Review: What to do before selling or giving away your Mac, 

Note re: SSD Drives: The Security Options (over-writing with zeros) will NOT be presented if the drive is an SSD (Solid State Drive). For SSDs, this is generally considered unnecessary, as well as excessively wearing of the life-cycle of an SSD drive.  If you desire, Apple’s FileVault drive encryption capability can be used to provide an extra level of comfort that your data will remain inaccessible, as explained by either of these two articles:

• A wired, on-campus network connection. If you are on wireless or off-campus, you must use first.
• Java installed on your Mac. You can download it from Oracle:
  • Run the Java installer
  • Enable Java in your browser, with the Banner INB server added to the Java exception list.
    • Open the Java OS X Preference Pane
    • From the Java Control Panel, select: Security → Enable Java content in the browser, then enter into the Exception Site List: 
• Open a browser (e.g. Safari) connection to

PS. 5-Oct-2016: Users of the most recent version of OS X, Sierra (OS X 10.12.x), have reported they get an error when attempting to log into Banner INB. is investigating: Ticket # IM150554 

Please note: The problem does not affect Mac users who upgrade to OS X 10.11, and then read their Exchange email using OS X’s built-in mail.app or who access Exchange via the web.

The fix is to ensure MS Office 2011 is updated to the latest version, 14.5.6. For more information about this update:

Apple provides information on how you can contact the sender to adjust their Outlook settings so this does not happen again:

• Mac OS X Mail: What is a winmail.dat attachment?

However this is not always practical. Alternatively, there are a number of free and commercial OS X utilities intended to convert winmail.dat attachments to be readable on a Mac. Here is a sample free one:

• TNEF’s Enough, 

References

• TNEF’s Enough, 
• TNEF’s Enough 2.2 – Winmail.dat Decoder, 
• Why am I receiving winmail.dat attachments? 
• Open winmail.dat files on a Mac,

• The Mac’s free, built-in Mail.app email program, or
• The commercial Microsoft Outlook email program, included in the Microsoft Office 2011 suite, along with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Faculty/Staff Instructions—Microsoft Outlook

All faculty and staff receive a �Ӱ�ԭ�� Outlook/Exchange email account, and for the majority, MS Office 2011 is the recommended option for reading their �Ӱ�ԭ�� email, as:

• The MicroSoft Office 2011 suite, which includes Microsoft Outlook, is available to all Staff (or equivalent) and Faculty.
• Microsoft Outlook for the Mac provides access to all the features of the Outlook/Exchange calendar—e.g. booking appointments with staff/faculty, as well as many meeting rooms on-campus.

Configuration of Microsoft Outlook

• Install MS Office 2011 for Mac (available from for a small distribution fee).
• Apply any updates: Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and check for Updates: Help > Check for Updates
• Launch Microsoft Outlook for Mac
• Enter your Account Description, Full name, E-mail address, Authentication Method, User name and password:
  • Account description: �Ӱ�ԭ�� Exchange ← whatever description is meaningful to you
  • Full name: e.g. Jane Doe
  • E-mail address: e.g. janedoe@cunet.carleton.ca ← Note: no spaces, and the @cunet in the address
  • Method: User Name and Password ← This is the default pop-up choice
  • Username: CUNET\janedoe ← i.e. CUNET\your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One-userid
  • Password: Your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One password
    

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Everyone taking a course at �Ӱ�ԭ�� receives a student email account. The �Ӱ�ԭ�� Student email account aka Cmail, can easily be configured to work with the Mac’s built-in Mail.app email program, included with every Mac.

Configuration of Mail.app

• Apple menu > System Preferences… > Mail, Contacts & Calendars > Microsoft Exchange
• Enter your Name, Email Address, and password:
  • Name: Jane Doe
  • Email Address: janedoe@cmail.carleton.ca ← i.e. your MyCarletonOne-userid@cmail.carleton.ca
  • Password: Your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One password
    

Unfortunately many enterprise Wi-Fi networks, including �Ӱ�ԭ��’s CU-Wireless, are not compatible with Bonjour protocol that the iPad uses. So here’s one workaround:

1. Plug your MacBook into the projector, as per usual.
   Tip: Keep a , appropriate for your MacBook, in your laptop bag.
2. [Optional – Internet Connectivity]
   If you need Internet connectivity during your presentation, plug your MacBook into the provided Ethernet socket.
   Tip: Keep an Ethernet patch cord, and if your MacBook needs one, a , in your laptop bag.
3. Create a Wi-Fi network using your MacBook
   • Apple icon > System Preferences… > Network > Wi-Fi > Create Network… > Security > Password
   Advanced Tip: You can avoid using your laptop to create the Wi-Fi network for your iPhone, by instead placing a pre-configured in-line with with your MacBook Ethernet connection. Just plug the Ethernet cable intended for your laptop into the Airport Express, and run a 2nd Ethernet cable from the Airport Express to your laptop.
4. Join your iPhone to the Wi-Fi network you just created.
   • Settings > Wi-Fi > [select network you created]
5. Launch Keynote Remote app on our iPhone
   • Keynote Remote > Settings  > [Select MacBook or New Keynote Link…]
6. Launch Keynote on your Mac
   • Keynote > Preferences… > Remote > [Check] Enable iPhone and iPod Touch Remotes

After Presentation: To restore Wi-Fi internet connectivity to your laptop after the presentation, select your normal Wi-Fi hotspot.

Tip: Mute your iPhone to avoid interruptions. For any incoming calls, one press of power on/off button stops the vibrating; two presses sends the call immediately to voicemail.

References

• , knowledgebase HT23325, support.apple.com
• , Dave Delaney, davemadethat.com, Apr 26 2012
• , macmost.com Nov 2 2011