Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition

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By David Pogue

Publisher: O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press

Released: December 2009

Pages: 650

Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help 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 Mac OS X.

Learning to use a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better. No viruses, worms, or spyware. No questionable firewalls, inefficient permissions, or other strange features. Just a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. Whether you're using Windows XP or Vista, we've got you covered.

If you're ready to take on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the latest edition of this bestselling guide tells you everything you need to know:

Transferring your stuff -- Moving photos, MP3s, and Microsoft Office documents is the easy part. This book gets you through the tricky things: extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files.

Re-creating your software suite --

Learning Snow Leopard -- Once you've moved into the Mac, a final task awaits: Learning your way around. Fortunately, you're in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to the Macintosh.

Moving from Windows to a Mac successfully and painlessly is the one thing Apple does not deliver. Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition is your ticket to a new computing experience.

Welcome to Macintosh
1. Chapter 1 How the Mac Is Different
  1. Power On, Dude
  2. That One-Button Mouse
  3. On, Off, and Sleep
  4. The Menu Bar
  5. Finder = Windows Explorer
  6. Dock = Taskbar
  7. Menulets = Tray
  8. Keyboard Differences
  9. Disk Differences
  10. Where Your Stuff Is
  11. Window Controls
  12. Terminology Differences
2. Chapter 2 Folders, Dock, & Windows
  1. Getting into Mac OS X
  2. The Four Window Views
  3. Icon View
  4. List View
  5. Column View
  6. Cover Flow View
  7. Quick Look
  8. The Dock
  9. The Finder Toolbar
  10. Getting Help in Mac OS X
3. Chapter 3 Files, Icons, & Spotlight
  1. Renaming Icons
  2. Selecting Icons
  3. Moving and Copying Icons
  4. Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
  5. Color Labels
  6. The Trash
  7. Get Info
  8. The Spotlight Menu
  9. The Spotlight Window
  10. Customizing Spotlight
  11. Smart Folders
4. Chapter 4 Documents, Programs, & Spaces
  1. Opening Mac OS X Programs
  2. The New, Improved "Alt-Tab"
  3. Exposé: Death to Window Clutter
  4. Spaces: Your Free Quad-Display Mac
  5. Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
  6. How Documents Know Their Parents
  7. Keyboard Control
  8. The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
  9. Universal Apps (Intel Macs)
  10. Installing Mac OS X Programs
  11. Dashboard
  12. Web Clips: Make Your Own Widgets
  13. Power Typing in Snow Leopard
  14. The Many Languages of Mac OS X Text
  15. Data Detectors
Making the Move
1. Chapter 5 Seven Ways to Transfer Your Files
  1. Transfers by Apple Genius
  2. Transfers by Network
  3. Transfers by Disk
  4. Transfers by File-Sending Web Site
  5. Transfers by Email
  6. Transfers by iDisk
  7. Transfers by Bluetooth
  8. Where to Put Your Copied Files
  9. Document Conversion Issues
2. Chapter 6 Transferring Email & Contacts
  1. Ways to Move Your Email
  2. A Reminder That Could Save You Hours
  3. Transferring Your Outlook Mail
  4. Transferring Your Outlook Addresses
  5. Transferring from Outlook Express (Windows Mail)
  6. Email Settings
  7. Life with Microsoft Exchange
3. Chapter 7 Special Software, Special Problems
  1. ACDSee
  2. Acrobat Reader
  3. ACT
  4. Ad Subtract (Pop-up Stopper)
  5. Adobe [your favorite program here]
  6. America Online
  7. AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
  8. Children's Software
  9. Easy CD Creator
  10. Encarta
  11. Eudora
  12. Excel
  13. Firefox
  14. Games
  15. Google Desktop Search
  16. ICQ
  17. Internet Explorer
  18. iTunes
  19. Limewire
  20. McAfee VirusScan
  21. Microsoft Access
  22. Microsoft Money
  23. Microsoft Office
  24. Microsoft Publisher
  25. Microsoft Visio
  26. Minesweeper
  27. MSN Messenger
  28. NaturallySpeaking
  29. Netscape
  30. Newsgroup Readers
  31. Norton AntiVirus
  32. Norton Utilities
  33. Notepad
