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   * [[http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/|Firefox]]: web browser   * [[http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/|Firefox]]: web browser
   * [[http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/|TextWrangler]]: text editor   * [[http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/|TextWrangler]]: text editor
-  * [[http://smultron.sourceforge.net/|Smultron]]: text editor 
   * [[http://filezilla-project.org/|FileZilla]]: ''sftp'' client   * [[http://filezilla-project.org/|FileZilla]]: ''sftp'' client
   * [[http://download.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice]]   * [[http://download.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice]]
 +  * MS Office available from the IPMB IT office (AS site license)
  
 ==== Optional ==== ==== Optional ====
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   * Energy Saver: Computer sleep = **never**, Display sleep = **10 min**, shutdown when UPS battery level is **below 20%**, **enable** start up automatically after a power failure.   * Energy Saver: Computer sleep = **never**, Display sleep = **10 min**, shutdown when UPS battery level is **below 20%**, **enable** start up automatically after a power failure.
   * Print & Fax: add lab printer   * Print & Fax: add lab printer
-  * Network: set up lab intranet using DHCP, set the DNS servers to ''192.168.1.1, 140.109.1.10, 8.8.8.8'' +  * Network: set up lab intranet using DHCP. If using a desktop with ethernet connect, turn off Wi-Fi 
-  * Bluetooth: **off**+  * Bluetooth: **off** (unless wireless keyboard/mouse is used)
   * Sharing: set **Computer Name**, enable **File Sharing** and **Remote Login**   * Sharing: set **Computer Name**, enable **File Sharing** and **Remote Login**
   * Accounts: disable **Automatic login**, display login window as **Name and password**, enable **Show input menu in login window**   * Accounts: disable **Automatic login**, display login window as **Name and password**, enable **Show input menu in login window**
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   * Assign one external hard drive for each mac workstation as the Time Machine backup drive.   * Assign one external hard drive for each mac workstation as the Time Machine backup drive.
  
-===== Ownership and permission ===== +===== Network ===== 
-  * Use ''/etc/crontab'' to maintain ownership and permission of shared files on the file server: +  * Use Terminal, type ''networksetup -listallnetworkservices'' to see the list of network services  
-<code bash> +    * e.g., ''Ethernet'' and ''Wi-Fi'' 
-$ cat /etc/crontab +  * IPv6; often cause problems 
-# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab +    * to disable: ''sudo networksetup -setv6off Ethernet'' and/or ''sudo networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi'' 
-# m h dom mon dow user command +    * to enable: ''sudo networksetup -setv6automatic Ethernet'' and/or ''sudo networksetup -setv6automatic Wi-Fi'' 
-*/5 * * * * root /usr/sbin/chown -R root:staff /Users/Shared + 
-*/5 * * * * root /bin/chmod -R a+rw /Users/Shared+===== xcode ===== 
 +<code> 
 +# Mac OS X 10.9.4 
 +xcode-select --install
 </code> </code>
- 
  
 ===== Extended Attributes ===== ===== Extended Attributes =====
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   * [[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964|Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)]]   * [[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964|Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)]]
   * [[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379|Resetting the PRAM and NVRAM]]   * [[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379|Resetting the PRAM and NVRAM]]
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computers/mac_basic_setup.1376539967.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/08/15 12:12 (external edit)