MacBook All-in-One For Dummies^®

by Mark L. Chambers (Columbia, Missouri)

• ISBN13: 9780470590478
• ISBN10: 0470590475
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

MacBook® All-in-one for Dummies® Makes Everything Easier!With a MacBook, you can work and play anywhere. With 9 books in 1, MacBook® All-in-one for Dummies® shows you how! You'll find coverage of:Getting started -- choose the MacBook that suits your needs, set it up, customize your preferences, and organize files and folders. Using Mac OS® X -- learn your way around Snow Leopard, get to know the Dock, find things with Spotlight, and back up your system with Time Machine®. Customizing and Sharing. Going Mobile With iLife® -- explore iLife, where photos, movies, music, and your very own Web site all hang out. iWork® For the Road Warrior -- do it the Mac way with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, the iWork productivity applications. Typical Internet Stuff -- browse with Safari®, store your stuff on iDisk, use Apple Mail, and iChat® with friends. Networking in Mac OS® X -- set up a network, go wireless, and use AirPort Extreme®. Expanding Your System -- see how to add memory and connect hard drives and printers using USB and FireWire. Advanced Mac OS® X.Learn the basics about using and maintaining your MacBook, how to work with Mac OS X, use the iWork productivity suite, enjoy the iLife, and cruise the Web from anywhere. Plus, you'll go under the hood and explore custom scripts and tweaks to help you get more from your MacBook and troubleshoot solutions.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Say Hello to Your MacBook

Exploring MacBook Basics

MacBook Models Compared

Setting Up and Taking Care of Your MacBook

Extra Stuff You'll Likely Want

Using Mac OS X with Your MacBook

Shaking Hands with Mac OS X

Navigating and Running Programs

Basic OS X Housekeeping

Searching Everything with Spotlight

Fun with Photo Booth and Front Row

Keeping Track with the Address Book

The Joys of Maintenance

Getting Help for the Big X

Troubleshooting the X

MacBook Customizing and Sharing

Building the Finder of Your Dreams

Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch

Delving under the Hood with System Preferences

You Mean Others Can Use My MacBook, Too?

Setting Up Multiuser Accounts

Sharing Documents for Fun and Profit

Common-Sense Laptop Security

Going Mobile with iLife

The World According to Apple

Jamming with iTunes and iPod

Focusing on iPhoto

Making Magic with iMovie

Burn Those DVDs! Using iDVD

Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand

Crafting a Web Site with iWeb

No, It's Not Called iQuickTime

Turning Your MacBook into a DVD Theater

iWork for the Road Warrior

Desktop Publishing with Pages

Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers

Building Presentations with Keynote

The Typical Internet Stuff

Getting on the Internet

Using Apple Mail

Staying in Touch with iChat

Expanding Your Horizons with iDisk

Surfi ng with Safari

Staying Secure Online

Networking in Mac OS X

Setting Up a Small Network

Using Your Network

Going Wireless

Sharing That Precious Internet Thing

Expanding Your System

Hardware That Will Make You Giddy

Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir

Port-o-Rama: Using USB and FireWire

I'm Okay, You're a Printer

Applications That You've (Probably) Gotta Have

Putting Bluetooth to Work

Advanced Mac OS X

Using UNIX on Your MacBook

AppleScript Just Plain Rocks

Writing and Conversing with Your MacBook

Index

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