Knowledge Base




Portables: Adjusting the keyboard backlight

Many portable computers feature a backlit keyboard. Learn how to change your System Preferences to experience different keyboard backlight behaviors If your portable supports this feature. (more…)

September 1, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Mac mini (Mid 2011), MacBook Air (Mid 2011): Use Lion Recovery instead of OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive

Learn about using Lion Recovery or the built-in OS X Lion?recovery partition rather than OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive with computers released after OS?X Lion. (more…)

September 1, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Mac mini Server (Mid 2011): Cannot NetBoot to Diagnostic image by holding F1 key during startup

After setting up an Apple Server Diagnostics NetBoot image for Mac mini Server (Mid 2011), NetBoot may not complete when you try to NetBoot a Mac mini Server by holding down the F1 key at startup. (more…)

September 1, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

OS X Lion: How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from another Mac

You can use Migration Assistant to transfer important information, such as user accounts, applications, network and computer settings, and files, from one Mac computer to another via a FireWire cable, ThunderBolt cable, or via an Ethernet or wireless network. (more…)

August 31, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

How to request a certificate from a Microsoft Certificate Authority using the ADCertificatePayloadPlugin

OS?X?Lion’s Profile management feature and the ADCertificatePayload Plugin provide the ability to easily request and retrieve?a digital certificate from a Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services Certificate Authority. For a Lion system bound to Active Directory, this feature greatly simplifies the process of obtaining a digital?identity for a computer or user account. (more…)

August 31, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Mac OS X v10.6, OS X Lion: Unable to restrict logins to network groups

When editing the list of network users who are allowed to log in at the login window, a network group may not be added to the list. (more…)

August 31, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Mac OS X v10.6, OS X Lion: Unable to restrict logins to network groups

When editing the list of network users who are allowed to log in at the login window, a network group may not be added to the list. (more…)

August 31, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Magic Mouse: Enabling gestures

Learn how to enable gestures through the Mouse preference pane in System Preferences. You need Mac OS?X v10.6.3 or later to enable multi-touch gestures for Magic Mouse. (more…)

August 29, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB

Learn more about the power available via USB on Apple computers and displays and how to use peripheral devices that may require more power than is available through the USB port. (more…)

August 26, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base

Mac mini: How to identify external power adapters on Mac mini models released before 2010

In February 2006, Apple introduced the Intel-based Mac mini (Early 2006). (more…)

August 26, 2011 — Category: Knowledge Base