Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap

ISBN: 0672327066
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2001
Pages: 212

Authors: Brian Tiemann

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Mac OS X Tiger in a Snap
Table of Contents
Copyright
About the Author
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You
Reader Services
PartI.Understanding Mac OS X
Chapter 1. Start Here
Coming from Windows
Coming from Mac OS 9
The Nickel Tour of Mac OS X
The Mac s Keyboard
Concluding the Tour
Navigating Mac OS X
Customize the Finder
Chapter 2. Working with Applications
Section 1. Install an Application from Disc or Download
Section 2. Find, Launch, and Quit an Application
Section 3. Add an Application to the Dock
Section 4. Control an Application from the Dock
Section 5. Minimize and Restore a Window
Section 6. Grab the Window You Want
Section 7. Assign an Opener Application to a File
Section 8. Revert an Application to Factory Settings
Section 9. Uninstall an Application
Section 10. Run a Classic Application
Section 11. Automate a Recurring Task
Chapter 3. Keeping Things Organized
Section 12. Find an Item
Section 13. Create a New Folder
Section 14. Create a Smart Folder That Contains Certain Types of Items
Section 15. Rename a Folder or Document
Section 16. Make an Alias (Shortcut)
Section 17. Change an Icon
Section 18. Set a Color Label
Section 19. Move, Copy, or Delete a Document or Folder
Section 20. Burn a CDDVD
Section 21. Add a Newly Installed Hard Disk to the System
Section 22. Partition a Hard Disk
Section 23. Assign a Folder Action
Section 24. Add a Second Display
Section 25. Set the Time and Date
Section 26. Enable Automatic Time Synchronization (NTP)
PartII.Networking and The Internet
Chapter 4. Networking Your Mac
Section 27. Set Your Network Device Preference Order
Section 28. Dial Up to the Internet with a Modem (PPP)
Section 29. Configure Networking Automatically with DHCP or BootP
Section 30. Configure Networking Manually
Section 31. Configure Proxy Server Settings
Section 32. Activate AppleTalk
Section 33. Share Your Internet Connection
Section 34. Configure a Secure Tunnel (VPN)
Section 35. Share Another Mac s Files
Section 36. Allow Other Mac Users to Share Your Files
Section 37. Share Files from a Windows PC
Section 38. Allow Windows Users to Share Your Files
Section 39. Discover Nearby Websites
Chapter 5. Going Mobile
Section 40. Connect to the Internet Wirelessly
Section 41. Set Up AirPort to Automatically Reconnect
Section 42. Create a Computer-to-Computer Network
Section 43. Create and Configure a Location
Section 44. Switch to a New Location
Chapter 6. .Mac Services and iDisk
Section 45. Sign Up for .Mac
Section 46. Share a Slideshow Screensaver
Section 47. Create a .Mac Web Page
Section 48. Use .Mac Webmail
Section 49. Reset a Lost .Mac Password
Section 50. Connect to Your iDisk
Section 51. Keep Your iDisk in Sync
Section 52. Share Your iDisk Public Folder with Others
Section 53. Password-Protect Your Public Folder
Chapter 7. Email
Section 54. Configure a New Mail Account
Section 55. Find and Read Messages and Attachments
Section 56. Send a Message
Section 57. Filter Junk Mail
Section 58. Create a Mailbox
Section 59. Create a Smart Mailbox for Certain Types of Messages
Section 60. Import Mailboxes from Another Email Application
Chapter 8. Surfing the Web
Section 61. Keep Track of Websites with Bookmarks
Section 62. Browse and Organize RSS Feeds
Section 63. Access Your Bookmarks Using .Mac
Section 64. SnapBack to the First Page of a Site
Section 65. Remove a Cookie
Section 66. Connect to an FTP Server
Chapter 9. Instant Messaging with iChat
Section 67. Set Up Your AIM or .Mac Account
Section 68. Set Up Your Picture
Section 69. Add a Buddy
Section 70. Start a Text, Audio, or Video Chat Session
Section 71. Send a File
Section 72. Set a Custom Status Message
