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With Lion, Apple has unleashed the most innovative version of Mac OS X yet—and once again, David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to the #1 bestselling Mac book. Mac OS X 10.7 completely transforms the Mac user interface with multi-touch gestures borrowed from the iPhone and iPad, and includes more 250 brand-new features. This book reveals them all with a wealth of insight and detail--and even does a deep dive into iCloud, Apple's wireless, free syncing service for Macs, PCs, iPhones, and iPads.
- Perfect for newcomers. Get crystal-clear, jargon-free introduction to the Dock, the Mac OS X folder structure, Safari, Mail, and iCloud.
- Go in-depth. Learn how use key new features such as full-screen apps, Mission Control, the new Mac App Store, Launchpad, Resume, Auto Save, Versions, AirDrop, and more. Are you even more of a power user? Learn to set up a network, make a Lion flash drive, and even learn the basics of Lion's underlying Unix.
There's something new on practically every page of this new edition, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. Apple's brought a new cat to town, and Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual is the best way to tame it.
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Table of contents
- Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual
- Dedication
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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One. The Mac OS X Desktop
- 0. The New Lion Landscape
- 1. Folders & Windows
- 2. Organizing Your Stuff
- 3. Spotlight
- 4. Dock, Desktop & Toolbars
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Two. Programs in Mac OS X
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5. Documents, Programs, & Mission Control
- The Mac App Store
- Other Ways to Get Mac Software
- Opening Mac OS X Programs
- Launchpad
- Windows that Auto-Reopen
- 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
- Cocoa and Carbon
- 6. Entering Data, Moving Data & Time Machine
- 7. Services, Automator & AppleScript
- 8. Windows on Macintosh
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5. Documents, Programs, & Mission Control
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Three. The Components of Mac OS X
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9. System Preferences
- The System Preferences Window
- Bluetooth
- CDs & DVDs
- Date & Time
- Desktop & Screen Saver
- Displays
- Dock
- Energy Saver
- General
- iCloud
- Keyboard
- Language & Text
- Mail, Contacts & Calendars
- Mission Control
- MobileMe
- Mouse
- Network
- Parental Controls
- Print & Scan
- Security & Privacy
- Sharing
- Software Update
- Sound
- Speech
- Spotlight
- Startup Disk
- Time Machine
- Trackpad
- Universal Access
- Users & Groups
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10. The Free Programs
- Your Free Mac OS X Programs
- Address Book
- App Store
- Automator
- Calculator
- Chess
- Dashboard
- Dictionary
- DVD Player
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- GarageBand
- iCal
- iChat
- iDVD
- Image Capture
- iMovie, iPhoto
- iTunes
- Launchpad
- Mission Control
- Photo Booth
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Safari
- Stickies
- System Preferences
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
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Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox
- Activity Monitor
- AirPort Utility
- AppleScript Editor
- Audio MIDI Setup
- Bluetooth File Exchange
- Boot Camp Assistant
- ColorSync Utility
- Console
- DigitalColor Meter
- Disk Utility
- Grab
- Grapher
- Java Preferences
- Keychain Access
- Migration Assistant
- Network Utility
- Podcast Capture
- RAID Utility
- System Information
- Terminal
- VoiceOver Utility
- 11. CDs, DVDs & iTunes
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9. System Preferences
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Four. The Technologies of Mac OS X
- 12. Accounts, Parental Controls & Security
- 13. Networking, File Sharing & AirDrop
- 14. Printing, Scanning, Fonts & Graphics
- 15. Sound, Movies & Speech
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16. The Unix Crash Course
- Terminal
- Navigating in Unix
- Working with Files and Directories
- Unix Help
- Terminal Preferences
- Terminal Tips and Tricks
- Changing Permissions
- 20 Useful Unix Utilities
- Putting It Together
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Five. Mac OS X Online
- 17. Internet Setup & iCloud
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18. Mail & Contacts
- Setting Up Mail
- Checking Your Mail
- Writing Messages
- Stationery
- Reading Email
- The Anti-Spam Toolkit
- RSS Feeds
- Notes
- To Dos
- Address Book
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19. Safari
- The Three Biggies in Lion
- Browsing Basics
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Tips for Better Surfing
- Reader
- Graphics Worth Saving
- SnapBack
- Stifle Pop-Ups and Pop-Unders
- Five Ways to Magnify a Page
- Keyboard Control
- Where Am I?
- Faster Browsing without Graphics
- Viewing Web Pages Offline
- Sending a Page to a Friend
- Expanding Web Forms
- Designate Your Start Page
- The History Menu
- Finding Text on Web Pages
- PDF Pages Online
- Tabbed Browsing
- RSS: The Missing Manual
- 20. iChat
- 21. SSH, FTP, VPN & Web Sharing
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Six. Appendixes
- A. Installing Mac OS X Lion
- B. Troubleshooting
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C. The Windows-to-Mac Dictionary
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About [this program]
- About [this program]
- Accessibility Options control panel
- Active Desktop
- Add Hardware control panel
- Add or Remove Programs control panel
- All Programs
- Alt key
- Automatic Update
- Backspace key
- Battery level
- BIOS
- Briefcase
- Calculator
- Camera and Scanner Wizard
- CDs
- Character Map
- Clean Install
- Clipboard
- Command line
- Control Panel
- Copy, Cut, Paste
- Ctrl key
- Date and Time
- Delete Key (Forward Delete)
- Desktop
- Directories
- Disk Defragmenter
- Disks
- Display control panel
- DLL files
- DOS prompt
- Drivers
- End Task dialog box
- Exiting programs
- Explorer
- Favorites
- Faxing
- File Sharing
- Floppy disks
- Folder Options
- Fonts
- Help and Support
- Hibernation
- Internet Explorer
- Internet Options
- IRQs
- Java
- Keyboard control panel
- Logging in
- Mail control panel
- Maximize button
- Menus
- Minimize button
- Mouse control panel
- (My) Computer
- (My) Documents, (My) Pictures, (My) Music
- (My) Network Places
- Network Neighborhood
- Notepad
- Personal Web Server
- Phone and Modem Options control panel
- Power Options
- Printer Sharing
- Printers and Faxes
- PrntScrn key
- Program Files folder
- Properties dialog box
- Recycle Bin
- Regional and Language Options control panel
- Registry
- Run command
- Safe Mode
- ScanDisk
- Scheduled Tasks
- Scrap files
- Screen saver
- Search
- Shortcut menus
- Shortcuts
- Sounds and Audio Devices
- Speech control panel
- Standby mode
- Start menu
- StartUp folder
- System control panel
- System Tray
- Taskbar
- Taskbar and Start Menu control panel
- “Three-fingered salute”
- ToolTips
- TweakUI
- User Accounts control panel
- Windows (or WINNT) folder
- Windows logo key
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Messenger
- WordPad
- Zip files
-
About [this program]
- D. The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2011
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449397494
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