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Conventions Used in This Book |
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In case you're curious about computers |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Book I: Say Hello to Your MacBook |
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Book II: Using Mac OS X with Your MacBook |
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Book III: MacBook Customizing and Sharing |
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Book IV: Going Mobile with iLife |
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Book V: iWork for the Road Warrior |
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Book VI: The Typical Internet Stuff |
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Book VII: Networking in Mac OS X |
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Book VIII: Expanding Your System |
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Book IX: Advanced Mac OS X |
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| Book I: Say Hello to Your MacBook |
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Chapter 1 Exploring MacBook Basics |
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The "absolute" need for mobility |
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Space saving is a good thing |
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Repairs may cause dizziness |
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So, Are You Ready for a MacBook? |
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The parts you probably recognize |
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Don't forget the parts you can't see |
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Chapter 2 MacBook Models Compared |
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Your Revolutionary Entry-Level Mac Laptop |
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Look, Ma, no moving parts! The magic of solid-state drives |
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What if I need that pesky optical drive? |
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Running Lion on Older MacBooks |
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Chapter 3 Setting Up and Taking Care of Your MacBook |
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Location, Location, Location! |
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Unpacking and Connecting Your Laptop |
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Unpacking for the road warrior |
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Mark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy MacBook |
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A Primer in MacBook Handling and Care |
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Great, a lecture about handling my laptop |
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More about batteries than you likely thought possible |
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Chapter 4 Extra Stuff You'll Likely Want |
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An Overview of MacBook Software Goodness |
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What comes with my laptop? |
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Connecting to the Internet from your lap |
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Applications you'll end up getting |
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Other Stuff That Nearly Everyone Wants |
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| Book II: Using Mac OS X with Your MacBook |
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Chapter 1 Shaking Hands with Mac OS X |
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Convince Me: Why Mac OS X? |
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Multitasking and multithreading for normal human beings |
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The definition of Internet savvy |
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What Do I Really Need to Run the Big X? |
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Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Mac OS |
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58 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Navigating and Running Programs |
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Restarting, Sleeping, and Shutting Down |
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Living the Trackpad Lifestyle |
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A Window Is Much More Than a Frame: Navigating Windows |
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Opening and closing windows |
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Minimizing and restoring windows |
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Programs and applications |
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Selecting Icons for Fun and Profit |
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Keyboard Shortcuts for the True Power User |
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Houston, We're Go to Launch Programs |
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Running applications from your hard drive |
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Running applications from a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM |
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Switching 'Twixt Programs with Aplomb |
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Opening and Saving Your Stuff in an Application |
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Chapter 3 Basic OS X Housekeeping |
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The Finder: It's the Wind beneath Your Wings |
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Copying and Moving Files and Folders |
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Cloning Your Items - It's Happening Now! |
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Deleting That Which Should Not Be |
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Dragging unruly files against their will |
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Deleting with the menus and the keyboard |
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Emptying That Wastepaper Basket |
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WAIT! I Need That After All! |
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Displaying the Facts on Files and Folders |
