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Apple OS X 10.6 Resources

Steven Mietelski — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:00:50 +0000

I’m studying for my Apple Certified Support Professional 10.6 (ACSP) exam. Here’s a list of resources applied so far:

Mac OS X 10.6 System Requirements:
Intel Processor
1GB RAM
5GB HDD space
DVD Drive (MacBook Air can use a shared disc drive to install)
Integrated display or video card supported by your mac
(Some Features require internet or MobileMe)

HT2658 “Determining BootROM or Firmware Versions”

HT1237 “EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs”

HT2213 “About the Firmware Restoration CD (Intel-based Macs)”

HT1342 “Setting up firmware password protection in MAC OS X”

HT1310 “Startup Manager: How to Select a Startup Volume”

HT2632 “Mac OS X: Troubleshooting the MAC OS X Installer”

HT2681 “What’s a ‘Computer-Specific Mac OS X Release?”

HT2186 “Don’t Install a version of MAC OS X earlier than what came with your Mac”

HT3258 “Mac OS X v10.6: About Incompatible Software”

TS2976 “Mac OS X v10.6: About Incompatible Software”

HT3678 “Installing QuickTime Player 7 in Mac OS X v 10.6″

TS2951 “Mac OSX v10.6 After installing, Mac still starts up into Mac OS X v10.4 or 10.5″

TS 1394 “Mac OS X: Troubleshooting Installation and Software Updates”

HT1569 “Troubleshooting Automatic Software Update in Mac OS X”

HT1222 “Apple Security Updates”

HT1349 “How to find the serial number of your apple hardware product”

OS 10.6 Enhancements and Refinements / OS X System Architecture Overview / OS X 10.6 Detailed Technical Specifications / Apple Software Downloads / Mac OS X 10.6 Support Website / Apple ID FAQ / MobileMe / Product Registration / Warranty Check

What’s your brand identity SEO strategy?

Steven Mietelski — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:33:55 +0000

I’ve read lots of SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) articles. Most of them are only helpful to those of you who are brand new to SEO/SEM. I have not yet come across one that sums it up simply:

The number of links using your keyword to your desired URL will heavily influence your ranking on search results for said key term.
Figure out what other person or company has a high POSITIVE web visibility. I will use Chris Pirillo as an example. He is a fairly popular web personality and has many succesfuly websites. I will use his main website, though, lockergnome.com, for my example.
Perform a google search using advanced operators to see what sites are linking to the site you’ve chosen. You will notice more popular sites may have thousands or more inbound links. Click here to see what I mean.
Do your best to spread inbound links to your site using your name or brand name in a fashion mimicing that of your chosen example.

That’s it. Work on it a little bit every day. You might not be able to get CNN to write about you. You might not end up on wikipedia. But… when you have a number of inbound links as strong as that of your choice you will likely out SEO and SEM any particular negative publicity that comes up about you.

Using Photographs to Lend Credibility to You.

Steven Mietelski — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:56:12 +0000

http://blueflavor.com/people/jeff-croft/

Usability.gov

GeniusSteve — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:04:23 +0000

Great resources at usability.gov. I particularly liked the post detailing a study of which navigation style is the most effective. There are a ton more articles I think any web designer would benefit from using. Give them a peep.

Please mention any resources you know of relating to usability! I’ll be sure to check them out.