Mac OS X Bible Panther Edition

Sam A. Litt
Kevin C. Boland
Thomas Clancy Jr.
Warren G. Gottlieb
Douglas B. Heyman
Craig Zimmerman

Mac OS X Bible Panther Edition

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About the Authors

Samuel A. Litt is an Apple Certified Technical Coordinator as well as a member of the Apple Solutions Experts program. He has provided Macintosh service and support for a diverse client base, including the Computer Investigations unit at the NYPD, Ralph Lauren, Swatch, Messener Vetere Berger McNamee Schmetterer, Time Warner, MTV Networks, Hearst Publishing, Scholastic Publications, and TBWA/Chiat/Day. He is currently Director of IT for the Blue Rock Editing Company — Manhattan’s premier post-production editorial company. His works published to date include the Mac OS X Administration Basics Exam Cram as well as several articles for Element K’s Mac Administrator Journal.

Kevin Boland is a former Apple Senior Systems Engineer. He has worked as a Systems Analyst, Macintosh Systems Administrator, and Technical Consultant with Mac-based companies in the New York City area, including Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Siegel and Gale, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank, Phillip Morris USA, and Bantam Doubleday Dell. He has been proud to use Macintosh computers intensively since their introduction in 1984.

Craig Zimmerman has actively pursued his passion for technology and communication since he was 13 years old. His career started as SYSOP of Apple Castle, a BBS for Apple II enthusiasts. He later worked a Chiat/Day, where he helped build the world’s most famous virtual advertising agency, managing and networking UNIX and Macintosh systems in multiple offices. Currently, Craig manages both UNIX and Macintosh systems for Spontaneous, a top post-production company in New York City.

Thomas Clancy, Jr. attended Queens College (CUNY) and received his bachelor’s degree in European history. Tom’s love of computers blossomed into a great career, especially under the guidance of Sam Litt as his diabolical mentor and manager. Tom is one of the three founding partners of Valiant Technology LLC, a consulting and support company, along with Douglas Heyman and Gene McMurray. Tom currently lives in New York with his wife Alice and their two cats, Zeta and Mo. Tom would like to point out that he is NOT related to “the” Tom Clancy, although he is happy to be related to another Tom Clancy, Sr., his dad, a New York City Firefighter (which is a better job than “world-famous-author” any day, although the pay isn’t as good).

Douglas Heyman is a longtime Mac user, having cut his teeth on the venerable System 6. Early in his career, Doug worked as a writer and managing editor on numerous literary projects. Shifting his focus to technology, he spent the next few years as in-house IT staff for a major New York advertising agency and then in the IT consulting world working for a leading Apple Authorized Service Provider. He currently works as a founding partner of Valiant Technology, a New York–based technology solutions provider. Born and raised in New Jersey, he resides in Hoboken with his loving wife, Suzanne.

Warren G. Gottlieb has been using Macs since 1988. It all started when his dad brought a Mac home one day after having enough to do with PCs, even before Windows was around. A Macintosh was later purchased for him under the guise of having it used for schoolwork, yet in actuality it was a (successful) attempt to foil his television watching. When Warren was in college he was more likely to be found helping friends with their Macs and working at the Help Desk than doing his assigned schoolwork. Eventually his propensity for interacting with people and their Macs led him to spend several years working at two of the top Macintosh tech houses in New York City, as a full time specialist and consultant. Warren would like to coin the term “Mac Factor” as a statement defining the influence of Macintosh culture on individuals, and this feels like a good place to do so. Warren was born and raised in Queens, New York, where he currently resides.

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Acknowledgments

Sam Litt: I would like to thank the women in my life, Jodi and Peri, for their patience and support. I would also like to thank my friends and coauthors (The Fab 5) for their contributions to this project. A special thanks to my author agent David Fugate, as well as Mike Roney and Beth Taylor at Wiley for having faith. I am grateful to John Palestrini, Ethel Rubinstein, David Rosen, and Ted Dunn for their encouragement and support as well. This book was an intense effort and many people contributed to its publication; many thanks to all who labored tirelessly on my behalf. Lastly, I would like to thank Jon Rubinstein for not only his genius but his kindness as well.

Kevin Boland: I would like to thank the following people for their invaluable support during this project: Laura M. Mango and the Mango family, Geraldine G. Boland, Ellen Boland, Jean and Owen Boland, Marianne and Owen Boland, Eiline and Douglas Miller, John J.M. Hussar IV, Jack Musella, Jim Dunleavy, Emily Kuenstler, Brenna McCarthy, Andy Espo, Nicole and Steve Gustavesson, Alicia Milosz, Sheila Vaccaro, Jarrett Garcia, Jason Myers, Dr. Joel Mausner, and Sam Litt.

Craig Zimmerman: I would like to thank all the people whose support, encouragement, and contacts made this book possible. Thanks especially to Calamity Jane for selling me a Hayes 300-baud modem for the Apple ][+ and getting me online way back when, and Franz “System 7 is going to change everything” Oehler, for bringing me back 10 years later. To Mom, Dad, and Kimberly for always supporting my interests and putting up with modem calls to the house at all hours of the night. Special thanks to my lovely wife Aimee for being there with a smile.

Tom Clancy: I would like to thank my wife Alice for her unflagging support and for my Xbox reward. Thanks to my Mom, Clancy McKenna, for inspiring me to fight, scrape, and scrabble to build a career (you are a great inspiration). Thanks to my Dad, Tom Clancy, Sr., for teaching me how to critically analyze and get at the heart of a problem and fix it. Thanks to Uncle Ed McCann for being a great friend, peer, and role model. Thanks to my best man, Rich Douek, for letting me hang out and play with his old Atari ST. Thanks to Georg Dauterman for keeping me inspired to “talk-tech” whenever possible. And BIG thanks to Gene McMurray for keeping our company rolling while Doug and I worked on this book.

Douglas Heyman: I would like to thank my beautiful wife for putting up with me while I wrote this book, all of my family for being so supportive, the software developers who granted permission to reproduce their works, Andrew Montgomery for his help hashing out ideas, Gene for always thinking critically, Tom for putting up with me, Warren, Kevin, and Craig for their collaboration and kindness, and a special thanks to Sam for being a colleague, mentor, and most importantly, a good friend.

Warren Gottlieb: I would like to thank Andrew Montgomery for his substantial, invaluable written and technical contributions to the networking section. His friendship, kindness, and guidance have been an amazing help.

Thanks Scott Schaefer for giving me my start into this Mac world to which I belong, and to Sam for his guidance and for signing me onto this project.