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Adding Spotlight comments |
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Choosing the application with which to launch a file |
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Locking files against evildoers |
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Tracking down your version |
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Availing Yourself of Mac OS X Services |
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Get Thee Hence: Using the Go Menu |
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Monkeying with the Menu Bar |
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Doing timely things with the Clock |
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116 | (3) |
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Opening and editing text files |
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Recording — nay, burning — a data CD |
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All You Really Need to Know about Printing |
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119 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Searching Everything with Spotlight |
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Is Spotlight Really That Cool? |
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Expanding Your Search Horizons |
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128 | (1) |
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Customizing Spotlight to Your Taste |
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129 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Fun with Photo Booth |
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Capturing the Moment with FaceTime and Photo Booth |
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133 | (4) |
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Producing Video on the Spot with iMovie |
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Chapter 6 Keeping Track with the Address Book |
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Hey, Isn't the Address Book Just a Part of Mail? |
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Entering Contact Information |
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140 | (3) |
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Using Contact Information |
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143 | (2) |
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Arranging Your Contact Cards |
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Using Network Directories |
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Printing Contacts with Flair |
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Swapping Bytes with vCards |
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Chapter 7 The Joys of Maintenance |
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Deleting Applications the Common Sense Way |
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Popping the Hood: Using the System Information Utility |
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153 | (2) |
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Tracking Performance with Activity Monitor |
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Fixing Things with the Disk Utility |
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Displaying the goods on your disks |
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158 | (2) |
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Playing doctor with First Aid |
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160 | (1) |
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Erasing without seriously screwing up |
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161 | (2) |
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Partitioning the right way |
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RAID has nothing to do with insects |
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164 | (2) |
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I Demand That You Back Up Your Hard Drive |
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Hitching a ride on the Time Machine |
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Using other backup solutions |
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I Further Demand That You Defragment |
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Special Start-Up Keys for Those Special Times |
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171 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Getting Help for the Big X |
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Displaying the Help Center Window |
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173 | (2) |
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Searching for Specific Stuff |
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175 | (1) |
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Prodding Apple for the Latest Gossip |
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176 | (1) |
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Calling for Help Deep in the Heart of X |
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Other Resources to Chew On |
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Mac publications and resource sites |
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Local Mac outlets and user groups |
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Chapter 9 Troubleshooting the X |
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The Troubleshooting Process |
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Step 1: Always try a simple shutdown |
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Step 2: Check all cable connections |
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Step 3: Retrace your steps |
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Step 5: Run antivirus software |
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Step 7: Check online connections |
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Step 8: Disable troublesome Login Items |
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186 | (1) |
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Step 9: Turn off your screen saver |
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Step 10: Check for write protection |
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Step 11: Check your System Information |
