Overview
"The ads make it all look so easy, so simple and oh so utterly uncomplicated, don't they? Buy a Mac, live happily ever after. While we'll agree that right-out-of-the-box, Macs are more intrinsically friendly than their PC counterparts, they get difficult in a hurry, especially if you try to do anything useful with them. Setting up wireless networking, troubleshooting network problems, dealing with peripherals run amuck, futzing with security settings and living in a PC-dominated world is enough to make even grizzled Mac veterans turn a little green around the gills. Now that the honeymoon is over and you've realized that just because you have a Mac and an iPod, you most certainly aren't invincible, it's time to make that cheery little Mac of yours do what Apple and the media would lead you to believe it can do right out of the box. Leo Laporte's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger spotlights troubleshooting, problem solving, the latest Tiger features, security and using common gadgets (iPod, smartphones, PDAs) with your Mac. This book leans away from a ""describe the menus"" and instead focuses on tips and techniques the help you really understand Mac OS X Tiger and how to make it sing. Throughout this book, you'll find dozens of useful tips that will help you get closer to that original Mac-driven nirvana you pictured when you first carried your beloved Mac over the threshold."
Full Product Details
Author: Leo Laporte , Todd Stauffer
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 23.00cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 17.60cm
Weight: 0.640kg
ISBN: 9780789733931
ISBN 10: 0789733935
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 08 September 2005
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print 
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Table of Contents
"Introduction. Who Should Use This Book How This Book Is Organized How to Read This Book Get More Info 1. What Makes Mac OS X Unique? History of Mac OS X What's Different About Mac OS X? The Mac OS X Metaphor The Mac's Approach to Pointing and Clicking Windows in Mac OS X Dialogs and Alert Boxes Special Selectors and Controllers Inside Mac Menus Exploring Toolbars Setting Preferences The Apple Menu and Basic Mac Commands Info, Updates, and Downloads Recent Items and Force Quit Sleep, Shut Down, and Log Out 2. The Finder and Your Files. The Finder and the Home Folder Concept Introducing the Finder Window The Sidebar Browsing Your Files Icon and List Views Selecting, Copying, and Moving Items Creating and Managing Folders Labeling Folders and Files Learn More About Items and Understand Permissions Disks and Discs Trashy Issues The True Finder: Spotlight Using Spotlight The Spotlight Window Other Search Tools 3. Applications and the Dock. The Applications Folder Launching an Application Opening, Saving, and Closing Documents Launching Documents Saving Documents Closing Documents The Dock Placing Apps on the Dock Launching and Switching Between Applications Docs and Folders and Windows on the Dock Icon Menu on the Dock Dock Preferences Getting Help 4. Conquering the Mac OS X Interface. Cut, Copy, and Paste The Skinny on Cut, Copy, and Paste Put Cut, Copy, and Paste into Action Taking Drag and Drop Seriously Hidden Powers of the Keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts 99 Move by Keystroke Switching Applications Using Exposé and Dashboard Using Exposé Using Dashboard Automator: Making Magic Happen The System Preferences Basics Meet System Preferences Exploring the Panes User Accounts and Fast User Switching Creating User Accounts Login Options and Fast User Switching 5. Work Those Peripherals. Hardware Ports and Support Checking Out System Profiler Printing and Faxing Set Up Your Printer Page Setup and Printing Manage Print Jobs Faxing Documents Print (and Fax) Sharing Customizing Your Display Getting Pictures Off Your Digital Camera Using FireWire Devices Working with DV Camcorders Storing Files on External Hard Disks Creating CDs and DVDs 6. Manage Your Contacts and Schedule. Work with Address Book Create Contacts Viewing and Sorting Cards Deleting a Contact Do Stuff with Your Contacts Creating Groups Printing Your Contacts and Groups Import, Export, and vCard Share Contacts Explore iCal Add Events Edit and Delete Events Create To Dos Working with Multiple Calendars Publish Your Calendar Subscribe to Calendars Sync Address Book and iCal 7. iPods, iTunes, and iSync. The iPod and iTunes Music Get Songs into iTunes Managing Songs in iTunes iTunes and Your iPod The iPod As a Hard Drive What's iSync All About? Syncing Your Devices Sync Your iPod Working with Bluetooth Stuff 8. Get on the Internet. How Internet Connections Work Configure for Dial-Up Configure a DSL Connection Configure a Cable Modem and Other Connections Connecting via AirPort Troubleshooting Connections Internet Connections at Multiple Locations Multihoming Locations The .Mac Question Accessing Your iDisk 9. Mail and Chat Basics. Introducing Mail Set Up an Account Reading Messages in Mail Replying To and Forwarding Messages New Messages and Sending Attachments Add Your Signature Mail and the Address Book Dealing with Junk Mail Managing Your Accounts and Mailboxes Using Rules Using iChat AV Setting Up iChat Chatting by Typing Sending and Receiving Files iChat's AV Features Create a Group Chat 10. Browsing the Web: Safari and Sherlock. Introducing Safari Browser Basics Google Searches Reliving History Managing Bookmarks Reading RSS ""Newsfeeds"" in Safari Using Tabs Digging into Safari's Preferences QuickTime and Streaming Multimedia Explore Sherlock 11. Build a Home or Office Network. How Networks Work Connecting Your Macs Connecting via Ethernet Set Up AirPort Connections Configuring the Protocols Set Up TCP/IP Turn on AppleTalk Turn On Services and Share Files Turn On Personal File Sharing Accessing Networked Macs User Accounts and File Sharing Share Your Printer Enabling Other Sharing Services Windows Sharing Personal Web Sharing Other Services Internet Access for Your Network Set Up Router Hardware Set Up the Software iChat AV and Bonjour 12. Swiss Army Apps: Mac OS X's Utilities. Using System Profiler Digging into Disk Utility First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore Creating Disk Images Manage Performance with Activity Monitor Managing Processes Checking Activity It's Terminal, But It Won't Kill You 13. Common Problems and Solutions. Application Crashing and Freezes Hangs, Freezes, and Force Quit Dealing with Errors and Corruption Kernel Panics Resetting Passwords Using Software Update Viruses and Virus Protection 14. Securing Your Mac. Using Your User Passwords Set Your Password Use Your Password Storing Items Securely on the Keychain Using Keychain Access Keychain Settings and Passwords Add a Password Item Add a Secure Note Securing Your Files Encrypting Some of Your Files Encrypting All of Your Documents Securely Toss the Trash Set Your Open Firmware Password Exploring Internet Security Secure Your Mac from Access Secure and Private Browsing Parental Controls Index."
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"Leo Laporte is a weekend radio host on Los Angeles radio KFI AM 640 and co-hosts Call for Help on Canada's TechTV network. He also appears regularly on other programs including ABC's World News Now and Live with Regis and Kelly as ""The Gadget Guy."" He is the author of four recent bestsellers: Leo Laporte's 2005 Gadget Guide, Leo Laporte's Mac Gadget Guide, Leo Laporte's Guide to TiVo, and Leo Laporte's 2005 Technology Almanac. Todd Stauffer is the author or co-author of over three dozen computing and technical books, a contributor to various technical magazines, a humor columnist and a travel/automotive reviewer."
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