Mad Minute: Installation OSX 10.4+

Installation: OSX 10.4+

Standalone Installation

  1. Insert DVD into your computer or download one of the following installation files:
  2. Extract and run the Mad Minute installation file.
  3. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation. The installation wizard will ask you to choose an installation directory. By default, this is Mad Minute in the Applications folder.
  4. After the installation is finished, the license registration tool will run. Enter your license code found in your DVD packaging/email.
  5. Run the Marks Manager application and create your classes and student accounts

Basic Server Setup

To install Mad Minute software so that it runs from a server, with student data shared among all client workstations:

  1. Insert DVD into your computer or download one of the following installation files:
  2. Extract and run the Mad Minute installation file on your server.
  3. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation. The installation wizard will ask you to choose an installation directory. By default, this is Mad Minute in the Applications
  4. After the installation is finished, the license registration tool will run. Enter your license code found in your DVD packaging/email.
  5. Ensure the installation folder is a mounted volume on your student’s workstations
  6. Create an alias of the Mad Minute application to your student’s desktop from the server.

In this configuration, all the program media files are served from the single server. On some network, this may be too slow when many students are using the software at once. In that case, scroll down and use the client / server setup instructions.

Note: The software will not function properly unless it has unrestricted permissions to its program and data folders. See the permissions guide for more information.

Client / Server Setup

In this configuration, the software is installed on each individual workstation but the student data is kept on a central server. This ensures the programs load quickly, since a copy is kept on each client computer, but also that the students can use the programs from any computer – and that students’ marks are collected in a single place for reporting.

To install Mad Minute software so that it runs directly from the client, with student data stored on the server:

  1. Insert DVD into your computer or download one of the following installation files:
  2. Extract and run the Mad Minute installation file.
  3. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation. The installation wizard will ask you to choose an installation directory. By default this is By default, this is Mad Minute in the Applications
  4. After the installation is finished, the license registration tool will run. Enter your license code found in your DVD packaging/email.
  5. Configure the software to keep student data in a single central location. Create a shared folder on your server for student data. This must be within a mounted volume on each student’s workstation.
  6. See below for directions on creating a mounted volume.
  7. Enter the license code found in your CD/DVD packaging.
  8. Using the Admin Tools program, set the software to use the shared folder in its mounted volume as the shared database location. Note:

Mounting a volume

  • Select ‘Network’ from the ‘Go’ menu in your finder.
  • Browse to your shared folder and double click on the folder (make sure to use the SMB file system).

Note: The software will not function properly unless it has unrestricted permissions to its program and data folders. See the permissions guide for more information.

Setting Permissions

Mad Minute software will not function properly unless it has unrestricted permissions to its program and data folders.

To set permissions, follow the instructions below. (You must be logged in as an administrator to give these rights.)

  1. Select an associated program folder and press Command+I on your keyboard (The default installation folder is Mad Minute in the Applications folder.
  2. Locate the sharing and permissions section at the bottom of the Info window.
  3. Select your student group and set their privileges to Read & Write.
  4. Click on the gear found at the bottom of the info window and select “Apply to enclosed items”. (Some OS versions may have a button labeled “Apply to enclosed items” instead of a gear. In this case simply click to button to apply the permissions to all child folders.)