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<div style="padding: .25em; background-color: black; color: #f0f0e0; font-weight: bold">This Date in History</div><br />
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On 5 December 1933, the 21st amendment to the United States constitution was ratified, repealing prohibition. 2008 is thus the 75th anniversary.<br />
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</div><br />
<br />
== Info == <br />
<br />
The annual CSE Holiday Party is coming soon:<br />
<br />
'''When''': 6:00 PM on Friday, December 5, 2008.<br />
<br />
'''Where''': Center for Urban Horticulture [http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS]<br />
<br />
'''What to bring''': Food! It's a potluck, so sign up below...<br />
<br />
The department will provide drinks and cups, plates, silverware, etc.<br />
<br />
Guests (friends, family, significant other etc.) are certainly welcome to <br />
attend. If you're bringing something for the potluck, just try to bring <br />
enough to feed you and however many guests you're bringing.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Directions ===<br />
<br />
The Center for Urban Horticulture is a quick drive / bus ride / walk east of campus. You can find it on the UW campus map at:<br />
<br />
http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS<br />
<br />
Find it on Google at:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.658069285726796+-122.29019165039062&sll=47.669799,-122.289434&sspn=0.009132,0.021436&ie=UTF8&ll=47.658158,-122.290063&spn=0.001142,0.00268&t=h&z=19<br />
<br />
There is plenty of parking on site, but it goes without saying that I think you should ride a bus ;) Routes 75 and 65 from campus go pretty much right there.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Potluck Sign-Up ==<br />
<br />
To sign up, just add your name to the wiki. When signing up please try to keep the selection balanced, so that we do not end up with 50 desserts and no main dishes.<br />
<br />
Note, to make edits on the wiki, you'll need to be logged in. If you don't already have a wiki account, just use:<br />
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u: HolidayParty2008<br />
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p: potluck<br />
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=== Appetizers ===<br />
# Susumu Harada<br />
# Kayur Patel<br />
# Nodira Khoussainova<br />
# Shannon Gilmore<br />
# Christoffer Klang<br />
# Christian Vollmer<br />
# Travis Kriplean<br />
# Dan Grossman<br />
# Jesse Davis<br />
# YongChul Kwon<br />
# Tyler Robison<br />
# Michael Piatek<br />
<br />
=== Main Courses ===<br />
# David Notkin<br />
# Yoshi Kohno<br />
# Fei Wu<br />
# Gaetano Borriello<br />
# Kate Moore<br />
# Dieter Fox<br />
# Elizabeth Tseng<br />
# Neva Cherniavsky<br />
# Charlie Reis<br />
# Michael Ernst<br />
<br />
=== Side Dishes ===<br />
# Magda Balazinska<br />
# Sandra B. Fan<br />
# Ben Ylvisaker<br />
# Aniruddh Nath<br />
# Kate Everitt<br />
# Michael Buettner<br />
# Erik Andersen<br />
# Ivan Beschastnikh<br />
# Ethan Katz-Bassett<br />
# Alice Neels<br />
# Hao Du<br />
# Emily Wang<br />
<br />
=== Desserts ===<br />
# Brian Curless<br />
# Craig Prince<br />
# Nicole Cederblom<br />
# Scott Saponas<br />
# Dan Dembiczak<br />
# Lisa Glendenning<br />
# Widad Machmouchi<br />
# Rosalia Tungaraza<br />
# Richa Prasad<br />
# Lynn Yang<br />
# Alan Liu<br />
# Dave Bacon<br />
<br />
== After Party ==<br />
<br />
Elisa Celis has graciously offered to host the '''official''' After Party. The address is 2131 N 52nd St.</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6322Ski Day 20072007-01-12T19:16:06Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>= Organizational details = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch. It is ~2hr drive, so most people will probably leave from Seattle between 7 and 8. Anyone renting and taking lessons needs to get there at ~ 9. Lessons start at 10. Most people will probably leave Stevens between 4:30-5. However, each car is free to come up with their own schedule.<br />
<br />
= Cars = <br />
<br />
People needing / offering rides<br />
<br />
= Gear = <br />
<br />
People needing / offering gear</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_users&diff=5257Mac users2006-06-10T23:09:10Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting started ==<br />
<br />
There are a set of things you'll want to your Mac right away. You should also sign up for the CSE Mac users mailing list [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users here]. This Wiki covers, in order, what I've told new Mac users in the department to do. For more (slightly out of date) details, check out Brian Bershad's [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bershad/Mac/ Mac users page].<br />
<br />
=== Initial config ===<br />
<br />
Apple's initial configuration when you first start your Mac is pretty straightforward. The only issue is <b>not</b> configuring your Internet connection. During setup, you should select 'no internet connection', as otherwise the registration software will attempt to contact Apple, which won't work because you haven't yet registered your MAC address, and take a long time to time out. <br />
<br />
Also note that you don't have to send any registration information to Apple, even though you need to fill it out in the initial setup form. If you claim that you don't have an internet connection, you never need to send it. <br />
<br />
=== Register MAC address ===<br />
<br />
You can do this [http://www.cs.washington.edu/lab/services/network/CSEnetAccess.html here].<br />
<br />
=== Immediately annoying problems ===<br />
