Book description
Whether you're new to the Mac or a longtime user, this handy book is the quickest way to get up to speed on Snow Leopard. Packed with concise information in an easy-to-read format, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide covers what you need to know and is an ideal resource for problem-solving on the fly.
This book goes right to the heart of Snow Leopard, with details on system preferences, built-in applications, and utilities. You'll also find configuration tips, keyboard shortcuts, guides for troubleshooting, lots of step-by-step instructions, and more.
- Learn about new features and changes since the original Leopard release
- Get quick tips for setting up and customizing your Mac's configuration
- Solve problems with the handy reference to the fundamentals of the Finder, Dock, and more
- Understand how to manage user accounts
- Work more efficiently using keyboard shortcuts
- Take advantage of MobileMe, Apple's online suite of services and tools
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Table of contents
- Preface
- 1. What’s New in Snow Leopard?
- 2. Installing Snow Leopard and Migrating Data
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3. The Quick Guide to Snow
Leopard
- What You Need To Know About Mac OS X
- Using Snow Leopard
- Snow Leopard Basics
- Standard Window Controls
- Files and Folders
- Nonessential But Useful Mac OS X Features
- 4. Quick Guide to Troubleshooting Mac OS X
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5. System Preferences
- Preferences and Your Mac
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Preference Pane Rundown
- Appearance
- Desktop and Screen Saver
- Dock
- Exposé and Spaces
- Language & Text
- Security
- Spotlight
- CDs and DVDs
- Displays
- Energy Saver
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Trackpad
- Print & Fax
- Sound
- MobileMe
- Network Preference Pane
- Sharing
- Accounts
- Date & Time
- Parental Controls
- Software Update
- Speech
- Startup Disk
- Time Machine
- Universal Access
- Non-Apple Preference Panes
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6. Built-in Applications and
Utilities
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Applications Installed with Snow Leopard
- Address Book
- Automator
- Calculator
- Chess
- Dashboard
- Dictionary
- DVD Player
- Font Book
- Front Row
- iCal
- iChat
- Image Capture
- iSync
- iTunes
- Photo Booth
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
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Safari
- Change the home page
- Change the default browser
- Control which pages are shown in top sites
- Find a page you didn’t bookmark
- Block pop-up ads
- Change where downloaded items are saved
- Control cookies
- Get rid of Safari’s history
- Add a URL to the desktop
- Browse privately
- Make Safari remember passwords for website logins
- Use a different default RSS reader
- Customize Safari’s toolbar
- Stickies
- System Preferences
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
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Utilities Included with Snow Leopard
- Activity Monitor
- Airport Utility
- AppleScript Editor
- Audio MIDI Setup
- Bluetooth File Exchange
- Boot Camp Assistant
- ColorSync Utility
- Console
- Digital Color Meter
- Disk Utility
- Exposé
- Grab
- Grapher
- Java Preferences
- Keychain Access
- Migration Assistant
- Network Utility
- Podcast Capture
- RAID Utility
- Remote Install Mac OS X
- System Profiler
- Terminal
- VoiceOver
- X11
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Applications Installed with Snow Leopard
- 7. MobileMe
- 8. Security
- 9. Keyboard Commands and Special Characters
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596802721
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