Computer Boot Camp
For MAC Uers
August 23, 2013, 12:00 pm
Moodle > Staff Resources > Virtual Meeting Rooms > Professional Learning Room
Who for?
All staff who own, manage, and work with MACs
Presented by:
Nathan Thanos
What's On Deck?
- Familiarity with your machine
Computer lifecycles
What makes your computer slow down
Powered versus battery
Wireless versus Wired
Buying a new computer, what do you need to do your job effectively
- Operating systems
Mac OS 10.8.4 Mountain Lion
Mac OS 10 .7.5 Lion
Mac OS 10 .6.8 Snow Leopard
- Browsers
Safari
FF
Chrome
Everything else
- Java (32 bit versus 64 bit or both)
removing old versions of Java
Which version should you have
Java SE 6 from apple
- Anti-virus
Do you want it on your Mac OS?
Multiple anti viruses installed
Common sense internet usage and downloading
Using time Machine to backup
- Computer maintenance
Hard drive cleaning, clearing old files, defragmenting your drive
Running updates
Apple Mac OS
Flash
Java
Browsers
Cleaning your computer regularly
- Free great software for your desktops productivity
VLC Media Player
Dropbox
Jing
- Question time
What to Bring?
- A readiness to learn
- A willingness to play in the sandbox
- Practical Questions
- Creativity energy
- A Collaborative spirit
- Positive solutions