking on: start/programs/startup - the equivalent of this
in the Mac is to click on "System Preferences", "Accounts"
(bottom left corner), click on the select an account in the left column, now
click the plus sign near the bottom and browse to the application that she
would like to start automatically.
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CPU Monitor:
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In Windows you place the task manager icon
taskmgr.lnk in the startup folder and then run it and click Options, and put a
check next to "High When Minimized".
This results in a little green box in the lower right corner which shows
how busy the computer's processor / cpu is.
Mac: click on "System Preferences",
"Accounts" (bottom left corner), click on the select an account in
the left column, now click the plus sign Applications, "System
Utilities", "Activity Monitor", now double-click "Activity
Monitor", now click View at the very top of your screen, "Dock
Icon", "Show CPU Usage" [TIP:] you can check other items here,
but you can only select one. This is a
great way to keep an eye on the CPU especially on single CPU systems or older
G4's. Note on the Power Mac dual G5's
you will see two columns since there are two CPUs.
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Security / Root user
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TIP: The key to
using NetInfo manager is to look at the bar at the top of the screen where
there
are many
windows. Else, the rest of the app is
very simple. To change a field such as
name double click on it.
How to enable
and disable root http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106290):
1. Open NetInfo Manager. It's in the
Utilities folder.
2. Click the lock.
3. Enter the name and password for an
administrator account, then click OK.
4. For Mac OS X 10.2 and later, choose
Disable Root User from the Security menu.
5. For Mac OS X 10.0 and 10.1, choose
Security from the Domain menu, then Disable Root User from the submenu.
This should do
the trick.
This is also a kind of account manager - You can
create additional accounts and assign folders for access - like to create a
standard login for a public share.
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Memory:
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The mac benefits from LOTS of ram. This emac is using 400MB at the moment.
When you close a program it closes the content
but keeps the code in memory
so if it is run again it starts instantly. Programs with an arrow under them on the task
bar indicate which programs are in this state loaded in the background.
To free memory: Control Key Click an Icon on the
task bar, click quit.
Running / Starting / Stopping Programs:
Hide a program - Command + H
Exit / Quit: Command + Q
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Setting Thing Up Right
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CPU Monitor: Run and select activity monitor,
click Monitor, Show CPU Usage or Command + 2
Activity Monitor must be minimized if it is
hidden Command + H the CPU monitor will also disappear.
Add/Remove Icons from the Sidebar or showing /
hiding the Sidebar: Click Finder on Dock / Taskbar lower left
corner, At the top of screen
click Finder, preferences or (Command + ,) Click Sidebar, check / uncheck
items,
Also,
click Advanced and check: Show All File Extensions, also I checked General, and
checked always open
folders
in a new window.
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Default Browser Setting OS X 10.3.9
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In Safari's Click Safari, preferences, general,
click 'default web browser' from drop down list.
setting. In 10.3.3 this is where you set it. In
previous versions it's
in system preferences: internet: web.
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DOCK / Taskbar
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Dock (or Taskbar / Task Bar in windows speak): To
remove an icon click and drag to trash, to add
just drag
and drop to left side of divider. Note
if app is running you can drag to trash and when
the app
is closed it will go into trash and vanish.
Install / Uninstall or Add/Remove Programs:
Look at a programs instructions. Might be a double click but usually you just
drag it to the application
folder or any folder you want. UNINSTALL: drag app to trash. Reboot: not necessary for most apps!
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Using iCal and cron to Schedule System Tasks;
OS X: iCal's alarm feature
can be used to schedule tasks on your Mac, though OS X seems to make no mention
of it (even iCal's "Setting an alarm" help topic fails to mention
this feature). You can specify to open a file (or launch an application) as
your alarm. Using this method, you can schedule any task on your computer, and
you have all of the versatility built-in to iCal for scheduling it. MacDevCenter.com shows how to schedule tasks
using iCal and/or cron
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/excerpt/runmacxpanther8/index.html>.
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iTunes
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Importing an existing large collection of mp3
files:
PREFACE:
Before doing this it is very important that
*most* of your music have the ID3 tags filled in for the song, album, artist,
and ideally genre. iTunes uses this to
organize the music and does not use the File Name like many other mp3
players. I support this because as my
collection grew in to the thousands it became increasingly difficult to
navigate and fine music.
Missing ID3 tags for backed up or shared or downloaded music is probably the number
one problem for people with large collections.
