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Coast through OS X Mavericks with help from Dr. Mac and For Dummies Ready to make friends with Mavericks? Then, Dr. Mac s your man. Author and longtime Mac guru, Bob Dr. Mac LeVitus shares his witty insights and helpful tips in this full-color update to his bestselling OS X guide. You ll learn the basics of working with the Dock, Launchpad, and Mission Control before moving on to setting up your e-mail, surfing with Safari, organizing your files, and customizing OS X Mavericks for all you need your Mac to do. * Familiarizes you with OS X essentials like navigating the desktop, connecting to a network, using Notification Center, managing your Contacts and Calendar, staying in touch with Messages and FaceTime, and syncing with iCloud * Covers new-to-OS X tools and features including iBooks, Maps, iCloud Keychain, Finder Tabs, and Tags plus the streamlined Calendar, Notifications, and Safari applications * Explains how to turn your Mac into a multimedia mecca with music, movies, podcasts, photos, videos, e-books, and your favorite apps and games from the Mac App Store * Provides troubleshooting tips, advice on customizing and maintaining your Mac, and keeping your information safe and secure Whether you re dipping your toe into OS X or leaping full on into Mavericks, For Dummies will help you make the most of your Mac and all Mavericks can do for you.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with OS X Mavericks 7 Chapter 1: OS X Mavericks 101 (Prerequisites: None) 9 Chapter 2: The Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!) 23 Chapter 3: Have It Your Way 47 Chapter 4: What s Up, Dock? 73 Chapter 5: The Finder and Its Desktop 93 Part II: Mavericks Taming (Or "Organization for Smart People") 127 Chapter 6: The Care and Feeding of Files and Folders 129 Chapter 7: Four Terrific Timesaving Tools 171 Chapter 8: Dealing with Disks 195 Chapter 9: Organizing Your Life 199 Part III: Do Unto Mavericks: Getting Things Done 215 Chapter 10: (Inter)Networking 217 Chapter 11: Communications Made Easy 233 Chapter 12: The Musical Mac 269 Chapter 13: The Multimedia Mac 287 Chapter 14: Words and Letters 303 Part IV: Mastering Your Mavericks 313 Chapter 15: Publish or Perish: The Fail-Safe Guide to Printing 315 Chapter 16: Sharing Your Mac and Liking It 331 Chapter 17: Features for the Way You Work 365 Part V: The Care and Feeding of Your Mavericks 387 Chapter 18: Safety First: Backups and Other Security Issues 389 Chapter 19: Utility Chest 405 Chapter 20: Troubleshooting OS X 417 Part VI: The Part of Tens 427 Chapter 21: Almost Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience 429 Chapter 22: Ten (Or So) Great Websites for Mac Freaks 439 Index 447


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118691885
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 233 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1064 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1118691881
  • Publisher Date: 04 Nov 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 191 mm


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