Aug 15, 2013 - Explore Kayla Oconnor's board 'Piplup' on Pinterest. See more ideas about piplup, pokemon, water type pokemon. The 'classic' Mac OS is the original Macintosh operating system that was introduced in 1984 alongside the first Macintosh and remained in primary use on Macs until the introduction of Mac OS X in 2001. Apple released the original Macintosh on January 24, 1984; its early system software was partially based on the Lisa OS and the Xerox PARC Alto computer, which former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

I remember getting my first Mac, I was excited and somewhat exhausted. Exhausted because I had just walked up 5 flights of stairs carrying my shiny new 27″ iMac. Never before had I touched a Mac, besides playing around with them at the Apple Store.

For my previous computing experience I had only ever used Windows and was feeling fairly confident about switching to Mac. I mean it’s a computer, I know how to use Windows, and a Mac shouldn’t be that much different. Right?

Not 10 minutes after logging in for the first time, I found myself on Google asking how to install an app on Mac OS X. To anyone who’s used a Mac for a while now, installing an app is just common sense. To someone brand new, the little things can be somewhat confusing. Here’s is a list of top 10 things every new Mac user should know.

#1 – Installing & Uninstalling Apps

Most commonly apps are installed on Mac OS X by simply dragging the downloaded file into the Applications folder. This is a big difference from Windows, and something that may at first be a little difficult to wrap ones head around for anyone new to Mac OS X.

For this example I’ll use Firefox. The process of installing it went like this:

  • Downloaded Firefox from the Firefox website (downloaded in .dmg format).
  • Opened (mounted) the .dmg file.
  • Dragged the Firefox icon into the Applications folder.
  • Ejected the Firefox .dmg file.

Mounted DMG

That may actually sound a little bit confusing, at least the .dmg part. It becomes a lot simpler if you just think of the .dmg file as a zip file, which when extracted shows the app. In fact it works a lot like a zip file as well, the downloaded Firefox .dmg file was just over 44 MB and the extracted (mounted) Firefox app was over 100 MB.

And then there’s the whole mounting and ejecting the .dmg. What’s that all about? When you mount a .dmg file it acts as if it were a portable external flash drive. As you can see from the adjacent screenshot it even adds itself to the sidebar right next to my actual external drives.

Once you are done installing your application, you simply eject the mounted .dmg as you would if it were an actually external drive (right-click on mounted .dmg and select eject) or eject it from the sidebar.

A Couple More Tips:

  1. Not all apps are installed this way. Some apps (such as Parallels) use a setup wizard.
  2. Apps downloaded from the Mac App Store install automatically without any manual setup process of any kind.
  3. Apps don’t have to be dragged to the Applications folder to install. It can be any folder. If you don’t drag it to the Applications folder however it won’t be included in the Launchpad. Simply put, it’s recommended to just install apps to the Applications folder, that’s what it’s there for.
  4. Apps with the .app extension don’t need to be installed. Even while it’s in its mounted state you can just open it. (it’s still recommended to drag them into the Applications folder though)

See Full List On Docs.microsoft.com

Uninstalling Apps

Uninstalling apps is really simple. See that trash bin located in your dock? Just drag the application you want to remove / uninstall to the trash bin.

A Couple More Tips:

  1. Not all apps are uninstalled this way. Some apps (such as Parallels) use an uninstallation wizard.
  2. Commonly small preference setting files and other minor files remain when you just drag on application to the trash bin to uninstall. If you want removed every detail of an app use AppCleaner.

#2 – No Need to Defrag

If you’ve switch from Windows to Mac OS X, then you should be pleased to hear you no longer need to defragment your computer. Yay!

Mac OS X is built on the powerful UNIX system and uses the Mac Journaled format. If any part of your hard drive is fragmented it automatically gets defragmented by the OS. Usually your Mac will wait until it’s idle before defragmenting anything that needs to be defragmented.

To Defrag or not to Defrag

Some would argue that defragmenting a Mac is actually necessary, and in some cases it may be. If you are interested in manually degramenting your Mac I’d recommend you check out either iDefrag or Stellar Drive Defrag.

For the purposes of this article though, I downloaded iDefrag and ran a test. It showed that I had 0.1% fragmentation. 835 out of 735,789 files on my computer were fragmented. That’s nothing to worry about, and most likely those files will be automatically defragmented the next time my Mac is idle.

#3 – Close Unresponsive or Crashed Applications

One of Apple’s slogans is “It just works”. Yeah… that’s not always the case.

It doesn’t necessarily happen often but sometimes applications just crash or freeze.