<br />
Apple populates its new machines with some bloated applications and annoying initial settings. Cheif among these is the i* applications, which take up a bunch of unnecessary disk space. You can remove the following:<br />
<br />
* GarageBand - A music creation program, takes up 2+ gigs. Remove /Applications/GarageBand and /Library/Application Support/Garage Band<br />
* iWeb - website creation targeted at home users, takes 630+ megs. Remove /Applications/iWeb<br />
* iMovie - movie editing software, takes 200+ megs. Remove /Applications/iMove HD and /Library/Application Support/iMovie<br />
<br />
Feel free to add more cruft here. All of these can be easily reinstalled from the install DVDs that come with your machine. Also, these and other applications clutter your initial dock, which you can easily remove by simply dragging them out of the dock.<br />
<br />
You can configure most global preference (mouse speed, key repeat rate, network config, etc.) in the System Preferences application, accessible by select 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu (it's at the top left, looks like a blue apple). <br />
<br />
=== Installing X11 and the developer tools ===<br />
<br />
By default, Apple does not include X11 or the GNU development toolchain. You need to install these yourself. From the installation DVD that came with your computer, you'll find these by double clicking on the DVD (which appears on the desktop after you insert it), and scrolling down until you see the 'Optional Installs'package. Double click that, go through the initial few steps, and then expand Applications and select X11 when you need to specify what to install. To install the developer tools, open the Xcode Tools folder on the root level of the installation DVD and install the XcodeTools package similarly. Keep in mind that Apple updates its developer tools often, and the latest version is always available free at their [http://connect.apple.com/ ADC website].<br />
<br />
== Services you probably want ==<br />
<br />
=== Mail ===<br />
<br />
Apple's Mail program is the default email reader for OS X, and supports IMAP reasonably well. Other email clients include: <br />
<br />
* [http://www.microsoft.com/mac Microsoft Entourage] - Part of Microsoft Office for Mac<br />
* [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] - Mozilla-style, not pretty but works well<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Configuring Apple's Mail program is fairly easy, with the samll caveat that you need to accept that your account won't work after you go through the initial config when you first start the program. Instead, once you've gotten past the initial setup, you can get to more advanced settings via the Mail->Preferences... menu wherein you can change things for your account like SSL settings and IMAP prefix path (in the Advanced tab). <br />
<br />
Also, you may want to right click (hold control while clicking if you've got a single button mouse) on your folder list in Mail and select 'Use small mailbox icons' to make the icons a reasonable size. <br />
<br />
=== Web ===<br />
<br />
The default web browser in OS X is Safari in /Applications/Safari. Common problems generally involve tabbed browsing and popup blocking, both of which are off by default, but can be enabled from Safari->Block popup windows and Safari->Preferences->Tabs, respectively.<br />
<br />
A more feature rich and (arguably) visually appealing web browser is [http://www.caminobrowser.org/ Camino], and [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox] also works. <br />
<br />
=== Microsoft Office ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ Available for Macs], but we don't have a site license for it.<br />
<br />
=== LaTeX, Gnuplot, and other UNIX stuff ===<br />
<br />
Apple's terminal program is located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal<br />
<br />
There are basically three options here: [http://fink.sf.net/ Fink], [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ DarwinPorts], or downloading source and installing yourself. The last option has recently become particularly feasible as OS X is now well supported by developers. However, a good package manager goes a long way towards manageability. I use Fink because, in my experience, it's been the best supported, but your mileage may vary. If you elect to download Fink, here are some packages I find useful. You can install these by typing the following in a new terminal after installing Fink: <br />
<br />
<pre><nowiki><br />
fink install x<br />
</nowiki></pre><br />
<br />
where x is one of:<br />
<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnuplot gnuplot]<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/tetex tetex] <br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/fileutils fileutils]<br />
<br />
All available packages are listed [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/index.php?phpLang=en here]. <b>Keep in mind that you need a special version of Fink for Intel Macs.</b> In the case of TeX, I recommend the excellent [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop] editor, which you can configure to use your Fink installed version of TeX by changing its preferences (Under the 'Engine' tab) to point to /sw/bin<br />
<br />
<br />
== Useful websites ==<br />
<br />
Some useful Mac-specific websites:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.macupdate.com/ MacUpdate] - for keeping up with new software and searching for some to do what you want. Also try [http://www.versiontracker.com/ VersionTracker]<br />
* [http://www.macosxhints.com/ MacOSXHints] - helps you use your Mac more effectively<br />
