18. Managing Hardware

What You’ll Do

Install Hardware Devices

Remove Hardware Devices

View Hardware Settings

Change Keyboard Settings

Change Mouse Settings

Change Trackpad Settings

Change Monitor Display Settings

Measure Display Colors with the Digital Color Meter

Select Colors with the Color Picker

Match Colors to Devices with ColorSync

Configure Audio MIDI Devices

Prevent Hardware Problems

Introduction

Computer systems are composed of more than just a computer (that’s why they’re called systems). A computer houses a hard drive, and is connected to a keyboard, mouse, trackpad and video display. All of these hardware devices are required to operate your computer. For most users that’s just the start, you’ll probably have one or more printers, ...

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