Double-click Utilities folder, as shown in Figure 12-16.

Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers In Windows XP, follow these steps to change your password. You can log on to the computer as an administrator to change someone else’s password, or you can change your own pass- word after you log on as yourself. 1. Click Start ➪ Control Panel. The Control Panel appears. 2. Click User Accounts. The User Accounts dialog box appears. 3. Click the account to change. The user’s account dialog box appears. 4. Click Change the password. The Change Password dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 13-10. Figure 13-10: Changing a password in XP

5. Type the new password; type the password again to confirm. 6. Optionally, enter a hint.

7. Click Change Password and click X to close out of the dialog box.

To change a password on a Mac OS X computer, follow these steps. You must be logged on as yourself to change your password. 1. Click System Preferences. The System Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Click My Account. The My Account dialog box appears. 3. Beside My Password, click Change. A drop-down box appears. 4. Enter your current password. Enter the new password, and verify it by entering it a second time.

5. Optionally, enter a password hint.

Chapter 13 ✦ Accessing the Network

6. Click OK. 7. Close the My Account dialog box.

Logging off the network You might log off the network for several reasons. If you are on a clientserver network, you might log off the network if you don’t need to access any network resources or if the server is down. You also can log off if you’re sharing your computer and want to give someone else time on the network. If you’re on a workgroup network, you may not have a reason to log off. However, you can log off if you want to log back on as someone else. For example, you might share your computer with someone else. You log off so the other person can log on and therefore access his or her network resources. If you don’t share your computer with someone else, you don’t need to log off in a workgroup situation, unless you’re having trouble connecting to a resource. Sometimes logging off and then back on again cleans up connections and makes it easier to get to a resource. When you shut down your computer, you’re automatically logged off and your resources are no longer available. To log off of the network in Windows, follow these steps:

1. Save all open files and close all programs. You must follow this step before logging off

so that you don’t lose any data. 2. Choose Start ➪ Log Off your username. 3. Windows displays the Log Off Windows dialog box, which asks if you’re sure you want to log off. 4. Click Yes to log off or No to cancel the dialog box and return to the desktop. 5. Windows displays the Enter Network Password dialog box. You or the new user should enter a username and password to log back on to the network. To log off a Mac, follow these steps:

1. Click the Apple menu. 2. Click Log Out. A confirmation dialog box appears.

3. Click Log Out.

Mapping Drives Mapping drives is a method of reconnecting to a network drive and folder as a shortcut. You assign a drive letter — such as J, K, L, M, N, or some other drive not currently in use — to rep- resent the path to the resource. Mapping drives to frequently used folders on other computers on the network saves your users time. You should teach them how to map drives so they can create their own network connections whenever they need them. For example, suppose that you store files on Sue’s computer in the C:\Netshares folder. Each time you want to access that folder, you must double-click Sue’s computer and then double- click the Netshares folder. If you map a drive to the Netshares folder and call the drive map K, Small Business Tip