* [http://www.macfixit.com/ MacFixIt] - useful to check before you install a big OS update or buy a new machine<br />
* [http://www.macintouch.com/ MacInTouch] - these guys have reader reports that generally treat all issues people experience with new hardware and software. Very useful at times, but tough to wade through.<br />
* [http://www.macresearch.org/ MacResearch] - scientific tools for Macs<br />
<br />
== Useful software / Misc. tips ==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2004051208143172 Sheet speed hint]<br />
<br />
* [http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] - BibTeX bibliography manager<br />
* [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] - a nice, free text editor<br />
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] - a video player much like MPlayer, but looks nicer. Supports a lot of formats that QuickTime Player doesn't<br />
* [http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium] - a chat client for AIM/GTalk/ICQ/MSN/Yahoo/Zephyr/etc<br />
* [http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] - system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc<br />
* [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/ Parallels] - VMware-like application for Intel Macs. Lets you run Linux, Windows, etc.</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_users&diff=5256Mac users2006-06-10T23:07:30Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting started ==<br />
<br />
There are a set of things you'll want to your Mac right away. You should also sign up for the CSE Mac users mailing list [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users here]. This Wiki covers, in order, what I've told new Mac users in the department to do. For more (slightly out of date) details, check out Brian Bershad's [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bershad/Mac/ Mac users page].<br />
<br />
=== Initial config ===<br />
<br />
Apple's initial configuration when you first start your Mac is pretty straightforward. The only issue is <b>not</b> configuring your Internet connection. During setup, you should select 'no internet connection', as otherwise the registration software will attempt to contact Apple, which won't work because you haven't yet registered your MAC address, and take a long time to time out. <br />
<br />
Also note that you don't have to send any registration information to Apple, even though you need to fill it out in the initial setup form. If you claim that you don't have an internet connection, you never need to send it. <br />
<br />
=== Register MAC address ===<br />
<br />
You can do this [http://www.cs.washington.edu/lab/services/network/CSEnetAccess.html here].<br />
<br />
=== Immediately annoying problems ===<br />
<br />
Apple populates its new machines with some bloated applications and annoying initial settings. Cheif among these is the i* applications, which take up a bunch of unnecessary disk space. You can remove the following:<br />
<br />
* GarageBand - A music creation program, takes up 2+ gigs. Remove /Applications/GarageBand and /Library/Application Support/Garage Band<br />
* iWeb - website creation targeted at home users, takes 630+ megs. Remove /Applications/iWeb<br />
* iMovie - movie editing software, takes 200+ megs. Remove /Applications/iMove HD and /Library/Application Support/iMovie<br />
<br />
Feel free to add more cruft here. All of these can be easily reinstalled from the install DVDs that come with your machine. Also, these and other applications clutter your initial dock, which you can easily remove by simply dragging them out of the dock.<br />
<br />
You can configure most global preference (mouse speed, key repeat rate, network config, etc.) in the System Preferences application, accessible by select 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu (it's at the top left, looks like a blue apple). <br />
<br />
=== Installing X11 and the developer tools ===<br />
<br />
By default, Apple does not include X11 or the GNU development toolchain. You need to install these yourself. From the installation DVD that came with your computer, you'll find these by double clicking on the DVD (which appears on the desktop after you insert it), and scrolling down until you see the 'Optional Installs'package. Double click that, go through the initial few steps, and then expand Applications and select X11 when you need to specify what to install. To install the developer tools, open the Xcode Tools folder on the root level of the installation DVD and install the XcodeTools package similarly. Keep in mind that Apple updates its developer tools often, and the latest version is always available free at their [http://connect.apple.com/ ADC website].<br />
<br />
== Services you probably want ==<br />
<br />
=== Mail ===<br />
<br />
Apple's Mail program is the default email reader for OS X, and supports IMAP reasonably well. Other email clients include: <br />
<br />
* [http://www.microsoft.com/mac Microsoft Entourage] - Part of Microsoft Office for Mac<br />
* [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] - Mozilla-style, not pretty but works well<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Configuring Apple's Mail program is fairly easy, with the samll caveat that you need to accept that your account won't work after you go through the initial config when you first start the program. Instead, once you've gotten past the initial setup, you can get to more advanced settings via the Mail->Preferences... menu wherein you can change things for your account like SSL settings and IMAP prefix path (in the Advanced tab). <br />
<br />
