![]() Double-click problem item to check settings/ports/etc Secure, no settings required, must agree to receive. Older Macs do no support AirDrop (wifi card issue) Mid2009+ works Internet Sharing - Share internet connectionĪirDrop - Share files and folders, Wireless peer-to-peer without wifi connection Screen Sharing - share screen/rdp over local network only (maybe with public IP) Does printer show up? No? MDNS might be off in printer, or BOnjour turned off. ![]() en0 (ethernet 1), en1 (ethernet 2), en2 (wifi) in Server ProĪssist Me - Network Diagnostics - Walk through testingĪfp:// apple server (assumed unless different) en0 (ethernet) vs en1 (wi-fi) (typically, if unit has ethernet and wi-fi) Choose location from Apple Menu > Locations Action Menu, set service order, drag order servicesĬreate Network Locations to provide different setups based on network Bluetooth DUN/PAN, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Firewire ![]() Check ip (.x = self-assigned) under Advanced - does IP make sense. Status - Green active w/ip (link+protocol), Yellow IP (link-no protocol) not connected, Red down (no lnk-no protocol), grey disabled Natural is like iPad, turn off to make it act like a mouse Power Nap - downloads etc when computer sleeping Displays - Color LCD - adjust color, scaling, etc, auto-adjust brightness Keyboard viewer will show you symbols (shift-option-K is apple logo), Option-6 Subsection, Language and Text - show character viewer for optional characters, copy/pste into doc Third-party items show at bottom of sys prefs System-wide alerts, located on right side two-finger slide from right side (off trackpad) toward left Reindex - drag hard drive into privacy, then drag it back out Privacy - drag into privacy window to prevent showing up in spotlight Speed up by turning off certain indexing Try diff user account (quick fix, try first) Verify font resources (logout/log back in, relaunch app with same doc) Send crash report to Apple to help tweak issues Do not delete until you are sure the problem is solved. Command-Option-Esc = Force Quit *know for exam* Control-Click on app in dock and choose Force Quit show all process, %cpu, look for something using a lot of cpu, then troubleshoot app ignore 'lock file' files, that is a Time Machine side-effect Reinstall app to replace app support files Does problem still exist? If yes, most likely a pref file issue Safari - reset Safari, delete cookies, then delete prefs if needed plist out of prefs folder (quit app, move plist, apps should create new prefs file) System Prefs can set app to auto switch Most are 64-bit mode, Get Info and can force to open in 32-bit mode (for plug-ins, usually) Mac Store Apps can be removed via LaunchPad Most items can be dragged to trash out of the Applications folder Admin can bypass via contextual menu (right-click/control-click) can relax those settings to apps+signed or anywhere Disk Images, Installers, Apps, Scripts, mand (protection asks 'are you sure to run?') App sandboxing (You sure you want to run?) AppleJack runs from command line in Single-User mode. Unix and X11 (based on FreeBSD), X11 replaced by XQuartz, Free apps:, PowerPC apps are NOT supported, OSX 10.8 lacks Rosetta Native MacOS X - No distinction between Intel and Universal (both Intel and PowerPC Code) Simple items can be dragged into Applications Folder, Complex items require Installer apps Install from App Store, Signed and auto updates via AppleID Apps open where they left off, can turn off in System Prefs > General You would want to encrypt the TimeMachine backup as well Use recovery key after 3 failed logins per user ![]() Safe Sleep Mode - sleep mode before battery dies. ![]() If you forget key, blow away volume and start over (Do not store ON the machine!) encryption key - New users can be added after the fact You can enable users after the drive is encrypted Owner encrypts hard drive, must enable fv2 for each user users have to be added into FV2 or they will be locked out of the drive Setup through Security and privacy, encrypts in background FV2 is full volume encryption (XTS-AES 128 encryption) Turn off legacy file vault, decrypt user's files, then set up file vault 2 In FileVault 2, the entire boot volume is encrypted. In old versions, only home folders were encrypted. MacTracker - 3rd party app lists all info about apple spec database, codename for each computer/osįile Vault 2 - Installation section and privacy/security But, if they help someone, then it is worth checking out! Not in any order, really, and pretty rough. These are some of the notes I took during my Mac Certification. ![]()
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