How To

Do you ever get an error window pop up asking you for a Kerberos Password? Not to fear. There is a simple band-aid fix. There may be deeper issues that need to addressed with the system admin, but this will work for now.

Navigate your way to the Keychains directory by:
opening your user directory > Library > Keychains.

You will see a file titled login.keychain. Delete it. That's it! You should now be free from Kerberos.

If your iPhoto blesses you with a locked error message when loading, don't loose any sleep over it. It's a simple fix.

To rectify the situation and regain access and a sense of self-worth, navigate to iPhoto Library directory by opening Pictures > iPhoto Library. Once there, delete the iPhotoLock.data file then reopen iPhoto.

Are there times you would like to access your files from home to work on the project that is due tomorrow? Well, now you can. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to find out how.

Mac Users
Windows Users

Even though Network Homes is not supported by Apple, it is the best solution for our student and network setup. One issue regarding Network Homes occurs when working with large files from applications like iMovie, Garageband, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. This How-To serves to help alleviate the problem of slow network speeds and dropped server connections.

So let's get started. The idea is to by-pass the network while working on the file by saving it to the local hard drive. When finished with the project, we then move the file to the user's Documents directory. I will use Garageband for my example application. Here's how we do it in two easy steps:

Ever find yourself stuck using an application like iWeb or iMovie HD longing to know how to do something? Well, don't forget about the "Help" menu in the top menu bar on your computer. Apple and third party venders have spent lots of time developing the help menus to ease the pain of the learning curve.

Have at it and have fun!

You can share your photos with others on the same network who have iPhoto open. You have to make a simple change in iPhoto's preferences and you're ready to go.

Check out this Apple iPhoto Tutorial to get you going:
http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/tutorials/iphoto/ip4-7.html

Sharing is good!

Teachers, welcome to the world of SpyMe. SpyMe is a tool that allows you to monitor, interact with, and lock/unlock student computers. The following is a quick and dirty "how to" to get you up and running using SpyMe at HTHNC.

SpyMe App:
Double click the SpyMe icon in the Applications folder to open the application. If you haven't done so already, enter the email address and license code given to you by your IT Administrator.

Calling all students!!

You now have email. You can log into your email by going to http://www.nc.hightechhigh.org/webmail or copying and pasting the link into your browser's address window. Enter your name and password as you would to log into the school computers.

Pour yourself a glass of ice cold lemonade and enjoy.