Difference between revisions of "Setting up a Macintosh"

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## Norton Anti-Virus (recommended by DoD)
## Norton Anti-Virus (recommended by DoD)
## Microsoft Office
## Microsoft Office
## [http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight Microsoft Silverlight]
## [http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper!], an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives.
## [http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper!], an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives.
## [http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle]  
## [http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle]  
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## [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts].
## [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts].
## A GUI EMACS [http://aquamacs.org/ Aquamacs], [http://members.shaw.ca/akochoi-emacs/ Emacs 21 for MacOS] , or [http://emacs-app.sf.net/ Emacs.app]
## A GUI EMACS [http://aquamacs.org/ Aquamacs], [http://members.shaw.ca/akochoi-emacs/ Emacs 21 for MacOS] , or [http://emacs-app.sf.net/ Emacs.app]
## [http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX]

Revision as of 13:07, 5 March 2011

My strategy for setting up a new Mac:

  1. Wipe the disk and install OS.
  2. Download and install Apple Developer tools.
  3. Download and install the following commercial apps (many of them are free; others are licensed):
    1. Norton Anti-Virus (recommended by DoD)
    2. Microsoft Office
    3. Microsoft Silverlight
    4. SuperDuper!, an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives.
    5. OmniGraffle
  4. Consider purchasing and using these Apple Apps:
    1. iLife
    2. iWork
  5. Download and install the following open source software:
    1. MacPorts.
    2. A GUI EMACS Aquamacs, Emacs 21 for MacOS , or Emacs.app
    3. MacTeX
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