Tech Tidbits SPECIAL EDITION!!!
Your Source for Integrating Technology at BBES!!
Does your laptop need a beach blanket?
Things to Do to Keep the Laptop Humming Along...
To do this follow the following simple instructions
1. Go the the magnifying glass in the top right corner of your screen (it's called spotlight and you can search for anything here except a good pair of shoes)
2. Type in disk utility. click on disk utility. (this is getting complicated, right?)
3. When the disk utility box pops up, click on the Macintosh HD that is on the right.
4. Click on Verify Disk Permissions and let it run for a bit. There will be a time bar to show you the estimated time.
5. Click on Repair Disk Permissions and then let it do it's thing. You'll get another estimated time bar.
6. When it is finished you can click the red dot to close and see if your computer runs more efficiently.
Find the Spotlight. (step 1)
Click on the Macintosh HD (step 3)
Repair those Disk Permissions (step 5)
3. If something is kinda weird, or bothers you about your laptop...DON'T WAIT!! Get someone to check it out. (Media Specialist, Tech Teacher) If it is not working the way you think it should, get it looked at, don't accept a poor running machine!
We can call in the professionals, however they are busy people at the end of the year and you have to have an appointment and we don't want you to be forgotten!