MAC OS X

by Pogue, David

• ISBN13: 9780596009410
• ISBN10: 0596009410
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-15
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

With new material on practically every page, the latest update of David Pogue's hot-selling title offers a wealth of detail on the all of the changes in Apple's Mac OS X 10.4 operating system, aka "Tiger". Written with humor and technical insight characteristic of the Missing Manual series, the new edition covers everything Tiger has to offer, including Spotlight, an enhanced search feature that helps users find anything on their computers; iChat AV, a feature that adds videoconferencing capabilities; Automator, which lets users automate repetitive, manual or batch tasks; and VoiceOver, a feature that adds enhanced support for the visually impaired.

Author Biography

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. With nearly 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), along with several computer-humor books and a technothriller, "Hard Drive" (a New York Times "notable book of the year").

Pogue is also the creator and primary author of the Missing Manual series of complete, funny computer books, a joint venture with O'Reilly & Associates. Titles in the series include Mac OS X, Windows XP, iPod, Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Dreamweaver, iMovie 2, and many others. His Web page is www.davidpogue.com, and his email address is [e-mail].

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(14)
What's New in Tiger	2	(5)
About This Book	7	(2)
About->These->Arrows	9	(1)
The Very Basics	10	(5)
Part One: The Mac OS X Desktop
Chapter 1: Folders and Windows	15	(40)
Getting into Mac OS X	15	(3)
Windows and How to Work Them	18	(15)
The Three Window Views	33	(2)
Icon View	35	(5)
List View	40	(8)
Column View	48	(3)
Logging Out, Shutting Down	51	(2)
Getting Help in Mac OS X	53	(2)
Chapter 2: Organizing Your Stuff	55	(32)
The Mac OS X Folder Structure	55	(6)
Icon Names	61	(2)
Selecting Icons	63	(3)
Moving and Copying Icons	66	(7)
Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once	73	(2)
Color Labels	75	(2)
The Trash	77	(4)
Get Info	81	(6)
Chapter 3: Spotlight	87	(28)
The Spotlight Menu	87	(6)
The Spotlight Window	93	(6)
Customizing Spotlight	99	(2)
The Find Command	101	(10)
Smart Folders	111	(4)
Chapter 4: Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar	115	(24)
The Dock	115	(1)
Setting Up the Dock	116	(5)
Using the Dock	121	(5)
The Finder Toolbar	126	(5)
Designing Your Desktop	131	(1)
Menulets: The Missing Manual	132	(7)
Part Two: The Mac OS X Desktop
Chapter 5: Documents, Programs, and Dashboard	139	(60)
Opening Mac OS X Programs	139	(6)
The "Heads-Up" Program Switcher	145	(1)
Expose: Death to Window Clutter	146	(6)
Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way	152	(2)
How Documents Know Their Parents	154	(7)
Keyboard Control	161	(4)
The Save and Open Dialog Boxes	165	(5)
Three Kinds of Programs: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic	170	(1)
The Cocoa Difference	171	(9)
Installing Mac OS X Programs	180	(5)
Dashboard	185	(14)
Chapter 6: Back to Mac OS 9	199	(18)
Two Roads to Mac OS 9	199	(2)
Classic: Mac O5 9 on Mac OS X	201	(10)
Restarting in Mac OS 9	211	(2)
Three Tricks for Faster Switching	213	(4)
Chapter 7: Moving Data	217	(12)
Moving Data Between Documents	217	(4)
Exchanging Data with Other Macs	221	(6)
Exchanging Data with Windows PCs	227	(2)
Chapter 8: Automator and AppleScript	229	(34)
Introducing Automator	231	(7)
Building Your Own Workflow	238	(8)
Workflows as Programs and Plug-ins	246	(4)
Getting Started with AppleScript	250	(13)
Part Three: The Components of Mac OS X
Chapter 9: System Preferences	263	(44)
The System Preferences Window	263	(3)
.Mac	266	(1)
Accounts	266	(1)
Appearance	266	(2)
Bluetooth	268	(2)
CDs & DVDs	270	(2)
Classic	272	(1)
Dashboard & Expose	272	(1)
Date & Time	272	(2)
Desktop & Screen Saver	274	(7)
Displays	281	(4)
Dock	285	(1)
Energy Saver	285	(3)
International	288	(5)
Keyboard & Mouse	293	(3)
Network	296	(1)
Print & Fax	296	(1)
QuickTime	296	(1)
Security	297	(1)
Sharing	297	(1)
Software Update	298	(2)
Sound	300	(2)
Speech	302	(1)
Spotlight	302	(1)
Startup Disk	302	(1)
Universal Access	302	(5)
Chapter 10: The Free Programs	307	(94)
Your Free Mac OS X Programs	307	(1)
Address Book	308	(1)
AppleScript	308	(1)