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Step 12: Reboot with the Mac OS X Recovery Volume |
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Do I Need to Reinstall Mac OS X? |
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It's Still Not Moving: Troubleshooting Resources |
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189 | (2) |
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The Apple Mac OS X Support site |
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Chapter 10 Running Windows on Your Mac |
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Figuring Out How Boot Camp Works |
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191 | (1) |
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Comparing Boot Camp to Windows Emulators |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (2) |
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Checking for Apple Updates |
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| Book III: MacBook Customizing and Sharing |
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Chapter 1 Building the Finder of Your Dreams |
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201 | (24) |
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Will That Be Icons or Lists or Columns... or Even a Flow? |
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201 | (4) |
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205 | (5) |
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Hiding and showing the toolbar |
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205 | (1) |
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Hiding and showing the status bar |
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205 | (1) |
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Giving your toolbar big tires and a loud exhaust |
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206 | (4) |
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Searching for Files from the Toolbar |
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210 | (1) |
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Searching for Files from the Find Dialog |
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211 | (2) |
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Configuring the View Options |
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213 | (8) |
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Setting icon view options |
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213 | (3) |
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Setting list view options |
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216 | (2) |
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Setting column view options |
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218 | (3) |
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Setting Cover Flow view options |
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221 | (1) |
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Setting Finder Preferences |
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221 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch |
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225 | (16) |
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226 | (3) |
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227 | (1) |
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I just gotta have lavender |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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Changing the Screen Saver |
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229 | (1) |
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Changing Colors in Mac OS X |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (4) |
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Adding applications and extras to the Dock |
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233 | (1) |
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Keeping track(s) with Stacks |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (1) |
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Stick It on the Dashboard |
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237 | (2) |
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Arranging Your Precious Desktop |
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239 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Delving under the Hood with System Preferences |
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The Preferred Way to Display the Preferences |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Searching for Specific Settings |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (12) |
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244 | (1) |
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Desktop and screen saver preferences |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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Language & Text preferences |
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248 | (1) |
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Mission Control preferences |
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249 | (2) |
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Security & Privacy preferences |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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Universal Access preferences |
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254 | (2) |
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It's All about the Hardware |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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Sharing the Joy: Internet & Wireless |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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Mail, Contacts & Calendars preferences |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (4) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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Date and time preferences |
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274 | (1) |
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Parental Controls preferences |
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275 | (1) |
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Software Update preferences |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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Users & Groups preferences |
