This is the outline for Wesley Fryer's 3 hour workshop, Mac OS (Macintosh Operating System) Basics.
Last updated 25 April 2011.
Apple Resources
File System / Finder
- About (System Info)
- File Structure (Applications, User Folders)
- Ejecting / Safely removing media
- Optical v USB v Firewire
- icons (iconfactory)
Shutdown / Sleep
System Preferences
- Wifi / Bluetooth
- Accessibility
- Video extras
-- Perian
-- Windows Components for QuickTime
-- MS Silverlight
- Display / multiple displays
Force Quit Apps
Browsers
- Safari
- Chrome
- FireFox
App Launch Options
- Spotlight
- Dock
- Finder Window Launcher
Utilities
- Disk Utility (repair permissions)
Apple Apps
- Preview (PDF combination, scanning)
- Facetime (desktop app)
- iTunes
- iPhoto
- iMovie
3rd Party Apps
- Seashore
- NeoOffice
- Audacity
- Appolicious
- Google Earth / SketchUp
- VLC