Mac OS X: new mac user... maintenance?
Correction
by joeyslaptop - 8/2/08 12:47 PM In reply to: A virus is a virus by joeyslaptopWell, that virus was debatable actually. I was learning shell commands and was starting to learn the Xcode tools. It's more likely that it was related to that.
Fair enough
by santuccie - 8/2/08 1:26 PM In reply to: A virus is a virus by joeyslaptopIf it works for you, then by all means, use it. And also I'd like to applaud you for being smarter than the average Mac user. A lot of them assume that anything non-Microsoft is inherently magically invincible. At least you've taken some preventative initiative. Kudos!
Nothing needed, that's the beauty of a Mac
by jigmeg - 8/3/08 7:43 PM In reply to: new mac user... maintenance? by heckU don't really need any maintenance tools outside of what comes built into OSX. Unlike a PC, a Mac cares for itself. There is one tool that I have for disk maintenance, Disk Warrior, but it's really questionable if it actually does anything helpful over what OSX does. Just enjoy!
Disk Warrior
by joeyslaptop - 8/3/08 8:18 PM In reply to: Nothing needed, that's the beauty of a Mac by jigmegSo far, I haven't found a way to defragment with the standard OS X maintenance tools. Disk Warrior does, I believe, have a defragmenter.
(NT) No need to defragment in OS X
by mrmacfixit
- 8/4/08 4:47 AM
In reply to: Disk Warrior by joeyslaptop
OSX tools
by heck - 8/19/08 1:05 PM In reply to: Nothing needed, that's the beauty of a Mac by jigmegSo what tools are built into OSX and how do I get to them?
P.S.
by heck - 8/19/08 1:18 PM In reply to: OSX tools by heckAre there any important keyboard shortcuts to know for administrative-type use? Like, for example, in Windows, CTRL+ALT+DELETE to bring up the task manager. Is there anything I can't get to from System Preferences or Finder?
Check the Utilities folder
by mrmacfixit - 8/19/08 5:24 PM
In reply to: P.S. by heck
Console, Terminal, Network Utility, Activity Monitor, Disk Utility, Raid Utility to name a few.
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ok
by heck - 8/21/08 8:53 PM In reply to: Check the Utilities folder by mrmacfixit
thanks again
CTRL ALT DEL => APPLE ESC
by joeyslaptop - 8/19/08 11:22 PM In reply to: P.S. by heckActivity Monitor shows a detailed list of Daemons, apps, and other processes, etc. For a quick CTRL ALT DEL on a Mac, just do APPLE (aka:Command) and ESC.
When you do that, don't be surprised if nothing happens
by mrmacfixit - 8/20/08 4:53 AM
In reply to: CTRL ALT DEL => APPLE ESC by joeyslaptop
The full sequence is Command + Option + Escape
This brings up the Force Quit dialog box, which is not the same as the Windows Task Manager.
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Ooops, Apple ESC opens FrontRow!
by joeyslaptop - 8/23/08 1:08 AM In reply to: CTRL ALT DEL => APPLE ESC by joeyslaptopI guess I forgot about OPTION being needed to make that work too. Thanks for the correction.
Apple + ESC does nothing on my machine
by mrmacfixit - 8/23/08 5:53 AM
In reply to: Ooops, Apple ESC opens FrontRow! by joeyslaptop
You must have your keys programmed to do certain things.
That key combo is not a default
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Should do it under Leopard.
by joeyslaptop - 8/23/08 10:57 PM In reply to: Apple + ESC does nothing on my machine by mrmacfixit
I didn't do any custom hot keys. I have a PowerBook G4 1.67 Ghz with a 256 MB video card. I am running OS X.5 (Leopard). I'm pretty sure that FrontRow is standard now. The key combo works on both my brother's MacBook Pro and my sister's MacBook. Under OS 10.4, I think FrontRow was only standard on new-model computers.
I stand corrected
by mrmacfixit - 8/24/08 6:32 AM
In reply to: Should do it under Leopard. by joeyslaptop
Although the help file for Front Row lists that key combo as a method of opening Front Row, it does not activate Front Row on my Intel iMac.
It would appear as though it is supposed to, and does in some cases, but not on mine.
Thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can figure out why it is not happening here.
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