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--- institute_lorentz:tips_for_mac_users [2016/09/22 09:36] – [Office software] jansen
+++ institute_lorentz:tips_for_mac_users [2020/10/12 07:50] (current) – [Wolfram products and macOS Big Sur] lenocil
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-====== Tips for Mac users ======
+====== Tips for MacOS Users ======
-(note: this page is copied literally from the old location maintained by prof. Beenakker. it has not been fully updated yet. input from people using Mac desktops or laptops is appreciated)
+Support for this type of devices is limited.
+===== Purchase of MacOS devices =====
+You get the best price if you purchase your MacOS devices through [[http://surfspot.nl/|Surfspot]] (10% discount). Log in with your ULCN account and proceed to the "partnershops". If you are purchasing the device via a University of Leiden budget (SAP number), however, contact <bestellingen@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl>.
-===== Purchase =====
+===== Common IL Network Disks =====
-You get the best price if you purchase the Mac through [[http://surfspot.nl/|Surfspot]] (10% discount). Log in with your ULCN account and proceed to the "partnershops". If you are purchasing from a University budget, however, go via our computer support (email to support@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl).
+Because MacOS devices are not managed  by the Lorentz Institute IT department, their access to the IL network infrastructure is restricted.
+This implies that all IL network disks will be unaccessible from your Mac unless the connection is secured via a tunnel to our ssh server at ''ssh.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl''.
+^Useful Software^Description^
+|[[https://www.macfusionapp.org/|MacFusion]]|Mount NFS Disks|
+|[[https://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]]|Proprietary Remote File Storage|
+|[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_%28Apple_software%29|Time Machine]]|Files Backup|
+|[[https://burn-osx.sourceforge.io|Burn]]|Burn to CD/DVD|
-===== Disks =====
-On the Mac you will have administrator access, so you have to work from the insecure network (IP numbers 132.229.212.*), rather than from the secure network (IP numbers 132.229.227.*). The main drawbacks are that you cannot mount disks over NFS.
-\\
-You can still mount directories on our Linux file server over SSH, using [[http://www.macfusionapp.org/|MacFusion]] after logging into ssh.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl . By storing valuable files on the Linux file server, you make sure that they are backed up and you can access them from outside. (Alternativey, you can rely on [[http://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]].) For added protection, I recommend attaching an external disk to your Mac and using [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_%28Apple_software%29|Time Machine]] to back up the files on your Mac. To back up to CD or DVD, for long-term archiving, I recommend [[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/|Burn]].
 ===== Printing =====
-See [[generic:laptopprint|these instructions]].
+See [[institute_lorentz:institutelorentz_printers|Lorentz Institute Printers]].
 ===== Mail =====
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 ===== Licensed software =====
-Most of our network licensed software (mathematica, matlab, idl) can be installed locally on the Mac and then used by connecting to the license server
+Most of our network licensed software ([[general_software:mathematica]], [[general_software:matlab]], [[general_software:idl]]) can be installed locally on the Mac and then used by connecting to the license server:
-    license.physics.leidenuniv.nl (mathematica, campus license)
+    license.physics.leidenuniv.nl
-    license2.physics.leidenuniv.nl (matlab)
+See [[general_software:flexlm]] for details about the license server software and its setup.
-    amstel.strw.leidenuniv.nl (idl)
+==== Wolfram products and macOS Big Sur ====
+All current versions of Wolfram products are compatible with this release. However, earlier versions
+will not function once users have installed macOS Big Sur.
+Here is the list of products and versions compatible with Big Sur right now:
+  *  Mathematica 12.1.0 and 12.1.1
+  *  MathLM 12.0 and 12.1
+  *  Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition 12.0.1 and 12.1.1
+  *  gridMathematica (and Wolfram Lightweight Grid Manager) 12.0.1 and 12.1.1
+  *  webMathematica 3.5.0, 3.5.1 and 3.5.1.1
+  *  System Modeler 12.0.0 and 12.1.0
+  *  Wolfram Finance Platform 3.1.1
+  *  Wolfram Player and Wolfram Player Pro 12.1.0 and 12.1.1
+  *  Wolfram Programming Lab for Desktop 12.1.1
+  *  Wolfram Desktop 12.1.0 and 12.1.1 (for Wolfram|One)
+  *  Free Wolfram Engine for Developers 12.1.0 and 12.1.1
+  *  WolframScript 12.1.0 and 12.1.1
 ===== Compiling Unix software =====
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 ===== Miscellaneous =====
+You could use 1Password to keep track of web passwords and automate the sign-in procedure.
-I enthusiastically recommend 1Password to keep track of web passwords and automate the sign-in procedure (tips).

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