  34. Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail
  35. Paint Shop Pro
  36. Palm Desktop
  37. Picasa
  38. PowerPoint
  39. QuickBooks
  40. Quicken
  41. RealPlayer
  42. RssReader
  43. Skype
  44. SnagIt
  45. Solitaire
  46. Street Atlas USA
  47. TaxCut, TurboTax
  48. WinAmp, MusicMatch
  49. Windows Media Player
  50. WinZip
  51. Word
  52. WordPerfect
  53. Yahoo Messenger
4. Chapter 8 Windows on Macintosh
  1. Boot Camp
  2. Windows in a Window
5. Chapter 9 Hardware on the Mac
  1. Printers and Printing
  2. Faxing
  3. PDF Files
  4. Fonts—and Font Book
  5. Digital Cameras
  6. Disks
  7. Burning CDs and DVDs
  8. iTunes: The Digital Jukebox
  9. DVD Movies
  10. Keyboard
  11. Mouse
  12. Monitors
  13. Time Machine Backups
Making Connections
1. Chapter 10 Internet Setup & MobileMe
  1. Network Central—and Multihoming
  2. Broadband Connections
  3. Cellular Modems
  4. Dial-up Modem Connections
  5. Switching Locations
  6. Internet Sharing
  7. MobileMe
  8. Internet Location Files
2. Chapter 11 Mail & Address Book
  1. Checking Your Mail
  2. Writing Messages
  3. Stationery
  4. Reading Email
  5. The Anti-Spam Toolkit
  6. RSS Feeds
  7. Notes
  8. To Dos
  9. Address Book
3. Chapter 12 Safari & iChat
  1. Safari
  2. Tips for Better Surfing
  3. Tabbed Browsing
  4. RSS: The Missing Manual
  5. iChat
  6. Making a List
  7. Let the Chat Begin
  8. Text Chatting
  9. Audio Chats
  10. Video Chats
  11. iChat Tweaks
Putting Down Roots
1. Chapter 13 Accounts, Parental Controls, & Security
  1. Introducing Accounts
  2. Creating an Account
  3. Parental Controls
  4. Editing Accounts
  5. Setting Up the Login Process
  6. Signing In, Logging Out
  7. Sharing Across Accounts
  8. Fast User Switching
  9. Five Mac OS X Security Shields
2. Chapter 14 Networking, File Sharing, & Screen Sharing
  1. Wiring the Network
  2. File Sharing
  3. Accessing Shared Files
  4. Networking with Windows
  5. Screen Sharing
3. Chapter 15 System Preferences
  1. The System Preferences Window
  2. Accounts
  3. Appearance
  4. Bluetooth
  5. CDs & DVDs
  6. Date & Time
  7. Desktop & Screen Saver
  8. Displays
  9. Dock
  10. Energy Saver
  11. Exposé & Spaces
  12. Keyboard
  13. Language & Text
  14. MobileMe
  15. Mouse
  16. Network
  17. Parental Controls
  18. Print & Fax
  19. Security
  20. Sharing
  21. Software Update
  22. Sound
  23. Speech
  24. Spotlight
  25. Startup Disk
  26. Time Machine
  27. Trackpad
  28. Universal Access
4. Chapter 16 The Free Programs
  1. Address Book
  2. Automator
  3. Calculator
  4. Chess
  5. Dashboard
  6. Dictionary
  7. DVD Player
  8. Font Book
  9. Front Row
  10. GarageBand
  11. iCal
  12. iChat
  13. iDVD
  14. Image Capture
  15. iMovie, iPhoto
  16. iTunes
  17. Mail
  18. Photo Booth
  19. Preview
  20. QuickTime Player
  21. Safari
  22. Stickies
  23. System Preferences
  24. TextEdit
  25. Time Machine
  26. Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox
Appendixes
1. Appendix Installation & Troubleshooting
  1. Getting Ready to Install
  2. Two Kinds of Installation
  3. The Automatic Installation
  4. The Erase & Install Option
  5. The Setup Assistant
  6. Troubleshooting
2. Appendix The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary
  1. About [This Program]
3. Appendix The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List
  1. Startup Keystrokes

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Welcome to Macintosh

Chapter 1 How the Mac Is Different

Chapter 2 Folders, Dock, & Windows

Chapter 3 Files, Icons, & Spotlight

Chapter 4 Documents, Programs, & Spaces

Making the Move

Chapter 5 Seven Ways to Transfer Your Files

Chapter 6 Transferring Email & Contacts

Chapter 7 Special Software, Special Problems

Chapter 8 Windows on Macintosh

Chapter 9 Hardware on the Mac

Making Connections

Chapter 10 Internet Setup & MobileMe

Chapter 11 Mail & Address Book

Chapter 12 Safari & iChat

Putting Down Roots

Chapter 13 Accounts, Parental Controls, & Security

Chapter 14 Networking, File Sharing, & Screen Sharing

Chapter 15 System Preferences

Chapter 16 The Free Programs

Appendixes

Appendix Installation & Troubleshooting

Appendix The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary

Appendix The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List

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