It is time consuming to update the collection and most id3 tag editors
don't look up tags in the internet CDDB database or FreeDB. One program I found that is pretty good and
not too difficult to learn will automatically fill in the id3 tags with the
file name. Many collections are very
inconsistent in file names. For example,
some contain "Artist - album - song.mp3" while other only have the song name. Some use the - or _ to separate words, and
so on. This then rules out clicking one
button to "automatically" convert everything. One of the best programs for windows is: Music Brainz
Tagger
and it is "Donationware". Use
it firs to clean up your collection, and you can also install iTunes for
windows and see how things look there first before moving the mp3 collection
into the mac.
1.) transfer files to the computer via usb or
firewire (fire wire is best if the mac is older since the usb port might
be the super slow 1.x standard vs 2.0.
2.) copy the files to the itunes music folder
3.) Start iTunes and click Advanced, Consolidate
Library (tip: File, Import will not work it is intended for importing an
existing play list, not the mp3 files themselves).
4.) Press Command + B to show the Browser, click
All Genres or All Artists then click the magna-fine glass, and type a period,
look at the bottom to see if the number of music files is equal to your
collection.
iTunes wants port 3689 open for AirTunes Remote
Control"
http://www.macosx.com/content/faq.php/q425/Cant-Ender-User-Name-At-Login-Screen.html
Case Insensitive. You have to type it in exactly
the way you first set up your user name and password.
You may need to reset your password. To do this
you need the OS X CD. Do you have that handy?
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I have attempted to reset my password with the OS
X install CD but that went as follows:
- Insert install cd, and boot off it (holding
down "c")
- Installer window appears prompting me to Select
Language
- From the menu I select "Installer\Reset
Password
- Reset password appears asking me to chose an OS
X disk that contains password to reset, choices are the
install
cd and my hdd, I chose hdd.
- As soon as I chose my hdd it drops me back to
the "Select install language" screen
- Selecting english and pressing continue it
brings me to the main OS X installation screen, which I don't do as I
don't
want to go down that path yet :)
One thing I did find while doing some
troubleshooting in Single user mode was the following log entry in
/var/log/system.log:
Apr 7 08:18:24 localhost loginwindow[198]: Login
Authorization failed (-60006)!
This appears each time I reboot the machine and
seems to be related to the login window rather than an incorrect login
name/password being entered as I have tested this by not entering any
credentials and seeing if then same log entry is generated.
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Firmware
updates
From time to time, Apple has provided firmware
updates to address certain issues that cannot be addressed in updates to
software. On earlier computers, the programmer's switch was used to install a
firmware update.
Follow
these steps in the event that a firmware update is needed for these computers:
1 Shutdown the computer.
2 Wait until the computer is shutdown and
the power light is off.
3 Press and hold the power button for
several seconds.
4 The computer will signal that a firmware
update is ready to be installed by making a steady tone
and the power button light
will quickly flash several times for several seconds.
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Screen Capture aka ScreenShots
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Capture to a file called Picture 1.pdf then
Picture 2.pdf and so on:
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Command (Command) Shift - 3 is Capture Screen
Command (Command) Shift - 4 is Capture Selection
(drag the crosshairs)
Command (Command) Shift - 4, space bar, click
mouse to capture the active window (look for blue tint and camera icon) What
ever object the camera is dragged over will get the focus and that specific
object will get captured. Look at the
desktop for an icon titled Picture 1, Picture 2 etc.
Clipboard Capture (File will
NOT appear)
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Will not automatically appear on desktop,
you must paste it into a doc!
Con7trol (Command) Shift - 3 is Capture Screen
Control (Command) Shift - 4 is Capture Selection
(drag the crosshairs)
Control (Command) Shift - 4 then Space is Capture
Window (selected window has a blue overlay)
Holding
down Control when using any of these and the image will be saved to the
Clipboard rather than a file on the desktop Escape to cancel (when using
Capture Selection or Capture Window)
The files produced are PDF files; open the file
in Preview and choose File, Export to save as a different format (jpg is
default alternate format) or press (Command + Shift + E)
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Memory Handling OS X
http://www.macintouch.com/panreader55.html
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And UNIX systems have been doing this before
either of the two. A reference book I have on BSD 4.3 (dated 1989) describes a
similar algorithm. The terminology is a bit different, but the same concept
(leaving code pages in memory after application termination, to allow for
faster reloads of the app) is used.
