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Mac OS X: The Missing Manual


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This updated edition details the many changes in OS X 10.2. Pogue includes new chapters on iChat (Apple's AOL-compatible instant-messaging software), Sherlock 3 (the Web search tool that pulls critical Web information directly onto the desktop), and the new Finder (which reintroduces - spring-loaded - folders by popular request). With the humour and technical insight characteristic of the "Missing Manual" series, the book also delves into features under the hood, such as the networking tools that allow Macs and PCs to swap files on a network.

Table of Contents:
Introduction What Mac OS X 10.2 Gives You What Mac OS X Takes Away Three OSes in One About this Book About the Outline AboutFTheseFArrows About MissingManuals.com The Very Basics Part One: The Mac OS X Desktop Chapter 1: Folders and Windows Getting into Mac OS X Windows and How to Work Them The Three Window Views Icon View List View Column View Logging Out, Shutting Down Getting Help in Mac OS X Chapter 2: Organizing Your Stuff The Mac OS X Folder Structure Icon Names Selecting Icons Moving and Copying Icons Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once Favorites The Trash Get Info Finding Files 1: The Search Bar Finding Files 2: The Find Program Chapter 3: Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar The Dock Setting Up the Dock Using the Dock The Finder Toolbar Designing Your Desktop Menulets: The Missing Manual Part Two: Applications in Mac OS X Chapter 4: Programs and Documents Launching Mac OS X Programs Juggling Programs with the Dock How Documents Know Their Parents Controlling Menus from the Keyboard The Save and Open Dialog Boxes Three Kinds of Programs: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic The Cocoa Difference Installing Mac OS X Programs Chapter 5: Back to Mac OS 9 Two Roads to Mac OS 9 Classic: Mac OS 9 on Mac OS X Restarting in Mac OS 9 Four Tricks for Faster Switching Chapter 6: Moving Data Moving Data Between Documents Exchanging Data with Other Macs Exchanging Data with Windows PCs Chapter 7: An Introduction to AppleScript Running Ready-Made AppleScripts Writing Your Own AppleScripts Recording Scripts in "Watch-Me" Mode Saving a Script Writing Commands by Hand Where to Learn More Part Three: The Components of Mac OS X Chapter 8: System Preferences The System Preferences Window Accounts CDs & DVDs Classic ColorSync Date & Time Desktop Displays Dock Energy Saver General International Internet Keyboard Login Items Mouse My Account Network QuickTime Screen Effects Sharing Software Update Sound Speech Startup Disk Universal Access Chapter 9: The Free Program Your Free Mac OS X Programs Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox Chapter 10: CDs, DVDs, and iTunes How the Mac Does Disks Burning CDs and DVDs iTunes 3: The CD and MP3 Jukebox Playing DVD Movies Part Four: The Technologies of Mac OS X Chapter 11: One Mac, Many Users Introducing User Accounts Setting Up Accounts Setting Up the Login/Logout Process Signing In Simple Finder and Other "Rubber Walls" Logging Out The Root Account Chapter 12: Networking Wiring the Network File Sharing Networking with Windows Managing Groups Dialing in from the Road Forgettable Passwords: The Keychain Chapter 13: Graphics, Fonts, and Printing Mac Meets Printer Making the Printout Managing Printouts Printer Sharing PDF Files Fonts in Mac OS X Font Fuzziness on the Screen ColorSync Graphics in Mac OS X Screen-Capture Keystrokes Chapter 14: Sound, Movies, Speech, and Handwriting Playing Sounds Recording Sound QuickTime Movies Speech Recognition The Mac Talks Back Inkwell: Handwriting Recognition Chapter 15: Terminal: Doorway to Unix Terminal Navigating in Unix Working with Files and Directories Online Help Terminal Preferences Terminal Tips and Tricks Chapter 16: Fun with Unix Moving Unmovable Files and Directories Enabling the Root Account Eight Useful Unix Utilities Where to Go from Here Putting It Together Chapter 17: Hacking Mac OS X TinkerTool: Customization 101 Redefining Keystrokes Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics Replacing Your Home-Folder Icon Replacing the Finder Icons Rewriting the Words Part Five: Mac OS X Online Chapter 18: Internet Setup, the Firewall, and .Mac The Best News You've Heard All Day Connecting by Dial-up Modem Broadband Connections AirPort Networks The Jaguar Firewall Switching Locations Multihoming Internet Sharing .Mac Services Internet Location Files Chapter 19: Mail and Address Book Setting Up Mail Checking Your Mail Writing Messages Reading Email The Spam Filter Address Book Chapter 20: Sherlock 3, iChat, and iCal Sherlock 3 iChat iCal and iSync Chapter 21: SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web Sharing Web Sharing FTP Connecting from the Road Remote Access with SSH Virtual Private Networking Part Six: Appendixes Appendix A: Installing Mac OS X 10.2 Getting Ready to Install The Partitioning Question How to Partition Four Kinds of Installation The Basic Installation The Installer The Upgrade Installation The Clean Install The SetupGo Dictionary (Mac Version) Appendix B: Troubleshooting Problems That Aren't Problems Minor Eccentric Behavior Frozen Programs (Force Quitting) Error Messages When Opening The Wrong Program Opens Can't Empty the Trash Can't Move or Rename an Icon Application Won't Open Program Icons Turn to Folders Startup Problems Fixing the Disk Where to Get Troubleshooting Help Appendix C: The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Mac Version) Appendix D: The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Windows Version) Appendix E: Where to Go from Here Web Sites Advanced Books Email Lists Appendix F: The Master OS X Keystroke List

About the Author :
David Pogue, a Yale grad and former Broadway conductor, writes the back-page column for Macworld magazine. He's the author or coauthor of 15 computer, humor, and music books, including Macs for Dummies, Opera for Dummies, Classical Music for Dummies, Magic for Dummies, Macworld Mac Secrets, Hard Drive (a novel), The Microsloth Joke Book, and Tales from the Tech Line. Mia Farrow, Carly Simon, Harry Connick, Jr., and Stephen Sondheim are among his computer students. Pogue's Web page is www.pogueman.com; email is dpogue@ibm.net.

Review :
"An indispensable guide for Mac users that ought to come with every new Macintosh." Computer Shopper, July (4 stars)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780596004507
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Missing Manual
  • Width: 179 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0596004508
  • Publisher Date: 12 Nov 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 232 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1122 gr


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