San Juan
Macintosh
User Group
newsletter
December 2002
Volume 1, Issue 3
A Bite from the Apple:
Para
Todos aquellos que aœn no se han hecho miembro del SJMUG
ÁUnanse a nuestra comunidad Mac!
S—lo contesten Žste e-mail con Ò Quiero ser miembroÓ
y lo mandan a cramirez@mac.com
Nuestra Pr—xima Reuni—n ser‡ el 5 de
diciembre del 2002 @ 7:00pm
En Galer’a Paseos 2do nivel en ModŽrnica (al lado de Sears)
Los Esperamos

Carlos R. Ram’rez, MD
Presidente SJMUG
Vean Informaci—n sobre Backup en
http://www.mac.com/WebObjects/Tools.woa/11/wa/default?aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en&identifier=l4AiYfia5gFEECbG
http://www.pure-mac.com/backup.html
http://www.dantz.com/products/maccompare.html
http://www.tri-edre.com/english/tribackup.html
En adici—n a los Backups, es importante el
mantenimiento de su Mac, estos son algunas ideas que pueden seguir:
Macintosh
Maintenance Schedule
Follow this Macintosh
maintenance schedule to keep your Mac happy and healthy!
Weekly:
(1) Backup
important folders and files onto another drive or disk (zip, floppy, etc.).
Monthly:
(1) Update antivirus software, especially if exchanging files among different
computers.
(2) Rebuild the
desktop:
* Restart
* Press
and hold COMMAND + OPTION at end of start-up (before desktop appears)
*
Dialog
box appears, asking if you want to rebuild the desktop
*
Click
on OK
(3) Run Disk First
Aid:
* Launch Disk First Aid application
*
Select
one or more disks at top of window (press and hold SHIFT to select multiple
disks)
*
Click
the Repair button
Every 6 months:
(1) Zap the PRAM
* press
and hold COMMAND + OPTION + P + R during startup
*
continue
holding down all 4 keys until you hear your Mac reboot 4 times
*
release
the 4 keys
(2)
Clean out Finder Preferences
* System Folder |
Preferences | drag to trash
* Restart
* empty trash
* reset control panels that have defaulted (Date and
Time, General Controls, Memory, Mouse)
(3) Defragment the hard drive with
Norton Utilities or TechTool Pro
Every year:
(1) Perform clean install:
* Reinstall
operating system
As needed:
All of the above and:
(1) General Cleaning:
* Clean mouse
rollers with rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab.
* Clean mouse surface and ball with warm water.
* Clean keyboard with compressed air, moist cotton
swab and lint-free cloth.
* Clean monitor screen with screen cleaner.
Wipe down monitor and case with
damp lint-free cloth.
Official
Sponsors of SJMUG:
ModŽrnica Group
http://www.modernica.com
E-Mail: modernica@modernicaonline.com
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