Mac basics
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Basics and general information
- What is Mac OS X?
- How do I install or upgrade Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier?
- For Mac OS X, where is the tutorial?
Networking and printing
- IU Secure wireless connections: Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- In Mac OS X, how do I make an IPsec VPN connection to the IU network?
- In Mac OS X, how do I connect to network servers or another computer on the network?
- At IUB or IUPUI, using Mac OS X, how do I print from my personal computer to an RTC or STC printer?
- In Mac OS X, how can I find the MAC address of my Ethernet or wireless interface?
- Using Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard), how do I configure my Cyrus (Webmail) or Exchange mail?
- At IU, in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and earlier, how do I configure Mail to read my Cyrus (Webmail) or IU Exchange mail through IMAP?
- At IU, in Mac OS X, how do I configure Outlook 2011 to access my Exchange account?
- At IU, in Mac OS X, how do I configure Entourage 2008 to read my Cyrus or IU Exchange mail using IMAP?
- At IU, in Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac OS X, how do I read my Cyrus or IU Exchange mail using IMAP?
- Configuring an email client for Imail or Umail
Software
- How do I download and install software from IUware?
- For Mac OS X, what web browsers are available?
- For Mac OS X, how do I obtain and install system software updates?
- How do I run Windows or Windows programs on my Mac?
Security
- In Mac OS X, how do I password-protect my computer?
- In Mac OS X, how can I protect myself from viruses?
Troubleshooting
- Known issues with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) at IU
- 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 the Mac OS X Disk Utility, what is the First Aid function, and when and how should I use it?
- Using Mac OS X in my IUB or IUPUI campus housing residence, what should I do if I'm having trouble connecting to the IUB or IUPUI campus network?
- How can I contact the Support Center at each IU campus for help?
Advanced Mac OS X topics
- In Mac OS X, what is the Terminal, and how do I access it?
- 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, how do I partition my hard drive?
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Last modified on August 23, 2011.
Last modified on August 23, 2011.
