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Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide
There's a new cat in town, and Mac OS X Tiger is the next
big thing from Apple. The latest version of Mac OS X, Tiger
is faster than its predecessors, and packs a host of new
features including Spotlight, Dashboard, a totally new Mail
application, Automator for making complex tasks simple, and
many more.
The Mac
OS X Tiger Pocket Guide introduces you to the
fundamental concepts of using Mac OS X Tiger. The book
starts out with a quick run down of Tiger's cool new
features, including the new RSS screen saver and the
built-in dictionary/thesaurus you can use from any
application.
The Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide shows you how to use the
Finder, the Dock, Expos , Spotlight, Dashboard, including
tips, tricks, and keyboard shortcuts along the way. You'll
learn how to configure your Tiger system using the System
Preferences application, and also how to keep your Mac
secure with things like FileVault, the Password Assistant,
and Tiger's enhanced Firewall capabilities. And because Mac
OS X Tiger is Unix-based, you'll also learn how to issue
basic Unix commands using the Terminal application.
This handy book has over 250 tips and tricks for using and
configuring your Mac OS X system, and has been completely
revised to cover Mac OS X Tiger.
Chuck Toporek has been using Macs since 1988, and is the
author of Inside .Mac. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his
wife, cat, and far too many books.
Introduction 1
Beyond This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Part I
What's New in Tiger?
Cool New Features in Tiger
Part II
Mac OS X Survival Guide
Your User Account
What's in Your Home Folder?
Logging In and Fast User Switching
Sleep Mode, Logging Out, and Shutting Down
Startup and Shutdown Keys
Quick Tips for Users
Parental Controls
Using Software Update
Security
FileVault
Keychains
Firewall Settings
Sharing Services
Other Security Features
Password Security
Force Quitting Applications
Relaunching the Finder
Keyboard Shortcuts
Basic Keyboard Shortcuts
Part III
Mac OS X Basics
The Menu Bar
The Apple Menu
The Application Menu
Standard Application Menus
Menu Extras
The Accounts Menu
The Application Switcher
Window Controls
Window Tips
The Dock
Dock Menus
Using and Configuring the Dock
Dock Tricks
Trash
The Finder
Finder Views
The Finder's Sidebar
The Finder's Toolbar
Searching from the Finder
Finder Tips
Creating New Folders
The Services Menu
Expose
Dashboard
Viewing the Dashboard
Widget Preferences
Spotlight
Searching with Spotlight
Spotlight's Preferences
Get Info and File Permissions
Part IV
System Preferences
Searching for Preferences
System Preferences Overview
Personal
Hardware
Internet & Network
System
Part V
Applications and Utilities
Applications
Utilities
Xcode Tools
Installing the Xcode Tools
Overview of the Xcode Tools
Part VI
Unix Basics
Configuring and Using the Terminal
Terminal Settings
Keyboard Shortcuts
Additional Terminal Shortcuts
Basic Unix Commands
Special Mac Unix Commands
Finding Stuff with locate
Change and Set Preferences with defaults
Using the open Command
Spotlight's Metadata Utilities
The root User Account
Part VII
Configuring Your Mac
Customizing the System
Files and Folders
Fonts and Font Management
Spotlight and Searching for Files
Obtaining Information About the System
.Mac
Safari and the Internet
Mail.app
Modems and Dial-Up Networking
Networking
AirPort and Wireless Networking
Printer Configuration and Printing
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Part VIII
Special Characters 205
Index 209
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