Apple Mac Os X Mavericks - Beyond The Basics

Want to really learn how to use your Mac? This course teaches advanced user skills and shows how to secure your Mac

What you'll learn
Take Your Mac Skills To The Next Level
Learn How To Carry Out Advanced Funcations
Make Your Mac Secure
Become A Mac Power User
Requirements
Apple 10.9 ( Mavericks ) Or Later
Description
In this Advanced Apple Mac OS X training course, expert author Chris Tarnowieckyi will take you beyond the basics of the Apple Mac operating system. This course assumes you have a basic working knowledge of OS X. You will start by exploring the native OS X file system and the command line interface. Chris will then teach you how to update, install, and manage the software, including installing and removing software from the App Store and examining package receipts. This video tutorial will teach you about data security and removal, how to protect your Mac OS X with passwords, and create and manage secure accounts. You will also learn about sharing services, including screen and file sharing. Finally, you will learn how to solve problems, including force quitting an application, examining log files, and using network utility for network problems. Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have developed the skills necessary to take full advantage of the useful features available in OS X Mavericks. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Important - Download These First - Working Files

Lecture 2 0102 How To Use This Course

Lecture 3 0103 How To Access Your Working Files

Section 2: Review

Lecture 4 0201 Installing OS X Mavericks

Lecture 5 Installing OS X Yosemite For OS X V10.10

Lecture 6 Navigating The Desktop - Part 1 Menubar

Lecture 7 Navigating The Desktop - Part 2 Finder Windows

Lecture 8 Navigating The Desktop - Part 3 Dock

Lecture 9 Navigating The Desktop - Part 1 Menubar For OS X V10.10

Lecture 10 Navigating The Desktop - Part 2 Finder Windows For OS X V10.10

Lecture 11 Navigating The Desktop - Part 3 Dock For OS X V10.10

Lecture 12 Controlling The Desktop

Lecture 13 Configuring The Desktop

Lecture 14 Configuring The Desktop For OS X V10.10

Lecture 15 Getting System Information

Lecture 16 Getting System Information For OS X V10.10

Section 3: Exploring The Native Mac OS X File System

Lecture 17 Introduction To Disk Utility App

Lecture 18 File System Locations At The Top Level Of The Startup Volume

Lecture 19 Home Folder Organization And Template

Lecture 20 Understanding Multiple Libraries

Section 4: File System Permissions And Metadata

Lecture 21 Introduction To Permissions And Ownership

Lecture 22 The Lock Permission

Lecture 23 Examining Ownership On External Volumes

Lecture 24 Aliases

Lecture 25 File System Metadata

Section 5: Exploring The Command Line Interface

Lecture 26 Introduction To The Terminal App

Lecture 27 Navigating In The File System

Lecture 28 Manipulating Files

Lecture 29 Inspecting And Editing Files

Lecture 30 Using Change Commands

Lecture 31 Links

Lecture 32 0507 Examining File And Folder Metadata

Lecture 33 Examining File And Folder Metadata For OS X V10.10

Lecture 34 Using Special Characters In The Command Line

Lecture 35 Using Sudo With Care

Lecture 36 Commands Unique To Apple

Lecture 37 Introduction To Diskutil

Lecture 38 Introduction To System Profiler

Section 6: Updating, Installing And Managing Software

Lecture 39 Apple Software Updates

Lecture 40 Installing And Removing Software From The App Store

Lecture 41 Installing Package And Drag And Drop Software

Lecture 42 Examining Software Installation List

Lecture 43 Examining Package Receipts

Section 7: Reliability

Lecture 44 0701 Creating A Mirrored RAID Set

Lecture 45 Managing A RAID Set

Lecture 46 Creating An External Recovery Volume

Lecture 47 Archiving Data With Disk Utility

Lecture 48 Archiving Data With Archive Utility

Lecture 49 Archiving Data With Tar In The Command Line

Lecture 50 Configuring Time Machine

Lecture 51 Managing Time Machine

Lecture 52 Managing Time Machine For OS X V10.10

Section 8: Data Security

Lecture 53 Encrypting A Disk Volume

Lecture 54 Configuring Filevault2

Lecture 55 Configuring FileVault2 For OS X V10.10

Section 9: Data Removal

Lecture 56 Emptying Trash Securely

Lecture 57 Erasing Files Securely With Command Line Tools

Lecture 58 Erasing A Disk Volume Securely With Disk Utility

Lecture 59 Erasing A Disk Volume Securely In The Command Line

Lecture 60 Erasing Free Space Securely With Disk Utility

Lecture 61 Erasing Free Space Securely In The Command Line

Section 10: Protecting Mac OS X With Passwords

Lecture 62 Generating Strong Passwords With Password Assistant

Lecture 63 Generating Strong Passwords With Password Assistant For OS X V10.10

Lecture 64 Exploring The Keychain With Keychain Utility

Lecture 65 Keychain And Password Troubleshooting

Lecture 66 Managing The Keychain With The Security Command

Section 11: Account Security And Management

Lecture 67 Creating Accounts

Lecture 68 Creating Accounts For OS X V10.10

Lecture 69 Deleting Accounts

Lecture 70 Examining Account Attributes In System Preferences

Lecture 71 Examining Account Attributes In System Preferences For OS X V10.10

Lecture 72 Examining Account Attributes With Decl And Directory Utility

Lecture 73 Restricting Accounts With Parental Controls

Lecture 74 Exploring The System Administrator Account - Root

Lecture 75 Exploring The Privilege To Use Sudo Command

Lecture 76 Creating A Hidden Administrator

Lecture 77 Examining The Guest Account

Section 12: Network Communication Security

Lecture 78 Verifying Certificates

Lecture 79 Verifying Certificates For OS X V10.10

Lecture 80 Creating A Personal Email Certificate And Send A Signed Message

Lecture 81 Accepting A Certificate On A Signed Message And Encrypting Email

Lecture 82 Configuring A VPN Connection

Lecture 83 Exploring Airdrop

Lecture 84 Exploring Airdrop For OS X V10.10

Section 13: Sharing Services

Lecture 85 Exploring Screen Sharing

Lecture 86 Exploring File Sharing

Lecture 87 Exploring Remote Login - SSH

Lecture 88 Generating Keys For Secure Remote Login

Lecture 89 Secure Copy - SCP

Section 14: Solving Problems

Lecture 90 Managing Processes With Activity Monitor App

Lecture 91 Force Quitting Applications

Lecture 92 Managing Processes With PS And Top

Lecture 93 Kill Or Signal Processes

Lecture 94 Examining Log Files With Console App

Lecture 95 Examining Log Files With Tail, Logger And Syslog

Lecture 96 Examining Preferences For Application Problems

Lecture 97 Examining Launch Items For System Problems

Lecture 98 Using Network Utility For Network Problems

Lecture 99 Using Wireless Diagnostics For Wireless Problems

Section 15: Automation

Lecture 100 Working With Automator

Lecture 101 Editing A Javascript For OS X V10.10

Lecture 102 Editing An AppleScript

Lecture 103 Exploring Shell Scripts

Lecture 104 Managing System Messages

Lecture 105 Creating A Project

Section 16: Conclusion

Lecture 106 Finding More Information

Lecture 107 Wrap-Up

Any Mac User That Wants To Go A Lot More Out Of Their Mac