Also, you may want to right click (hold control while clicking if you've got a single button mouse) on your folder list in Mail and select 'Use small mailbox icons' to make the icons a reasonable size. <br />
<br />
=== Web ===<br />
<br />
The default web browser in OS X is Safari in /Applications/Safari. Common problems generally involve tabbed browsing and popup blocking, both of which are off by default, but can be enabled from Safari->Block popup windows and Safari->Preferences->Tabs, respectively.<br />
<br />
A more feature rich and (arguably) visually appealing web browser is [http://www.caminobrowser.org/ Camino], and [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox] also works. <br />
<br />
=== Microsoft Office ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ Available for Macs], but we don't have a site license for it.<br />
<br />
=== LaTeX, Gnuplot, and other UNIX stuff ===<br />
<br />
Apple's terminal program is located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal<br />
<br />
There are basically three options here: [http://fink.sf.net/ Fink], [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ DarwinPorts], or downloading source and installing yourself. The last option has recently become particularly feasible as OS X is now well supported by developers. However, a good package manager goes a long way towards manageability. I use Fink because, in my experience, it's been the best supported, but your mileage may vary. If you elect to download Fink, here are some packages I find useful. You can install these by typing the following in a new terminal after installing Fink: <br />
<br />
<pre><nowiki><br />
fink install x<br />
</nowiki></pre><br />
<br />
where x is one of:<br />
<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnuplot gnuplot]<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/tetex tetex] <br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/fileutils fileutils]<br />
<br />
All available packages are listed [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/index.php?phpLang=en here]. <b>Keep in mind that you need a special version of Fink for Intel Macs.</b> In the case of TeX, I recommend the excellent [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop] editor, which you can configure to use your Fink installed version of TeX by changing its preferences (Under the 'Engine' tab) to point to /sw/bin<br />
<br />
<br />
== Useful websites ==<br />
<br />
Some useful Mac-specific websites:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.macupdate.com/ MacUpdate] - for keeping up with new software and searching for some to do what you want. Also try [http://www.versiontracker.com/ VersionTracker]<br />
* [http://www.macosxhints.com/ MacOSXHints] - helps you use your Mac more effectively<br />
* [http://www.macfixit.com/ MacFixIt] - useful to check before you install a big OS update or buy a new machine<br />
* [http://www.macintouch.com/ MacInTouch] - these guys have reader reports that generally treat all issues people experience with new hardware and software. Very useful at times, but tough to wade through.<br />
* [http://www.macresearch.org/ MacResearch] - scientific tools for Macs<br />
<br />
== Useful software / Misc. tips ==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2004051208143172 Sheet speed hint]<br />
<br />
* [http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] - BibTeX bibliography manager<br />
* [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] - a nice, free text editor<br />
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] - a video player much like MPlayer, but looks nicer. Supports a lot of formats that QuickTime Player doesn't<br />
* [http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium] - a chat client for AIM/GTalk/ICQ/MSN/Yahoo/Zephyr/etc<br />
* [http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] - system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_users&diff=5255Mac users2006-06-10T23:00:58Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting started ==<br />
<br />
There are a set of things you'll want to your Mac right away. You should also sign up for the CSE Mac users mailing list [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users here]. This Wiki covers, in order, what I've told new Mac users in the department to do. For more (slightly out of date) details, check out Brian Bershad's [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bershad/Mac/ Mac users page].<br />
<br />
=== Initial config ===<br />
<br />
Apple's initial configuration when you first start your Mac is pretty straightforward. The only issue is <b>not</b> configuring your Internet connection. During setup, you should select 'no internet connection', as otherwise the registration software will attempt to contact Apple, which won't work because you haven't yet registered your MAC address, and take a long time to time out. <br />
<br />
Also note that you don't have to send any registration information to Apple, even though you need to fill it out in the initial setup form. If you claim that you don't have an internet connection, you never need to send it. <br />
<br />
=== Register MAC address ===<br />
<br />
You can do this [http://www.cs.washington.edu/lab/services/network/CSEnetAccess.html here].<br />
<br />
=== Immediately annoying problems ===<br />
<br />
Apple populates its new machines with some bloated applications and annoying initial settings. Cheif among these is the i* applications, which take up a bunch of unnecessary disk space. You can remove the following:<br />
<br />
* GarageBand - A music creation program, takes up 2+ gigs. Remove /Applications/GarageBand and /Library/Application Support/Garage Band<br />
* iWeb - website creation targeted at home users, takes 630+ megs. Remove /Applications/iWeb<br />
