For programs you access regularly, you may want to create an alias to allow accessing it from locations other than the volume/folder it is installed in. To create an alias, click once on the program’s icon and then do one of the following:

• select "Make Alias" from the Finder’s file menu
• press (Apple)M
• (ctrl)click on the icon and select "make alias"

Then drag your alias to a convenient place. You can make aliases of programs, documents, volumes, or just about anything on your Mac. You should also be aware of these specialized forms of aliases:

• "Favorites": a collection of alias which you can access from the Apple Menu
• "Recent Applications", "Recent Documents", and "Recent Servers" which are all automatically generated by the finder. (And controlled via the "Apple Menu Options" control panel).
• "Launcher": controlled by the launcher control panel, this puts popular aliases into a dock which floats on the desktop

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Harddrives, floppy disks, CDROMS, DVDs, etc… are all volumes which contain programs and files for your computer. These volumes all appear on your Mac’s desktop, contain folders and files, and each folder contains subfolders and files. The complete description of how to get to a file is known as a path. i.e. the path for "Microsoft Word" might be Macintosh HD:\Microsoft Office 98\Microsoft Word.

Removable Volumes such as floppies, CDs, etc. appear on the desktop after being inserted and are ejected by dragging their icon to the trashcan or by selecting their icon and pressing (Apple)Y.

On the Mac, network volumes are accessed through the chooser which we’ll discuss in detail later. For now, select chooser from the AppleMenu and click on the AppleShare icon to list all available Appleshare servers.

When you locate the server you’re after, double click on its name in the list to get a network authentication window.

• Choose Authentication Method (note: you may not have a choice of authentication methods, in which case your Mac goes directly to step 2)

• Enter username and password (note: you can change your network password from here)

Choose the Network Volume you wish to work with (note: all faculty and student home directories are located on the Enterprise)

Once mounted on your desktop, network volumes work the same way as local volumes. You can create aliases of often-used volumes and/or folders/files on these volumes and you eject them throwing them in the trash.

Very Important: All important data should be saved to your network home directory! Your network home directory gives you the following advantages:

• Security: Files on the network can only be access by users with proper credentials
• Saftey: Files on the network are backed up to DAT on a nightly basis. Any deleted or damaged files can be restored if Roy is notified within 5 days.
• Access: any computer on our network (assuming user has proper credentials) can access files on the network

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