Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition By David Pogue Changes made in the third printing (November 2002) (3) Typo The text used to read: But crash resistance is only the big-ticket item now reads: But crash resistance isn't only the big-ticket item --------------------- 12 (Typo or formatting problem) The text used to read: Figure I-2: In this book, arrow notations It now reads: Figure I-1: In this book, arrow notations --------------------- Chapter 1 33 (Typo or formatting problem) The text used to read: In the View->Show View Options window (Figure 1-11), It now reads: In the View->Show View Options window (Figure 1-12), --------------------- Chapter 13 394 (Typo or formatting problem) The text used to read: Unfortunately, Mac OS X's version of printer sharing is incompatible with Mac OS 9's For the moment at least, X is X, and 9 is 9, and never the twain shall meet. It now reads: Alas, Mac OS X's version of printer sharing can't communicate with Mac OS 9's version-with one exception. A Mac OS 9 machine can use a Mac OS X machine's attached printer if the latter is running Classic, with USB Printer Sharing turned on. --------------------- Chapter 14 413 (Minor technical error) The text used to read: When you're satisfied with the recording, there's nothing left to do except save it as a sound file. Unfortunately, iMovie can't directly export files in the AIFF file format for use as an error beep. The best you can do is to choose File->Export Movie, choose To QuickTime from the pop-up menu, and save the file as a QuickTime movie that has no video component. At that point, you need either QuickTime Pro (page 416) or one of the programs described next to extract the sound and convert it into an AIFF file. It now reads: When you're satisfied with the recording, save the file and quit iMovie. Inside the movie project folder, you'll find a folder called Media. Inside it, there's a file called, for example, Voice 02. That's the sound file you just made. Add .aiff to its name, confirming your decision when the Mac asks you, and then drag the file into the appropriate Library->Sounds folder, as described on the previous page. (It's fine to create a Sounds folder if there isn't one there already.) Presto: You've just created a new alert sound! --------------------- 563 (Minor technical error) The text used to read: From now on, if you receive an email from that person, the photo shows up right in the email message. It now reads: From now on, if you receive an email from that person, the photo shows up right in the email message (if you're lucky; this feature has a reputation for flakiness). --------------------- Chapter 20 603 (Update) [Section has been written to accommodate latest iSync beta.] It now reads: A Bluetooth phone. Of course, this also requires a Bluetooth adapter for your Mac. And it requires a certain amount of technical setup (creating a phone profile, pairing the phone with your Mac, opening iSync and choosing Device -> Add Device, and selecting the phone). You'll find detailed instructions in the iSync Help screens. Other Macs. This part requires a .Mac account, but it can be fantastically useful. It means that you and a colleague, or you and a spouse, or you and yourself at the office, can keep your calendars in sync, using the Internet as an intermediary. --------------------- Chapter 20 603 (Update) [caption has been written to accommodate latest iSync beta.] It now reads: Figure 20-25: Top: For each gadget, you can specify which iCal calendar categories you want synched, which contacts, and (for a .Mac account) whether or not you want the synching to be automatic. Bottom: The Safeguard window warns you about exactly how many changes you're about to make. (You can turn off this confirmation box in the iSync -> Preferences dialog box.) You can also revert your setup to the last sync, or back up all your data, using commands in the Devices menu. Even with all these safeguards, synchronization can be a tricky business. Just remember never to sync a device with more than one Mac. Similarly, sync only one of each device type (phone, Palm, or iPod) with a certain Mac. Otherwise, iSync may get hopelessly confused as to what's most current. --------------------- Chapter 20 604 (Update) The text used to read: [Section has been written to accommodate latest iSync beta.] It now reads: To set this up, just open iSync and click the .Mac icon. Click Register, type a name for your Mac, and then click Continue. A Palm organizer. iSync can also keep iCal and Address Book synched with a Palm-compatible organizer. It doesn't do the work itself; it relies, behind the scenes, on Palm's own HotSync software, which must be installed and properly configured beforehand. (You must also install the separate iSync_Palm.pkg software after installing iSync and Palm Desktop.) Once that's done, open HotSync Manager in your Palm folder. Choose HotsyncF Conduit Settings. See where it says Address Book, Date Book, and To Do List? Double-click each one, select Do Nothing, and click Make Default. Then double-click iSync Conduit; turn on Synchronize Contacts and Synchronize Calendars; click OK; and quit HotSync Manager. You've just told Palm's own syncing software to butt out. From now on, iSync will handle these data types (Address Book, Date Book, and To Do List). Finally, in iSync, use the Devices -> Add Device command to make iSync see your Palm, which you've put into its cradle, attached to its cable, or (if it's a Bluetooth Palm) made discoverable. To start the synchronization, press the physical HotSync button on the palmtop's cradle, cable, or HotSync screen. (Clicking iSync's Sync Now button never affects the Palm-only the iPod, phone, and .Mac connections.) Note: All of this leaves your Palm memos unsynched, because neither Address Book nor iCal has a place for memos. The workaround: use Palm Desktop to view and edit them. An iPod. Connect the iPod to the Mac, and help iSync find it using the Devices -> Add Device command. Now it's simple to consult your little black book on your little white block. (Current iPod models include the calendar-display feature. If you have an older iPod, you can download the calendar module for it from the Apple Web site. Note, too, that the synching is one-way: iSync copies your calendar and phone book to the iPod, but of course you can't use the iPod to add to, edit, or delete any of this information.) When you open iSync, its toolbar shows the icons of any synchable devices connected to your Mac at the moment. Click the appropriate gadget on the toolbar-your iPod, for example-to see the synching options available. Turn on the checkboxes you want, and then click the Sync Now button. iSync does the deed. iSync is plenty smart when it comes to resolving conflicts among your gadgets. For example, if you edit somebody's home phone number on your Palm, and your spouse simultaneously edits the same person's office number on the Mac, iSync will smoothly incorporate both changes into all copies of your address book. Unless you and your spouse both change the home number in different ways; then iSync will present a Resolve Conflicts button. Click it, and choose which info you believe should prevail. --------------------- Chapter 22 (App A) 628 (Minor technical error) [steps should be numbered 4, 5, 6] --------------------- Chapter 25 (App D) 679 (Minor technical error) The text used to read: Shortcuts On the Mac, they're known as aliases, and they're even more useful (and intellingent). See page 58. It now reads: Shortcuts On the Mac, they're known as aliases, and they're even more useful (and intelligent). See page 68. --------------------- Index 696 (Minor technical error) The text used to read: Computer window, 56, 361 Network icon, 45, 364, 398 It now reads: Computer window, 56, 361 Network icon, 398 --------------------- Index 705 (Minor technical error) The text used to read: Network icon 398 It now reads: Network icon 45, 364, 398