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Software Howto’s:

• Beginner
  • *** Useful applications for mac-newbies
  • Show File Extensions
  • Howto install software
  • Howto enable keyboard viewer
  • Howto use Finders Slideshow Function
  • Startup key combinations for Intel Macs
    
  • Howto activate Fast User Switching in OSX
  • Howto add applications to autostart (login items)
  • DE: Howto reposition menubar items (german)
  • Antivirus using Clamxav
• Advanced
  • *** Speed up guide
  • *** DE: Troubleshooting with Mac OS X (german)
    
  • DE: Applescript - Lession I - Hello World (german)
  • DE: AppleScript - Lesson II - Working with comments and dialogs (german)
  • DE: AppleScript - Lesson II - Working with dialogs and answers (german)
  • DE: AppleScript - Lesson II - Working with text (german)
  • DE: AppleScript - Lesson V - Read from file (german)
  • DE: Howto customize Mac Os X Tiger (german)
  • Howto create a clone of your OSX-System hard-drive
  • Using MacPorts
  • Howto activate Verbose boot
  • Howto disable OSX startup / boot sound
  • Howto enable Internet-Sharing on a Mac
  • Howto enable VNC access to a Mac via the ARD service
  • Software-Update via command line / terminal.app
  • Creating SMB /AFP Shares with Share Points
  • Start Applications from Command line / Terminal.app
  • Control disc-drive with drutil from command-line / terminal.app
  • Open a hidden path / location in Finder from command-line
  • Howto move Application windows (in the background) without focusing them
  • Howto Clear DNS cache in 10.4
  • Howto Clear DNS cache in 10.5
  • Howto check OS Version in commandline
  • Howto enable / disable X11 quit alerts
  • FileSystemCheck (FSCK) in Single-User Mode
  • DE: Howto use Synergy - Sharing mouse and keyboard on 2 or more devices (german)
  • DE: Howto use Geektool to monitor your system (german)
  • Reset admin password
  • Reset admin password - V.2
  • Read & Write to NTFS in OSX using MacFuse & ntfs-3g
  • Read & Write to NTFS in OSX using MacFuse & ntfs-3g V.2
  • Using EFI / refit
  • 10.5 ::: how to change the Time Machine interval
  • 10.5 ::: Enable Unsupported Network Volumes for Time Machine
  • MAC spoofing in 10.4 / 10.5

Hardware Howto’s:

• Beginner
  • Apple Hardware Test (AHT)

External Sources:

• Beginner
  • Tao of Mac - Switch to the Mac
  • Apple - Get started with a mac
  • Apple - The Finder
  • Apple - Modify your windows