Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Final Release Date: September 2012
Pages: 764
Ready to move to the Mac? This incomparable guide helps you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around OS X.
Learning to use a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better. You won't find questionable firewalls or inefficient permissions. Just a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. Whether you’re using Windows XP or Windows 7, we’ve got you covered.
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Transfer your stuff. Moving files from a PC to a Mac is the easy part. This guide gets you through the tricky things: extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files.
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Re-create your software suite. Big-name programs from Microsoft, Adobe, and others are available in both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds of other programs are Windows-only. Learn the Macintosh equivalents and how to move data to them.
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Learn OS X Mountain Lion. Once you’ve moved into the Macintosh mansion, it’s time to learn your way around. You’re in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to OS X.
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Welcome to Macintosh -
Chapter 1 How the Mac Is Different - Power On, Dude
- Right-Clicking and Shortcut Menus
- Logging Out, Shutting Down
- The Menu Bar
- Finder = Windows Explorer
- Dock = Taskbar
- Menulets = Tray
- Keyboard Differences
- Disk Differences
- Where Your Stuff Is
- Window Controls
- Terminology Differences
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Chapter 2 Folders, Dock & Windows - Getting into OS X
- The Four Window Views
- Icon View
- List View
- Column View
- Cover Flow View
- Quick Look
- The Dock
- Setting Up the Dock
- Using the Dock
- The Finder Toolbar
- Getting Help in OS X
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Chapter 3 Files, Icons & Spotlight - Renaming Icons
- Selecting Icons
- Moving and Copying Icons
- Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
- Color Labels
- The Trash
- Get Info
- Shortcut Menus, Action Menus
- The Spotlight Menu
- The Spotlight Window
- Customizing Spotlight
- Smart Folders
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Chapter 4 Documents, Programs & Mission Control - A Word About Apps
- The Mac App Store
- Other Ways to Get Mac Software
- Opening OS X Programs
- Launchpad
- Windows that Auto-Reopen
- The Application Menu
- The “Heads-Up” Program Switcher
- Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter
- Dashboard
- Exposé
- Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
- How Documents Know Their Parents
- Keyboard Control
- The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
- Auto Save and Versions
- Documents in the Cloud
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Chapter 5 Entering, Moving & Backing up Data - Power Typing
- Dictation
- The Many Languages of OS X Text
- Data Detectors
- Moving Data Between Documents
- Exchanging Data with Other Macs
- Exchanging Data with Windows PCs
- The Mountain Lion Share Button
- Time Machine
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Making the Move -
Chapter 6 Transferring Your Files to the Mac - Transfers by Apple Genius
- The Windows Migration Assistant
- Manual Network Transfers
- Transfers by Disk
- Transfers by File-Sending Web Site
- Transfers by Email
- Where to Put Your Copied Files
- Document Conversion Issues
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Chapter 7 Special Software, Special Problems - ACDSee
- Acrobat Reader
- ACT
- Ad Subtract (Pop-Up Stopper)
- Adobe [your favorite program here]
- AOL
- AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
- Children’s Software
- Chrome
- Easy CD Creator
- Encarta
- Eudora
- Excel
- Firefox
- Games
- Google Desktop Search
- Google Earth
- Google Chrome
- ICQ
- Internet Explorer
- iTunes
- McAfee VirusScan
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Money
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visio
- Minesweeper
- MSN Messenger
- NaturallySpeaking
- Netscape
- Newsgroup Readers
- Norton AntiVirus
- Norton Utilities
- Notepad
- Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail
- Paint Shop Pro
- Palm Desktop
- Picasa
- PowerPoint
- QuickBooks
- Quicken
- RealPlayer
- RssReader
- Skype
- SnagIt (Screenshots)
- Solitaire
- Street Atlas USA
- TaxCut, TurboTax
- WinAmp, MusicMatch
- Windows Media Player
- WinZip
- Word
- WordPerfect
- Yahoo Messenger
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Chapter 8 Windows on Macintosh - Boot Camp