It is not surprising that MacOS added this
feature when it moved from OS 9 to OS X, since OS X is based on BSD UNIX.
VPC7 INSTALL: Updated: 10-14-05
Installing a pre-existing Win Xp Pro
"session" or Install.
"Please Insert the Virtual PC Install
Disk" Click continue and insert the
disc.
Fill in the VPC license Install key#.
Click "Install your own operating
system", choose win xp or the os you are going to use. A name will be displayed like "windows
XP Professional" - accept that. And
choose a custom location if desired - I like to choose a 2nd partition or drive
but that is not necessary. Now don't go
any further. You now have the beginnings
of a session. The file name will end
in .vpc7 .
STOP.
Find the file, copy the name exactly copy/paste
and delete it. Now move in your pre
existing session and rename that to the file name you just deleted - it must
match exactly. Now start vpc session
manager an click on the session but don't start it. Now click settings and change the name back
to what you might have called it before ex: "Win Xp Pro SP2".
Also, set appropriate memory settings, don't
pause in background, etc.
Add to MyMac Notes
http://www.macintouch.com/ -- really great site for very honest and
helpful and detailed mac info.
1. Start up your computer using another
disk.
2. To use the Install Mac OS X disc,
insert the disc and restart your computer
holding
down the Option key, then select the Install Mac OS X disc and click the arrow.
3. Open Disk Utility.
4. In the Mac OS X Installer, choose
Utilities > Open Disk Utility.
5. Select the startup disk you want to
repair in the list of disks and volumes, then click First Aid.
6. Click the button to verify or repair
the disk or disk permissions.
Great Mini Mac Review: http://www.macintouch.com/macmini/review.html
Great Speed comparison between various mac models
- some surprising results!
http://www.macintouch.com/perfpack/comparison.html
BOOKS:
1.) Accidental Empires" by Robert X.
Cringely
2.) Along with The Sillicon Boys, this is the
best book on the history of computing for the layman I've
read so
far, I don't hesitate to give it five stars.
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Virtual PC: allow to continue running in the
background - this is ok on the dual processor power mac,
but might hinder a G4. Else, by default whenever you minimize a
running VPC session it pauses. So
if want updates to run in the background then you
must enable this:
Start VPC, Preferences, PC Behavior, uncheck
"Pause Background PC's".
Item#2 add to 7.0.2 update: the usb device
contention between the mac and windows session is fixed. A dialog
box asks you if you want to use it in the virtual
PC session or not. This is very good
news. 7.0.2 is HOT Stuff!
-- next item, Run windows, press Apple + , to get
to preferences: Click Full Screen Mode, Check "Adjust PC to match
Mac"
this way you can resize the VPC window anytime to
any size you like on the mac desktop.
NOTE: the session does NOT
resize the way a normal window does. You must click and hold the mouse button then
drag until you see a faint black
outline of the new "standard" window size.
You can only resize in standard increments.
If say you drag only one inch larger
or smaller nothing will happen because the window
can only adjust to ~ 3 standard square resolutions. The window will never
resize in such a way to cause the VPC window's
session to become distorted..
**Good shortcut: Apple + Enter will full screen
and again switch back to "windowed mode".
VPC NETWORKING: In order for zone alarm to
function correctly you must select "Virtual Switch" NOT "Shared
Networking".
else if ZA is set to limit application privileges
it will block all apps from accessing the network.
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Startup folder - to add any program to start up
folder Right Click / Control Click and "Open at Login" which will now
have a check next to it, to remove the icon from start up repeat the action and
and it will be unchecked.
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Amend folder shortcut: press and hold
Apple+Option(Alt) keys then click and drag file or folder (look for the short
cut arrow
- if you don't see it you will end up copying or moving instead of making a
short cut link). It works best in
Large Icon mode, if the view is set to list you
might have to try a few times because you end up in the useless
"grab" mode where you will see the
mouse pointer turn into a "hand".
TIP: Click and hold the mouse button,
then press Apple + Option keys.
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Carbon Clone: Restore from an image: 1. you must
double click and "mount the image", 2. If the image
is a restore of the current system rename the
mounted drive by putting -Bk on the end to make it clear
what you are dealing with. Now click Source disk in CCC and select
it. Now select target.
