OS X Yosemite All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 1

Hardware That Will Make You Giddy

In This Chapter

Using digital cameras, digital video camcorders, and scanners

Adding keyboards, trackballs, joysticks, and drawing tablets

Using optical recorders

Adding speakers, subwoofers, and an iPod

Hardware. We love it. To a Mac power user, new hardware holds all the promise of Christmas morning, whether your new toys are used for business or for pleasure. We pore over magazines and visit our favorite Mac websites like clockwork to check on new technology.

These hardware devices don’t come cheap, however, forcing you to make the painful decision regarding which new hardware you really need to accomplish what you want and which hardware is a luxury. Also, if you’re a new Mac owner, you might not know what’s available. For example, I constantly get email from readers, asking, “What can I connect to my new computer?” I guess I could reply, “Why, the kitchen sink!” To that end, I decided to add this chapter to the book to let you know how you can expand the hardware for your OS X Yosemite powerhouse.

Each section in this chapter provides ...