Index_M

M

.Mac account

configuring, 529–530

creating at setup, 17

creating or entering, 178–179

email address for, 528

signing up for, 526–528

updating, 529

MAC address, 449, 453

.Mac Address Book service

compared to Address Book application, 559

definition of, 524

synchronizing with Address Book Application, 559

using, 534–535

Mac files, encoding and decoding when using FTP, 481

.Mac Internet services

Address Book application, 559–568, 603–604

age requirements, 525

Backup application, 525, 584–589

configuring, 529–530

definition of, 523–524

HomePage service, 525, 543–549

iCal application, 525, 568–578

iCards service, 525, 594–599

iChatAV service, 525, 551–559

iDisk service, 524, 535–543

iDisk Utility service, 525

iSync application, 525, 579–583

list of services included, 524–525

.Mac account, signing up for, 526–528

.Mac account, updating, 529

.Mac Address Book service, 524, 534–535

.Mac Web mail service, 524, 531–532

Mac.com Mail service, 524, 530–534

Member Benefits, 525

Slides Publisher service, 525, 549–551

system requirements, 525

Virex service, 525, 589–594

Mac OS 9

Carbon used to build applications for, 6

checking for software updates, 508–509

Classic used to run, 7–8

combined with Mac OS X partition/volume, 10

compared to Classic, 491–492

connecting to iDisk from, 543

control panels obsolete in Classic, 501–502

desktop printing, 514

installing after Mac OS X, 10

program linking, 754

separated from Mac OS X partition/volume, 10

starting up Macintosh in, 20

System folder, 520–522

upgrading, 8

using iDisks with, 539

version to run with Classic, 493

Mac OS X

configuring, 15–17

core technologies used by, 4–8

definition of, 3–4

hardware requirements for, 8–9

history of, 3

installing, 8–15

Jaguar version of, 842

license agreement for, 13

logging in, 21–23, 414, 417, 422–423, 486–488, 843

logging out, 49, 51, 164, 843

Panther version of, 845

registering, 16, 17

starting up, 19–23

updating, 18

Mac OS X bundles, saving scripts as, 740

Mac OS X Server, 301

Mac OS X–only installation, 10

.Mac preferences pane

iDisk service, configuring, 539–540

.Mac account, configuring, 529–530

.Mac account, signing up for, 527

.Mac Web mail service, 524, 531–532

MacBinary, 843

Mac.com Mail service, 524, 530–534

Mach microkernel, 4, 843

Macintosh

AirPort capabilities, models with, 461–462

Ethernet capabilities, models with, 429–430

history of, database, 703

Mac OS X capabilities, models with, 8–9

physical security for, 798–802

portable, Energy Saver preferences for, 372–374

remote control applications for, 708

restarting, 49, 51–52

shutting down, 49, 52

sleep mode for, 49, 50, 370–372, 373

starting up, 19–23

waking up from sleep mode, 51, 374

wireless control of, 707

Macintosh HD icon, 46–47

macros, creating, 705

MacTracker software, 703

magnifying glass icon, in Search field of Finder, 222

Mail application. See also email

Address Book, 208

composing messages, 207–208

configuring for Mac.com Mail service, 530–531

definition of, 143, 202, 610

inserting text from other applications in email, 315–316

junk mail filter, 211–213

receiving attachments, 210–211

receiving messages, 206

sending attachments, 210

threading messages, 213

toolbars in, 209

viewing messages, 204–206

Mail folder, 715

Mail icon, 44

Mail services, 315–316

maintenance tasks

backups, 716–717

disk defragmentation, 725–726

file system maintenance, 717–718

privileges, repairing, 722–725

scheduling, 726–727

software updates, 722–725

virus protection, 720–722

man pages, 778, 843

Map control panel, 501

Member Benefits, 525

memory. See also RAM; ROM

Advanced Memory Management, 4, 831

insufficient memory, 727

monitoring, 618, 619

protected, 4, 8, 492–493, 843, 847

requirements for, 727

used by applications in Classic, 496

virtual, 4, 852

Memory control panel, 502

Memory/Versions panel, Classic preferences pane, 496

menu bar

active application affecting, 154

definition of, 25–26

menus

contextual menus, 29–30, 76, 836

definition of, 24–25

dimmed commands in, 26

Finder-specific menus, 56–58

keyboard shortcuts for, 30–31

list of, 27–28

pop-up menus, 28–29, 846

symbols in, 30

message. See email; event message

metacharacters, in regular expressions, 766

microphone for speech recognition, 394, 400

Microsoft Internet Explorer. See IE (Internet Explorer)

Microsoft Windows

file servers, 287–288

file sharing with, 304

using iDisks with, 539

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), 844

minimize button, 33

minus sign (-) in search requests, 240

mirroring, video. See video mirroring

mkdir command, Unix, 767

MM (Multiple Master) fonts, 327

modem. See also cable Internet connections; dial-up Internet connections

built in to Macintosh computers, 172–173

configuring, 455–456

definition of, 169, 844

Modem control panel, 502

modem script, 456, 844

Modem Scripts folder, 713

Monitors control panel, 502

.moov file extension, 643

More command, Unix, 770

mount, 844

mouse

Bluetooth preferences for, 387–388

double-click speed for, 387

full keyboard access replacing, 389–390

multibutton, mapping to Expos modes, 118–119

numeric keypad replacing movement of, 406–407

tracking speed for, 387

Mouse control panel, 502

Mouse panel

Keyboard & Mouse preferences pane, 387

Universal Access preferences pane, 393, 406–407

.mov file extension, 549, 643

Move to Trash command, Finder menu, 94

movies. See also CinePaint (filmGimp); DVDs; iMovie application; multimedia; QuickTime

contents of, in QuickTime, 645

definition of, 844

playing in QuickTime, 646–653

types of files used by QuickTime, 644

Movies channel, Sherlock, 242

Movies folder, 48, 537

Mozilla browsers, 184

MP3

downloading selections for, 667, 673–675

ID3 tags, 673

iPod MP3 player for, 668

library of selections, 667, 672–673

playing selections, 664–667

MPEG format, 644

multimedia. See also movies; QuickTime; QuickTime Player application; sound; streaming media

definition of, 844

Easter egg animations, 838

VideoLanClient software, 709

multimedia player, 709

Multiple Master (MM) fonts, 327

Multiple Users control panel, 502

multiprocessing, symmetric, 5, 851

multitasking

cooperative, 5, 7, 836

definition of, 844

effect on Classic, 492

preemptive, 5, 847

multithreading, 618, 844

multiuser operating system, 494, 757

music. See CDs; iTunes application; QuickTime; sound

Music folder, 48, 538

Musical Instrument Digital Interface. See MIDI

mv command, Unix, 767