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Your New Mac PowerBook Specifications Layout How to Use Guidelines For • • • • all CCSF Laptop users CCSF owns laptop Warranted for 4 years Normal wear and tear only Problems: Return to Help Desk (310 Batmale Hall: 239-3711) Full guidelines on Tech Docs Web site under Mac Laptops: http://www.ccsf.edu/techdocs - Mac laptop link 2 2 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Safety Precautions Read the Getting Started guide Safety guidelines: Appendix B, starting page 99 Avoid temperature extremes Don’t drop! Never pick up by screen Protect from theft • Security cable, Vigilance 3 3 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Mac PowerBook Laptops For full-time faculty on laptop list (Fall 2002) G4 Processor 1 GHz 15.2-inch TFT Display FireWire 400 and 800, USB 2 60GB Hard disk Combo Drive (CD-RW, DVD ROM) • No built-in floppy or Zip drive • Discussion of other options to come…. 4 4 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Other specs Built-in 56K Modem Modem port/cable • plugs into phone line LAN port • for Ethernet cable/ network ports inside CCSF (covered in Hands-on) • for DSL / Cable Modem at home 5 5 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Other specs External monitor ports • Adapter cable for projectors supplied 512MB SDRAM Stereo speakers Headphone jack PC Card type I/II Weight: about 6+ lbs Wheeled case supplied 6 6 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Transferring documents No Floppy or Zip drive Copy files to CD if possible Deployment period: • External CD, Zip and floppy drives available through ITS (all campuses) and here in L313 7 7 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Possible purchases External USB mouse • For those uncomfortable with touchpad External USB keyboard • To gain full key size 8 8 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Other storage options External USB Zip drive • For compatibility with CCSF Desktop Machines External USB Floppy drive • To use floppy disks Wherever possible: Buy devices marked USB 2 (not just USB or USB 1.1) Floppies may not be necessary…. 9 9 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Emerging storage options USB plug-in disks Use on any machine with USB port and modern operating system Some Mac-compatible Search online for “USB Storage” 10 10 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Software 11 11 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center OS X New look Transition from OS 9: • See TLC’s support document Better Memory management • Force Quitting works! • Doesn’t crash the system 12 12 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center OS X Security You must log on to use the computer Login name: • Old fog login • First letter of first name + up to first seven letters of last name • No spaces or special characters • E.g.: Mickey Fa = mfa Ghislaine Van Zantwyck = gvanzant 13 13 Password: Initially, the same as login 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Log Out vs. Shut Down To display the Login screen but not power down: Apple menu > Log Out Use on busy or shared computers 14 14 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Changing your password Change your password at will In Finder 1. Click Apple Menu 2. System Preferences 3. My Account 15 15 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Entering a new password 4. 5. 6. 16 16 Enter Current password Enter new password – twice Enter password hint (shows up after several wrong tries) 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Problems Error messages • If your login gets shaken off just repeat Forgotten passwords • Local ITS person • Help Desk (2393711) 17 17 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Software: Office Programs Microsoft Office X: • Word: Document processing • Excel: Spreadsheets • PowerPoint: Presentations Faculty/Staff: Buy for Home use: http://collegebuys.org/msca/1x1microsoft.htm 18 18 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Other Software Internet Explorer 5.2 Web browser Anti-Virus Telnet (through terminal) Fetch (FTP) • Technical use • File transfer to servers for Web sites 19 19 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Exchanging documents File versions PC and Mac compatible • Macs can use PC-formatted disks • Easy Document exchange No version problems • Office X: Opens files created in older and PC versions 20 20 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Adding new software Install programs yourself Be Careful! Follow installation instructions Check with the Robert Lam ([email protected]) before installing software that affects the network • E.g. chat, server-based programs, streaming media Backup documents regularly Keep program installation CDs and serial numbers…. 21 21 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Software compliance Please do not copy or install any illegal or unlicensed software on your CCSF computer! Commercial software must be legally: • Purchased • Licensed • Installed in accordance with its license 22 22 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Allowing System updates 23 23 Apple puts out OS updates You will see a window like this If you have time, click Install Save any open files first! 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Software: Virus checking Virex installed Update virus files manually Scan files/disks manually Instructions on handout 24 24 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Copying files/Folders to CD CD-R or CD RW disks CD-R: • Write once; store • Can’t be re-written CD-RW: • Write • Erase; then rewrite Handout available Demo?? 25 25 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Copying files/Folders to CD Third party software may add features: • • • • E.g. Roxio’s Toast Ver 6 current About $80 Lite version may be available • Check for OS X Jaguar compatibility 26 26 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Battery Operate on battery when unplugged from Power brick 2 + hours to run down • Depends on use, external devices Plug in to recharge • Takes “several” hours • 3-4? 27 27 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Battery Maintaining capacity: • • • • Run battery down during the NEXT FEW DAYS Work continuously with power unplugged Amber > Green light=battery charged Battery indicator at top right of Menu bar See Getting Started pages • 20 for initial battery calibration • 74-77 for indicators and conservation 28 28 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Connecting to Internet CCSF: Ethernet (hands-on) DSL / Cable connection • Provider supplies info / software / equipment ISP phone connection • ISP supplies info / software Always mention Mac OS X Jaguar Troubleshooting • Providers, not CCSF Help Desk 29 29 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Home use: Internet provider Resources: http://www.computeruser.com/resources/isp/index.html (allows search by telephone area code) http://www.ucan.org/links/ComputersInternetLinks.htm (Many links to user review sites, help finding DSL/Cable/ISP) Friends! 30 30 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center After ISP dialup Log in to your ISP as instructed • Outside CCSF network • Network drive not available GroupWise email • Access through the Internet http://gww.ccsf.edu 31 31 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center GroupWise New email system Transition issues from fog/pine to GroupWise GroupWise 32 32 3/18/2003 Web demo City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Looking at your PowerBook Hands on! 33 33 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Looking at your PowerBook 34 34 Take out PowerBook G4 Getting Started book Page 7: Parts Pages 8-9: Keys and ports Pages 10-11: Plugging into power 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Further information Go to the Desktop Upgrade Web site from http://www.ccsf.edu/tlc Click the Desktop Upgrade Info link Use the Mac Laptop sections for this presentation and other documents on your machine and related information Also check Updates on the Desktop Upgrade home page 35 35 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center