Complete Idiot's Guide to Mac OS X

by Binder, Kate

• ISBN13: 9780789725288
• ISBN10: 0789725282
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mac OS Xwill teach the reader the basics of using Mac OS X to use and manage their Macintosh's applications. The step-by-step, light-hearted approach will ease novices and more experienced users alike into the world of the futuristic Aqua interface with photo-realistic icons, how to run.

Author Biography

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mac OS XAuthor Bio

A desktop publishing geek from New Hampshire, Kate Binder is the author of Sams Teach Yourself QuarkXPress 4 in 14 Days and Easy Adobe Photoshop 6. In addition to writing books and magazine articles about desktop production tools and techniques, Kate has helped produce hundreds of books, magazines, and other publications. Her ventures into the online world include acting as co-editor of PDFzone.com and Web mistress of bluesreviews.com. When not debating the relative merits of Illustrator and FreeHand or FrameMaker and QuarkXPress, she enjoys hanging out with her four retired racing greyhounds (see www.adopt-a-greyhound.org for more info) and avoiding the many chores to be done in her 100-year-old home. A partner in Prospect Hill Publishing Services, Kate makes her home on the Web at www.prospecthillpub.com.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Getting Started	5	(52)
Meet the New Mac	7	(16)
What Is Mac OS X?	8	(4)
Multifaceted, Multitasking	9	(2)
Roots: The Mac OS X Family Tree	11	(1)
Why You Need Mac OS X	11	(1)
Installing Mac OS X	12	(11)
The Countdown's On: Preparing Your Computer	13	(1)
Running the Installer	14	(2)
Setting Up Mac OS X	16	(1)
Starting Up Mac OS X	16	(1)
Shutting Down Mac OS X	17	(1)
Bipolar Shift: Switching Between Mac OS X and Mac OS 9	17	(6)
Making Friends with Mac OS X	23	(14)
Face to (Inter) face with Mac OS X	23	(4)
Watching Windows	23	(1)
Ordering from the Menus	24	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts: In the Fast Lane	25	(1)
Just Your Type: Dialog Boxes	25	(2)
Contextual Menus---A la Carte	27	(1)
What's New in Mac OS X	27	(6)
Looks Like Aqua	27	(1)
Quartz Movement	27	(1)
Sittin' on the Dock of the Mac	28	(1)
The Finder	29	(3)
How It All Works (Candy-Coated Unix)	32	(1)
Application Madness: Classic, Carbon, and Cocoa	33	(4)
Classic: Old School	33	(1)
Cocoa: New School	34	(1)
Carbon: Having Your Cake and Eating It, Too	34	(3)
Help! Getting It When You Need It	37	(8)
What's on the (Help) Menu	37	(4)
Asking Questions	38	(1)
Getting Answers	39	(1)
Late Breaking News	40	(1)
Getting Help Offline	41	(1)
A Big Helping of the Web	42	(3)
No Mac Is an Island	45	(12)
Printer Mania	46	(2)
Ink Versus Toner Versus Dye	46	(1)
Getting Hooked Up	47	(1)
Seeing Through Scanners	48	(2)
What Kind to Get	48	(1)
Scanner Slang	48	(2)
Getting Input from Mice and More	50	(1)
The Mouse Replacement	50	(1)
Tablets and Styli	51	(1)
Gaming Controllers	51	(1)
Zips, Hard Drives, and All That Jaz	51	(2)
Removable Drives	52	(1)
Portable Drives	53	(1)
Making Connections	53	(4)
Part 2: Getting Things Done	57	(58)
Managing Your Files	59	(16)
Your Drive's Built-In Folders	60	(5)
Applications: The Engines	60	(2)
