Overview

"Macs today come ""fully loaded,"" but unlike your typical fully loaded automobile, Macs do not come with detailed instruction manuals. Instead, the user is often left to fend for him or herself as they try to sort through all that powerful and mysterious software. On the surface, these programs are relatively easy-to-use, but it is what lies beneath the surface that makes them most useful. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife, Second Edition is your way to take control of this unfortunate situation. Through the use of visual aids and projects, you will be guided through each application's basic features before moving on to the hidden features and time-saving shortcuts. Get inside such topics as: iTunes Garage Band iPhoto iMovie and iDVD iChat The dashboard, address book and Sherlock iApps that you didn't even know you had You'll also explore the Utilities folder as you learn which applications can help you, which ones you should leave alone and which one is the portal to a host of old-school games that you may otherwise have never known existed. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife will help you and your Mac live the good life."

Full Product Details

Author:   Shelly Brisbin
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780789734099

ISBN 10:   0789734095
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   12 August 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction.I. THE IAPPS THAT START WITH I .1. iTunes. Bring Music into iTunes Play First Adding Music to the Library Internet Radio Organizing Your Music Building Playlists Party Shuffle Exporting Playlists Music Ratings Time-Shifting Searching and Browsing Changing Track Information A Peek into the Music Folder Burn Discs Choose Content Get Ready to Burn Printing CD Case Labels iTunes to the Max Pump Up Playback with Sound Effects Optimizing Encoded Sound Quality The Visual Side of iTunes AppleScript and iTunes Sharing Music Share Your Playlists with the World2. GarageBand. Get to Know GarageBand The Quick Tour: We're with the Band Keyboard Shortcuts Introduction to Tracks Start a Project Loops Recording Software Instruments Recording Real Instruments Multitrack Recording Tracks and the Timeline Groovin' in the Timeline Editing Tracks Mixing Mixing Controls Volume Curves Timing and Velocity Tweaks Timing and Tuning Effects Using the Master Track A Lean, Mean Mix Sharing Songs and Parts of Songs Importing Music: It's a Drag Turbocharge GarageBand Apple Loops Community3. iPhoto. Starting Up iPhoto Importing Photos Importing from a Digital Camera Import from a Card Reader Import Selected Photos Import from Your Hard Drive or a CD Photo Triage Adding Information About Photos Names, Dates, and Comments Tagging Multiple Photos Keywords Photo Info View Your Handiwork Organize Your Photos Albums Smart Albums Date-Based Albums Film Rolls Folders Customized Views Arranging Photos Photo Editing Customize the Editing Environment Basic Editing Tools The Editing Dashboard Sharing and Displaying Photos Slideshows Printing Photos Ordering Prints Emailing Photos Web Pages and Slides with .Mac Burning CDs and DVDs Exporting Photos Network Photo Sharing4. iMovie. Getting Ready to Make a Movie Projects Connecting Your Camera Magic Movie Importing and Scene Detection Video Formats Editing Clips Nondestructive Editing Trimming a Clip Cropping Splitting Direct Trimming More on Moving Clips Around Transitions, Effects, and Titles Transitions Video Effects Pile on the Plug-Ins Titles Sound and Music Import from iTunes Import from a CD Import Sound Effects Narrating Your Movie Editing Audio Clips Working with Still Images Importing Photos The Ken Burns Effect Creating Stills from Your Movie Sharing and Exporting Movies Compression: Web, Email, and Direct to QuickTime Export to Tape or iDVD5. iDVD. Prepare to Work in iDVD Create and Save a Project Starting iDVD OneStep DVD Building Your DVD Project Encoding Choose a Theme Editing Text Adding Movies and Photos to the Menu Slideshows Adding Submenus Transitions The Map Customizing Themes Editing Menu Backgrounds Adding or Editing Audio Editing Buttons Saving Favorite Themes Archiving and Burning DVDs Archiving a Project Burn a Disc6. iChat AV. Getting