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280 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 You Mean Others Can Use My MacBook, Too? |
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283 | (8) |
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How Multiuser Works on Mac OS X |
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283 | (2) |
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Configuring Your Login Screen |
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285 | (3) |
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Locking Your MacBook Down |
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288 | (1) |
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Starting Applications Automatically after Login |
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289 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Setting Up Multiuser Accounts |
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291 | (14) |
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Adding, Editing, and Deleting Users |
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291 | (5) |
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Adding a new user account |
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292 | (2) |
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Editing an existing account |
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294 | (1) |
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Deleting an existing account |
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295 | (1) |
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Tightening Your Security Belt |
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296 | (5) |
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Setting Parental Controls |
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297 | (3) |
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Assigning the Simple Finder |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Sharing Documents for Fun and Profit |
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305 | (10) |
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Sharing over a Network versus Sharing on a Single Mac |
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305 | (2) |
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306 | (1) |
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Relying on a guaranteed lock |
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306 | (1) |
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Most places are off-limits |
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307 | (1) |
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Permissions: Law Enforcement for Your Files |
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307 | (3) |
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Permission and Sharing Do's and Don'ts |
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310 | (1) |
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Sharing Stuff in Office 2011 |
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311 | (4) |
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Document-sharing features |
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311 | (1) |
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File-level sharing features |
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312 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Common-Sense Laptop Security |
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315 | (6) |
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315 | (4) |
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315 | (1) |
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Use those doggone passwords |
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316 | (1) |
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Screen saver hot corners equal instant privacy |
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316 | (1) |
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Buy a security cable, and use it |
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317 | (1) |
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Avoid the Obvious Laptop Case |
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317 | (1) |
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Encryption is your friend |
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318 | (1) |
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Unsecured Wireless is... unsecured |
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318 | (1) |
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Using a Security Application |
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319 | (2) |
| Book IV: Going Mobile with iLife |
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321 | (162) |
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Chapter 1 The World According to Apple |
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323 | (10) |
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First, Sliced Bread... and Now, the Digital Hub |
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323 | (1) |
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What Does Digital Mean, Anyway? |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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The Software That Drives the Hub |
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326 | (5) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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Can I Use All This Stuff at One Time? |
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331 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Jamming with iTunes and iPod |
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333 | (30) |
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What Can I Play on iTunes? |
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333 | (2) |
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335 | (1) |
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Playing Digital Audio and Video |
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336 | (5) |
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339 | (1) |
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Finding songs in your Music Library |
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340 | (1) |
