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David Corking

How to Switch to the Mac - Tao of Mac | February 2007 | Rui Carno - 0 views

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  • the installer creates the first user account. This is the important bit: it is an administration account – call it “Administrator” or something like that and create another for yourself afterwards (if you’re a UNIX head, this is not root, which is disabled).
    • David Corking
      David Corking on 11 Apr 09
       
      Q: Why doesn't the installer _tell_ you this? It looks and feels like an ordinary unix user with 'sudo' access, but according to Tao, it can be troublesome. A: My guess is that Apple doesn't want you to have to remember two passwords. Perhaps Apple decided, unlike Tao, that the security of asking for passwords for important tasks is good enough.
  • Create your own Applications folder inside your home directory (Mac OS X will change the icon accordingly) and try out new stuff in there.
  • drag the entire Applications folder to the right-hand side of the Dock, forming what Apple calls a “stack”
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  • Put things you want to share among users in the /Users/Shared folder.
  • Set up separate accounts for kids using the Simple Finder or Some Limits option under the Limitations tab.
    • David Corking
      David Corking on 11 Apr 09
       
      In Mac OS X 10.4, you find this in preferences under Accounts, and click the "Parental Controls" tab, then select Finder and click Configure .... I don't think there is a "Limitations" tab.
  • David Corking on 11 Apr 09
     
    This article is packed with great tips that you won't find in other introductory tutorials. Therefore it is a bit heavy to read, and worth dipping into even if you have used Macs for a year or two.
Jeff Johnson

Creating Automator Actions for Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) - 0 views

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  • Jeff Johnson on 20 Jul 08
     
    Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) 3 is the latest release of Apple's desktop management software, enabling administrators to distribute software, manage assets, and remotely administer Mac OS X systems via a network. ARD 3 takes advantage of innovative technologies in Mac OS X Tiger such as Automator. Automator is built on the concept of actions - discrete tasks such as opening a file, cropping an image, or sending a message. With Automator users can string together a series of actions into a single Automator workflow document. Much like a script, a workflow document can be executed, triggering each action and passing any data generated by the action to the next action in the workflow. Using the Automator actions installed with ARD and custom actions you create, you can develop workflows to automate repetitive system administration tasks. For example, workflows can distribute software, create detailed software and hardware reports, and remotely configure systems using ARD.
Jeff Johnson

JAMF Software: Client Management Software for Macintosh Professionals - 0 views

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  • The Casper Suite is a client management tool for the Macintosh platform. Simply put, the Casper Suite is designed to inventory, image, update, and maintain Apple computers running OS X. With an approach developed natively for the Macintosh OS, the Casper Suite makes it easy to image machines, manage updates, and proactively support computers automatically and remotely. With the Casper Suite, system administrators no longer need to work nights and weekends or hire additional staff to support new or existing computers. The Casper Suite allows your school district or university to grow its population of fast, fun, and powerful Apple computers without growing your IT department.
Jeff Johnson

Propagator - an OS X Admin's Friend - 4 views

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  • Jeff Johnson on 01 Dec 10
     
    Propagator provides a GUI for pushing out files to Macs on your local network. This is useful for OS X system administrators who wish to update all of their managed client machines with a specific file, most commonly property list (.plist) files. This functionality can also be achieved using Apple Remote Desktop, but a free alternative is always worth taking a look. My two favorite aspects of Propagator are its Common Places drop down menu for quickly specifying common locations to drop files (such as long ~/Library paths), and it's Set Ownership check box for giving proper ownership of the file to the right user accounts. The option to Lock Files After Copy prevents users (in my case, students and unknowing faculty) from messing with your work, accidentally or not.
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