Setting up your environments

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Outline

  • General Mac environment
  • Mac preferences
  • Terminal
  • ...

Step 1 - Setup iCloud

https://appleid.apple.com

This is the account associated to your Apple products!

Step 2 - Software Update

Step 2 - Software Update

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Step 2 - Software Update

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and now update all of the softwares!

Step 3 - Preferences

Step 3 - Preferences

Check out the trackpad and adjust it to fit

Step 3 - Preferences

Check out the trackpad and adjust it to fit

  • You can:
    • Change tracking speed

Step 3 - Preferences

Check out the trackpad and adjust it to fit

  • You can:
    • Change tracking speed
    • Customize gestures

Step 3 - Preferences

Check out the trackpad and adjust it to fit

  • You can:
    • Change tracking speed
    • Customize gestures
    • Control the "zoom"

Step 3 - Preferences

Customize your desktop appearance

Step 3 - Preferences

Customize your desktop appearance

Choose whichever wallpaper your want!

Step 3 - Preferences

Add hot corners and spaces

Step 3 - Preferences

And modify your dock

Step 3 - Preferences

And modify your dock

Step 4 - Set up printer

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The next step is to setup the printer!

Step 4 - Set up printer

  • On the 9th floor (in front of Keivan's office)
  • IP address: 129.59.116.250

Steps ...

Step 4 - Set up printer

    • Go to "Printers and
      scanners" in preferences
    • Click the "+" button in the
      lower-left corner
    • Go the IP tab
    • Put in the IP address
      shown below
    • Protocol: HP Jetdirect-
      Socket (not IPP)
    • Click "Add"

Step 4 - Set up printer

The printer is now installed!

Step 4 - Set up printer

Make sure to configure your printer to use duplex printing!

  1. Open a PDF
  2. Click "Print"
  3. Then select "Layout"
  4. Choose "Two-sided"
  5. Print...

Step 5 - Setting up your mail

Step 5 - Mail

You can use your Vanderbilt and Fisk email address

More info: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/email/

Step 5 - Mail

Emails about general and other astro-related events are sent to the Vanderbilt email address!

More info:

Step 6 - Calendar

First, get a Google Calendar and sync it to iCal

  • After having added your Google account, you will have access to your Google Calendar
  • You can see this calendar in the Calendar app.

Step 6 - Calendar

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Step 7 - Web browser

Step 7 - Web browser

And my personal one:

https://vanderbilt-astro-starting-grad-school.readthedocs.io/
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Summary

  • Step 1 - Setup iCloud
  • Step 2 - Software Update
  • Step 3 - Preferences
  • Step 4 - Set up printer
  • Step 5 - Setting up your mail
  • Step 6 - Calendar
  • Step 7 - Web browser

Now you are almost set ...

You need to install some software!

Software to Install

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