Library: Where the Wild Setting Are	62	(1)
Mac OS 9: Oldie von Moldies	62	(2)
System: Your Mac's (Off-Limits) Control Center	64	(1)
Users: Storage for You and Me	64	(1)
Let There Be Files and Folders	65	(2)
Surprise! When Folders Just Appear	65	(1)
Mixing Your Own Folders	66	(1)
Moving, Copying, and Renaming Files and Folders	67	(2)
Move It Out!	67	(1)
Makin' Copies	67	(1)
Naming Names	68	(1)
Living Under an Alias	69	(1)
Creating Aliases	69	(1)
Advanced Alias-Making 201	70	(1)
But I Can't Find Anything!	70	(5)
What's in a Name?	71	(1)
It's the Content, Stupid	72	(1)
Customizing Your Searches	72	(2)
What to Do with the Files You Find	74	(1)
Sharing Your Mac with Multiple Users	75	(6)
Logging In, Logging Out	76	(1)
Here a User, There a User	77	(2)
Setting Up Users	77	(1)
The User at the Root of It All	78	(1)
Playing Well with Others	79	(2)
Separate Folders Make Good Neighbors	79	(1)
Practice Safe Sharing	79	(2)
Free Software! (Using Mac OS X's Built-In Apps)	81	(8)
Everything but the Stapler	82	(2)
Calculator	82	(1)
Clock	83	(1)
Key Caps	83	(1)
Stickies	84	(1)
Writing the Great American Memo	84	(1)
Move Over, Michelangelo	85	(4)
Preview	86	(1)
Quick Time Player	86	(1)
Image Capture	86	(3)
Using Third-Party Applications	89	(8)
Carbon Fibers	90	(1)
Cocoa Loco	91	(2)
Jurassic Classic	93	(2)
Can I See Some ID?	93	(1)
A Classic Installation	94	(1)
What's New, Dock?	95	(2)
Wild Wild Web	95	(1)
Keeping In Touch	95	(1)
Modern Design	95	(1)
At the Office	96	(1)
Working with Audio and Video	97	(8)
The DJ on Your Desktop	98	(2)
Let's Go to the Movies	100	(2)
Getting Video into Your Mac	101	(1)
Editing Video and Adding Cool Effects	101	(1)
Getting Your Opus Out There	102	(1)
The Hardware You'll Need	102	(1)
The Fine Print	103	(2)
The Games People Play	105	(10)
The Mac's Classic Games	106	(1)
Made for Mac OS X	107	(4)
Logic/Puzzle	107	(1)
Strategy/Simulation	108	(1)
Arcade	109	(1)
Action	109	(1)
Real-World Games	110	(1)
Freaky Machines: Gaming Hardware	111	(4)
Controlling the Game	112	(1)
Gaming Accessories	112	(3)
Part 3: Getting Connected	115	(70)
How to Succeed in Networking Without Even Trying	117	(12)
Building a Hard-Wired Network	118	(3)
Cable Me When You Get There	118	(1)
The Hub of Your Universe	119	(1)
Speed Trap	120	(1)
Mixing and Matching	120	(1)
Hooking It All Up	121	(1)
Out of the Ether	121	(2)
Sharing Files	123	(3)
Making the Macintosh Connection	123	(2)
Controlling Access	125	(1)
Sharing Internet Access	126	(1)
Printing	127	(2)
Printing Up a Storm	129	(12)
Managing Those Funky Fonts	130	(3)
Installing Fonts	130	(1)
Genuine Font Paneling	131	(2)
Exercising Your Printing Options	133	(3)
Introducing Mac OS X to Your Printer	134	(1)
Playing with Page Setup	134	(2)
Getting Down to Printing Business	136	(5)
Time to Print	136	(1)
Previewing Print Jobs	137	(1)
Keeping an Eye on Print Jobs	138	(3)
Getting Online	141	(14)
Phone Modems: Dial Me Impressed	142	(3)
Eating Your PPPs	142	(2)
Connecting with a Modem	144	(1)
When Good Modems Go Bad	145	(1)
High Times with High-Speed Access	145	(4)
Get Ready	146	(2)
PPPoE for Thee	148	(1)
Think Globally, Act Locally	149	(2)
The Softer Side of Internet Sharing	149	(1)
Doing It the Hard Way	150	(1)
Taking Off from the AirPort	150	(1)
Hello, Central	151	(4)
