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The upbeat little ditty when you install OS X Panther (10.3), is “Eple” by Royksopp

For Tiger, aka 10.4 the stylesmiths at Apple decided to go with “Bytecry” by Weevil.

Rumor has it that Leopard, OS X 10.5, will “Exodus Honey” by Honeycut, but with a new movie as well.

In 10.4.X you can extract both the movie and the sound by going to Macintosh HD/System/Library/Core Services, then control+click on Setup Assistant, click Show package Contents, click Contents/Resources/ conrol+click TransitionSection.bundle, Show Package Contents, click Contents/Resources, and the movie (intro.mov) and audio (intro-sound.mp3) are located there.

To connect to the SECURE Pirate Wireless Network you will need to adjust some settings on your laptop.
The settings will only need to be done once, and then you will be able to connect to the wireless network anywhere it exists on campus. NOTE: The residential hall (Apogee) wireless network is not considered part of the Pirate network.

• The instructions for Windows XP wireless users are at this link.
• The instructions for Windows Vista wireless users are at this link.
• The instructions for Macintosh wireless users are at this link.
• A map of the wireless coverage can be found here.

Before installing Sophos, please uninstall any previous anti-virus software (such as Virex) that you may have installed on your computer.  (more…)

If the PDF was created as a form you can edit it in ‘Preview’. Simply open the application folder, double click on Preview, open the PDF form, choose Text Tool from the Tools menu. Then click a field and type in your info. If the field doesn’t highlight in blue, the PDF isn’t a form that you can fill out.

If you need to edit PDF’s that are not forms you might try this free tool: Skim - Read & Edit PDF Files http://www.coolosxapps.net/2007/04/03/skim-read-edit-pdf-files/

All students, staff, and faculty members at ICUT (Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas) member institutions can acquire Microsoft’s most popular products at greatly discounted rates!
To view all products available on this agreement and to place an order, please visit:
www.shopscholar.com

University Password Change for Macintosh

Download these instructions mac-password-change.pdf

PART 1 – Password Change on the Web

1. Open a web browser to https://webmail.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/password/index.cgi
2. Enter your old password followed by a new password (twice) that meets the security requirements for a University Password at Southwestern. Click Change Password.

Note: You must choose a new password that is completely unique and different then your last. You can not select the same password and simply make a small change to it. (i.e. ‘Password1′ can not be changed to ‘Password2′ or ‘1passWord’)

PART 2 – Changing Your Macintosh User Account

Follow the directions below based on the version of Mac OS X installed on your machine. To identify which version of Mac OS you have, choose ‘About this Mac’ from the Apple menu.

Resetting a user’s password - Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 or later

1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu choose Accounts.
3. If the lock icon is closed, click to unlock. Note: You will be prompted to type in your old password.
4. Select the username whose password you want to change.
5. Click the Change Password button (Mac OS X 10.4 only).
6. Enter the new password in both the Password and Verify fields.
7. Click the Reset Password button (Mac OS X 10.4 only).
8. If a dialog box appears with the message “Your Keychain password will be changed to your new account password,” click OK.

Resetting a user’s password - Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.2.8

1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu choose Accounts.
3. If the lock icon is closed, click to unlock. Note: You will be prompted to type in your old password.
4. Select the username whose password you want to change.
5. Click Edit User.
6. Navigate to the New Password field.
7. Enter the new password in both the Password and Verify fields.
8. Click Save.
9. If a dialog box appears with the message “Your Keychain password will be changed to your new account password,” click OK.

Note: Regardless of how many characters are actually in a Mac OS X 10.2 password, seven bullet characters (•••••••) will appear in the New Password and Verify fields the next time the password is edited.

Resetting a user’s password - Mac OS X 10.1.5 or earlier

1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.

2. From the View menu choose Users.

3. If the lock icon is closed, click to unlock. Note: You will be prompted to type in your old password.

4. Select the username whose password you wish to change.

5. Click Edit User.

6. Enter the new password in both the Password and Verify fields.

7. Click Save.

Note: Regardless of how many characters are actually in the password, thirteen bullet characters (•••••••••••••) will appear in the Password and Verify fields the next time the password is edited.

If you have any trouble please call the Helpdesk, x7333 for assistance.

Virex 7.7 is available for Mac OS X computers. Click here to download the disk image. After downloading the disk image, double-click on it to open it and look inside for the “Virex.pkg” file. Double-click that file to install Virex 7.7.

This replaces Virex 7.2 and 7.6 and is compatible with OS X 10.4.