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Removing old music from the Library |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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Keeping Slim Whitman and Slim Shady Apart: Organizing with Playlists |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (3) |
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Setting the song information automatically |
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344 | (1) |
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Setting or changing the song information manually |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (1) |
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Tweaking the Audio for Your Ears |
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347 | (2) |
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A New Kind of Radio Station |
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349 | (2) |
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349 | (1) |
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Tuning in your own stations |
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349 | (1) |
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Radio stations in your playlists |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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Sharing Your Media across Your Network |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (2) |
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Burning Music to Shiny Plastic Circles |
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356 | (1) |
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Feasting on iTunes Visuals |
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357 | (1) |
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Exercising Parental Authority |
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358 | (2) |
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Buying Digital Media the Apple Way |
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360 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Focusing on iPhoto |
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363 | (26) |
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363 | (2) |
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Working with Images in iPhoto |
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365 | (16) |
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|
366 | (1) |
|
Organize mode: Organizing and sorting your images |
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367 | (10) |
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Edit mode: Removing and fixing stuff the right way |
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377 | (4) |
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Producing Your Own Coffee-Table Masterpiece |
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381 | (3) |
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384 | (2) |
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E-Mailing Photos to Aunt Mildred |
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386 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Making Magic with iMovie |
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389 | (22) |
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389 | (3) |
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A Bird's-Eye View of Moviemaking |
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392 | (1) |
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Importing the Building Blocks |
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393 | (7) |
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394 | (2) |
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Making use of still images |
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396 | (1) |
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Importing and adding audio from all sorts of places |
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397 | (3) |
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Building the Cinematic Basics |
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400 | (6) |
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Adding clips to your movie |
|
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400 | (1) |
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Removing clips from your movie |
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401 | (1) |
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Reordering clips in your movie |
|
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402 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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Transitions for the masses |
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403 | (1) |
|
Even Gone with the Wind had titles |
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404 | (2) |
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Adding Maps and Backgrounds |
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406 | (1) |
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Creating an Honest-to-Goodness Movie Trailer |
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|
406 | (2) |
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Sharing Your Finished Classic with Others |
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408 | (3) |
|
Chapter 5 Burn Those DVDs! Using iDVD |
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|
411 | (20) |
|
Introducing Your Mac to iDVD |
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|
411 | (3) |
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Starting a New DVD Project |
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414 | (2) |
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415 | (1) |
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Opening an existing project |
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415 | (1) |
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Automating the whole darn process |
|
|
415 | (1) |
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Creating a DVD from Scratch |
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416 | (7) |
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Choosing just the right theme |
|
|
416 | (1) |
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417 | (3) |
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Great, now my audience demands a slideshow |
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420 | (2) |
