Warning: The content on this post was written while Richard Phung, the Labs & Classrooms Coordinator, held the title of Computer Lab Technician at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.... the content expressed here is out of date, at best. Things to do after installing new image:
Create local user account
User name: AIB Users
No password. Make it so that the computer auto logs in AIB Users.
Restart the computer and it will automatically log in as AIB Users
Change desktop background to the one that says "Save all files to temp storage etc." Background is located in the users>shared folder.
Change name of hard drive to "AIB HD"
Remove all links from the sidebar in Finder, all except "AIB HD".
Configure Applications. Open them to see if they work, insert serials when necessary. If a program asks if you want automatic updates, check/click no/never.
Customize dock. Applications that should be in the dock are:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Painter, Toast Titanium, Word. On the dock there should also be a folder with internet apps and the Wacom Tablet Preference panel (this can be found AIB HD>Library>PreferencePanes).
Disable auto updates for Flip4Mac and Perian. To do this go to System Preferences. Icons for them will be at the bottom of the window under "Other."
Click on the Flip4Mac icon. Go to the "Update" tab. Next to "check for updates" click the drop down and select "Never".
Likewise, in System Preferences click on the "Perian" icon. Next to the "check for updates" button uncheck "Automatically Update".
-William