Calculator	308	(2)
Chess	310	(3)
Dictionary	313	(1)
DVD Player	314	(1)
Font Book	314	(1)
iCal	314	(12)
iChat, iSync	326	(1)
iDVD	326	(4)
Image Capture	330	(6)
iMovie	336	(11)
Internet Connect	347	(1)
iPhoto	348	(13)
iSync	361	(1)
iTunes	361	(1)
Mail	361	(1)
Preview	361	(4)
QuickTime Player	365	(1)
Safari	365	(1)
Sherlock	365	(1)
Stickies	366	(3)
System Preferences	369	(1)
TextEdit	369	(10)
Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox	379	(22)
Chapter 11: CDs, DVDs, and iTunes	401	(28)
How the Mac Does Disks	401	(5)
Burning CDs and DVDs	406	(6)
iTunes: The Digital Jukebox	412	(10)
DVD Movies	422	(7)
Part Four: The Technologies of Mac OS X
Chapter 12: Accounts, Firewalls, and Security	429	(48)
Introducing Accounts	429	(4)
Creating an Account	433	(4)
Parental Controls	437	(8)
Editing Accounts	445	(1)
Setting Up the Login Process	446	(3)
Signing In, Logging Out	449	(3)
Logging Out	452	(1)
Fast User Switching	452	(3)
The Root Account	455	(2)
Permissions	457	(6)
Six Mac OS X Security Shields	463	(14)
Chapter 13: Networking	477	(26)
Wiring the Network	478	(3)
File Sharing	481	(15)
Networking with Windows	496	(5)
Dialing In from the Road	501	(2)
Chapter 14: Graphics, Fonts, Printing, and Faxing	503	(32)
Mac Meets Printer	503	(4)
Making the Printout	507	(4)
Managing Printouts	511	(1)
Printer Sharing	512	(1)
Faxing	513	(5)
PDF Files	518	(2)
Fonts-and Font Book	520	(7)
ColorSync	527	(1)
Graphics in Mac OS X	528	(3)
Screen-Capture Keystrokes	531	(3)
The Finder Slideshow	534	(1)
Chapter 15: Sound, Movies, Speech, and Handwriting	535	(38)
Playing Sounds	535	(2)
Recording Sound	537	(2)
QuickTime Movies	539	(12)
Speech Recognition	551	(6)
The Mac Reads to You	557	(3)
VoiceOver	560	(7)
Ink: Handwriting Recognition	567	(6)
Chapter 16: Terminal: Doorway to Unix	573	(28)
Terminal	575	(4)
Navigating in Unix	579	(7)
Working with Files and Directories	586	(6)
Online Help	592	(2)
Terminal's Window Preferences	594	(4)
Terminal Tips and Tricks	598	(1)
Double-Clickable Unix Tools	599	(2)
Chapter 17: Fun with Terminal	601	(24)
Changing Permissions with Terminal	601	(9)
Enabling the Root Account	610	(1)
Nine Useful Unix Utilities	611	(4)
Where to Go from Here	615	(5)
Putting It Together	620	(5)
Chapter 18: Hacking Mac OS X	625	(12)
TinkerTool: Customization 101	625	(2)
Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics	627	(4)
Replacing the Finder Icons	631	(1)
Rewriting the Words	631	(6)
Part Five: Mac OS X Online
Chapter 19: Internet Setup, .Mac, and iSync	637	(26)
The Best News You've Heard All Day	637	(1)
Connecting by Dial-up Modem	638	(4)
Broadband Connections	642	(2)
AirPort Networks	644	(1)
Switching Locations	645	(1)
Multihoming	646	(2)
Internet Sharing	648	(3)
.Mac Services	651	(8)
iSync	659	(3)
Internet Location Files	662	(1)
Chapter 20: Mail and Address Book	663	(42)
Setting Up Mail	663	(4)
Checking Your Mail	667	(2)
Writing Messages	669	(8)
Reading Email	677	(15)
The Anti-Spam Toolkit	692	(2)
Address Book	694	(11)
Chapter 21: Safari, iChat, and Sherlock	705	(34)
Safari	706	(17)
iChat	723	(13)
Sherlock	736	(3)
Chapter 22: SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web Sharing	739	(18)
Web Sharing	739	(6)
FTP	745	(2)
Connecting from the Road	747	(1)
Remote Access with SSH	748	(3)
Virtual Private Networking	751	(6)
Part Six: Appendices
Appendix A: Installing Mac OS X 10.4	757	(12)
Getting Ready to Install	757	(3)
Four Kinds of Installation	760	(1)
The Basic Installation	761	(2)
The Upgrade Installation	763	(1)
The Clean Install	764	(1)
Erase & Install	765	(1)
The Setup Assistant	765	(3)
Uninstalling Mac OS X 10.4	768	(1)
Appendix B: Troubleshooting	769	(16)
Problems That Aren't Problems	769	(1)
Minor Eccentric Behavior	770	(2)
Frozen Programs (Force Quitting)	772	(2)
The Wrong Program Opens	774	(1)
Can't Empty the Trash	774	(1)
Can't Move or Rename an Icon	774	(1)
Application Won't Open	775	(1)
Startup Problems	775	(3)
Fixing the Disk	778	(4)
Where to Get Troubleshooting Help	782	(3)
Appendix C: The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Mac Version)	785	(16)
Appendix D: The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Windows Version)	801	(14)
Appendix E: Where to Go From Here	815	(4)
Web Sites	815	(1)
Free Email Newsletters	816	(1)
Advanced Books, Programming Books	817	(2)
Appendix F: The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List	819