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|
|
422 | (1) |
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Giving Your DVD the Personal Touch |
|
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423 | (2) |
|
Using Uncle Morty for your DVD Menu background |
|
|
423 | (1) |
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423 | (1) |
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Changing buttons like a highly paid professional |
|
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424 | (1) |
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|
425 | (1) |
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Previewing Your Masterpiece |
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425 | (2) |
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427 | (3) |
|
One-click paradise with OneStep DVD |
|
|
427 | (1) |
|
Exercising control with Magic iDVD |
|
|
428 | (2) |
|
Recording a Finished Project to a Shiny Disc |
|
|
430 | (1) |
|
Chapter 6 Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand |
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|
431 | (22) |
|
Shaking Hands with Your Band |
|
|
432 | (2) |
|
Composing and Podcasting Made Easy |
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|
434 | (13) |
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435 | (3) |
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438 | (3) |
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Resizing, repeating, and moving loops |
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|
441 | (3) |
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444 | (1) |
|
Tweaking the settings for a track |
|
|
445 | (2) |
|
Automatic Composition with Magic GarageBand |
|
|
447 | (1) |
|
Sharing Your Songs and Podcasts |
|
|
448 | (5) |
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Creating MP3 and AAC files and ringtones |
|
|
449 | (2) |
|
Sending a podcast to iWeb or iTunes |
|
|
451 | (1) |
|
|
|
451 | (2) |
|
Chapter 7 Crafting a Website with iWeb |
|
|
453 | (14) |
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Looking around the iWeb Window |
|
|
454 | (1) |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (6) |
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458 | (2) |
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460 | (2) |
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462 | (2) |
|
Tweaking with the Inspector |
|
|
464 | (1) |
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|
|
464 | (3) |
|
Chapter 8 No, It's Not Called iQuickTime |
|
|
467 | (6) |
|
|
|
467 | (1) |
|
Playing Media with QuickTime |
|
|
468 | (5) |
|
|
|
469 | (1) |
|
Operating QuickTime Player |
|
|
469 | (4) |
|
Chapter 9 Turning Your MacBook into a DVD Theater |
|
|
473 | (10) |
|
|
|
473 | (1) |
|
Watching Movies with DVD Player |
|
|
474 | (3) |
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|
|
474 | (2) |
|
Keeping your eyes on the Viewer |
|
|
476 | (1) |
|
Taking Advantage of Additional DVD Features |
|
|
477 | (8) |
|
|
|
478 | (1) |
|
|
|
479 | (4) |
| Book V: iWork for the Road Warrior |
|
483 | (44) |
|
Chapter 1 Desktop Publishing with Pages |
|
|
485 | (16) |
|
Creating a New Pages Document |
|
|
486 | (1) |
|
Open an Existing Pages Document |
|
|
487 | (1) |
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|
|
487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
|
Entering and Editing Text |
|
|
489 | (1) |
|
Using Text and Graphics Boxes |
|
|
490 | (1) |
|
The Three Amigos: Cut, Copy, and Paste |
|
|
491 | (1) |
|
|
|
491 | (1) |
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|
491 | (1) |
|
Pasting from the Clipboard |
|
|
492 | (1) |
|
Formatting Text the Easy Way |
|
|
492 | (1) |
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|
|
493 | (1) |
|
|
|
494 | (2) |
|
Adding a Background Shape |
|
|
496 | (1) |
|
Are You Sure about That Spelling? |
|
|
496 | (1) |
|
Printing Your Pages Documents |
|
|
497 | (1) |
|
Sharing That Poster with Others |
|
|
498 | (3) |
|
Chapter 2 Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers |
|
|
501 | (14) |
|
|
|
501 | (1) |
|
Creating a New Numbers Document |
|
|
502 | (1) |
|
Opening an Existing Spreadsheet File |
|
|
503 | (1) |
|
|
|
503 | (1) |
|
Exploring the Numbers Window |
|
|
504 | (1) |
|
Navigate and Select Cells in a Spreadsheet |
|
|
505 | (1) |
|
Entering and Editing Data in a Spreadsheet |
|
|
506 | (1) |
|
Selecting the Right Number Format |
|
|
507 | (1) |
|
Aligning Cell Text Just So |
|
|
508 | (1) |
|
|
|
509 | (1) |
|
Insert and Delete Rows and Columns |
|
|
510 | (1) |
|
The Formula Is Your Friend |
|
|
510 | (2) |
|
Adding Visual Punch with a Chart |
|
|
512 | (3) |
|
Chapter 3 Building Presentations with Keynote |
|
|
515 | (12) |
|
Creating a New Keynote Project |
|
|
516 | (1) |
|
Opening a Keynote Presentation |
|
|
517 | (1) |
|
|
|
517 | (1) |
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|
|
518 | (1) |
|
|
|
519 | (1) |
|
Working with Text and Graphics Boxes |
|
|
520 | (1) |
|
Adding and Editing Slide Text |
|
|
521 | (1) |
|
Formatting Slide Text for the Perfect Look |
|
|
521 | (1) |
|
Using Presenter's Notes in Your Project |
|
|
522 | (1) |
|
Every Good Presentation Needs Media |
|
|
522 | (1) |
|
Adding a Background Shape |
|
|
523 | (1) |
|
Creating Your Keynote Slideshow |
|
|
524 | (1) |
|
Printing Your Slides and Notes |
|
|
525 | (2) |
| Book VI: The Typical Internet Stuff |
|
527 | (88) |
|
Chapter 1 Getting on the Internet |
|
|
529 | (8) |
|
|
|
529 | (2) |
|
Investigating Various Types of Connections |
|
|
531 | (2) |
|
Setting Up Your Internet Connection |
|
|
533 | (4) |
|
|
|
533 | (1) |
|
|
|
534 | (3) |
|
Chapter 2 Using Apple Mail |
|
|
537 | (26) |
|
|
|
537 | (4) |
|
|
|
541 | (3) |
|
|
|
542 | (1) |
|
Editing an existing account |
|
|
543 | (1) |
|
|
|
544 | (1) |
|
Receiving and Reading E-Mail Wisdom |
|
|
544 | (6) |
|
Reading and deleting your messages |
|
|
545 | (1) |
|
|
|
546 | (4) |
|
Raise the Little Flag: Sending E-Mail |
|
|
550 | (4) |
|
What? You Get Junk Mail, Too? |
|
|
554 | (2) |
|
|
|
556 | (1) |
|
Fine-Tuning Your Post Office |
|
|
557 | (2) |
|
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
Checking Mail automatically |
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
Automating junk mail and message deletion |
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
|
|
558 | (1) |
|
Changing the status of an account |
|
|
559 | (1) |
|