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File Systems / Sharing a hard drive with windows:
See:
http://www.macwindows.com/tutfiles.html#DifferencesFiles
It can be done but there are several issues:
1.) mac file system can accept any windows file
name. But the mac allows a number of
characters which are
"illegal" in windows. These are: ? [ ] / \ = + < > : ; "
, Best practices dictates that if you
intend to share
files between mac and PC you should avoid the use
of these characters on the mac.
Note: mac will copy such files to windows if
networking is enabled but the name will be renamed some
weird random bunch of characters.
2.) Sharing Hard Drives: Mac and PC have two file
systems in common.
FAT32: works great as long as you avoid copying files from mac that
contain illegal characters mentioned
above AND the file size
limit is 4GB or 4000 Megabytes. If you
work with video files or
use Carbon Copy Cloner and
the resulting backup image file is over 4GB which it easily
could be then it will stop
with error code:
1309 "Sorry, the operation could not be
completed because an unexpected error occurred"
NTFS:
This updated file system that windows Xp uses by default does allow files as
large as the space available, well over 4GB but
unfortunately, at this time mac 10.4.2 Tiger cannot write to it. Error message:
"The item "file name you tried to
copy" could not be moved because "Your NTFS drive name" cannot be
modified."
One work around is to network a windows and mac
computer and copy the file that way. Or
format the drive
unix and use either linux to write it to an NTFS
drive or buy software that mounts unix volumes in windows and
then copy the files that way or just leave the
drive as unix format and use the software to mount it under windows
whenever needed.
Hopefully, mac will allow writing to NTFS which would make it easer for
"switchers" to
interoperate in both worlds / share files etc.
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zip and unzip are built in shell utilities in mac
osx.
ex:
zip test *.rtf <Enter> this will zip all *.rtf files in the working
(current directory)
help zip
-h or generally command -help or command -h <Enter>
Mac users need no longer fear the ZIP file. And
they no longer need to have StuffIt just send a few files in a compressed
archive. ZIP is now built into the Finder.
1. Select the files you want to copy into a ZIP
archive. You can discontiguously select files by pressing the COMMAND key while
selecting the files with your mouse.
2.
Right-click (or CONTROL-click for you one button mousers) on one of the files
selected. If your tool bar is open you can use the
"Action" menu to get this same contextual menu.
3. From
the contextual menu, select "Create Archive of [however many] items"
4. The
Finder will create a new file named Archive.zip
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Browsing folders - shortcut keys to go up and down in folders use Apple + Up
or down arrow keys. Apple Down key
applied to
a file or program will open the file or run the
program.
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Serious Hard drive maintenance: you need to put
the install cd in the drive and reboot and hold down the Option (alt) key or C
key?
to boot from the cd then you can run full
diagnostics on the drive.
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SATA to SATA: I hooked up a second drive
internally. I copied a 2,700MB file in
35 seconds = 80MB/second sustained real world
speed!!! I would not have believed it unless I
saw it!
RAID: I Created a RAID? set using the 2nd
partition on 2 drives, but the speed was slower than normal yielding only
around 20MB/sec.
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RESOURCES:
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http://www.xvsxp.com/power_user/ <----- Great site Xp vs Mac
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http://www.tuaw.com/2005/12/11/top-x-keyboard-shortcuts-in-os-x/
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Top
X keyboard shortcuts in OS X
Posted Dec 11th 2005
11:30AM by
led under: OS
<http://www.tuaw.com/category/os/>, Software <http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/>, Productivity
<http://www.tuaw.com/category/productivity/>, Tips and tricks
<http://www.tuaw.com/category/tips-and-tricks/>
It's a slow weekend here at TUAW, so I figured I'd post a tip on
keyboard shortcuts I've been meaning to get to for a little while here. As I've
mentioned in previous posts
<http://www.tuaw.com/2005/10/23/a-shortcut-for-zooming-windows/>,
I'm a nut for keyboard shortcuts. They're a proven way to get work done faster,
which means I get to cut back on buying Advil in bulk. So what better way to
post handy, time-saving keyboard shortcuts than with a Top X list?
8232 I searched through our archives while putting this list together to try
and find shortcuts that either haven't been mentioned before, or they're
fundamental favorites that everyone could use a reminder on. While some of
these shortcuts might work in various applications, I'm specifically targeting
OS X key commands here. Last but not least: I'm also trying to list shortcuts
everyone can enjoy, from the elite OS X ninja to those who are reading this on
their first Mac which they pulled out of the box just yesterday. So without
further adieu, here are my Top X keyboard shortcuts for OS X, in no particular
order:
1. cmd + k - Transmit
<http://www.tuaw.com/search/?q=transmit&submit=Search+%BB>
is my favorite FTP app, but for quick and easy FTP stuff, cmd + k is OS X's
built-in "Connect to Server" command, found under the Go menu in the
Finder. Not nearly as feature-packed as most apps, but it's fine for any basic
work.