* iMovie - movie editing software, takes 200+ megs. Remove /Applications/iMove HD and /Library/Application Support/iMovie<br />
<br />
Feel free to add more cruft here. All of these can be easily reinstalled from the install DVDs that come with your machine. Also, these and other applications clutter your initial dock, which you can easily remove by simply dragging them out of the dock.<br />
<br />
You can configure most global preference (mouse speed, key repeat rate, network config, etc.) in the System Preferences application, accessible by select 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu (it's at the top left, looks like a blue apple). <br />
<br />
=== Installing X11 and the developer tools ===<br />
<br />
By default, Apple does not include X11 or the GNU development toolchain. You need to install these yourself. From the installation DVD that came with your computer, you'll find these by double clicking on the DVD (which appears on the desktop after you insert it), and scrolling down until you see the 'Optional Installs'package. Double click that, go through the initial few steps, and then expand Applications and select X11 when you need to specify what to install. To install the developer tools, open the Xcode Tools folder on the root level of the installation DVD and install the XcodeTools package similarly. Keep in mind that Apple updates its developer tools often, and the latest version is always available free at their [http://connect.apple.com/ ADC website].<br />
<br />
== Services you probably want ==<br />
<br />
=== Mail ===<br />
<br />
Apple's Mail program is the default email reader for OS X, and supports IMAP reasonably well. Other email clients include: <br />
<br />
* [http://www.microsoft.com/mac Microsoft Entourage] - Part of Microsoft Office for Mac<br />
* [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] - Mozilla-style, not pretty but works well<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Configuring Apple's Mail program is fairly easy, with the samll caveat that you need to accept that your account won't work after you go through the initial config when you first start the program. Instead, once you've gotten past the initial setup, you can get to more advanced settings via the Mail->Preferences... menu wherein you can change things for your account like SSL settings and IMAP prefix path (in the Advanced tab). <br />
<br />
Also, you may want to right click (hold control while clicking if you've got a single button mouse) on your folder list in Mail and select 'Use small mailbox icons' to make the icons a reasonable size. <br />
<br />
=== Web ===<br />
<br />
The default web browser in OS X is Safari in /Applications/Safari. Common problems generally involve tabbed browsing and popup blocking, both of which are off by default, but can be enabled from Safari->Block popup windows and Safari->Preferences->Tabs, respectively.<br />
<br />
A more feature rich and (arguably) visually appealing web browser is [http://www.caminobrowser.org/ Camino], and [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox] also works. <br />
<br />
=== Microsoft Office ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ Available for Macs], but we don't have a site license for it.<br />
<br />
=== LaTeX, Gnuplot, and other UNIX stuff ===<br />
<br />
Apple's terminal program is located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal<br />
<br />
There are basically three options here: [http://fink.sf.net/ Fink], [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ DarwinPorts], or downloading source and installing yourself. The last option has recently become particularly feasible as OS X is now well supported by developers. However, a good package manager goes a long way towards manageability. I use Fink because, in my experience, it's been the best supported, but your mileage may vary. If you elect to download Fink, here are some packages I find useful. You can install these by typing the following in a new terminal after installing Fink: <br />
<br />
<pre><nowiki><br />
fink install x<br />
</nowiki></pre><br />
<br />
where x is one of:<br />
<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnuplot gnuplot]<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/tetex tetex] <br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/fileutils fileutils]<br />
<br />
All available packages are listed [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/index.php?phpLang=en here]. <b>Keep in mind that you need a special version of Fink for Intel Macs.</b> In the case of TeX, I recommend the excellent [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop] editor, which you can configure to use your Fink installed version of TeX by changing its preferences (Under the 'Engine' tab) to point to /sw/bin<br />
<br />
<br />
== Useful websites ==<br />
<br />
Some useful Mac-specific websites:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.macupdate.com/ MacUpdate] - for keeping up with new software and searching for some to do what you want. Also try [http://www.versiontracker.com/ VersionTracker]<br />
* [http://www.macosxhints.com/ MacOSXHints] - helps you use your Mac more effectively<br />
* [http://www.macfixit.com/ MacFixIt] - useful to check before you install a big OS update or buy a new machine<br />
* [http://www.macintouch.com/ MacInTouch] - these guys have reader reports that generally treat all issues people experience with new hardware and software. Very useful at times, but tough to wade through.<br />
* [http://www.macresearch.org/ MacResearch] - scientific tools for Macs</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_users&diff=5254Mac users2006-06-10T22:03:57Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting started ==<br />