Nothing but Net	155	(18)
Surf's Up!	156	(4)
Just Browsing	156	(2)
Browsers That Try Harder	158	(1)
Browsing the Way You Prefer	158	(2)
Searching the Web with Sherlock	160	(3)
Change the Channel	160	(2)
Taking Sherlock New Places	162	(1)
Using E-Mail	163	(6)
Setting Up E-Mail	164	(1)
Receiving E-Mail	165	(1)
Sending E-Mail	166	(1)
The Little Black (Address) Book	167	(2)
Other Internet Applications	169	(1)
Apple Makes It Easy	169	(4)
Publishing on the Web	173	(12)
Creating a Site with iTools	173	(5)
Setting Up iTools	174	(1)
Creating a Page with HomePage	175	(3)
Home Cooking: Doing It Yourself	178	(4)
Creating Content	178	(2)
Graphic Facts	180	(1)
Getting It Out There	181	(1)
Hey! Free Stuff!	182	(3)
Clip Art	182	(1)
Counters	183	(2)
Part 4: Talking to Other Platforms	185	(28)
Interacting with Earlier Versions of Mac OS	187	(8)
Sharing Files with Sneakernet	187	(2)
Drive, She Said	188	(1)
You Can Get There from Here	188	(1)
Mary Had a Little LAN	189	(4)
Speaking the Same Language	190	(1)
What's the IP Address, Kenneth?	190	(1)
Finally! Getting Connected	191	(1)
Going the Other Way	192	(1)
Vintage Mac Software	193	(2)
Interacting with Windows	195	(8)
Moving Files with Sneakernet	196	(1)
Moving Files Across a Network	197	(3)
Peer-to-Peer with Windows	197	(1)
On a Server-Based Network	198	(1)
File Format Compatibility	199	(1)
Printing Both Ways	200	(2)
Without a Network	200	(1)
On a Network	201	(1)
Running Windows Software	202	(1)
Interacting with Unix	203	(10)
Sharing Files with Sneakernet	204	(2)
Exchanging Files over a Network	206	(2)
Mount Disk	206	(1)
FTP	207	(1)
File Formats	208	(1)
Sharing Printers	209	(1)
Running Unix Software	209	(4)
Unix by Remote Control	210	(1)
Keeping It Local	210	(3)
Part 5: Tweaking Mac OS X	213	(48)
Setting System Preferences	215	(14)
Getting Going	216	(2)
Startup Disk	216	(1)
Energy Saver	217	(1)
Screen Saver	217	(1)
Nuts and Bolts	218	(4)
General	218	(1)
Dock	219	(1)
Software Update	219	(1)
Classic	219	(1)
Users	220	(1)
Date & Time	220	(1)
International	221	(1)
Keeping Connected	222	(3)
Internet	222	(1)
Network	223	(1)
Login	224	(1)
Sharing	224	(1)
Playing with Peripherals	225	(1)
Mouse	225	(1)
Keyboard	225	(1)
Displays	225	(1)
Messing with Multimedia	226	(3)
Sound	226	(1)
Speech	227	(1)
Quick Time	227	(1)
ColorSync	228	(1)
The Desktop and the Dock As You Like Them	229	(12)
Hickory Dickory Dock	230	(6)
What Can You Put in the Dock?	230	(3)
Having the Dock Your Way	233	(1)
Dock Strategy	234	(2)
Desktop Decisions	236	(3)
Finding the Way	236	(1)
Appearances Count	237	(1)
Digging Deeper	238	(1)
Juggling Disks	239	(2)
File and Folder Boot Camp	241	(12)
Here a Window, There a Window	241	(4)
One Window or Many Windows?	242	(2)
Icons, Columns, and Lists, Oh My	244	(1)
We Do Windows	245	(2)
Custom Windows	245	(1)
Off the Shelf	246	(1)
Info Overload	247	(6)
Making Mac OS X More Familiar	253	(8)
Getting Things Back Where They Belong	254	(2)
Drive Icons and the Trash	254	(1)
Missing Menus	255	(1)
More Third-Party Help	256	(3)
Dock Alternatives	257	(1)
Missing in Action	258	(1)
Familiar Faces, New Names	259	(2)
Part 6: Becoming a Mac OS X Power User	261	(30)
Automating Your Work with Applescript	263	(8)
Why Should You Care About AppleScript?	263	(1)
