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We found the following articles with the category of Apple OS X.Booting up in Target Mode
If you just recently bought a new Mac and have an older one, or if you want to transfer files from a friend's Mac there are numerous ways to do it. The quickest and fastest way to do it is by booting up one of the machines in Target Mode and mounting the second machine as an external hard drive on the first machine. ... more
Backing Up Information
Backing up your information is the only sure fire way to ensure that you do not loose any of your important documents. This is very simple to do and should be done on a regular basis. ... more
Ejecting a Mounted Drive
There is a right and a wrong way to eject a mounted drive. If you do not follow the directions below to properly eject a mounted drive, you could loose documents that are stored on the drive. ... more
System Preferences - Sharing
File sharing allows you to share your files with other computers across the network. There are many different ways to share your computer each with limits and boundaries. ... more
Maximize iBook or PowerBook Battery Life
There are two parts to your laptop that will drain the battery the quickest: the display and the hard drive. To increase your battery life follow the steps below. ... more
System Preferences - Speech
Mac OS X has many built in features working with speech including speech recognition and a spoken user interface. Speech Recognition requires a microphone to work and works best in a quiet work environment. ... more
System Preferences - Sound
The Sound preferences allow you to set options to control the system and alert sounds, output and input devices, and volume. ... more
System Preferences - Startup Disk
The Startup Disk preference enables you to select a startup disk and if desired, restart your computer. This is helpful if you need to start your computer under Mac OS 9.2 or from a bootable CD-ROM disc. ... more
Installing Applications
By default most applications that you need to install will have an installer package that you just double click and it will automatically install itself in the proper location. However there are some applications that do not require an installation and are simply “drag and drop” applications. Installing these in the proper place is very important. ... more
Force Quit an Application
Every now and then an application will freeze or lock up. When this happens you can no longer with that application or the documents. Very rarely, you will not be able to access other applications; but it can happen. A big cue that an application has become unresponsive is when you get the spinning beach ball for a long period of time. The force quit command allows you to kill an unresponsive program to quit. You can then either restart that application or continue working with other applications. ... more
System Preferences - Exposé
If you are like most computer users, you don’t have only one window open. Instead you have multiple windows open. It can be a major pain trying to find the one window that you need since all the windows are layered upon one another. That is where Exposé comes in. ... more
How to quit an application
One of the major differences between the Mac OS and Windows is how one quits an application. On the Mac, simply closing a window does not quit out of the application you are working with. ... more
Calibrating Your Battery
In order to get the most out of your battery you must calibrate it from time to time. The first time you need to this is the first time you start up your computer, and then about once every three months to keep it current. ... more
Caring For Your iBook or Powerbook
Your iBook or PowerBook is not to be treated like just another thing that goes into your backpack with you to class. These laptops have some very sensitive equipment inside that if moved or damaged can cause some serious problems with your computer. ... more
System Preferences - Displays
The Display preferences lets you set things like screen resolution and colors. ... more
System Preferences - Energy Saver
The Energy Saver preferences allows you to specify settings for display, hard disk, and system sleep, as well as schedule shut downs and start ups. The settings can reduce the amount of power your computer uses when idle. These settings are especially important for PowerBook and iBook owners running off of battery power. ... more
System Preferences - International
The International Preferences allows you to set options that control how Mac OS X works in an environment where the US English language is not the primary language or if you need to have multiple languages used. ... more
System Preferences - Keyboard and Mouse
The keyboard and mouse preferences allows you to configure how the keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) work. ... more
System Preferences - Dock
The Dock gives you easy access to often-used applications, documents, and minimized windows. It can be customized to include specific applications, folders, documents that you use often. This allows quick and easy access to these files any time you need them. ... more
System Preferences - CDs and DVDs
Specifying what happens when you insert a CD or DVD can be useful. The CDs & DVDs preference panel lets you change these functions. The following options shown are with a SuperDrive and may vary depending on which type of drive you have in your computer. ... more
System Preferences - Date and Time
The Date & Time preferences has three different parts for setting the system time and setting different options for configuring the clock. ... more
System Preferences - Desktop and Screensaver
One of the best ways to customize your computer is by changing the desktop image and setting a screen saver that reflects who you are. The Desktop & Screen Saver preferences allow you to control all of these options. ... more
File and Folder Management
Knowing where a document has been placed is very important. Applications rely on specific folders to operate certain functions and by not using the proper folders these applications may not work properly. The operating system has already set up multiple folders for easier file management. ... more
System Preferences - Software Update
Updating the software on your computer is important. Updates can be little things like better functionality to major things like security fixes. We recommend turning Software Update to automatically check and notify you in order to always be current. ... more
System Preferences - Appearances
The appearance preferences in the System Preference allow you to change the color of text, highlights, scroll bar functionality, recent item preferences, and text smoothing. In previous versions of OS X to Panther, this was called the General preferences. ... more
System Preferences
Apple has always been about setting the user first. Why would they not let you be able to customize your computer? That is where the System Preferences come into play. You can configure many options with in the System Preferences Application. ... more