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Mac OS X: the Missing Manual, Tiger Edition The Missing Manual

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ISBN-10: 0596009410

ISBN-13: 9780596009410

Edition: 3rd 2005

Authors: David Pogue

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You can set your watch to it: As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.4, better known as Tiger, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and Mac OS X: The Missing Manual. There are many reasons why this is the most popular computer book of all time. With its hallmark objectivity, the Tiger Edition thoroughly explores the latest features to grace the Mac OS. Which ones work well and which do not? What should you look for? This book tackles Spotlight, an enhanced search feature that helps you find anything on your…    
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List price: $49.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/2/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 866
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

David Pogue grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio and later graduated from Yale University. After graduation, Pogue wrote manuals for music software, worked on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, and wrote for Macworld Magazine. Pogue wrote Macs for Dummies, which became the best-selling Mac title, as well as other books in the Dummies series. He has also written the book, Hard Drive and has co-authored The Weird Wide Web.

Introduction
What's New in Tiger
About This Book
About to These to Arrows
The Very Basics
The Mac OS X Desktop
Folders and Windows
Getting into Mac OS X
Windows and How to Work Them
The Three Window Views
Icon View
List View
Column View
Logging Out, Shutting Down
Getting Help in Mac OS X
Organizing Your Stuff
The Mac OS X Folder Structure
Icon Names
Selecting Icons
Moving and Copying Icons
Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
Color Labels
The Trash
Get Info
Spotlight
The Spotlight Menu
The Spotlight Window
Customizing Spotlight
The Find Command
Smart Folders
Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar
The Dock
Setting Up the Dock
Using the Dock
The Finder Toolbar
Designing Your Desktop
Menulets: The Missing Manual
The Mac OS X Desktop
Documents, Programs, and Dashboard
Opening Mac OS X Programs
The "Heads-Up" Program Switcher
Expose: Death to Window Clutter
Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
How Documents Know Their Parents
Keyboard Control
The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
Three Kinds of Programs: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic
The Cocoa Difference
Installing Mac OS X Programs
Dashboard
Back to Mac OS 9
Two Roads to Mac OS 9
Classic: Mac OS 9 on Mac OS X
Restarting in Mac OS 9
Three Tricks for Faster Switching
Moving Data
Moving Data Between Documents
Exchanging Data with Other Macs
Exchanging Data with Windows PCs
Automator and AppleScript
Introducing Automator
Building Your Own Workflow
Workflows as programs and Plug-ins
Getting Started with AppleScript
The Components of Mac OS X
System Preferences
The System Preferences Window
.Mac
Accounts
Appearance
Bluetooth
CDs & DVDs
Classic
Dashboard & Expose
Date & Time
Desktop & Screen Saver
Displays
Dock
Energy Saver
International
Keyboard & Mouse
Network
Print & Fax
QuickTime
Security
Sharing
Software Update
Sound
Speech
Spotlight
Startup Disk
Universal Access
The Free Programs
Your Free Mac OS X Programs
Address Book
AppleScript
Calculator
Chess
Dictionary
DVD Player
Font Book
iCal
iChat, iSync
iDVD
Image Capture
iMovie
Internet Connect
iPhoto
iSync
iTunes
Mail
Preview
QuickTime Player
Safari
Sherlock
Stickies
System Preferences
TextEdit
Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox
CDs, DVDs, and iTunes
How the Mac Does Disks
Burning CDs and DVDs
iTunes: The Digital Jukebox
DVD Movies
The Technologies of Mac OS X
Accounts, Firewalls, and Security
Introducing Accounts
Creating an Account
Parental Controls
Editing Accounts
Setting Up the Login Process
Signing In, Logging Out
Logging Out
Fast User Switching
The Root Account
Permissions
Six Mac OS X Security Shields
Networking
Wiring the Network
File Sharing
Networking with Windows
Dialing In from the Road
Graphics, Fonts, Printing, and Faxing
Mac Meets Printer
Making the Printout
Managing Printouts
Printer Sharing
Faxing
PDF Files
Fonts-and Font Book
ColorSync
Graphics in Mac OS X
Screen-Capture Keystrokes
The Finder Slideshow
Sound, Movies, Speech, and Handwriting
Playing Sounds
Recording Sound
QuickTime Movies
Speech Recognition
The Mac Reads to You
VoiceOver
Ink: Handwriting Recognition
Terminal: Doorway to Unix
Terminal
Navigating in Unix
Working with Files and Directories
Online Help
Terminal's Window Preferences
Terminal Tips and Tricks
Double-Clickable Unix Tools
Fun with Terminal
Changing Permissions with Terminal
Enabling the Root Account
Nine Useful Unix Utilities
Where to Go from Here
Putting It Together
Hacking Mac OS X
TinkerTool: Customization 101
Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics
Replacing the Finder Icons
Rewriting the Words
Mac OS X Online
Internet Setup, .Mac, and iSync
The Best News You've Heard All Day
Connecting by Dial-up Modem
Broadband Connections
AirPort Networks
Switching Locations
Multihoming
Internet Sharing
.Mac Services
iSync
Internet Location Files
Mail and Address Book
Setting Up Mail
Checking Your Mail
Writing Messages
Reading Email
The Anti-Spam Toolkit
Address Book
Safari, iChat, and Sherlock
Safari
iChat
Sherlock
SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web Sharing
Web Sharing
FTP
Connecting from the Road
Remote Access with SSH
Virtual Private Networking
Appendices
Installing Mac OS X 10.4
Getting Ready to Install
Four Kinds of Installation
The Basic Installation
The Upgrade Installation
The Clean Install
Erase & Install
The Setup Assistant
Uninstalling Mac OS X 10.4
Troubleshooting
Problems That Aren't Problems
Minor Eccentric Behavior
Frozen Programs (Force Quitting)
The Wrong Program Opens
Can't Empty the Trash
Can't Move or Rename an Icon
Application Won't Open
Startup Problems
Fixing the Disk
Where to Get Troubleshooting Help
The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Mac Version)
The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Windows Version)
Where to Go From Here
Web Sites
Free Email Newsletters
Advanced Books, Programming Books
The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List