<br />
There are a set of things you'll want to your Mac right away. You should also sign up for the CSE Mac users mailing list [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users here]. This Wiki covers, in order, what I've told new Mac users in the department to do. For more (slightly out of date) details, check out Brian Bershad's [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bershad/Mac/ Mac users page].<br />
<br />
=== Initial config ===<br />
<br />
Apple's initial configuration when you first start your Mac is pretty straightforward. The only issue is <b>not</b> configuring your Internet connection. During setup, you should select 'no internet connection', as otherwise the registration software will attempt to contact Apple, which won't work because you haven't yet registered your MAC address, and take a long time to time out. <br />
<br />
Also note that you don't have to send any registration information to Apple, even though you need to fill it out in the initial setup form. If you claim that you don't have an internet connection, you never need to send it. <br />
<br />
=== Register MAC address ===<br />
<br />
You can do this [http://www.cs.washington.edu/lab/services/network/CSEnetAccess.html here].<br />
<br />
=== Immediately annoying problems ===<br />
<br />
Apple populates its new machines with some bloated applications and annoying initial settings. Cheif among these is the i* applications, which take up a bunch of unnecessary disk space. You can remove the following:<br />
<br />
* GarageBand - A music creation program, takes up 2+ gigs. Remove /Applications/GarageBand and /Library/Application Support/Garage Band<br />
* iWeb - website creation targeted at home users, takes 630+ megs. Remove /Applications/iWeb<br />
* iMovie - movie editing software, takes 200+ megs. Remove /Applications/iMove HD and /Library/Application Support/iMovie<br />
<br />
Feel free to add more cruft here. All of these can be easily reinstalled from the install DVDs that come with your machine. Also, these and other applications clutter your initial dock, which you can easily remove by simply dragging them out of the dock.<br />
<br />
You can configure most global preference (mouse speed, key repeat rate, network config, etc.) in the System Preferences application, accessible by select 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu (it's at the top left, looks like a blue apple). <br />
<br />
=== Installing X11 and the developer tools ===<br />
<br />
By default, Apple does not include X11 or the GNU development toolchain. You need to install these yourself. From the installation DVD that came with your computer, you'll find these by double clicking on the DVD (which appears on the desktop after you insert it), and scrolling down until you see the 'Optional Installs'package. Double click that, go through the initial few steps, and then expand Applications and select X11 when you need to specify what to install. To install the developer tools, open the Xcode Tools folder on the root level of the installation DVD and install the XcodeTools package similarly. Keep in mind that Apple updates its developer tools often, and the latest version is always available free at their [http://connect.apple.com/ ADC website].<br />
<br />
== Services you probably want ==<br />
<br />
=== Mail ===<br />
<br />
Apple's Mail program is the default email reader for OS X, and supports IMAP reasonably well. Other email clients include: <br />
<br />
* [http://www.microsoft.com/mac Microsoft Entourage] - Part of Microsoft Office for Mac<br />
* [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] - Mozilla-style, not pretty but works well<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Configuring Apple's Mail program is fairly easy, with the samll caveat that you need to accept that your account won't work after you go through the initial config when you first start the program. Instead, once you've gotten past the initial setup, you can get to more advanced settings via the Mail->Preferences... menu wherein you can change things for your account like SSL settings and IMAP prefix path (in the Advanced tab). <br />
<br />
Also, you may want to right click (hold control while clicking if you've got a single button mouse) on your folder list in Mail and select 'Use small mailbox icons' to make the icons a reasonable size. <br />
<br />
=== Web ===<br />
<br />
The default web browser in OS X is Safari in /Applications/Safari. Common problems generally involve tabbed browsing and popup blocking, both of which are off by default, but can be enabled from Safari->Block popup windows and Safari->Preferences->Tabs, respectively.<br />
<br />
A more feature rich and (arguably) visually appealing web browser is [http://www.caminobrowser.org/ Camino], and [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox] also works. <br />
<br />
=== Microsoft Office ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ Available for Macs], but we don't have a site license for it.<br />
<br />
=== LaTeX, Gnuplot, and other UNIX stuff ===<br />
<br />
Apple's terminal program is located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal<br />
<br />
There are basically three options here: [http://fink.sf.net/ Fink], [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ DarwinPorts], or downloading source and installing yourself. The last option has recently become particularly feasible as OS X is now well supported by developers. However, a good package manager goes a long way towards manageability. I use Fink because, in my experience, it's been the best supported, but your mileage may vary. If you elect to download Fink, here are some packages I find useful. You can install these by typing the following in a new terminal after installing Fink: <br />