PartIII.Making It Work Together
Chapter 10. The Home Office: Word Processing, Drawing, and Creating Presentations
Section 73. Create a New Text Document
Section 74. Type hrcrs
Section 75. Use Microsoft Word Documents Without Word
Section 76. Install a New Font
Section 77. Create a Font Collection
Chapter 11. Printing
Section 78. Add a New Printer
Section 79. Configure Printer Options from Any Application
Section 80. Print to a PDF File
Chapter 12. Using iPhoto and iTunes
Section 81. About iTunes and Digital Music
Section 82. Purchase Music from the iTunes Music Store
Section 83. Import (or Rip) an Audio CD
Section 84. Create a Playlist or Smart Playlist
Section 85. Create (or Burn) a Custom Audio CD
Section 86. Synchronize with an iPod
Section 87. About iPhoto and Digital Photography
Section 88. Import Photos from a Digital Camera
Section 89. Create an iPhoto Album or Slideshow
Section 90. Print Photos
Section 91. Order Photo Prints Online
Section 92. Create an iPhoto Book
Section 93. Create an Online Photo Album
Chapter 13. Data Management: Desk Accessories, Address Book, iCal, and iSync
Section 94. Access Your Desk Accessories (Dashboard)
Section 95. Add a Person to Your Address Book
Section 96. Synchronize with an Exchange or Directory Server
Section 97. Create an iCal Event
Section 98. Subscribe to a Shared iCal Calendar
Section 99. Publish Your iCal Calendar
Section 100. Synchronize Your Information Using .Mac
Section 101. Synchronize Your Palm PDA and Other Devices
PartIV.Making It Work For You
Chapter 14. Customizing Mac OS X
Section 102. Change General Color and Appearance Settings
Section 103. Change Your Desktop Picture
Section 104. Select a Screensaver
Section 105. Customize a Folder Window
Section 106. Change the Dock s Position and Behavior
Section 107. Adjust the Format of Numbers and Other Notations
Section 108. Change the System s Language
Section 109. Set Applications to Launch Automatically at Login
Chapter 15. Working with Other Users on One Computer
Section 110. Enable and Disable Automatic Login
Section 111. Log In from the Login Window
Section 112. Switch to Another User
Section 113. Use the Shared Folder
Section 114. Automatically Log Out
Section 115. Require a Password When Reactivating the Computer
Section 116. Lock the Screen
Section 117. About Administrative Responsibilities
Section 118. Add a New User
Section 119. Grant Admin Capabilities to Another User
Section 120. Restrict Another User s Capabilities (Parental Controls)
Section 121. Change a User s Password
Section 122. Delete a User
Chapter 16. Managing Power and Accessibility Options
Section 123. Set the Computer s Sleep Time
Section 124. Schedule Automatic Startup and Shutdown
Section 125. Choose a Power-Saving Profile
Section 126. Monitor Your Laptop s Battery Life
Section 127. Talk to Your Computer and Have It Talk Back to You (VoiceOver)
Section 128. Zoom In
Section 129. Choose How the Computer Alerts You
Section 130. Use Sticky Keys
Section 131. Control the Mouse Pointer Using the Keyboard
Section 132. Add a Keyboard Shortcut
PartV.Administering the System
Chapter 17. Security, Boot Volumes, and Updating the System Software
Section 133. Enable or Disable the Firewall
Section 134. Add or Remove Firewall Rules
Section 135. Extract a Password from the Keychain
Section 136. Secure Your Files with FileVault
Section 137. Run Software Update
Section 138. Ignore an Update
Section 139. Schedule Automatic Software Updates
Section 140. Select the Boot Volume at Boot Time
Section 141. Boot from Different Disks Using Keystrokes
Section 142. Change the Startup Disk
Chapter 18. Rescue Operations
Section 143. Back Up Your Information
Section 144. Move Your Data to a New Mac
Section 145. Verify and Repair a Disk
Section 146. Restore or Duplicate a Disk
Section 147. Archive and Install a New Mac OS X Version
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