If you come across such a situation you can either right-click the application in the dock and select “Force Quit”. If the “Force Quit” option isn’t shown, hold down the “options” key and then right-click the application.

Alternatively if you are looking for something more like the Windows version of Ctrl – Alt -Delete, all you have to do is press Command – Options – Esc. This will bring up a small utility called “Force Quit Applications”. Just select the application you need to close and click the “Force Quit” button.

One more Tip:

  1. If an application that used to work perfectly fine starts acting up, try repairing the disk permission. Instructions here: How to Format & Repair a Drive with Disk Utility

#4 – Minimized or Closed?

Close, Min and Max Buttons

For any new Mac user switching from Windows this may be somewhat confusing at first. In Windows, the buttons are located on the right hand side and the right button means close (quits app), middle button maximizes and the left most button minimizes. It works a little bit differently on a Mac.

The red button on a Mac doesn’t quit the app, it just hides it. The middle yellow button minimizes the open application to the dock and the green button maximizes the window.

To fully close an application, right-click it on the Dock and select “Quit”. Alternatively quit it from the menu bar or press “command – q” while viewing the app you want to quit.

A Couple More Tips:

  1. Included in a few applications (such as Safari) on Mac OS X is the feature to make an app full-screen. The feature is located on the upper right of an application.
  2. When an application is hidden and not actually closed you can tell by the indicator light under the application in the Dock.
  3. Enable the indicator light if it isn’t already enabled by going to System Preferences -> Dock -> Enable “Show indicator lights for open applications”.

#5 – Find out everything about your Mac

System information is an app you can find in the Applications folder or by searching for it in Launchpad.

It stores all the information about your Mac. You can see how much memory you have, how many cores, hardware UUID, serial numbers and so much more.

If there is something you need to know about your Mac, down to what of applications are installed and even further down to see what versions of those apps have been updated then check System Information.

There is seriously a ton of information here.

#6 – The “fn” Key

“fn” Key is Awesome!

The “fn” key is useful and if you’re new to Mac you should definitely check it out.

For one it’s the default key used to activate Dictation & Speech on your Mac.

Secondly it’s used as a modifier key. Here’s a quick example of some of my favorites:

  1. fn – delete: Deletes to the right instead of to the left.
  2. fn – control – F2: Navigate the menu bar without the use of a mouse. Use arrow keys to maneuver and return key to select.
  3. fn – F11: Moves all open applications and windows to the far side of the screen. This reveals the desktop and gives quick access to all the desktop icons and files.
  4. The Shift, Control, Options and Command keys are also modifier keys.

Here are a whole bunch more awesome keyboard shortcuts you should definitely check out: Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

#7 – Manage Login Items

Cached

When installing new applications they sometimes like to register themselves to startup automatically every time you restart your Mac. The more items you have load up on start the longer your start up will take.

Because of this it’s important to manually manage this list. I like to keep it to its bear minimum as I like to have my computer always functioning at full speed.

If there is an app that you want to have automatically loaded on startup, click the “+” button and navigate to the app (usually stored in your Applications folder). To remove an app from the startup list, select it and then click the “-” button.

#8 – Quick View

How to Quick View

Quick view is probably one of my top 5 favorite features on Mac OS X, I use it constantly.

Here’s how it works, you select a file and press the space bar. Simple, easy and fast.

This works for every file, and every folder. If it’s a picture it will show a large preview of the picture. If it’s a video it will play the video. If it’s a folder it will tell you the file size and number of files inside of it. If it’s a document it will preview the document.

In the above I mentioned it will preview the video, this however only works for supported video formats… which brings me to my next tip.

#9 – Enable Support for all Video Formats

Perian is this awesome little app that enables video support for pretty much every video format that you’d ever really use. Once installed it resides in the System Preferences.

The great thing about Perian is, you install it, it works, and then you never have to see it or worry about it again. It’s a really simple and clean application, I can’t recommend it enough.

One More Tip: Are you using Quicktime to play your downloaded videos? If you are, be sure to check out MPlayerX, it’s a far superior video player, and it’s free.

#10 – Enable Right Click on Magic Mouse and Trackpad

I can’t imaging having to use a computer without the ability to right-click things. By default in order to emulate right-clicking you have to hold down the Control key while clicking on an item. I’m actually surprised this isn’t enabled by default. If you want to enable right-click like any sane person would want to, go to System Preferences -> Mouse -> Point & Click -> “Enable Secondary click”.

It’s the same process for a Trackpad. Go to System Preferences -> Trackpad -> Point & Click -> “Enable Secondary click”.

