Mac basics
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Basics and general information
- What is Mac OS X?
- How do I install or upgrade Mac OS X?
- In Mac OS X, how do I password-protect my computer?
- In Mac OS and Mac OS X, how can I protect myself from viruses?
- For Mac OS X, where is the tutorial?
Networking and printing
- Connecting to IU Secure in Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Connecting to IU Secure in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
- Making an IPsec VPN connection to the IU network in Mac OS X
- Manually configuring Mac OS X to connect to the IUB or IUPUI network
- Dialing into the IUB and IUPUI modem pools in Mac OS X
- In Mac OS X, how do I connect to and share files with a Windows computer?
- At IUB or IUPUI, using Mac OS X, how do I print from my personal computer to an RTC or STC printer?
- Setting up Entourage 2004 or 2008 for Mac OS X to access your Exchange account
- Setting up Entourage 2004 or 2008 for Mac OS X to read your Cyrus or Exchange mail
- Setting up Mac OS X Mail to read your Cyrus (Webmail) or Exchange IU mail
- Setting up Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac OS X to read your Cyrus or Exchange mail
- Setting up Eudora for Mac OS X to read your Cyrus or Exchange mail
- Searching for an address in the ADS Global Address List in Mac OS X
Software
- How do I download and install software from IUware?
- For Mac OS X, what web browsers are available?
- Getting system software updates for Mac OS X
- How do I run Windows or Windows programs on my Mac?
Troubleshooting
- At IU, what issues have been identified with Mac OS X 10.5.3?
- In Mac OS X, how do I quit an application that isn't responding?
- Using Mac OS X, how do I repair permissions, and what does that do?
- In Mac OS X, what is First Aid, and when and how should I use it?
- In Mac OS X, when I restart my computer, what should I do if I see a blinking question mark briefly, but the computer then continues to start up normally?
- In Mac OS X, if I have a VPN connection over the wireless network at a regional campus, why can I still not access IU sites?
- About battery life in Apple portable devices
Advanced Mac OS X topics
- What is Darwin?
- In Mac OS X, what is Aqua?
- In Mac OS X, what is the Terminal, and how do I access it?
- For Mac OS X, what are Quartz and Quartz Extreme?
- In Mac OS and Mac OS X, what are file types and creators?
- In Mac OS X, how do I assign an application to open certain file types?
- For Mac OS X, what are some useful keyboard commands?
- In Mac OS X, how can I type foreign language characters?
- In Mac OS X, how do I view invisible files?
- In Mac OS X, what is an alias and how does it work?
- How do I use my Mac as an external hard disk for another computer?
- In Mac OS X, how do I partition my hard drive?
- In Mac OS X, how do I run the X Window System?
- In Mac OS X, how can I find the MAC address of my Ethernet or wireless interface?
- At IU, using Mac OS X with PPP, how can I get automatic authentication to work?
