OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Training & Documentation

Self Help Documents: Apple Macintosh Computers

OTS is pleased to offer the following PDF publications and Flash movie tutorialsmovie tutorialas self-help technology resources for the Towson University community. (For other non-profit use please refer to our copyright information.) To open a publication or play a movie tutorial, click on its title. If your browser does not properly display the publication, you may need to install a free copy of Adobe Reader. If your browser does not properly display the movie, you may need to install a free copy of Adobe Flash Player. To search this page for a specific word or phrase, press Ctrl-F.

Towson Macintosh users may also find support and information at the Mac Corner website at http://www.towson.edu/adminfinance/OTS/support/maccorner.asp.

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Connecting to Macintosh to H:\ and O:\ Drives (Network File Shares)

This document explains how to connect to file shares and remote drive using a Macintosh Apple Computer.

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Connecting to Dial-Up Towson University Using a Macintosh

Towson University provides free dial-up Internet access to its students, faculty and staff.  This document explains how to configure your Mac to connect to and access Towson University's free Internet service.

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Connecting to TU Wireless on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
These instructions will assist you in connecting to the Towson Wireless network from your Macintosh (OS 10.5) computer.

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Connecting to TU Wireless on Mac OS 10.4 Tiger

These instructions will assist you in connecting to the Towson Wireless network from your Macintosh (OS 10.4) computer.


Finding System Information
This document explains how to display system information such as computer name, serial number and IP address on a Macintosh computer.

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Installing the VPN client on a Macintosh

This document explains how to install the VPN client on a Macintosh computer. This document also refers you to a patch that you need to install before using the VPN client.

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Installing McAfee VirusScan 8.6: on Macintosh Systems

This document explains how to install theMcAfee VirusScan 8.6 software on a Macintosh computer. 

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Printing for Mac 10.5 Leopard

This document will walk you through the steps to configure your Macintosh OS 10.5 computer to print to network printers on the university network.

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Printing for Mac OS 10.4 Tiger
This document will walk you through the steps to configure your Macintosh OS 10.4 computer to print to network printers on the university network.


Safe File Naming Conventions
Refer to this document before saving files that may be shared between Macintosh and PC computers. Certain characters are incompatible when sharing files across platforms.

Setting up Entourage
This document will step you through setting up the mail software application, Entourage, for your Macintosh.
   


 


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