Backup and restore your Mac (length 0:02:45, source: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/)
Automatic back-up and restore of your Mac and your files with TimeMachine. Time Machine is a back-up technology introduced to the Mac with OS X 10.5 Leopard. Earlier versions did not have this facility.
Time Machine
Can backup your whole Mac
Setup Time Machine
Wireless backup via Time Capsule
Restoring lost files
Finding lost files anywhere on your Time Machine backup
Restore your data to a new Mac
Full wireless backup and restore can take a long while. The video does not explain how to exclude something from the backup. If you want to exclude items, open Time Machine Preferences either from within System Preferences, or from the Time Machine menu at the top of your screen. There you see an options button. Click it, and any folder or volume you add in the window that follows will be excluded from the back-up.
Basic wireless networking (length 0:02:48, source: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/)
A very basic overview of wireless connections available to your Mac. Included here because it does simply explain some basic terms. However, there is the impression given that you need an Apple Airport Basestation to set up wireless networking in your home or office. This is not so, as is indicated towards the end of the video when connecting to wireless networks in other places is explained.
Wifi – used for access data, internet, email
Bluetooth – shorter range compared to wifi. Used to transmit data between close or adjacent devices, i.e headsets or keyboards, mice
Wireless networking in the home – basestation connects to modem. Computer connect wirelessly to basestation or printer
Connecting to existing networks – Airport symbol in menubar, select from list of networks, enter password if prompted to do so
What you can do with Indesign: multipage documents for different purposes
The welcome screen
Creating a new document, ‘Book’, ‘Library’
Using templates (via Bridge)
Create a new document from scratch
New document dialog options
Single and facing pages
Entering custom page sizes. Options entered in the dialog box can be changed later! So don’t worry if you haven’t got all the information… Columns, margins, and presets
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Don’t be intimidated by the Mac. If you have used Windows, you will soon be up and running with the Mac.
Start menu and taskbar functions in Apple Menu and Dock.
Opening applications. Pinning applications. Finding your applications, files and downloads.
The Dock (1) how to open applications: Finder, Dashboard (Widgets), Mail, Safari, iChat, Address Book, iCal, Preview, iTunes, Photo Booth, iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, Time Machine, System Preferences
(2) Stacks: Application folder, Document folder, Downloads folder
The Menu bar, changes with open application, status icons
Finder Basics, Quick View, create and rename folders
Spotlight, finding anything on your Mac, calculator functions
Mac Help menus
Apple’s support website
AppleCare.
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Backup and restore your Mac (length 0:02:45, source: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/)