<br />
<pre><nowiki><br />
fink install x<br />
</nowiki></pre><br />
<br />
where x is one of:<br />
<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnuplot gnuplot]<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/tetex tetex] <br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/fileutils fileutils]<br />
<br />
All available packages are listed [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/index.php?phpLang=en here]. In the case of TeX, I recommend the excellent [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop] editor, which you can configure to use your Fink installed version of TeX by changing its preferences (Under the 'Engine' tab) to point to /sw/bin<br />
<br />
<br />
== Useful websites ==<br />
<br />
Some useful Mac-specific websites:<br />
<br />
* [http://www.macupdate.com/ MacUpdate] - for keeping up with new software and searching for some to do what you want. Also try [http://www.versiontracker.com/ VersionTracker]<br />
* [http://www.macosxhints.com/ MacOSXHints] - helps you use your Mac more effectively<br />
* [http://www.macfixit.com/ MacFixIt] - useful to check before you install a big OS update or buy a new machine<br />
* [http://www.macintouch.com/ MacInTouch] - these guys have reader reports that generally treat all issues people experience with new hardware and software. Very useful at times, but tough to wade through.<br />
* [http://www.macresearch.org/ MacResearch] - scientific tools for Macs</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_users&diff=5253Mac users2006-06-10T21:58:22Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting started ==<br />
<br />
There are a set of things you'll want to your Mac right away. You should also sign up for the CSE Mac users mailing list [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users here]. This Wiki covers, in order, what I've told new Mac users in the department to do. For more (slightly out of date) details, check out Brian Bershad's [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bershad/Mac/ Mac users page].<br />
<br />
=== Initial config ===<br />
<br />
Apple's initial configuration when you first start your Mac is pretty straightforward. The only issue is <b>not</b> configuring your Internet connection. During setup, you should select 'no internet connection', as otherwise the registration software will attempt to contact Apple, which won't work because you haven't yet registered your MAC address, and take a long time to time out. <br />
<br />
Also note that you don't have to send any registration information to Apple, even though you need to fill it out in the initial setup form. If you claim that you don't have an internet connection, you never need to send it. <br />
<br />
=== Register MAC address ===<br />
<br />
You can do this [http://www.cs.washington.edu/lab/services/network/CSEnetAccess.html here].<br />
<br />
=== Immediately annoying problems ===<br />
<br />
Apple populates its new machines with some bloated applications and annoying initial settings. Cheif among these is the i* applications, which take up a bunch of unnecessary disk space. You can remove the following:<br />
<br />
* GarageBand - A music creation program, takes up 2+ gigs. Remove /Applications/GarageBand and /Library/Application Support/Garage Band<br />
* iWeb - website creation targeted at home users, takes 630+ megs. Remove /Applications/iWeb<br />
* iMovie - movie editing software, takes 200+ megs. Remove /Applications/iMove HD and /Library/Application Support/iMovie<br />
<br />
Feel free to add more cruft here. All of these can be easily reinstalled from the install DVDs that come with your machine. Also, these and other applications clutter your initial dock, which you can easily remove by simply dragging them out of the dock.<br />
<br />
You can configure most global preference (mouse speed, key repeat rate, network config, etc.) in the System Preferences application, accessible by select 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu (it's at the top left, looks like a blue apple). <br />
<br />
=== Installing X11 and the developer tools ===<br />
<br />
By default, Apple does not include X11 or the GNU development toolchain. You need to install these yourself. From the installation DVD that came with your computer, you'll find these by double clicking on the DVD (which appears on the desktop after you insert it), and scrolling down until you see the 'Optional Installs'package. Double click that, go through the initial few steps, and then expand Applications and select X11 when you need to specify what to install. To install the developer tools, open the Xcode Tools folder on the root level of the installation DVD and install the XcodeTools package similarly. Keep in mind that Apple updates its developer tools often, and the latest version is always available free at their [http://connect.apple.com/ ADC website].<br />
<br />
== Services you probably want ==<br />
<br />
=== Mail ===<br />
<br />
Apple's Mail program is the default email reader for OS X, and supports IMAP reasonably well. Other email clients include: <br />
<br />
* [http://www.microsoft.com/mac Microsoft Entourage] - Part of Microsoft Office for Mac<br />