- Windows in a Window
- Life with Microsoft Exchange
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Chapter 9 Hardware on the Mac - Mac Meets Printer
- Making the Printout
- Managing Printouts
- Printer Sharing
- Faxing
- PDF Files
- Fonts—and Font Book
- Digital Cameras
- Disks
- Startup Disks
- Erasing a Disk
- Burning CDs and DVDs
- iTunes: The Digital Jukebox
- DVD Movies
- AirPlay
- Keyboards
- Mouse
- Monitors
- Scanners
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Making Connections -
Chapter 10 Internet Setup & iCloud - Network Central and Multihoming
- Broadband Connections
- Cellular Modems
- Tethering
- Dial-Up Modem Connections
- Switching Locations
- Internet Sharing
- iCloud
- Internet Location Files
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Chapter 11 Mail & Contacts - Checking Your Mail
- Writing Messages
- Stationery
- Reading Email
- VIPs
- The Anti-Spam Toolkit
- Contacts
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Chapter 12 Safari & Messages - Browsing Basics
- The Unified Address/Search Bar
- Bookmarks
- 14 Tips for Better Surfing
- Tabbed Browsing
- Privacy and Security Features
- Messages
- iMessages
- The Traditional Chat Networks
- Let the Chat Begin
- Text Chatting
- Audio Chats
- Video Chats
- Juggling Chats and Windows
- Sharing Your Screen
- Messages Theater
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Putting Down Roots -
Chapter 13 Accounts, Parental Controls & Security - Introducing Accounts
- Creating an Account
- Parental Controls
- Editing Accounts
- Setting Up the Login Process
- Signing In, Logging Out
- Sharing Across Accounts
- Fast User Switching
- Six OS X Security Shields
- And Four Privacy Shields
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Chapter 14 Networking, File Sharing & Screen Sharing - Wiring the Network
- File Sharing: Three Ways
- Accessing Shared Files
- Networking with Windows
- Screen Sharing
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Chapter 15 System Preferences - The System Preferences Window
- Accessibility
- Bluetooth
- CDs & DVDs
- Date & Time
- Desktop & Screen Saver
- Dictation & Speech
- Displays
- Dock
- Energy Saver
- General
- iCloud
- Keyboard
- Language & Text
- Mail, Contacts & Calendars
- Mission Control
- Mouse
- Network
- Notifications
- Parental Controls
- Print & Scan
- Security & Privacy
- Sharing
- Software Update
- Sound
- Spotlight
- Startup Disk
- Time Machine
- Trackpad
- Users & Groups
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Chapter 16 The Freebie Programs - Your Free OS X Programs
- App Store
- Automator
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Chess
- Contacts
- Dashboard
- Dictionary
- DVD Player
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- Game Center
- GarageBand
- Image Capture
- iMovie, iPhoto
- iTunes
- Launchpad
- Mail
- Messages
- Mission Control
- Notes
- Notification Center
- Photo Booth
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Stickies
- System Preferences
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
- Utilities: Your OS X Toolbox
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Appendixes -
Appendix Installing OS X Mountain Lion - Hardware Requirements
- Psychological Requirements
- The Standard Installation
- The Setup Assistant
- The Homemade Installer Disk
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Appendix Troubleshooting - Minor Eccentric Behavior
- Frozen Programs (Force Quitting)
- Recovery Mode: Three Emergency Disks
- Application Won’t Open
- Startup Problems
- Fixing the Disk
- Where to Get Troubleshooting Help
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Appendix The Windows-to-Mac Dictionary - About [this program]
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Appendix The Master OS X Secret Keystroke List - Startup Keystrokes
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- Title:
- Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
- By:
- David Pogue
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Formats:
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- Print
- Ebook
- Safari Books Online
- Print:
- September 2012
- Ebook:
- September 2012
- Pages:
- 764
- Print ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-3029-3
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- 1-4493-3029-0
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-3028-6
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- 1-4493-3028-2
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David Pogue David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles. View David Pogue's full profile page. |
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