Copying iBooks for iMac computer lab

We want to share free Common Sense Media iBooks to all users in a K-12 computer lab (21 iMacs running Mavericks) without the need to download them for each student from the iBooks Store. I was able to copy the iBooks folder (xxxxx.ibooks) to a student computer, but was not able to open it through iBooks. Is it possible to store iBooks on the computer hard drives so the students have access to them?

No, the books are tied to the Apple ID.
They have to download them from iTunes.

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This is how I instruct them to save their work:
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Open Finder, Click on Student User, Library, Application Support, Iweb, then drag Domain file to their thumb drive.
This way when a new student comes to use the same computer either a new domain needs to be created or they open the domain file in their thumb drive.
Suggestions Please!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!

Thank you for the suggested forum. It seems so simple but students just don't get it. As a Lab Tech and not the Administrator, I can not install any programs.
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How to enable Windows 7 ISO file for iMac Computer

** extremely urgent
Dear Sir or Madam:
Due to my misunderstanding,an Apple Customer has purchased Windows 7 ISO file for his iMac Computer.
But, the fact is that Apple only allows this on computers that support booting from an USB drive (aka they don't have optical drive).
Though, whether i can adopt an non-recommendation folk prescription, i.e."http://www.codez4mac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=212&t=61921"?
Are there any risk there ?
Please correct me ASAP.
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Great news, thanks!
Not sure KB codes on what? Burning an ISO to DVD? Pretty Simple in Disk Utility, or the free Burn App...
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060619181010389
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html
Meanwhile, are there any risks there?
I doubt any "risk", only very likely thing is that OSX updates will likely rewrite the supported Macs file & if you had need to install Win7 again from ISO, then you'd need to edit that file again.
I think there was mention of this by Mike Breeden today, but the site is not available for the first time in years right now...
http://xlr8yourmac.com/
Could Apple Developers keep an eye on this?
Between you, me, & the woodwork, I doubt they're interested.
But...
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Configuring 30 new IMac's for a computer lab.

I work at a technical college in the IT dept. and we just got our first ever new Apple IMac's. Is it possible to configure one computer similar to symantec ghost without having to enter personal information (credit card number and setting up .mac accounts) and so that one student account is created that they can automatically sign in with. We don't have a lot of mac experience on campus.

You don't have to create a .mac account just skip that step when you get to it.
Are you trying to give each student one account or each Mac one account?
As an aside you may like to take a look at Apple Remote Desktop (link) which allows you to control multiple Macs from one.
mrtotes

Ideal Linux distro for a computer lab

I'm looking for a good Linux distribution to install on a ~40 PCs programming laboratory. The desktops need to be user-friendly for both Linux and non-Linux users (which means that's probably a KDE/Gnome desktop). I think that a rolling-release distro (like Arch) is out of question, since updating 40 boxes would be really messy (if there's no automated way to update all the machines at once).
What Linux distro would you recommend installing on such lab?

No matter what distribution you are going to operate, thats quite a few machines to setup at any one time. I'd recommend that you use the distribution you are most familiar with. So why not use Arch?
Probably the best way to do it would be to use kdemod for your desktop. Two of the machines should be set aside for special functions. The first machine is your test machine. You perform all the updates on here manually. Make sure the updates work etc before you roll them out to the other machines. (I am assuming they are all similarly specced if they are in the same lab).
Setup a ftp server on the second machine and use that as your repository. When you have sufficiently tested the updates, update the repository as needed. You can then run say a weekly cron job on each of the lab machines which will update them to the latest packages in your repository. This will significantly reduce the amount of work you have to do to maintain the lab. Also has the advantage of reducing the amount of bandwidth you use when updating them. Whilst downloading 100-200mb of updates on one machine isn't too bad, hammering those out accross say 40 machines is completely different. Whichever distribution you decide on running, you will need to maintain a local repository.
Also if you need to re-image a machine, then all you need to do is grab the packages from the ftp server locally rather than going accross the internet. Means you reimage much faster.

IBooks for iMac is absolutely terrible. Feel betrayed by Apple

Of course others have mentioned it, but it needs repeating: iBooks is a shambles and how dare you, Apple, release such rubbish. I have been an Apple 'fan' since 2002, and here I am spending literally hours trying to put the PDF's relating to my uni work back into some semblance of order. It is absolutely appalling that I cannot edit metadata from within the iBooks app, and it is also absolutely appalling that no warning was provided that this would happen.
"It just works." No, no it doesn'tIt "just wastes my time".

Considering this is Apple's first attempt at porting an App from the touch environment to the non-touch environment because so many people wanted it, I would just say, if you find a bug in the software, submit the bug report after signing for a free online developer account. http://developer.apple.com/ and http://bugreporter.apple.com/
If you just have a need to vent, there is always http://www.apple.com/feedback/
If you wonder if you have it setup wrong, and want to know why it may be setup wrong by all means ask here in your own thread.
This is just a user to user forum and not a place to give Apple feedback. Genius bar people I've found don't even take this forum seriously.
So try to get help from other users if you need to, but please don't cloud the forum with rants.

