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Find saved passwords:
Open Keychain Access.app in Applications/Utilities
or type CMD-Space to open spotlight and enter Keychain

Open local Items on the upper left
Find mcbridecabin-5G 
or search for mcbridecabin in the search box

double-click it
Click the "show password" box

you have to enter your admin password

You then have to enter your Username and admin password
(Your username is in System Preferences under the Apple menu
in Users and Groups.
The name next the house icon in finder under Macintosh HD also worked)

Check microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx for Office Updates

Every couple of months - Battery Charging and calibration on laptops.

Run cron jobs manually:
1. sudo /etc/daily
2. sudo /etc/weekly
3. sudo /etc/monthly

Important Unix Files
/etc/crontab - Jobs that run automatically (usually at night)
/var/log - System Log files
/Volumes - External disks

Essentials
Essential But Hard TO FIne Macintosh Software and Advice - Randy Singer - macattorney.com 2023

The Apple Groups Team (TAGteam)
www.applegroups.org
deast@applegroups.org

DiskWarrior
Tech Tool Pro/DiskStudio
Cocktail
YASU

Drive Genius PRO247 (25% discount to all MUGS

TinkerTool
Mac Tracker
PrintSetupRepair
unexpected quit document for 10.3x
BootCD
mac.about.com
macfixit.com
Suitcase
fontfinagler
FontDoctor
www.macsimumnews.com or liveinvite.com/macsimumnews/

Critical Utilities
comp.sys.mac.apps/ Troubleshooting

Keyboard Shortcuts - Special Key sequences

Symbols/Notation:
 - Command Key (Apple Key)
 - Option Key 
 - Control Key
 - Shift Key 
 - Caps Lock
  - Escape Key (ISO)
 - Power 
 - Tab Key
 - Eject 
 - Delete

Special Key Sequences

Misc
OS X Performance tuning for G3 Macs

HDMI monitor won't wake up after sleep. Some suggestions in forums

• Shake mouse
• Hit volume function key
• Option click displays in preferences.

Fonts
See Fonts Page.

Installing upgrades

• Run disk utility, Verify disk and Repair permissions.
• File Backup - Synchronization
• Remove all peripherals (optional
• Check if you need any drivers or firmware upgrades for third party peripherals attached.
• Make sure automatic Energy Saver settings for hard disk are turned off. If the hard disk spins down while the update is being performed, the update may not complete.
• Check to see if any Appl. need to be upgraded
• When installing the update, and this has been true at least through 10.3.9, it has been recommended that you always use the "Combined" (Will update from older versions) instead of the "Delta" or "Software Update" (updates from last versiion) version of the Update.

Restoring Library Preferenes, ...
How to transfer Apps to a new Mac

Creating a Boot disk
Get a Firewire drive. (USB 2.0 drives will backup, but won't boot.)
Use DiskUtility or Carbon Copy Cloner to create a backup

1. Once every month or every other month do a full backup to an external drive. Turn on and plug in the external drive.
2. Open Disk Utility (in Applications>Utilities)
3. Click on your computer's main hard drive (the one with Mac OSX installed on it) in the left-hand column in Disk Utility. (Click on the same name as the drive name on your desktop).
4. Click the 'Restore' tab (Mac OSX 10.3 Panther required).
5. Drag your main hard drive into the 'Source' white field.
6. Drag your external FireWire drive into the 'Destination' white field. (make sure any other data on your FireWire drive is not the same name as anything on your main OSX drive, and that you have deleted any previous full backup by dragging everything to the trash and emptying it.
7. Click 'Restore' and it will copy all data across to your FireWire drive.
8. When it is finished, Go to System Preferences and click on Startup Disk, and select the External FireWire drive, then restart and make sure the computer is able to boot from the external drive. If it can, then everything went well, and you can unplug the FireWire drive.
9. To restore (if you ever need to do so), do all these steps, except hold down the 'Option' key at startup and choose to boot off the external FireWire drive, and put the FireWire drive into the 'Source' field, and your main drive into the 'Destination' field.

To fix major problems.
Backup and reformat disk.
Use migration assistant.

Root Password / Superuser system/library/coreservices/directory utility
edit>enable root user

Security
OS X Security Configuration Guide (NSA)

Wireless Network
Press the Command key on your keyboard and mouse-click on the AirPort icon in the menu bar to get details about the connection.

RSSI: The 'Received Signal Strength Indication' shows the strength of your signal. Closer to 0 is better.
Transmit Rate: The actual speed at which data is being transmitted between your access point (router) and your computer.
MCS Index: This is a number that corresponds to protocols used to encode the radio signal.

At the bottom of that menu is an option called 'Wireless Diagnostics'. Select it to open an app with the same name.
See:
Mac OS X Helps Optimize Your Home Wi-Fi Network
See network speed in Mac OS X | www.howtogeek.com
My Network Tests

Mac Mail Tips

Video screen capture
support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721
Cmd-Shift-5

Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar. You will then see either the onscreen controls described above or the Screen Recording window described below. 

The 5 Best Mac Screen Recorder Apps for Capturing Your Screen | MakeUseOf.com

1. screen flow $149
2. Snagit  $50
3. 3. Camtasia $249

See Other tips at: 

14 Solutions for When Your iPhone DoesnŐt Ring for Incoming Calls

Picture Photo Tips

Mac OS X updating FAQ

Powerbook support at Apple

Mission Control (F3 of 4 finget swipe up)

www.apple.com/business/videotips
www.apple.com/pro/tips
www.apple.com/dotmac
www.macsurfer.com 
crucial.com RAM
Pay for help
linda.com - training
www.vtc.com$30/mo.

Air Print Printing to a wireless printer


Other Links:

..Step by Step to fix your Mac | Apple Support Communities

OS X Security Bascis | Khürt Williams presentations | SlideShare

OS X Maintenance And Troubleshooting

Mac Info 
Use your Mac as a wireless AP at https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp1540.html&login=email

Your Guide To The Awesome New Features Of iTunes 11 | MakeUseOf.com

last updated 6 Jan 2008