Chapter 10
(Inter)Networking
In This Chapter
Getting an overview of the Internet
Pre-surfing with the Network System Preferences pane
Surfing the web with Safari
Searching the web
Going face to face with FaceTime
These days, networking online is easier than finding a log to fall off: You simply use the Internet to connect your Mac to a wealth of information residing on computers around the world. Luckily for you, OS X has the best and most comprehensive Internet tools ever shipped with a Mac operating system.
OS X offers built-in Internet connectivity right out of the box. OS X Yosemite comes with
- Apple’s Safari web browser, which you use to navigate the web, download remote files, and more
- The FaceTime app for video chats with other Mac or iDevice users
- Messages, used mostly for instant messaging and live online chatting (text). Messages works with other Messages users and people ...
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