High school computer lab: turning off iSight, disabling Photobooth

We purchased new iMacs for our computer labs, and the iSight camera plus Photo Booth have been nothing but needless distractions since the school year began. I think that it is UNACCEPTABLE that Apple did not foresee the need to turn these cameras off and provide a way to do so in system preferences, rather than forcing people to rely on a command line hack to get this done.
I also find it incredibly stupid to provide people WITHOUT administrator privileges the option of changing the account pictures through Photo Booth. This is just idiotic. All of the account pictures for our public accounts (where all system preferences are locked) have been changed to photo booth pictures and it takes time to change them back on 90+ computers.
Yes, I know that Photo booth access can be disabled, but it is like it never entered Apple's mind that these computers might be used in computer labs, otherwise, (a) the option to turn this camera off would have been provided, and (b) they would not have included an option in an application which allows a person without admin privileges to change an account's picture. If the ability to change an account picture is turned off, shouldn't photo booth know this? Stupid.
Just venting.
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I have sent apple my feedaback because I have a similar problem. I have a mobile MacBook Lab and can't seem to find a way to disable the option in Photo Booth that sends the photo taken to the users login account picture. This cuts down on my administrative efficiency because I have to change the user account pictures back to its original. The problem that there is no option to disable the "send to accounts feature" in a school enviornment is the students who use photo booth to take obscene photos and then send them to the accounts picture.
Please help me with a solution. Is there is a way to recreate the Login window to it's, original established set of account pictures, after a user logs out of their account? These MacBooks are used by many different grade levels including 1st and 2nd graders and I cannot expose them to the obscene login pictures.
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About My 24inch Apple iMac Computer & My G-Drive

I Have an G-Technology G-Drive 1TB Drive so how do I Erase The Entire Drive & Start everything back up Empty again & then start Backing Up My Entire Computer to The G-Drive again? cause i'm running out of Room meaning it's not gonna let me back everything up no more cause it's telling me i'm full now or not enough space to make a Copy of My iMac Computer Hard Drive to go onto The G-Drive this is The Last thing i have trouble with then everything else by now is working Fantastic & i'm enjoying My iMac Computer & I Won't be around much anymore only if i have problems other then that i'm good well peace & have a nice night.

Okay, so after you erase it, do you want one partition on it or more?
I've forgotten: how big is your G Drive?
To start, you can just erase the whole thing; go to Disk Utility and you will see a window like this:
The top entry on the left is my iMac drive; the highlighted one is my external drive. Click on your G Drive top entry and then hit erase - read the instructions if necessary.
When it's finished, make sure you still show the GUID Partition Scheme at the bottom like this:
You need that and, under "Format" in the middle of the window, it must show "Mac OS Extended Journaled". Those two are very important.
If you want to have more than one partition after that, we'll tackle that next - but I need to know how you want to divide it and what the separate parts are for (bootable clone or Time Machine or ??).

Using my credit in the iTunes store when buying in iBooks for PC on my macbook?

I currently have and generally always maintain a credit balance in my iTunes store account. Can this be used when i buy iBooks in the iBooks app?

Anything you purchase in the App Store, iTunes, iBooks or iBooks for the computer will charge whatever credit card you have set up on your account. If you have a credit, that will be charged first and then the remaining balance (if there is one) will be charged to your credit card on file.

Best disc copy program for Yosemite?

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This is a few years old, but I think it still works the same:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1051199/julyworkingmac.html
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http://www.wikihow.com/Burn-a-CD-Using-Mac-OS-X

Keeping IMac's locked down in a computer lab

For those who have lab experience what type of devices or locks are used to keep IMac's from theft in computer labs? I was curious as to what other people use or recommend in this area.

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Looking for Help on how to get wireless near computer lab

Ok Im Near A Computer Lab, And I want to get free wifi. I can log into the router from one of the computer lab's computers by the >192.168.1.1 and see passphrase, wep keys all that stuff...
My Question is how can I get internet at home from this router?
More info about router:
Firmware Version: v2.0.02
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I'm pretty sure the "computer lab" settings are configured and restricted that is why the default address is not working. Basically, if it is not your network more so if the network is secured, then definitely, you will not gonna be able to connect unless they had provide you the wireless settings like the SSID and the password. However though, if it is unsecured, then, that's no problem at all.
As with your wireless adapter, check on the links below:
Installing the WMP54G v4 for the first time
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=bf9526ef1fbf4b0e8dbaecb48950d7e8_3769.xml&pid=80&r...
Checking if the WMP54G v4 is Installed Properly
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Is there a solution for Higher Ed Computer Labs?