The 2005 Resnet CDROMs will be distributed to faculty and students in the next two weeks. These CDs contain the latest versions of McAfee antivirus software for Macintosh and Windows computers, spyware protection, recommended software, and guides to help you with your computing. If you do not get a CD, you can access all the content online at this link.

Update: Virex 7.7 is available. Go here to download it.

In light of the upcoming school year, we’re posting the antivirus software for Macintosh users. Until McAfee releases a new version of Virex for OS X, here is what’s needed, listed by operating system version:

• Mac OS X 10.4 or greater: Virex 7.2. Click on the link to download.
• Mac OS X 10.1.5 to 10.3.9: Virex 7.6. CLick on the link to download.

Virex 7.6 is the latest version, however it is incompatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (and all sub-version of 10.4). As a result, you should not load it, instead use the older version, Virex 7.2.

With the release of Apple’s Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), there are some software incompatibilities to note. First, SPSS 11 is not compatible. It will not launch. We are talking with SPSS about the availability of a patch.

Second, McAfee’s Virex 7.6 is also incompatible. The background scans of your computer never stop running and take up *way* too much of the processor’s resources. This is especially hard on laptops as this causes your battery to drain extremely fast. Unlike in the case of SPSS, the older release of Virex does work. You can download Virex 7.2 here.

From Apple’s support site, comes this article on how you can burn a multisession CDR.

1. Create a folder for the session and drag the items you want to burn into the folder.
2. Open Disk Utility, located in Applications/Utilities.
3. Select Images > New > “Image from Folder.” Then select the folder you created in the navigation window and click Open.
4. Type a name for the image, choose a disk format, and click Save.
5. When the disk image is complete, select it in the left column of the Disk Utility window.
6. Choose Images > Burn or click Burn in the tool bar.
7. Insert a blank CD in the optical drive.
8. Select the “Leave disc appendable” checkbox. If you don’t see this option, click the triangle in the top-right corner to see this option.
9. Click Burn.

Gradebook software now available for download for Mac and PC:

http://www.gradekeeper.com/download.htm

• SU License Name is: Southwestern University
• SU License Code is: 502729

IMPORTANT:

Gradebook for the Macintosh Operating System does not add a file extension to saved files’ names. If you use Gradebok on a Mac, you should add a .grk extension to a saved file. That way you will be able to open your file on a Windows PC. If you are having problems opening Gradebook files from one Mac to another, try dropping your Gradebook file on the Gradekeeper PC->Mac utility.

This utility adds back the file resource data that identifies Gradekeeper files. Why would you have to do this? When a file is transferred across file servers or networks, the resource data that identifies a file can be lost. This is usually prevented by addingg an extension to a filename. In Gradekeeper’s case, this does not seem to work, so this utility is there.

Mozilla 1.7 is the latest release of the browser suite for Mac OS X.

To install Mozilla by downloading the Mozilla disk image, follow these steps:
Click this mozilla-mac-MachO.dmg.tgz link to download it to your machine. By default, the file is downloaded to your desktop.
Once you have downloaded the .dmg.gz file, drag it onto Stuffit Expander to decompress it (Stuffit Expander may launch and decompress the file automatically). If the disk image doesn’t mount automatically, double-click on the .dmg file to mount it. If that fails, and the file does not look like a disk image file, do a “Show Info” on the file, and, in the “Open with application” category, choose Disk Copy. In Mac OS 10.2, you can use “Open with” from the context menu.
Once the disk image mounts, open it, and drag the Mozilla icon onto your desktop.
We recommend that you drag it into the Applications folder.
Now eject the disk image.
If you like, you can drag Mozilla to your dock to have it easily accessible at all times. You might also wish to select Mozilla as your default browser in the Internet system preferences pane (under the Web tab).

Intego has posted a security alert warning Mac OS X users that a new trojan horse virus appears to be able to execute on a Mac.

There will be more information forthcoming about this as the basic structure of the OS X operating system will make it difficult for this virus to infect the core operating system.

No information is available from McAfee at this time. Until further information says otherwise, do not double-click a .mp3 file to launch it. Drag the file into your iTunes library window to play it.

Netscape 7.1 is the latest version of the venerable web browser. You can download the browser at this link. (OS 9 users, use this link to download Netscape 7.02.)

Once the file downloads, you can double-click the icon to have Stuffit Expander decompress it. Expander will also open the resulting Netscape-MachO.dmg disk image which will prompt you to agree to the license agreement. Click the Agree button, let the disk image mount, then drag the Netscape application’s icon out of the disk image to your hard drive. It is recommended that you place the application in the Applications folder.

*Note: Your web browser will most likely download the file, decompress it and open the resulting disk image for you, leaving the only step the one where you drag the application to your hard drive.
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