Some Macintosh Tips compiled from various sources (6/1/99)

Date: Tues 1 June 99
To: Mac Users

Command Key Shortcuts

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Macintosh "time saver" Tip

Learn to use the Command Key (on the lower row of keys on your computer) to "short cut"
repeated tasks. Look in the Menus at the top for "built-in shortcuts" and notice the ones
that are important to you!

Very Handy "Shortcuts"!!!!!!

Hold down the Command key and press the accompanying letter for the "shortcut".

   Command q = Quits an application
   Command s = Save the current document
   Command a = Select all the text in the document
   Commant c = Copy the selected text
   Command x = Cut all the selected text
   Command v = Paste the text that has been copied or cut
   
   Command z = Undo the previous action (usually works if used it immediately)

   Command n = New document or folder

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Macintosh Computer Tip

SHUTDOWN or RESTART your computer properly!

To SHUTDOWN (On the newer Macs)
     Press the POWER ON key (near the top of the keyboard)
     Click SHUTDOWN (or press RETURN)

To RESTART (On the newer Macs)
     Press the POWER ON key (near the top of the keyboard)
     Click RESTART

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Macintosh Tip

Disinfectant 3.7.1 is the last version of that excellent virus protector.
Viruses have never been a big problem for Macintosh users but that is changing.

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Did you ever wonder how to purchase RAM for your Mac Computer?
   ...ever wonder what those universal numbers mean about RAM?

Check out the "Ram Merchant"


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   Click "Buying RAM for your Mac"

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Is it time to replace or upgrade your Hard Drive?
   ...what to do?

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   Click on any of the Hard Drive links

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System 8.6 is out. It will only work on PPC machines. Those of you with
older 68040/68030 (68K) machines can upgrade as far as 8.1, but not to 8.5/8.6.

Is your's a 68K machine? If it has three numbers in the model number, it's a
68Ker; if it has 4 numbers, it's PPC.

NOTE:
OS 8 is a dramatic change to the Mac operating system. If your computer can use
it, I hope you have upgraded to either OS 8.1 or 8.5 or 8.5.1. (OS 8.1 is for
68040 computers and above while OS 7.6.1 is the most advanced OS for 68030 and
below computers, both of which are very stable OS's,)

Recommendation:
Use OS 8.1 if you can. If upgrading to OS 8.5 somethings may not work anymore
and some of the software will have to be upgraded. My grandson and I have "fallen
in love" with the "speakable items" control of the computer possible with OS 8.5
(almost worth the upgrade work all by itself - and it really works!!!!!).

OS 8.1, the highest upgrade for a non-Power Mac is a must and is available now at
a reduced price (good deal) at onsale and several other places:
     http://www.onsale.com/category/apple.htm


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I strongly recommend that everyone upgrade Disk First Aid to the new 8.2 version 
(or later). If you have nothing else, you should have this. It automatically comes
with the new Mac OS upgrade. It is the "first tool" to use when trying to "fix"
your computer.

Disk First Aid 8.2 is at Apple Computer

Two other recommended "Disk Repair" utilities are:
     Norton Utilities 4.0 (Disk Doctor):
     http://www.symantec.com/nu/fs_num.html

     MicroMat TechTool: (Pro or Freeware):
     http://www.micromat.com/micromat/main.html
     http://www.linksware.com/Pages/freepage.html

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This tip comes from TechNotes:

Electronics like to be on all the time, rather than turned on and off very frequently.

Disk drives are partly electronic, and partly mechanical.
      Less expensive mechanical things should not be run too hard, and more expensive
      ones are better off being run continually (and properly maintained: in the case
      of disk drives, be sure the fan still works!)

TV/monitor tubes have the equivalent of filaments, just like light bulbs.
      Turn them on and off judiciously.

      Don't move a TV/monitor while it's hot.
      Don't drop your disk drive.
      Try not to move your PowerBook when the drive is spinning.
      If you've got 9 gig drives or larger, let them run all the time.
      Turn your Mac off every couple of days, if you're on of those into leaving it
          on. Leave it off for at least 30 seconds, but less than 10 minutes, and
          then turn it back on again. (This seems to rid it of demons.)
      For those of you with odd size drives (like 6 gigs) somewhere between 4 and 9:
          whew! It's your call. If it's a three year warantee, turn it off at night.
          If it's a 5 year warantee...well, you can probably leave it on, or turn if
          off as you like.

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Rarely is it necessary to "Reinstall the System Software" on your computer
but when it is necessary, it is nice to know how to do it.

http://www.pclink.com/~dthomas/macintosh.ideas/installsys/installsys.html

It is best not to install a new system over a corrupted system so perform the
maintenence steps indicted below first. Learn how to do these steps in a time
of "non-stress" so you can perform them when you "really need to do so"! It is
also good for your computer to "correct problems" before they become "noticeable"
(crashes & freezes)!

http://www.pclink.com/~dthomas/macintosh.ideas/troubleshooting1.html#maintenance
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"Just because it CAN be done doesn't mean it SHOULD be done!"

Use a little judgement and taste at all times!

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