I am an instructional Technician for the Photography Department at a Community College. We currently purchase and use the Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium here in the Photography, Graphics and Journalism departments. We have over 150 Macintosh computers licensed with your product and we are very interested in the Creative Cloud.
Currently we purchase the licenses for all of our student and faculty computers, we are hoping that you will be developing an education solution for computer labs like ours.
What we would like to see is an arrangement that would allow our students to subscribe to the Creative Cloud for a three-month period that would be paid for prior to the first day of classes. This would avoid classroom disruptions from students failing to pay if the subscription was on a month-to-month basis.
While I understand that the current Student and Teacher edition at $19.95 is a limited promotion, a price of $20–$25 per month or $75 for a three-month period would be less than the cost of a textbook and could be easily charged as a class fee.
A potential problem is that students sometimes do not use the same computer all the time. If students are taking multiple classes in different labs, they need to be able to access the programs on several computers. I am currently subscribed to the free trial month and my impression is that the subscription is dependent on logging in with an Adobe ID. If this is the case, students should be able to use this log in to access the software they need on whatever computer they are at as long as they have an active (paid) login, and are not logged in on another computer.
As it is everywhere in education, our program budgets are tight. The Creative Cloud would allow us to save a significant amount of funds while still offering the most current technology to our students and faculty. The ability to access any software we need and allowing students the ability to access the programs at school and at home will empower both our faculty and students. Additionally, the availability of cloud storage will allow students to work on files at home and at school seamlessly.
I am making several assumptions:
Pricing –
Student and faculty pricing will be available.
A price will be established for a three-month period to facilitate a college semester.
Access –
Students will be able to access the programs on more than one lab computer.
Is access controlled by logging in with an Adobe ID?
Once the software has been installed on a computer, will any student with an Adobe ID be able to access it?
We are hoping to be able to implement this by next fall, so I am anticipating that these details will be worked out before then.

Great to know this I will be sharing it with my professors also. To have the "team" version would be great! Many problems occur for students with portable storage units. The worst is forgetting to download a project and take it with you. which really hurts our timing on a project to completion. Also as the projects grow in size we can end up with storage issues as some files are very large. This sounds like a grand solution.
Thank you for answering my question earlier Mr. Rice. Now I need to get back to my assignments. bye.

Just bought a new iphone 5 i have an old imac computer OSX 10.5.8 and itune version 10 (updated at great cost last year for iphone4) it dosen't let me restore data... any chance of update or do i have to thow away my computer (and never by Mac aga data 0

Just bought a new iphone 5, i have an old imac computer OSX 10.5.8 and itune version 10 (updated at great cost last year for iphone4) it dosen't let me restore data... any chance of update or do i have to thow away my computer (and never by Mac again?)

You an use your iPhone without connecting it to a computer.
But the product description for the iPhone clearly states that in order to sync with a Mac you must have OSX 10.6.8 or later. That version of the OSX is usually called Snow Leopard. There are two mo recent versions of OSX. OSX 10.7.x (Lion) and OSX 10.8.x (Mountain Lion).
If you can upgrade your computer to at least Snow Leopard I suggest you do so.

I own and work on two Mac computers.. a MacBook Pro and an iMac. Am I required to "purchase" the one-time in-App purchase of $4.99 TWICE, one for each computer..??

I own and work on two Mac computers.. a MacBook Pro (dual core, 3.06GHz, 8 GBs RAM) and an iMac ((dual core, 3.06GHz, 4 GBs RAM). Am I required to "purchase" the Garageband one-time in-App purchase of $4.99 TWICE, one for each computer..??

The answer to your question is not about the GarageBand content but the concept of downloading any apps (or in-apps purchases) from the app store. The Key is your Apple ID.
Whenever you download an app (it doesn't matter if you pay for the app or if it is free) you have to to be logged in to the App Store with a valid Apple ID. That becomes your "Online License". Whenever you are logged in to the App Store with that Apple ID you will see your Purchase History, what apps you downloaded and also what apps have updates available. As you see, this procedure is independent from your actual computer. The App Store is only interested in your Apple ID for verification.
To download an app or content on a different computer, just make sure you are logged in to the App Store with the same Apple ID you did for the initial purchase.
The button will now display (instead of Free or the price tag) "Install" because the App Store knows that you purchased the item before (with that Apple ID) and that you computer you are on at the moment oesn't have th app installed. Just click the "Install" button to download the app.
Here is how the Button looks like depending on the condition.
The same principle applies to in-app purchases. With GarageBand, when you try to restore Purchases, make sure you are logged in in the Apple Store with the Apple ID you made the original purchase.
One more thing: You don't need to be logged in to actually run an app, only for online activities (downloads, updates)
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