My New Mac

by Wang, Wallace

• ISBN13: 9781593271640
• ISBN10: 1593271646
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-04-02
• Publisher: No Starch Press

Summary

You finally took the plunge and bought a Mac. Whether yours is a MacBook, Mac Pro, Mac mini, or iMac - it's still a Mac, and it runs the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. But what do you do with your Mac after you turn it on? Do you even know how to turn it on and off properly or put it to sleep? You need a book likeMy New Macto make everything easy. Wallace Wang, author of the best-sellingSteal This Computer Book, will show you, step-by-step, how to use tools like iPhoto to organize your photos, track birthdays with iCal, and clip and save information from the Internet so you can find it again. You'll find simple projects that will show you how to: Organize your files and folders by color and keyword View stocks, flights, and the weather Set up and manage parental controls to limit your children's computer and Internet access Play and burn CDs and DVDs Transfer photos from your digital camera to your computer Share songs, images, and documents wirelessly between Macs Don't put off learning how to use your new computer. Let Wallace Wang show you the ropes withMy New Mac.

Author Biography

Wallace Wang is the author of several best-selling computer books including the Steal This Computer Book series, Steal This File Sharing Book, The Book of Nero, and Visual Basic 2005 Express: Now Playing (all No Starch Press). He is also a successful standup comic who has appeared on A&E's "Evening at the Improv" and appears regularly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Basic Training
Turning a Macintosh On and Off Manually or Automatically	p. 9
Learning to Use the Mouse	p. 15
Choosing Commands on the Menu Bar	p. 23
Controlling Programs with the Dock	p. 35
Manipulating Windows	p. 45
Navigating Through Folders with the Finder	p. 59
Creating, Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files and Folders	p. 69
Conserving Energy While Using Your Macintosh	p. 77
Making Life Easier with Shortcuts
Working Faster with Shortcut Commands	p. 85
Learning to Drag and Drop	p. 91
Controlling Your Macintosh with Hot Corners	p. 97
Finding Files Fast	p. 101
Organizing Files and Folders by Color and Weird Words	p. 111
Putting Information at Your Fingertips with Dashboard	p. 117
Giving a Macintosh Multiple Personalities with User Accounts	p. 127
Slapping Parental Controls on Your Kids	p. 137
Making Your Mac Easier to See, Hear, and Control	p. 153
Putting Your Macintosh to Work
Jotting Down Notes	p. 163
Turning Your Mac into an Electronic Reminder	p. 171
Never Forget a Birthday Again	p. 179
Playing Audio CDs and Audio Files on Your Macintosh	p. 185
Ripping and Burning an Audio CD	p. 199
Playing Your Favorite Parts of a DVD	p. 207
Storing Files on a CD or DVD	p. 217
Transferring Images to a Macintosh	p. 225
Organizing Digital Photographs in iPhoto	p. 233
Tagging and Sorting Digital Photographs in iPhoto	p. 241
Editing Digital Photographs in iPhoto	p. 247
Turning Your Macintosh into an Electronic Picture Frame	p. 253
Sharing Files Without Connecting Cables	p. 265
Retrieving Files Back in Time	p. 271
Typing Foreign Languages	p. 275
Touching the World Through the Internet
Remembering Your Favorite Websites	p. 287
Reading the Latest Updates on Your Favorite Websites	p. 297
Keeping Your Internet Activities Private	p. 303
Saving Research Information from a Web Page	p. 309
Creating an Electronic Clipping Service for Web Pages	p. 321
Watching Video on Any Website	p. 329
Expanding Your Mind by Listening to Free College Lectures	p. 335
Listening to News, Music, and Talk Shows over the Internet	p. 341
Setting Up an Email Account	p. 351
Reading and Writing Email	p. 357
Making Email Look Pretty	p. 367
Organizing Your Email	p. 373
Dealing with Junk Email	p. 383
Maintaining Your Macintosh
Learning About Your Macintosh	p. 389
Installing, Updating, and Uninstalling Software on Your Macintosh	p. 397
Performing Preventative Maintenance on Your Macintosh	p. 407
Ejecting Stuck CDs or DVDs	p. 413
Password Protecting Your Macintosh	p. 419
Encrypting Your Data	p. 425
Troubleshooting Your Printers	p. 431
The Next Step	p. 439
Index	p. 441
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