packages, 6, 141–142, 845
padlock icon, 192, 357, 411
page description language, 327
Page Setup command, File menu, 267
palettes, 31, 845. See also character palettes
pane, 845
panorama, in QuickTime VR, 658
Panther, 845
Paper Tape window, Calculator, 604
parallel printers, 266
parameter RAM. See PRAM
parent application, 84, 150–152, 313
parentheses [()]
in AppleScript, 744
in Help Viewer searches, 259
Partition panel, Disk Utility, 629
partitions. See also volumes
creating, 629
definition of, 845
installation requirements for, 9–10
Passive FTP Mode, 448
passphrase, 845
password. See also keychain
definition of, 845
for file servers, 294
forgotten, resetting, 720
FTP not encrypting, 482
for HomePage Web site, 549
for network services, 294
for Open Firmware, 799
preventing users from changing, 421
security and, 307
specifying at login, 22–23
for user account, 16, 416, 417
for Web sites, 294
Password panel, Accounts preferences pane, 416
Password Security control panel, 502
Paste command, Edit menu, 78, 80, 156
path
absolute, 831
definition of, 845
relative, 57, 762, 848
shortcuts for, 57
PATH shell variable, 771
Path tool, toolbar, 125
PCMCIA (People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms), 846
PDF files
saving document as, 272
viewing, 610–611
peer-to-peer file sharing, 846. See also distributed file sharing
pencil icon, 85, 292
People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms. See PCMCIA
percent sign (%) Unix prompt, 759
performance, monitoring, 727. See also processes
period (.)
in names, 82
in Unix, 761
periods, two (..), in Unix, 761
peripheral. See devices
Perl folder, 713
permissions (Unix), 771–773. See also privileges (Mac OS X)
personal firewall, 308–309
Personalize Your Settings screen, Setup Assistant, 15
Phone Book channel, Sherlock, 244
phosphor burn-in. See burn-in of CRT monitors
Photo Album, creating in HomePage, 544, 545, 548, 549
photos. See also graphics; Image Capture application; iPhoto application; slide shows
creating photo album from, 544, 545, 548, 549
sending as iCards, 598–599
physical layer of network, 429–433
physical RAM, management of, 4
PICT graphics format, 644
Picture panel, Accounts preferences pane, 419
pictures. See graphics; photos
Pictures channel, Sherlock, 242
Pictures folder, 48, 537, 549
ping, 846
pipes, 770, 846
pixel, 39, 325, 846
pixel depth, 846
playhead, 846
playlist, 668–669, 846
.plist file extension, 142
plug-ins, 846
plus sign (+)
in Help Viewer searches, 259
in regular expressions, 766
Point of Presence. See POP (Point Of Presence)
points, 324
Point-To-Point Protocol. See PPP
Point-To-Point Protocol over Ethernet. See PPPoE
Pool Printers, 279
POP (Point Of Presence), 204, 846
POP (Post Office Protocol), 846
pop-up menu, 28–29, 846
pop-ups, blocking in Safari, 191, 196
portable computers
Energy Saver preferences for, 372–374
security for, 798–799
portrait, 267, 846
ports
configuring, 457–459
definition of, 442–443, 846
for IP address, 441
monitoring, 806–810
smart network ports, 432
usage of, 805
Post Office Protocol. See POP (Post Office Protocol)
postcards, digital. See iCards service
postcardware, 695
Post-It Notes. See Stickies application
PostScript fonts
in Classic, 509–510
compared to TrueType fonts, 327
definition of, 326–327, 846
PostScript Printer Description. See PPD
PostScript printers, 266, 846
Power button, 19
Power key, 19
Power Mac, Mac OS X support for, 8–9
PowerBook
Energy Saver preferences for, 372–374
Mac OS X support for, 9
PowerBook SCSI Disk Mode control panel, 502
PowerTalk, 294
PPD (PostScript Printer Description), 847
PPP (Point-To-Point Protocol)
configuring, 454–455
definition of, 847
TCP/IP configuration and, 439
PPPoE (Point-To-Point Protocol over Ethernet)
configuring, 174–175, 451–453
definition of, 847
TCP/IP configuration and, 439
Pr command, Unix, 770
PRAM (parameter RAM), 847
preemptive multitasking, 5, 847
Preference Panes folder, 713
Preferences command, Finder menu, 120, 228
Preferences folder, 713, 715, 847
Preview application, 143, 610–611
Preview area, Get Info window, 83
primary script, 847
Print & Fax preferences pane, 273, 357–358
Print command, File menu, 268
Print Documents event, 730
print job
in Classic, 518–520
definition of, 847
managing, 637–638
print request. See print job
print server, 847
Printer Center. See Printer Setup Utility
printer drivers
definition of, 265, 847
updates for, 279
Printer Setup Utility, 145, 276–278, 637–638
printers
adding, 268–270, 637
configuring, 276–278, 512–514
connections to, 269
default, 278
deleting, 637
Desktop Printer, 278
pooling, 279
PostScript, 266, 846
printing options for, 270–273
types of, 265–266
updates for, 279
Printers folder, 713
printing. See also printers
address lists and labels from Address Book, 565–567
calendars, 577–578
in Classic, 515–520
drivers for, 265
options for, 270–273
page setup for, 267–268
print queue for, 276–278
technology used for, 265
PrintMonitor application, 518–520
private IP address, 438, 847
privileges (Mac OS X). See also NetInfo Manager utility; permissions (Unix)
of administrator account, 412–413
affected when rebooting in Mac OS 9, 499
applied for FTP, 482–483
changing, software for, 698–699
definition of, 411, 847
for folders or volumes, 305–306
groups for, 413, 424–425, 841
inherited, 841
pencil icon and, 85, 292
principle of least privilege, 805–806
repairing, 725
of root account, 412
for servers, 292
setting with Show Info window, 423–425
for user account, 413
verifying, 627–628
Process Wizard software, 705
processes
definition of, 847
managing, 705
monitoring, 616–619
sending messages to Unix console, 624
processor used by Mac OS X, 3
ProFTPd server, 813–817
program linking, 752–755, 847
programs, 847. See also software
protected memory, 4, 8, 492–493, 847
protocols. See also FTP; TCP/IP
AFP, 281, 285–287
AFP over IP, 285, 435
AppleTalk, 434, 832
CIFS, 281
definition of, 847
DHCP, 174, 439, 447, 837
Ethernet, 429–430
LDAP, 269, 561, 843
NFS, 282, 845
PPP, 439, 454–455, 847
PPPoE, 174–175, 439, 451–453, 847
RTP, 657
SMB, 281
SMTP, 850
WebDAV, 282
proxy icon, 847
proxy server, 448, 450, 453, 455, 848
Pseudo software, 705
Public folder
definition of, 48, 162, 304–305
on iDisk, 536–537, 538
security and, 306–307
public IP address, 438, 848
publisher, 848
push buttons, 35, 848