Book description
Covers MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to MacBook photos
that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into hardware or operating system problems
or limitations.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your
MacBook.
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and
keeping
your MacBook working just the way you want.
Tasks include:
• Managing, arranging, and tagging your files
• Staying on top of important events with Notification
Center
• Creating and navigating virtual workspaces in Mission
Control
• Opening and organizing apps with Launchpad
• Connecting to and accessing network resources
• Activating and using iCloud services
• Communicating online with email, instant messaging, and
video
• Keeping appointments with Calendar and Reminders
• Planning trips and checking traffic with Maps
• Being social with Facebook and Twitter integration
• Downloading and enjoying music, movies, and more
• Buying, reading, and annotating iBooks
• Getting the latest and greatest software from the App Store
and other sources
• Challenging your friends to games with Game Center
• Protecting and securing your system and data
• Expanding your system with peripheral devices
• Troubleshooting common system problems
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Prologue: Getting Started with the MacBook
- 1. Managing Your Desktop
- 2. Making the Most of Your Screen Space
- 3. Connecting Your Mac to a Network
- 4. Setting Up iCloud Services and Internet Accounts
- 5. Accessing Email and the Web
- 6. Sharing Files, Devices, and Services
- 7. Being Social with Messages, FaceTime, Twitter, and Facebook
- 8. Managing Who, Where, When, and What
- 9. Entertainment on the (Big) Little Screen
- 10. Installing and Managing Software on Your Mac
- 11. Making the Most of Your Mac Hardware
- 12. Connecting Devices to Your Mac
- 13. Securing and Protecting Your Mac
- 14. Troubleshooting Your System
- 15. Upgrading Your Mac
- Index
Product information
- Title: My MacBook® (covers OS X Mavericks on MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air), Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2013
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780133490626
You might also like
book
MacBook Air Portable Genius, 4th Edition
You'll fly through your work with these MacBook Air tips and tricks Packed with tips and …
book
MacBook Pro Portable Genius, 5th Edition
Learn the skills, tools and shortcuts you need in order to make the most of your …
book
MacBook For Dummies, 7th Edition
Get the most out of your MacBook Your new MacBook is sleek and powerful, and this …
book
MAC OS® X UNIX® Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for the Mac OS® X
Explore a ton of powerful Mac OS X UNIX commands This handy, compact guide teaches you …