Cooking Up Scripts	264	(4)
Writing Scripts in Script Editor	265	(2)
Recording Scripts	267	(1)
Saving Scripts	267	(1)
Putting Your Scripts to Work	268	(3)
Using Scripts Within Applications	268	(1)
Dragging with Droplets	269	(1)
Creating Login Items	270	(1)
Using Mac Technology to the Max	271	(10)
Color Management: Not Labor-Intensive	271	(4)
Color Whatsis?	272	(1)
Making Color Management Work for You	273	(1)
Mixing Your Own	274	(1)
Speaking in Tongues	275	(1)
Talking Back to Your Mac	276	(5)
Speak to Me	276	(2)
Cutting New Orders for Your Mac	278	(3)
Harnessing the Power of Unix	281	(10)
What's Unix, Anyway?	281	(1)
Using a Command-Line Interface	282	(5)
Peeking Under the Hood	283	(1)
Turning Commands into Scripts	284	(1)
Turning a Script into a Reusable Command	285	(2)
Using Unix Applications	287	(4)
What Can Unix Do for Me?	287	(1)
How to Use Unix Apps	288	(1)
Where to Find Unix Software	289	(2)
Part 7: Keeping Mac Happy	291	(28)
Good MacHousekeeping	293	(10)
Periodic Mac Maintenance	293	(6)
Update Your System	294	(1)
Update Other Software	295	(1)
Check for Viruses	296	(1)
Take Good Care of Classic	297	(1)
Defragment Your Hard Drive	298	(1)
When It's Time to Go	299	(1)
A Few Useful Tools	299	(4)
Preparing for the Worst	303	(6)
Backup Strategies	304	(1)
Backing Up on a LAN	305	(2)
Backing Up to the Net	307	(2)
Troubleshooting	309	(10)
Analyzing the Problem	310	(1)
What Goes There?	311	(5)
Your Mac Won't Boot	311	(3)
Unexpected Quits or Freezes	314	(1)
Erratic Behavior	315	(1)
Missing or Jumbled Files	315	(1)
Missing or Malfunctioning Peripherals	316	(1)
Other Helpful Resources	316	(3)
A Useful Web Sites	319	(8)
The Best Mac Sites	319	(3)
TidBITS: www.tidbits.com	319	(1)
MacInTouch: www.macintouch.com	320	(1)
MacFixit: www.macfixit.com	320	(1)
MacCentral: www.maccentral.macworld.com	320	(1)
Macworld: www.macworld.com	320	(1)
MacSpeedZone: www.macspeedzone.com	320	(1)
EveryMac: www.everymac.com	321	(1)
Low End Mac: www.lowendmac.com	321	(1)
MacNN: www.macnn.com	321	(1)
MacAddict: www.macaddict.com	321	(1)
Clan MacGaming: www.clanmacgaming.com/macosx.php	321	(1)
dealmac: www.dealmac.com	321	(1)
Macintosh Products Guide: guide.apple.com	322	(1)
Apple Support: www.apple.com/support	322	(1)
Mac Software Archives	322	(1)
Version Tracker: www.versiontracker.com	322	(1)
MacDownload: www.macdownload.com	322	(1)
The Mac Orchard: www.macorchard.com	322	(1)
Mac Scripter.net: www.macscripter.net	323	(1)
Learning About Unix	323	(1)
Unix Primer: www.hearsay.demon.co.uk	323	(1)
Resources for Newbies: www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html	323	(1)
GNU Project: www.fsf.org	323	(1)
Tao of Regular Expressions: sitescopper.org/tao_regexps.html	323	(1)
sed FAQ: www.cornerstonemag.com/sed/sedfaq.html	324	(1)
Coping with Unix: nacphy.physics.orst.edu/coping-with-unix/book.html	324	(1)
X.org: www.x.org	324	(1)
All-Around Useful Sites	324	(3)
Google: www.google.com	324	(1)
Alta Vista: www.altavista.com	325	(1)
Outpost.com: www.outpost.com	325	(1)
PDFZone: www.pdfzone.com	325	(1)
Tao of Backup: www.taobackup.com	325	(1)
Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail: www.cauce.com	325	(2)
Speak Like a Geek	327	(8)
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