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This document will show how to see what processor platform your Mac OSX Applications are built for. This is most useful to see what programs will stop working when switching from 10.6 or lower to Mac OSX Lion, which no longer supports PowerPC code.

How to Check

* Begin by clicking the Apple Menu then click About This Mac
* Next, as shown on the screenshot below, see what Processor your Mac is running.
[About This Mac]
* Supported Processor Types for Lion (10.7):
* Intel Core 2 Duo
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In order to install departmental printers, first you need to connect to GUTENBERG using the following procedure:

Primary Method

* On your physical keyboard, press Windows key and letter R in tandem - a RUN window will come up.
* In the space provided, type the following:

\\gutenberg.physics.purdue.edu
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In order to install departmental printers, first you need to connect to GUTENBERG using the following procedure:

Primary Method

* On your physical keyboard, press Windows key and letter R in tandem - a RUN window will come up.
* In the space provided, type the following:

\\gutenberg.physics.purdue.edu
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This document will describe software licenses which are available for use in the Physics Department in three categories: Free, Free from ITaP or Paid.

Unless noted (*) otherwise, all software is available for Purdue-owned equipment only and not for personally-owned equipment.
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A few additional steps are needed to install Acrobat X on Windows machines.

1. Open the Start menu. In the search box, type “Command Prompt” (not cmd.)

2. Right click the icon, and Run As Admin.

3. In the command prompt, type the following:
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This article describes how to change your default shell - from bash to tcsh or from tcsh to bash.

Procedure

* Login to bohr
ssh bohr

* Once logged in, use chsh to change your default shell
> chsh
Changing login shell for username on *all* ACMAINT hosts.
Enter existing password:
Old shell: /usr/local/bin/bash
New shell [/usr/local/bin/bash]:
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Course Web Pages are available to help distribute information to students. The following guide will help you upload documents to your web page.

How To Upload Documents

* Using your favorite web browser, navigate to www.physics.purdue.edu
* Toward the bottom of the left hand navigation pane, you will find Courses and a drop down menu.

* Using the drop down menu, select the course the course that you want to upload to and press go.

* On the following page, select Course Admin from t…
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This article demonstrates how to connect to PCN shared directories (eg: Gutenberg samba mounts and ITaP home directories) from a Mac.

* Go to the Finder

* From the Go menu, choose Connect To Server
* Connect to smb://gutenberg.physics.purdue.edu for PCN Shared Directories
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Welcome to the Macintosh documentation. Below you can find answers to common issues with Macintosh systems in PCN

* Check Application Architecture
* Crash issues with IDL on Mac Lion
* Connect to PCN shared directories (gutenberg) and ITaP home directories
* I can't print from Photoshop on a scanner Macintosh!

* How can I set up my MacOS X system to print to department printers?

* PAL2.0 just won't connect! What do I do?!
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* Use the following directions to print poster printers on the Physics Poster Printer, an HP DesignJet T790

* The Poster Printer is currently located in room PHYS 66

* If your poster prints improperly, do not try to print again. Instead, contact PCN for assistance, which we will gladly provide.
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