One More Tip: Remember this location in System Preferences, it’s a great way to check on the battery life of your Magic Mouse and Trackpad and even your Keyboard (System Preferences -> Keyboard).

Oh, and if you’re interested in learning more about your Mac then you should definitely subscribe to new posts from AppDucate. This website is called “AppDucate – Educating the Mac and iOS user”, it’s kind of what we do here.

I’d love to hear from you guys, what’s some of your favorite and absolutely must know tips that you use on your Mac?

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This topic describes how to install, configure, update, and use Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

Caution

Running other third-party endpoint protection products alongside Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac is likely to lead to performance problems and unpredictable side effects. If non-Microsoft endpoint protection is an absolute requirement in your environment, you can still safely take advantage of Defender for Endpoint on Mac EDR functionality after configuring the antivirus functionality to run in Passive mode.

What’s new in the latest release

Tip

If you have any feedback that you would like to share, submit it by opening Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac on your device and navigating to Help > Send feedback.

To get the latest features, including preview capabilities (such as endpoint detection and response for your Mac devices), configure your macOS device running Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to be an 'Insider' device.

How to install Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac

Prerequisites

  • A Defender for Endpoint subscription and access to the Microsoft Defender Security Center portal
  • Beginner-level experience in macOS and BASH scripting
  • Administrative privileges on the device (in case of manual deployment)

Installation instructions

There are several methods and deployment tools that you can use to install and configure Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

  • Third-party management tools:

  • Command-line tool:

System requirements

The three most recent major releases of macOS are supported.

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Important

On macOS 11 (Big Sur), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint requires additional configuration profiles. If you are an existing customer upgrading from earlier versions of macOS, make sure to deploy the additional configuration profiles listed on New configuration profiles for macOS Catalina and newer versions of macOS.

Important

Support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) has been discontinued as of February 15th, 2021.

  • 11 (Big Sur), 10.15 (Catalina), 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Disk space: 1GB

Beta versions of macOS are not supported.

macOS devices with M1 processors are not supported.

After you've enabled the service, you may need to configure your network or firewall to allow outbound connections between it and your endpoints.

Licensing requirements

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac requires one of the following Microsoft Volume Licensing offers:

  • Microsoft 365 E5 (M365 E5)
  • Microsoft 365 E5 Security
  • Microsoft 365 A5 (M365 A5)

Note

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Eligible licensed users may use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on up to five concurrent devices.Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is also available for purchase from a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). When purchased via a CSP, it does not require Microsoft Volume Licensing offers listed.

Network connections

The following downloadable spreadsheet lists the services and their associated URLs that your network must be able to connect to. You should ensure that there are no firewall or network filtering rules that would deny access to these URLs, or you may need to create an allow rule specifically for them.

Spreadsheet of domains listDescription

Spreadsheet of specific DNS records for service locations, geographic locations, and OS.
Download the spreadsheet here: mdatp-urls.xlsx.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can discover a proxy server by using the following discovery methods:

  • Proxy autoconfig (PAC)
  • Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD)
  • Manual static proxy configuration

If a proxy or firewall is blocking anonymous traffic, make sure that anonymous traffic is permitted in the previously listed URLs.

Warning

Authenticated proxies are not supported. Ensure that only PAC, WPAD, or a static proxy is being used.

SSL inspection and intercepting proxies are also not supported for security reasons. Configure an exception for SSL inspection and your proxy server to directly pass through data from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS to the relevant URLs without interception. Adding your interception certificate to the global store will not allow for interception.

To test that a connection is not blocked, open https://x.cp.wd.microsoft.com/api/report and https://cdn.x.cp.wd.microsoft.com/ping in a browser.

If you prefer the command line, you can also check the connection by running the following command in Terminal:

The output from this command should be similar to the following:

OK https://x.cp.wd.microsoft.com/api/report

OK https://cdn.x.cp.wd.microsoft.com/ping

Caution

We recommend that you keep System Integrity Protection (SIP) enabled on client devices. SIP is a built-in macOS security feature that prevents low-level tampering with the OS, and is enabled by default.

Once Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is installed, connectivity can be validated by running the following command in Terminal:

How to update Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac

Microsoft regularly publishes software updates to improve performance, security, and to deliver new features. To update Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac, a program named Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) is used. To learn more, see Deploy updates for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

How to configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac

Guidance for how to configure the product in enterprise environments is available in Set preferences for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

macOS kernel and system extensions

In alignment with macOS evolution, we are preparing a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac update that leverages system extensions instead of kernel extensions. For relevant details, see What's new in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

Resources

  • For more information about logging, uninstalling, or other topics, see Resources for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

  • Privacy for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Mac.

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