Automating Your Mail with Rules |
|
|
559 | (4) |
|
Chapter 3 Staying in Touch with iChat and FaceTime |
|
|
563 | (16) |
|
|
|
564 | (2) |
|
|
|
566 | (1) |
|
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
|
|
568 | (4) |
|
Sharing Screens and iChat Theater |
|
|
572 | (1) |
|
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
|
575 | (4) |
|
Chapter 4 Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud and iDisk |
|
|
579 | (8) |
|
Keeping Track of Your iCloud |
|
|
580 | (1) |
|
Grabbing Internet Storage for Your MacBook |
|
|
581 | (2) |
|
Understanding What's on Your iDisk |
|
|
583 | (1) |
|
|
|
584 | (3) |
|
Chapter 5 Surfing with Safari |
|
|
587 | (18) |
|
Pretend You've Never Used This Thing |
|
|
588 | (1) |
|
|
|
589 | (2) |
|
|
|
591 | (3) |
|
Setting Up Your Home Page |
|
|
594 | (2) |
|
Adding and Using Bookmarks |
|
|
596 | (1) |
|
|
|
597 | (1) |
|
Using Subscriptions and History |
|
|
598 | (1) |
|
Tabs Are Your Browsing Friends |
|
|
599 | (1) |
|
|
|
600 | (1) |
|
|
|
601 | (4) |
|
Yes, there are such things as bad cookies |
|
|
601 | (2) |
|
|
|
603 | (1) |
|
|
|
603 | (1) |
|
Avoiding those @*!^%$ pop-up ads |
|
|
603 | (2) |
|
Chapter 6 Staying Secure Online |
|
|
605 | (10) |
|
What Can Happen if I Don't Take Security Seriously? |
|
|
606 | (3) |
|
|
|
609 | (3) |
|
|
|
609 | (3) |
|
|
|
612 | (1) |
|
A Dose of Common Sense: Things Not to Do Online |
|
|
612 | (3) |
| Book VII: Networking in Mac OS X |
|
615 | (58) |
|
Chapter 1 Setting Up a Small Network |
|
|
617 | (16) |
|
What Do I Need to Set Up My Network? |
|
|
617 | (4) |
|
|
|
618 | (1) |
|
Network interface card (NIC) |
|
|
618 | (1) |
|
|
|
618 | (2) |
|
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
|
|
621 | (1) |
|
Understanding the Basics of Network Configuration |
|
|
622 | (2) |
|
|
|
622 | (2) |
|
|
|
624 | (1) |
|
Configuring Network System Preferences |
|
|
624 | (4) |
|
Using DHCP for automatic IP address assignment |
|
|
624 | (1) |
|
Manually choosing an IP address range |
|
|
625 | (3) |
|
|
|
628 | (2) |
|
Troubleshooting Your New Network |
|
|
630 | (3) |
|
Physical problems with your network |
|
|
630 | (1) |
|
Network configuration problems |
|
|
631 | (2) |
|
Chapter 2 Using Your Network |
|
|
633 | (16) |
|
It's All about (File) Sharing |
|
|
633 | (4) |
|
|
|
634 | (1) |
|
|
|
635 | (1) |
|
Connecting to a shared resource |
|
|
636 | (1) |
|
Sharing a Connected Printer |
|
|
637 | (1) |
|
Sharing Files with Windows Computers |
|
|
638 | (1) |
|
Accessing File Shares on Windows Computers |
|
|
639 | (1) |
|
Using FTP to Access Files |
|
|
640 | (4) |
|
Using FTP from Terminal to transfer files |
|
|
641 | (3) |
|
Using the Built-in Firewall |
|
|
644 | (1) |
|
Remote Control of Your MacBook |
|
|
645 | (4) |
|
|
|
646 | (1) |
|
Remotely control your MacBook (for free, no less!) |
|
|
646 | (1) |
|
|
|
647 | (1) |
|
Remote control of another computer from your MacBook |
|
|
647 | (2) |
|
|
|
649 | (12) |
|
Speaking the Wireless Lingo |
|
|
650 | (1) |
|
Figuring Out the Different Flavors of Wireless Ethernet |
|
|
651 | (3) |
|
|
|
651 | (2) |
|
Let's get Extreme: 802.11g |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
Raising the bar to 802.11n |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
The guy with the turquoise teeth |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
Keeping Your Wireless Network Secure |
|
|
654 | (3) |
|
|
|
655 | (1) |
|
|
|
656 | (1) |
|
The LEAP security standard |
|
|
656 | (1) |
|
Setting Up Your Wireless Network |
|
|
657 | (4) |
|
Setting up an Ad Hoc wireless network |
|
|
657 | (2) |
|
Setting up wireless networks |
|
|
659 | (2) |
|
Chapter 4 Sharing That Precious Internet Thing |
|
|
661 | (12) |
|
|
|
661 | (1) |
|
Using Network Address Translation |
|
|
662 | (2) |
|
Ways to Share Your Internet Connection |
|
|
664 | (3) |
|
Using hardware for sharing an Internet connection |
|
|
664 | (2) |
|
Using software for sharing an Internet connection |
|
|
666 | (1) |
|
Connecting Everything for Wired Sharing |
|
|
667 | (3) |
|
Using the software method |
|
|
668 | (1) |
|
Using the hardware method |
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
|
|
670 | (5) |
|
If you already have a cable/DSL router or are using software Internet sharing |
|
|
670 | (1) |
|
If you do not have a cable/DSL router or an AirPort Extreme Base Station |
|
|
671 | (2) |
| Book VIII: Expanding Your System |
|
673 | (66) |
|
Chapter 1 Hardware That Will Make You Giddy |
|
|
675 | (12) |
|
Parading Pixels: Digital Cameras, DV Camcorders, and Scanners |
|
|
676 | (3) |
|
|
|
676 | (1) |
|
|
|
677 | (1) |
|
|
|
678 | (1) |
|
Incredible Input: Keyboards, Trackballs, Joysticks, and Drawing Tablets |
|
|
679 | (5) |
|
|
|
680 | (1) |
|
|
|
681 | (1) |
|
Joysticks and Steering Wheels |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
|
|
683 | (1) |
|
Sublime Storage: DVD/Blu-Ray Recorders |
|
|
684 | (1) |
|
Awesome Audio: Subwoofer Systems and MP3 Hardware |
|
|
685 | (2) |
|
Subwoofer speaker systems |
|
|
685 | (1) |
|
MP3 players (well, actually, just the iPod) |
|
|
686 | (1) |
|
Chapter 2 Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir |
|
|
687 | (12) |
|
Adding Memory: Reasons for More RAM |
|
|
687 | (2) |
|
Shopping for a RAM Upgrade |
|
|
689 | (2) |
|
Finding out the current memory in your MacBook |
|
|
689 | (1) |
|
Determining the exact model of your laptop |
|
|
690 | (1) |
|
The Tao of Hard Drive Territory |
|
|
691 | (1) |
|
Internal versus External Storage |
|
|
692 | (2) |
|
|
|
692 | (2) |
|
|
|
694 | (1) |
|
Determining How Much Space You Need |
|
|
694 | (1) |
|
Shopping for a Hard Drive |
|
|
695 | (1) |
|
Installing Your New Stuff |
|
|
696 | (3) |
|
|
|
696 | (1) |
|
|
|
697 | (2) |
|
Chapter 3 Port-o-Rama: Using USB, FireWire, and Thunderbolt |
|
|
699 | (8) |
|
Appreciating the Advantage of a FireWire Connection |
|
|
699 | (2) |
|
Travelling at Warp Speed with Thunderbolt |
|
|
701 | (1) |
|
Understanding USB and the Tale of Two Point Oh |
|
|
702 | (1) |
|
|
|
702 | (1) |
|
Uh, My Peripheral Is Just Sitting There |
|
|
703 | (4) |
|
Common FireWire and USB headaches |
|
|
703 | (2) |
|
|
|
705 | (2) |
|
Chapter 4 I'm Okay, You're a Printer |
|
|
707 | (8) |
|
|
|
707 | (2) |
|
|
|
709 | (2) |
|
Managing Your Printing Jobs |
|
|
711 | (2) |
|
Sharing a Printer across That There Network |
|
|
713 | (2) |
|
Chapter 5 Applications That You've (Probably) Gotta Have |
|
|
715 | (16) |
|
