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Simple questions about os x

cool11 said:
What about user accounts?
Do I have to create something? I want to have full access and rights without any restrictions.
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I would create an admin account, which is the first one you create when you get your machine for the first time. That would be the account I would use to apply software and system updates. However, for day to day tasks, I would create a "standard" account. This would reduce the possibility of deleting an application or system file by mistake and limit the damage of a trojan you might download if you get fooled while you are net surfing.

Creating, using and maintaining accounts is much easier on Mac OSX than XP.
 
I have an old scanner hp scanjet 2200. HP official site does not display any driver for mac os x.
Does this mean that mac os will not recognise it?
Or it will use it with some generic driver which means poor handling of the device?
 
cool11 said:
An old Hp Deskjet 720. I searched google, I did not find any mac os x support.
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Sorry, but I don't see any Deskjet 720 on Apple's list of included HP printer drivers for Tiger on Intel Macs. So unless any of the generic drivers will work you will have to nag at HP...

cool11 said:
How can I shut down the mac?
Is there something similar to the windows os?
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Just press the power button and confirm with enter/return... 🙂

And if your MacBook ever gets well and truly stuck and freezes completely, just hold the power button down for 5+ seconds to do a hard shutdown...
 
theBB said:
I would create an admin account, which is the first one you create when you get your machine for the first time. That would be the account I would use to apply software and system updates. However, for day to day tasks, I would create a "standard" account. This would reduce the possibility of deleting an application or system file by mistake and limit the damage of a trojan you might download if you get fooled while you are net surfing.

Creating, using and maintaining accounts is much easier on Mac OSX than XP.
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You talk like a Mac can be compromised THAT easily, there is no reason in OSX or Linux, or even Vista with UAC not to run an "admin" account.
 
Chone said:
You talk like a Mac can be compromised THAT easily, there is no reason in OSX or Linux, or even Vista with UAC not to run an "admin" account.
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Up to a point, Lord Copper. However, as you'll see in this article, problems can arise if you run an application installer from an admin account. This was discussed on MacBreak Weekly Episode 7: after listening to that podcast, I now run my own account as a standard user, and authenticate with an Admin username/password when required.
 
I have some dvds written with windows nero program, using sessions.

I put them in mbp, and it shows only the first session.

Why? What can I do?

I am trying to configure the whole system enviroment and I feel a bit lost.

I will post some of my problems, please every advice will help me.

1.
I just installed the driver of my printer, canon pixma. It works fine in os x, but I cannot find any option about the quality of printing. I searched almost everything, I saw so many option but not this one. Is it possible not to have it? Windows driver has this print quality option(draft, normal, best etc). Any ideas?


2.There is also an hp scanjet 2200 scanner(no mac os x driver). Can I use it somehow? Mac does not seem to 'find' it anyway. What can I do?

Any good utility to add the cut(file) function in mac os x, like windows does?

How can I make the finder to preserve the layout I want? Column width, detail view etc.
 
How do I close finder in order to maintain these settings?
Menu and dock icon does not give me such an option.
 
Is there any way to check what programs are loaded at startup?
I think osx takes forever to load!
 
cool11 said:
Is there any way to check what programs are loaded at startup?
I think osx takes forever to load!
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Yes, go to System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items.

You can also check which programs are currently running using Activity Monitor (located in Applications > Utilities).
 
If I delete some applications preinstalled with max os x, I can installed them manualy from mac os x cds?
 
I want to see all the files in a detail view like windows explorer does.
All the files detailed the same time(creation time, modification time, file sizes etc)

I need it because I want to be able to see in a glance when all files were created. Until now, the best I have in finder is column view but I still have to click in every single file to see how old it is etc.
Any solution to this problem? Something in finder or other application?
 
Use 'list' view in finder, not column view, and you can see date modified, size, kind etc. Plus if you go to View>Show view options in Finder, you can choose other options to display, such as version, date created etc.
 
How I can tell finder open everything and always in list view? Everytime I minimize I have to do it again from the start (icon view once again). Something like keeping the settings.
 
cool11 said:
How I can tell finder open everything and always in list view? Everytime I minimize I have to do it again from the start (icon view once again). Something like keeping the settings.
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This is actually a bit complicated because Finder tries to be sort of intelligent (and mostly ends up being stupid, IMO).

When you open a new Finder window, change it to the view you want (cmd-2 for list) and move it and resize it if you want, then close the window preferably without even clicking inside it (cmd-W) (actually it should be enought that yo don't navigate out of the folder). The next time you open that finder window in that same way (there are several ways, cmd-N, double-clicking any folder, clicking the Finder icon in the Dock without having a window open), it will open in List view (until you make a change and close the window without navigating elsewhere).

Also check Finder preferences -> General and make sure "Always open new windows in column view" isn't checked.
 
cool11 said:
I want to have full access and rights without any restrictions.
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What you just said is the one thing you can do on any operating system that can maximize the damage done to your data in case of attack (by malware or by a person).

Even if today there's no real OS X threats in the wild, careful computer users never use their computers as administrator when it's not needed.
 
nplima said:
What you just said is the one thing you can do on any operating system that can maximize the damage done to your data in case of attack (by malware or by a person).
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huh, I though OSX give much greater access for a user than Linux? The new mac's default acc is a admin level acc? isn't it?
 
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