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About this Course

This is an introductory course that is mainly intended for serious computer hobbyists, IT students, and IT professionals.

The free online textbook for this course is Mac OS X Unleashed. You should begin by reading the complete Introduction to the book.

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Study References

Command-Line Reference

Administration Reference

 

Lessons
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Part I: Introduction to Mac OS X

1. Mac OS X Component Architecture

2. Installing Mac OS X

3. Mac OS X Basics

4. The Finder: Working with Files and Applications

5. Running Classic Mac OS Applications

Part II: Inside Mac OS X

6. Native Utilities and Applications

7. Internet Communications

8. Installing Third-Party Applications

Part III: User-Level OS X Configuration

9. Network Setup

10. Printer and Font Management

11. Additional System Components

Part IV: Introduction to BSD Applications

12. Introducing the BSD Subsystem

13. Common Unix Shell Commands: File Operations

Part V: Advanced Command-Line Concepts

14. Advanced Shell Concepts and Commands

15. Command-Line Applications and Application Suites

16. Command-Line Software Installation

17. Troubleshooting Software Installs, and Compiling and Debugging Manually

18. Advanced Unix Shell Use: Configuration and Programming (Shell Scripting)

Part VI: Server/Network Administration

19. X Window System Applications

20. Command-Line Configuration and Administration

21. AppleScript

22. Perl Scripting and SQL Connectivity

23. File and Resource Sharing with NetInfo

24. User Management and Machine Clustering

25. FTP Serving

26. Remote Access and Administration

27. Web Serving

Part VII: Server Health

28. Web Programming

29. Creating a Mail Server

30. Accessing and Serving a Windows Network

31. Server Security and Advanced Network Configuration

32. System Maintenance

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