Macintosh

We are currently discussing and determining the overall Mac support approach.

Installation and Configuration

• Mac OS X Versions
• Mac Image Creation
• Applications and software that are found on different images
• Mac Image Deployment    Netboot    how to netboot -- some merging/referencing to be done
• Multiple Mac OS versions per machine
• GradStudentMacDeployment (historical) Notes on installing and configuring a Mac for Grad student use
• MacintoshDiagnosticHome - the home page for the CSCF Macintosh diagnostic image
• MacStandardInstall - the standard list of programs that should be included to support the CS infrastructure
• MacManagement - tools to maintain and manage iMacs, mac books, mac minis, and other portable devices
• MacDisableSafeSleep - Mac portables can become unbootable if the safe-sleep image is corrupt
• MacTestSuite - a series of tests to run on a new image candidate
• MacCloning A way to duplicate a Mac and a pointer to a drive replacement how-to article
• MacChangeShells - maybe you like bash but are stuck with tcsh. Or maybe you have Panther and hate bash. Either way, this will help.
• ChangeMacShortName - built in to Leopard as an advanced function, but there is a tool available for Tiger
• MacChangingStaff this explains the process to change when a new staff members inherits a machine from an incumbent
• MacVimHighlighting - so I got vim from somewhere, but it won't do colour highlighting in Terminal.app!
• MacXtermDefaults Setting X11 defaults in system
• ADAddMac - How to Authenticate a Macintosh system as a member of the CSCF Active Directory.
• MacProlificUsbToSerial - CSCF has a bunch of USB-9 pin serial dongles
• WatIAMforMailAndAddressBookviaLDAP - integrate WatIAM with Mail and Address Book via LDAP
• http://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/wiki/LIS/Advanced_Mac_Configuration_Topics - some helpful topics in Mac OS X administration
• Virtualization - possibilities for running multiple OSes on a Mac
• FORE system compatibility on Mac - Documents ways one can configure Mac software to use the FORE financial system.
• Login and Logout Hooks - how to run a program at either login or logout
• SNMP Configuration - how to configure SNMP to work
• CasperSuite - Documentation on mac.cs and our Casper Suite deployment

Teaching Labs

• MacLabs - notes on the configuration of the Mac teaching labs
• BulkAccountCreation
• OldMacLab Information and Instructions for pre-F06 CS100/200 Mac Lab set-up

Application notes

• BackupMacs -the new Backup system for the Macs after Retrospect
• BootCamp - Apple released this early April, what's it like?
• OtherApplications - some handy stuff that people use; not necessarily free
• OpenSourceApplications - I want more stuff! What can I do?
• MacDriveCare - notes on troubleshooting disc drives
• MacMozillaTroubleshooting - How to fix student problems with Mozilla apps
• PowerReset, especially for laptops with non-removable batteries

Printing

• MacPrinting
• AddingMacintoshNetworkPrinters - notes on adding a Ricoh Printer (or, really, any printer)
• More on printing - see MacsOnMainCSPrinters

Security

Troubleshooting

• MacStartup - the steps a mac takes to startup from power-on
• MacStartupOptions - startup options for Mac OS X
• MacNetworkTrace - notes on getting a network trace from Mac OS X
• TrobuleshootingMacOSX - http://www.gballard.net/macrant/osx_troubleshooting.html
• EBook - http://www.thexlab.com/book/troubleshootingmacosx.html?referrer=GSN-0-4
• MacDiagnostics - restart the machine and press the "D" key to run mac os diagnostics
• MacLabCheck - notes on checking machines in CS mac labs
• MacErrorCodes - A list of error codes in Mac OS X and their meanings
• MacYosemiteProblems - some problems encountered with Apple mail and safari

Creating installation media

• OS 10.9 "Mavericks" (same for OS 10.10 "Yosemite") Create installation media

snickers Miscellaneous Mac Musings

• Miscellaneous info for Macs

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