* [http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] - Mozilla-style, not pretty but works well<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Configuring Apple's Mail program is fairly easy, with the samll caveat that you need to accept that your account won't work after you go through the initial config when you first start the program. Instead, once you've gotten past the initial setup, you can get to more advanced settings via the Mail->Preferences... menu wherein you can change things for your account like SSL settings and IMAP prefix path (in the Advanced tab). <br />
<br />
Also, you may want to right click (hold control while clicking if you've got a single button mouse) on your folder list in Mail and select 'Use small mailbox icons' to make the icons a reasonable size. <br />
<br />
=== Web ===<br />
<br />
The default web browser in OS X is Safari in /Applications/Safari. Common problems generally involve tabbed browsing and popup blocking, both of which are off by default, but can be enabled from Safari->Block popup windows and Safari->Preferences->Tabs, respectively.<br />
<br />
A more feature rich and (arguably) visually appealing web browser is [http://www.caminobrowser.org/ Camino], and [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox] also works. <br />
<br />
=== Microsoft Office ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ Available for Macs], but we don't have a site license for it.<br />
<br />
=== LaTeX, Gnuplot, and other UNIX stuff ===<br />
<br />
Apple's terminal program is located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal<br />
<br />
There are basically three options here: [http://fink.sf.net/ Fink], [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/ DarwinPorts], or downloading source and installing yourself. The last option has recently become particularly feasible as OS X is now well supported by developers. However, a good package manager goes a long way towards manageability. I use Fink because, in my experience, it's been the best supported, but your mileage may vary. If you elect to download Fink, here are some packages I find useful. You can install these by typing the following in a new terminal after installing Fink: <br />
<br />
<pre><nowiki><br />
fink install x<br />
</nowiki></pre><br />
<br />
where x is one of:<br />
<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gnuplot gnuplot]<br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/tetex tetex] <br />
* [http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/fileutils fileutils]<br />
<br />
In the case of TeX, I recommend the excellent [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop] editor, which you can configure to use your Fink installed version of TeX by changing its preferences (Under the 'Engine' tab) to point to /sw/bin</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_users&diff=5252Mac users2006-06-10T21:28:26Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>== Getting started ==<br />
<br />
There are a set of things you'll want to your Mac right away: <br />
<br />
=== Initial config ===<br />
<br />
Apple's initial configuration when you first start your Mac is pretty straightforward. The only issue is <b>not</b> configuring your Internet connection. During setup, you should select 'no internet connection', as otherwise the registration software will attempt to contact Apple, which won't work because you haven't yet registered your MAC address, and take a long time to time out. <br />
<br />
Also note that you don't have to send any registration information to Apple, even though you need to fill it out in the initial setup form. If you claim that you don't have an internet connection, you never need to send it. <br />
<br />
=== Register MAC address ===<br />
<br />
You can do this [http://www.cs.washington.edu/lab/services/network/CSEnetAccess.html here].<br />
<br />
=== Immediately annoying problems ===<br />
<br />
Apple populates its new machines with some bloated applications and annoying initial settings. Cheif among these is the i* applications, which take up a bunch of unnecessary disk space. You can remove the following:<br />
<br />
* GarageBand - A music creation program, takes up 2+ gigs. Remove /Applications/GarageBand and /Library/Application Support/Garage Band<br />
* iWeb - website creation targeted at home users, takes 630+ megs. Remove /Applications/iWeb<br />
* iMovie - movie editing software, takes 200+ megs. Remove /Applications/iMove HD and /Library/Application Support/iMovie<br />
<br />
Feel free to add more cruft here. All of these can be easily reinstalled from the install DVDs that come with your machine. Also, these and other applications clutter your initial dock, which you can easily remove by simply dragging them out of the dock.<br />
<br />
=== Installing X11 and the developer tools ===<br />
<br />
By default, Apple does not include X11 or the GNU development toolchain. You need to install these yourself. From the installation DVD that came with your computer, you'll find these by double clicking on the DVD (which appears on the desktop after you insert it), and scrolling down until you see the 'Optional Installs'package. Double click that, go through the initial few steps, and then expand Applications and select X11 when you need to specify what to install. To install the developer tools, open the Xcode Tools folder on the root level of the installation DVD and install the XcodeTools package similarly. Keep in mind that Apple updates its developer tools often, and the latest version is always available free at their [http://connect.apple.com/ ADC website].</div>Piatekhttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Sandbox&diff=5251Sandbox2006-06-10T21:11:54Z<p>Piatek: </p>
<hr />
<div>foo bar ball bouncing alot<br />
LaTeX test: <math>x_i^n</math><br />
test again<br />
[[link test]]<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Mac users]]<br />
<br />
<br />
(test blocking)</div>Piatek