This application is used to locate and configure local and network printers. It is unlikely that you will need to access many of these with the exception of the following GrabĪ utility that you might find useful is Grab, which allows you to do screenshots, and grab areas of the screen as. This is where some of the more complex system configuration software is located.
The majority are applications that have been installed and pre-configured for you by the Macintosh System Administrator.Ī list of software that is installed (some of which is licensed only for use by students and staff of the University of Sussex) is available at: AppleWorks, iLife, Mail, TextEdit, QuickTime. These include applications that are bundled with the Mac, e.g. The Applications folder is where all the Macs software and applications are stored.
Normally you should not need to access the contents of this directory. These are mainly located in the Library folder of your Home directory. your web browser bookmarks, and address lists. Your personal preferences are stored in your home directory, e.g. In the sidebar at the left are the set of default folder shortcuts for the current home directory. The "house" icon shows the currently 'logged in' home directory for user "Matt". The image below shows an example of the contents of the users folder where there are a couple of accounts. They cannot however see the contents of the "Drop Box". The Drop Box is a folder that other users can see and can "drop" files into for your own use. The Public Folder is a special folder with a "Drop Box". If you create other folders at this level of your home directory they will not by default be private so it is advisable to use the list above for storing files. The other two folders - Public and Sites are shared folders and should not be used for storing personal files. The standard set of folders that are private to your account are as follows: There are exceptions to this, but the general rule is that if you use the standard list of folders that are created when the account is set up, listed below, these and their contents are not available to others users.
These are owned by you alone, and other users of the Mac cannot access them.
The Home Directory is where you keep all your own personal files. Mac OS X: Home directory, Applications and Utilities Folders
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