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Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies


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Guiding intermediate and advanced users in customizing Mac OS X to maximize their productivity, this book provides more than seventy timesaving techniques in five categories: system software Apple applications like iTunes and iMail, third-party applications, networking and hardware, and advanced topics such as AppleScript and Terminal Services. A Reference for the Rest of Us! Shows Mac OS X users how to disable unnecessary features, improve performance with shareware, customize windows, program function keys, manage fonts, and find files with Sherlock For those who already know the basics of Mac OS X, this handy reference offers efficiency-enhancing tips, each presented with clear, straightforward directions in an easy-to-read, two-column format illustrated with multiple screen shots Explores more than sixty Mac OS X tasks, including blocking spam, improving Internet performance, automating with iDisk, interacting with hardware, recording AppleScripts, and much more Along with the normal Mac OS X tools, this book will help readers make the most out of the exciting additions to Mac OS X Panther

Table of Contents:
Introduction.Part I: Starting, Stopping, and Running Your Mac Faster.Technique 1: Installing Panther without the Hassle.Technique 2: Starting Up with Speed.Technique 3: Running Panther Faster.Technique 4: When Good Applications Go Bad.Technique 5: Logging Out and Shutting Down.Part II: Optimizing Your Interface.Technique 6: Working with Displays.Technique 7: Speedy Keyboard Navigation.Technique 8: Essential Keyboard Shortcuts.Technique 9: A Faster Finder.Technique 10: Customizing Windows for Your Convenience.Technique 11: Establishing an Efficient Dock.Technique 12: Saving Steps with Contextual Menus.Technique 13: Easily Managing Windows with Expose.Part III: Handling Files (And Other Stuff) Quickly.Technique 14: Organizing Your Home Directory.Technique 15: Managing Aliases, Favorites, and Icons.Technique 16: Managing Information Effectively.Technique 17: Working with Files.Technique 18: Finding Files in the Finder.Technique 19: Slimming Down Your Hard Drive.Part IV: Improving Application Performance.Technique 20: Managing Applications.Technique 21: Launching Applications Fast.Technique 22: Switching, Hiding, and Quitting Applications.Technique 23: Opening Files Faster.Technique 24: Saving and Printing Files.Technique 25: Cut, Copy, Paste.Technique 26: Managing Fonts.Technique 27: Getting to Know Services.Part V: Cranking Up Your Internet Activities.Technique 28: Surfing with Safari.Technique 29: Surfing with Other Browsers.Technique 30: Managing Bookmarks Better.Technique 31: Speedy Searches with Google.Technique 32: Searching the Internet with Other Tools.Technique 33: Mastering Mail.Technique 34: Stopping Spam in Its Tracks.Technique 35: Innovative iChat.Part VI: Optimizing Your Network.Technique 36: Getting Your Mac Online.Technique 37: The Wonderful World of Wireless Networking.Technique 38: Sharing the Wealth with Rendezvous.Technique 39: Share the Love: Sharing Files, Printers, and More.Technique 40: Network Security.Technique 41: Your Guide to .Mac: $100 Well Spent.Part VII: Fast and Furious Multimedia.Technique 42: iTunes: Rockin' in the (Partially) Free World.Technique 43: Working with iPhoto.Technique 44: Staying on Schedule with iCal.Technique 45: Snapping Screenshots Fast.Technique 46: Working with CDs and DVDs.Technique 47: Getting More Than Music out of Your iPod.Part VIII: Security and Maintenance.Technique 48: Better Backups with rsync and .Mac.Technique 49: Battling Viruses.Technique 50: Keeping Your Software Up-to-Date.Technique 51: Securing Files.Technique 52: Proper Password Policy.Technique 53: Useful Utilities.Part IX: The Scary Or Fun Stuff.Technique 54: Controlling Cellphones with Bluetooth.Technique 55: The Terminal, the Finder, and You.Technique 56: Managing and Finding Files Fast.Technique 57: Piping and Redirecting Output with the Terminal.Technique 58: Viewing and Editing Text Files.Technique 59: Customizing Your Terminal.Technique 60: AppleScript and You.Technique 61: Entertaining Yourself with Screen Savers.Index.

About the Author :
Larry Ullman, the Director of Digital Media Technologies at DMC Insights, Inc., has been working with Apple computers for more than 20 years. Marc Liyanage, a senior software engineer at futureLAB AG, has been using and programming Apple computers for 15 years.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780764558122
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 791 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0764558129
  • Publisher Date: 09 Apr 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Width: 204 mm


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