hard disks. See also external disk drives
backing up files to checking and repairing with Disk Utility, 412
components of, 410
corruption of, 410
deleting free space on, 380
partitioning, 28
reformatting securely, 380–381
setting passwords for protection of, 383–384
testing with S.M.A.R.T. technology, 413, 415
verifying with Disk Utility, 413
Hardware preferences, setting, 164–173
help
obtaining for applications, 427–430
obtaining from Sherlock, 430–432
using online help, 422–427
help files, displaying, 427–428
Help Viewer, using, 423–426
home folder
contents of, 6, 105
including in Dock, 54–55
keyboard shortcut for, 266
overview of, 131–132
home pages
changing, 207
creating with .Mac, 228–230
hot corners, invoking Expos from, 64