ForestMacStuff
setting up wireless
shoose EDUWIFI
Key is 1CBE991A14
neet to send MAC address of card to ISU helpdesk in order to get permission to use
Enabling password requirement when waking from sleep
There is a check box under the "Security" icon within "System Preferences"
setting root password
Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- From the Finder's Go menu, choose Utilities.
- Open Directory Utility.
- Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
- Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
- Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.
- Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.
Setting up printers
Choose "print" from within any application
Select "Add printer" from the pull down menu
choose "HP Jet Direct - Socket"
Enter IP address of printer
It should auto detect the printer
add a label
Unix utilities
Most of the commands below require that you either be a superuser (su) or have superuser priviledges (sudo)
Xcode
First download Xcode from apple
http://developer.apple.com/TOOLS/xcode/
MacPorts
installed in /opt/local/bin
do the command
port -d selfupdate
to update ports
some commands
- to search for packages use
- sudo port search string
- to install a package you found do
- sudo port install packagename
SVN
port install subversion
from command line type
svn -help
Xmgrace
http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/
installation using macports
ports install grace
Xfig
sudo port install xfig
gerbv
port install gerbv