an iChat Account Chat the .Mac Way AIM Free for All Basic Accounting Using Multiple Accounts Find Some Buddies Customize the iChat Experience Custom Text Chat Status Get Some Buddy Icons Buddy Actions and Alerts Text Chat Editing, Spell-Checking, and Emoticons Group Chats Sending Images and Files Audio and Video Chat Speak Your Mind See and Be Seen with iSight or a DV Camera Video Setup Multiparty AV Chats Bonjour Mon Ami7. iCal. Getting Started with iCal Understanding Calendars Importing Information iCal with a View Calendars and Events Editing Events Customizing the Event View To-Do Lists Printing and Exporting Calendars Printing Exporting Calendars and Events Searching in iCal Sharing Calendars Subscribing to Shared Calendars Publishing Your Calendar Synchronizing Your Calendars8. iSync. Syncing Options Sync Your Mac to an iPod Sync Your Mac to a Palm PDA Sync Your Mac to a Cell Phone Sync to Pocket PC And Other DevicesII. THE IAPPS THAT DON'T START WITH I .9. Address Book. Entering and Importing Addresses Adding Contacts Importing Contacts Working with Groups Smart Groups Using Address Book Finding Contacts Address Book and Email More Connections Directories Printing Address Information Sharing Your Contacts the .Mac Way Address Syncing10. Mail. Setting Up Mail Adding Mail Accounts Importing Mail Tweaking Account Setup Sending and Receiving Mail Addressing Mail Email Stylin' Spell Checking Signatures Reading and Viewing Mail Replying to Mail Working with Attachments Managing Mail Search Mailboxes Special Mailboxes Consolidate Mailboxes Making Your Own Mailboxes Smart Mailboxes Setting Up Rules Dealing with Spam11. Safari. Setup and Browsing The Safari Window Setting Browser Window Preferences Just Browsing Bookmarks Organizing Bookmarks Importing and Synchronizing Bookmarks Bookmark Search Feed Yourself with RSS Understanding RSS Feeds Finding and Using Feeds Your Personal Clipping Service Web Searches Archiving Web Pages AutoFill Cookies, Security, and Other Black Arts Privacy Protector12. Sherlock. Meet Sherlock Searching with Sherlock Internet Pictures Stocks Movies Phone Book eBay Flights Dictionary Translation AppleCare Customizing Sherlock Customizing the Toolbar and Menus Adding More Channels13. Font Book. Fonts in OS X Font Book Overview Collections Previewing Fonts Installing Fonts Resolving Conflicts Using Fonts Character Palette14. Preview. Preview and PDF Document Viewing Navigating Multipage Documents Copying Content from a PDF Searching PDF Preferences Preview and Image Files Converting and Exporting Images PostScript Files Associating with Preview15. Automator. Meet Automator Actions Workflow Build Your Own Workflow Show Action When Run Using Your Workflow Resources for Automators Men (and Women) of Action Resources for Action Heroes16. Unix and the Terminal. Unix Under the Hood The Unix Shell Time Out for Syntax Understanding Commands and Their Parts More Basic Commands man Pages Unix and Aqua Together sudo Control The Power of Unix Text Editors Internet Tools Apache Web Server Working with the Terminal Preferences Terminal and the Keyboard17. The Little Guys. Calculator Chess Dashboard Dictionary DVD Player Image Capture Internet Connect QuickTime Player Stickies TextEditA. The iApps You Don't Know You Have. Activity Monitor AirPort Admin Utility AirPort Setup Assistant Audio MIDI Setup Bluetooth File Exchange Sync Utility Console Digital Meter Directory Access Disk Utility Grab Grapher Keychain Access Migration Assistant NetInfo Manager Network Utility ODBC Administrator Printer Setup Utility System Profiler VoiceOver UtilityIndex.

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Shelly Brisbin has written about technology for 16 years. Her specialties include the Macintosh, networking and the Internet. She is the author of more than ten books and has also written hundreds of articles for magazines. Her most recent day job was Managing Editor/Technology at Powered Inc. in Austin, Texas. MacAddict is the ultimate hands-on guide to everything Macintosh. Its mission is to provide the reader with the most comprehensive range of information possible, from upgrading to troubleshooting to customizing a Macintosh desktop.

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