What does NAT stand for and what else is it known by?
NAT: network address translation also known as IP masquerading or IP aliasing
Do password policies affect administrators and non-administrator accounts?
No, password policies only affect non-administrator accounts. Administrator accounts are exempt from password polices
What is the location and name of the kernal panic log file?
/Library/Logs/panic.log
Whats the gotcha when trying to restrict access by setting the parent folder to READ ONLY and the files contained within to READ & WRITE?
Some applications require saving temporary files to the folders during the Save process. This happens in the background and cant…
What are five things you should do before upgrading pre-OS X to Mac OS X?
– make a backup – upgrade pre-OS X system to OS 9.2 – read “before you install” document – collect…
How do you see any installation errors once the installation is complete?
open Consol (/Applications/Utilities) choose View -> Show Log List click disclosure triangle next to /var/log select install.log
Is it possible to install an older version of Mac OS X in place of a newer operating system ?
No, not with the installer as it is built. However, if you delete the files (or move them to a…
What are the disk formats that Mac OS X can read and write to? Which of these can Mac OS X be installed on?
Read from and write to: – 32-Bit File Allocation Table (FAT 32) – Unix File System (UFS) – ISO-9660 –…
Notes on Addresss Book
ADDRESS BOOKs DATA FILES ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/ ABPerson.skIndex AddressBook.data AddressBook.data.beforesave AddressBook.data.previous Images ~/Library/Preferences com.apple.AddressBook.plist Address Book will exhibit funny behavior if…
REFERENCE MAC G3+ GENERATIONS (Part 1 of 3)
GENERATIONS last updated May 2005 These three tech notes explain the various generations of G3, G4, and G5, when they…