The Mac OS X Lion Project Book

by McNulty, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780321788511
• ISBN10: 0321788516
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-11
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Packed with practical knowledge, this book walks readers through how to manage their most common projects, from the simple (setting up a calendar event) to the complex (building a spreadsheet) and everything in between. FacTime and editing HD Video are covered in depth as well as migrating from Windows. Readers will learn to use the OS X Lion's tools and applications by using them to create practical real-world projects and to master everyday tasks.

Author Biography

If it sports an Apple logo, chances are Scott McNulty has used it. He owns more e-readers than one man should and more books than are sensible. Scott lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Marisa. By day he works at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and by night he blogs about whatever strikes his fancy at http://blog.blankbaby.com. He has also been known to tweet once or twice under the handle @blankbaby

Table of Contents

Managing Your Mac	p. 1
Managing Your Files Project	p. 2
See stuff in the Finder	p. 2
Work with Smart Folders	p. 6
Find things with search tokens	p. 11
Mastering Spotlight Project	p. 12
Find what you need	p. 12
Launch Applications with Spotlight	p. 16
Set Spotlight filters	p. 16
Find preferences with Spotlight	p. 19
Saving Yourself Some Paper Project	p. 20
Meet the Print sheets	p. 20
Preset and forget	p. 25
Print without paper	p. 27
Installing Applications Project	p. 30
Meet the Mac App Store	p. 30
Get apps from the Mac App Store	p. 31
Update a purchased app	p. 36
Get non-Mac App Store apps	p. 39
Download apps as disk images	p. 41
Interacting from a Distance	p. 43
Tech-Supporting Your Parents Project	p. 44
Set up iChat for tech support	p. 45
Share the screen for tech support	p. 49
Share documents with iChat theater	p. 52
Sharing Screens and Files over a Home Network Project	p. 56
Turn on Screen Sharing	p. 56
Turn on File Sharing	p. 61
Access files remotely	p. 63
Access a Mac's screen remotely	p. 65
Accessing Your Mac Away from Home Project	p. 68
Remotely share a home-networked Mac over a modem	p. 68
Get Back to My Mac	p. 72
Sharing with a router-connected Mac	p. 74
Syncing Files Across Macs Project	p. 83
Get Dropbox for your Mac	p. 83
Navigate Dropbox	p. 90
Configure Dropbox	p. 91
Use Dropbox on the Web	p. 94
Work with the Public folder	p. 99
Managing Media	p. 101
Throw Away Your DVDs Project	p. 102
Copy your DVDs with HandBrake	p. 102
Customize HandBrake with presets	p. 106
Customize HandBrake manually	p. 107
Encode Entire Seasons of TV Shows Project	p. 112
Encode Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	p. 112
Get Your TV Shows and Movies into iTunes Project	p. 115
Add a TV series to iTunes	p. 115
Add details to TV shows in iTunes	p. 119
Move Your iTunes Library Project	p. 124
Move your iTunes Library to external storage	p. 125
Making Magic	p. 129
Make Your Photos Better Project	p. 130
Correct common photo problems	p. 130
Apply iPhoto effects	p. 133
Give your photos some Flare	p. 135
Make a Vacation Slideshow That Doesn't Suck Project	p. 139
Create a slideshow	p. 139
Edit a slideshow	p. 141
Share a slideshow	p. 145
Create a Family Web Site Project	p. 147
Set up a site	p. 147
Add Web-site content	p. 152
Adjust page settings	p. 154
Add a theme	p. 157
Publish your site	p. 159
Getting Productive	p. 163
Staying on Top of the News Project	p. 164
Manage feeds	p. 164
Add feeds	p. 165
Read feeds	p. 167
Configure NetNewsWire Lite	p. 170
Make NetNewsWire Lite your default newsreader	p. 171
Type Less Project	p. 173
Get and configure TextExpander	p. 173
Create your first snippet in TextExpander	p. 175
Add premade snippets	p. 177
Limiting Distractions Project	p. 179
Work in full-screen mode	p. 179
Visit Mission Control	p. 182
Additional Hardware Required	p. 185
Audio Podcasting Project	p. 186
Podcasting rules of thumb	p. 186
Record a podcast	p. 187
Edit a podcast	p. 192
Spice up your podcast	p. 195
Use Magic Markers	p. 196
Export your podcast	p. 198
Backing Up Project	p. 200
Time Machine	p. 201
Set up Time Machine	p. 201
Restore a deleted folder	p. 206
Use Versions with Time Machine	p. 208
Strengthen your backup arsenal	p. 209
Create a backup strategy	p. 214
Sign PDFs Without Printing Them Project	p. 215
Capture your signature	p. 215
Insert your signature	p. 218
Index	p. 221
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