The Trundling Microsoft Mammoth |
|
|
716 | (2) |
|
Your Mac OS X Toolbox: TechTool Pro |
|
|
718 | (1) |
|
Image Editing for the Masses |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
The Morass of Digital Video |
|
|
720 | (1) |
|
Yes, It's Really Called "Toast" |
|
|
721 | (1) |
|
If You Positively Have to Run Windows |
|
|
722 | (2) |
|
|
|
724 | (1) |
|
|
|
725 | (3) |
|
|
|
725 | (1) |
|
|
|
725 | (1) |
|
|
|
726 | (1) |
|
|
|
727 | (1) |
|
|
|
728 | (3) |
|
|
|
729 | (1) |
|
|
|
729 | (2) |
|
Chapter 6 Putting Bluetooth to Work |
|
|
731 | (8) |
|
Bluetooth: What a Silly Name for Such Cool Technology |
|
|
731 | (4) |
|
|
|
732 | (1) |
|
Is your MacBook Bluetooth-ready? |
|
|
732 | (1) |
|
Lion and Bluetooth, together forever |
|
|
733 | (2) |
|
Adding Wireless Keyboards and Mice to Your MacBook |
|
|
735 | (2) |
|
The Magic of Wireless Printing |
|
|
737 | (2) |
| Book IX: Advanced Mac OS X |
|
739 | (58) |
|
Chapter 1 Using UNIX on Your MacBook |
|
|
741 | (24) |
|
|
|
741 | (4) |
|
|
|
742 | (1) |
|
The UNIX keyboard is a powerful beast |
|
|
742 | (1) |
|
Go where no trackpad has gone before |
|
|
743 | (1) |
|
|
|
744 | (1) |
|
|
|
744 | (1) |
|
|
|
745 | (4) |
|
|
|
745 | (1) |
|
A few commands to get started |
|
|
746 | (2) |
|
Using the skills you already have |
|
|
748 | (1) |
|
|
|
749 | (3) |
|
Anatomy of a UNIX command |
|
|
749 | (1) |
|
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
|
|
751 | (1) |
|
|
|
752 | (4) |
|
|
|
752 | (2) |
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Copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files |
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754 | (1) |
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Opening documents and launching applications |
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755 | (1) |
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756 | (3) |
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756 | (1) |
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757 | (2) |
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759 | (1) |
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759 | (1) |
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759 | (1) |
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UNIX Programs That Come in Handy |
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760 | (5) |
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760 | (1) |
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760 | (1) |
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Networking with the Terminal |
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761 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 AppleScript Just Plain Rocks |
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765 | (16) |
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What's So Great about AppleScript? |
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765 | (2) |
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Automate common tasks in the Finder |
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765 | (1) |
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Automate tasks in other applications |
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766 | (1) |
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767 | (3) |
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Identifying scripts in the field |
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767 | (1) |
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The AppleScript Editor application |
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768 | (1) |
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769 | (1) |
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Writing Your Own Simple Scripts |
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770 | (3) |
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Create a script without touching a key |
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771 | (1) |
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Building your own scripts |
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772 | (1) |
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One Step Beyond: AppleScript Programming |
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773 | (4) |
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773 | (2) |
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Anatomy of a simple script |
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775 | (2) |
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I Summon Automator - the Silicon Programmer! |
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777 | (2) |
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Help Is at Your Fingertips |
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779 | (2) |
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Built-in AppleScript Help |
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779 | (1) |
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780 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Writing and Conversing with Your MacBook |
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781 | (16) |
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782 | (1) |
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Computer, Can You Hear Me? |
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783 | (6) |
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The Speech Recognition tab |
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784 | (3) |
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787 | (1) |
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The Speech Command window |
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788 | (1) |
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789 | (8) |
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789 | (3) |
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792 | (1) |
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Configuring VoiceOver within the Universal Access pane |
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792 | (1) |
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Speaking text through applications |
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793 | (1) |
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Speaking text through services |
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794 | (3) |
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