StepByStep Index
Using Boot Camp Assistant to Partition Your Hard Drive
Boot Camp Assistant, part of Apple's Boot Camp, is the primary application for getting an Intel-based Mac ready to run Microsoft Windows. Using Boot Camp Assistant, you can create two partitions on your hard drive, one for Mac OS X and one for Windows.
Snow Leopard Install: Basic Upgrade Install of Snow Leopard
The default installation method for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) is an upgrade from Leopard. If you prefer, you can erase your hard drive and start fresh with a clean install (in fact, I highly recommend that method), but in this step-by-step guide, we’ll perform the basic upgrade installation.
Disk Utility - Add, Delete, and Resize Existing Volumes With Disk Utility
The version of Disk Utility bundled with OS X 10.5 or later has a few notable features, specifically, the ability to add, delete, and resize hard drive partitions without erasing data. If you need to resize a partition, or you would like to split a partition into multiple partitions, you can do it with Disk Utility, without losing the data that’s currently stored on the drive.
Using OS X 10.5 as a File Server for a Network
Using OS X 10.5 as a File Server: File servers come in many forms, from dedicated computer systems like Apple’s Xserve, which has a base sticker price of $2,999, to NAS (Network Attached Storage) hard-drive-based systems, which can be found for as little as $49 (you supply the hard drives). But while buying a preconfigured solution is always an option, it’s not always the best option.
Disk Utility: Using Disk Utility to Repair Hard Drives and Disk Permissions
Disk Utility, one of the many applications included with OS X, allows you to work with your hard drives. You can use Disk Utility not only to erase, format, and partition a drive, but also to repair problems that may crop up from time to time.
Back Up Your Startup Disk
You can create a replica of your startup disk that is not only an exact copy, but bootable as well. This is the ideal type of backup to perform before updating any system software.
Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Disk Utility, a free application included with Mac OS X, is a handy tool for working with hard drives, removable media, and drive images. Disk Utility is also a good choice for erasing and formatting hard drives for the Mac.
Finder Views: Using Finder Views
Finder views offer four different ways of looking at the files and folders stored on your Mac. Most new Mac users tend to work with only one of the four Finder views: Icon, List, Column, or Cover Flow. Working in one Finder view may not seem like a bad idea. After all, you will become very adept at the ins and outs of using that view. But it’s probably much more productive in the long run to learn how to use each Finder view, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each view.
Mac Printer Sharing: Mac Printer Sharing With Windows XP
Printer sharing is one of the most popular uses for a home or small business network, and why not? Mac printer sharing can keep costs down by reducing the number of printers you need to buy. In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to share a printer attached to a Mac running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) with a computer running Windows XP.
Mac Printer Sharing: Mac Printer Sharing With Windows Vista
Printer sharing is one of the most popular uses for a home or small business network, and why not? Mac printer sharing can keep costs down by reducing the number of printers you need to buy. In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to share a printer attached to a Mac running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) with a computer running Windows Vista.
File Sharing With OS X: Share Windows XP Files With OS X 10.5
Sharing Windows XP files with OS X 10.5: Sharing Windows XP files with OS X 10.5 is one of the easier Windows and Mac file sharing activities. In this step-by-step guide we will show you how to set up both your Mac and your Windows XP machine for file sharing.
Set Up Parental Controls on Your Mac
On the Mac, Parental Controls are Apple's user management system for controlling which system functions and applications are available to a managed user. Parental Controls also offer content filtering, web site filtering, iChat and Mail approval lists, and time management, to prevent your children from using the computer when they should be doing something else.
Using the Energy Saver Preferences Pane
The Energy Saver preferences pane controls how your Mac responds to inactivity. You can use the Energy Saver preferences pane to put your Mac to sleep, to turn off your display, and to spin down your hard drives, all to save energy. You can also use the Energy Saver preferences pane to manage your UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply).
Use Disk Utility to Create a JBOD RAID Array
JBOD RAID, also known as a concatenated or spanning RAID, is one of the many RAID levels supported by OS X and Disk Utility. In this About: Macs guide, we will take you through the process of creating a JBOD RAID Set using Disk Utility.
Use Disk Utility to Create a RAID 0 (Striped) Array
RAID 0, also known as stripe or striped, is one of the many RAID levels supported by OS X and Disk Utility. In this About: Macs guide, we will take you through the process of creating a striped RAID array using Disk Utility.
Use Disk Utility to Create a RAID 1 (Mirror) Array
RAID 1, also known as a mirror or mirrored RAID, is one of the many RAID levels supported by OS X and Disk Utility. In this About: Macs guide, we will take you through the process of creating a mirrored RAID array using Disk Utility.
External Hard Drive - Build Your Own External Hard Drive
Building an external hard drive is an easy project that anyone can undertake. All you need is an external enclosure, a hard drive, and about 10 minutes of your time.
Time Machine: Backing Up Your Data Has Never Been So Easy
Backing up files using Apple’s Time Machine couldn’t be easier. All it takes is a few clicks to make your data safe and secure.
Printer Sharing - Windows XP Printer Sharing With Mac OS X 10.5
Windows printer sharing lets your Mac use a printer that’s connected to one of your PCs. Setting up printer sharing for OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is easy with these step-by-step instructions.
Printer Sharing - Windows XP Printer Sharing With Mac OS X 10.4
Windows printer sharing lets your Mac use a printer that’s connected to one of your PCs. Setting up printer sharing for OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is easy with these step-by-step instructions.
Printer Sharing - Vista to Mac OS X 10.5
Vista's printer sharing feature requires a bit of tweaking before it will work with your Mac. Learn how to configure printer sharing in both Vista and OS X 10.5 with these step-by-step instructions.
Printer Sharing - Vista Printer Sharing With Mac OS X 10.4
Vista's printer sharing feature requires a bit of tweaking before it will work with your Mac. Learn how to configure printer sharing in both Vista and OS X 10.4 with these step-by-step instructions.
Create an Emergency OS X Boot Device Using a USB Flash Drive
A bootable copy of OS X on a USB flash drive is a great emergency backup tool to have on hand. It allows you to be ready to go almost immediately should anything happen to your existing startup drive. These step-by-step instructions will show you how to turn a USB flash drive into an emergency boot device.
File Sharing With OS X 10.5 - Share Mac Files with Windows Vista
File sharing between a Mac running OS X 10.5 Leopard and Windows Vista is fairly easy. This step-by-step guide will take you through the process of file sharing using the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol.
File Sharing With OS X 10.5 - Share Mac Files with Windows XP
File sharing between a Mac running OS X 10.5 Leopard and Windows XP is fairly easy. This step-by-step guide will take you through the process of file sharing using the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol.