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institute_lorentz:tips_for_mac_users [2020/10/08 11:59] – [Purchase of MacOS devices] lenocilinstitute_lorentz:tips_for_mac_users [2020/10/12 07:50] (current) – [Wolfram products and macOS Big Sur] lenocil
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 ====== Tips for MacOS Users ====== ====== Tips for MacOS Users ======
  
 +Support for this type of devices is limited.
 ===== Purchase of MacOS devices ===== ===== Purchase of MacOS devices =====
 You get the best price if you purchase your MacOS devices through [[http://surfspot.nl/|Surfspot]] (10% discount). Log in with your ULCN account and proceed to the "partnershops". If you are purchasing the device via a University of Leiden budget (SAP number), however, contact <bestellingen@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl>. You get the best price if you purchase your MacOS devices through [[http://surfspot.nl/|Surfspot]] (10% discount). Log in with your ULCN account and proceed to the "partnershops". If you are purchasing the device via a University of Leiden budget (SAP number), however, contact <bestellingen@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl>.
  
-===== Disks ===== +===== Common IL Network Disks ===== 
-On the Mac you will have administrator accessso you have to work from the insecure network (IP numbers 132.229.212.*), rather than from the secure network (IP numbers 132.229.227.*). The main drawbacks are that you cannot mount disks over NFS+Because MacOS devices are not managed  by the Lorentz Institute IT departmenttheir access to the IL network infrastructure is restricted. 
-\\ +This implies that all IL network disks will be unaccessible from your Mac unless the connection is secured via a tunnel to our ssh server at ''ssh.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl''
-You can still mount directories on our Linux file server over SSH, using [[http://www.macfusionapp.org/|MacFusion]] after logging into ssh.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl . By storing valuable files on the Linux file server, you make sure that they are backed up and you can access them from outside. (Alternativey, you can rely on [[http://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]].) For added protection, I recommend attaching an external disk to your Mac and using [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_%28Apple_software%29|Time Machine]] to back up the files on your Mac. To back up to CD or DVD, for long-term archiving, I recommend [[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/|Burn]].+ 
 +^Useful Software^Description^ 
 +|[[https://www.macfusionapp.org/|MacFusion]]|Mount NFS Disks| 
 +|[[https://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]]|Proprietary Remote File Storage| 
 +|[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_%28Apple_software%29|Time Machine]]|Files Backup| 
 +|[[https://burn-osx.sourceforge.io|Burn]]|Burn to CD/DVD| 
  
 ===== Printing ===== ===== Printing =====
  
-See [[generic:laptopprint|these instructions]].+See [[institute_lorentz:institutelorentz_printers|Lorentz Institute Printers]].
  
 ===== Mail ===== ===== Mail =====
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     license.physics.leidenuniv.nl     license.physics.leidenuniv.nl
 See [[general_software:flexlm]] for details about the license server software and its setup. See [[general_software:flexlm]] for details about the license server software and its setup.
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 + 
 +==== Wolfram products and macOS Big Sur ==== 
 +All current versions of Wolfram products are compatible with this release. However, earlier versions 
 +will not function once users have installed macOS Big Sur. 
 + 
 +Here is the list of products and versions compatible with Big Sur right now: 
 + 
 +  *  Mathematica 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 
 +  *  MathLM 12.0 and 12.1 
 +  *  Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition 12.0.1 and 12.1.1 
 +  *  gridMathematica (and Wolfram Lightweight Grid Manager) 12.0.1 and 12.1.1 
 +  *  webMathematica 3.5.0, 3.5.1 and 3.5.1.1 
 +  *  System Modeler 12.0.0 and 12.1.0 
 +  *  Wolfram Finance Platform 3.1.1 
 +  *  Wolfram Player and Wolfram Player Pro 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 
 +  *  Wolfram Programming Lab for Desktop 12.1.1 
 +  *  Wolfram Desktop 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 (for Wolfram|One) 
 +  *  Free Wolfram Engine for Developers 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 
 +  *  WolframScript 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 
 ===== Compiling Unix software ===== ===== Compiling Unix software =====
  
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 ===== Miscellaneous ===== ===== Miscellaneous =====
- +You could use 1Password to keep track of web passwords and automate the sign-in procedure. 
-I enthusiastically recommend 1Password to keep track of web passwords and automate the sign-in procedure (tips)+
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