Bill MacKenty

OS X HOWTO : finding recently changed files

Yummy, yummy yummy:

1. open terminal
2. type any of these:

find . -mtime -1 -print
find . -ctime -3
find . -type f -mtime -20

I knew this was possible on OS X, I had forgotten. Thanks to Paul Chiu at 24hourapps for the nice entry. And of course, find’s man’s page.

OS X HOWTO: Saving to a specific folder

OS X HOWTO: Saving to a specific folder (doc)
OS X HOWTO: Saving to a specific folder (pdf)

OS X HOWTO: record a narrative using garage band

HOWTO-_record_a_narrative_using_garage_band.doc
HOWTO-_record_a_narrative_using_garage_band.pdf

OS X HOWTO: introduction to Word

This short guide will help new users understand Microsoft Word.  This HOWTO is targetted towards new and novice users.

OS X HOWTO: Using iCal

ICal is a really neat calendar / appointment application that comes with OS X.  This how to use iCal PDF will heelp new users manage appointments, alarms, and print calendars.

OS X HOWTO: Introduction to OS X

This introduction to OS X will help new users familiarize themselves with OS X (version 10.4).

OS X HOWTO: backing up using a USB thumb drive

Backing up on USB drive is easy and everyone should be doing it daily.  This small PDF will help OS X users quickly back up their important files onto a usb disk.

OS X HOWTO: use a usb thumb drive

This is a small PDF which provides very basic instruction for using a USB thumb drive.  These instructions are for OS X.

I will be uploading / adding several professional development documents I’ve made over the past few years.  You can find them in the ed-tech section, which has better organization.