2. cmd + opt + i - Most of us know about cmd +
i, which is the Get Info command, but if you throw opt into the mix you now
have a window widely known (yet undocumented) as "Super Get Info."
This handy window is basically a live Get Info window, changing with each file
and folder you click on, enabling you to view and alter many file and folder
stats (such as Spotlight Comments and what apps open what files) with one
single window.
3. cmd + opt + h - Hide Others. Cmd + h is great
for hiding the app you're in, but Hide Others does just what it says - it hides
every other app you aren't in. Great for cleaning up a cluttered
view.
4. cmd + shift + 3/4 - the infamous Screen
Capture keys. Using 3 allow you to capture the entire screen to a pdf (Panther)
or a png (Tiger) on your desktop, while using 4 will give you an all-too-handy
aimer to drag out an exact capture area. For bonus points: after the cmd +
shift + 4 combo is triggered, you can then hit space bar for the option of
capturing whatever window the mouse is hovered over. No dragging required.
5. cmd + w - yes I know this one's pretty
obvious to some, but it's a great shortcut for new OS X users, and a
fundamental shortcut across all of OS X and the apps that run on it. Nearly
every application, not just Finder windows, obey the cmd + w command, making it
easy to get almost any window out of your way quickly.
6. This one's a three-punch combo: 1) cmd + opt
+ eject, 2) cmd + ctrl + eject, and 3)
cmd + opt + ctrl + eject. What do these weird and undocumented shortcuts do,
you ask? Well, in order, they sleep, restart and shutdown your Mac of course.
Each of those combinations will force their respective function, unless you
have open files that have yet to be saved.
7. cmd + opt + d - show/hide the dock. A great
way to free up some extra room in that screen real estate-hungry app you're
running.
8. cmd + [ and ] - forward and back in not only
the Finder, but Safari and now Firefox as well. I'm sure there are more apps
that obey this, as it's a handy way to move through a lot of web research or
folder digging.
9. cmd + shift + ? - yes, another basic one, but
even you OS X ninjas must admit to cracking a help file or two every now and
then. This is another handy shortcut as it's universal among OS X and most of
its apps.
10. cmd + opt + esc - not to be left out, I had to
mention the last-resort shortcut for misbehaving applications. For new OS X
users, this is a shortcut for the Force Quit menu, a sibling to ctrl - alt -
delete. For the few times I need it, this is a handy shortcut as it's
obtainable with only one hand.
So there you have it. I hope at least a few of
these can bring some joy to your workflow.
Feel free to discuss and add your own shortcuts in the comments, just
make sure they meet the requirement of working in OS X.
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Tech Notes:
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Error when Starting Apple's built in DVD Player:
"there was an initialization error, a valid
dvd drive could not be found [-70012]."
Originally in Panther, the DVD Player program
didn't require you to have an internal DVD drive to use it, but after
installing 10.3.3 update, the DVD Player wouldn't work with an external drive.
I'm using a mac cube with the 4.1.9f1 update and if I hook up my pioneer DVD
player internally which requires opening up the cube, dvd player work fine with
all dvd's including commercial. But once
I unplug it from the IDE cable and run it through a firewire enclosure I get
the error. The dvd appears and can see
the all the files.
The problem is not: a lack of drivers, or the
result of installing without a dvd player present. If you use pacifist to drag and
reinstall / update your original drivers this
will not fix the problem.
Solution(s): 1. download and install Pacifist
donation ware program and insert a Panther install CD and revert your player
back to 10.3.3 or older and avoid updating it.
2. The free VLC player Drops Mac OS X 10.4
(Tiger) Support in version 0.9 and newer.
The cube video screen
was blank with 0.9.5. 0.9.2 Worked but the 450mhz G4 cpu is pegged
at 100% and video is choppy. With the
dvd hooked up internally the same movie plays using about 40% cpu and is motion
is fluid.
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Pages of command tables including boot time
special open firmware bios access etc.
http://homepage.mac.com/frakes/MOSXPT/content/keyboard.html
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