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mac_tech_advice [2012/03/29 15:57] tstonge [THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE] |
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| Some tips to help solve problems that arise and prevent others from ever happening. | Some tips to help solve problems that arise and prevent others from ever happening. | ||
| - | ===== REBUILD PERMISSIONS ===== | + | ===== Rebuild Permissions ===== |
| Directories get written to the disk when you shut down or restart. Usually, everything | Directories get written to the disk when you shut down or restart. Usually, everything | ||
| works fine. But if your computer crashes or some other problem occurs, these directories | works fine. But if your computer crashes or some other problem occurs, these directories | ||
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| - When done, restart your computer | - When done, restart your computer | ||
| - | ===== UNIX BACKGROUND UTILITIES ===== | + | ===== Unix Background Utilities ===== |
| Because OSX is Unix based, our Macs now have built-in system utilities that are designed to run when the user is least likely to be at the machine, i.e. the wee hours of the night. Most | Because OSX is Unix based, our Macs now have built-in system utilities that are designed to run when the user is least likely to be at the machine, i.e. the wee hours of the night. Most | ||
| UNIX machines are left on for years, maybe centuries. So leaving the machine on was neveran issue. But for those of us who would like to maybe save a few bucks on the electric bill, | UNIX machines are left on for years, maybe centuries. So leaving the machine on was neveran issue. But for those of us who would like to maybe save a few bucks on the electric bill, | ||