Special Edition Using Mac OS X Leopard

Chapter 20. Using .Mac to Integrate a Mac onto the Internet

In this chapter

• Understanding and Using .Mac 436

• Getting Started with .Mac 437

• Working with Your .Mac Email Account 439

• Using Your iDisk 441

• Using .Mac to Publish a Website 448

• Using .Mac to Synchronize Important Information on Multiple Macs 454

• Getting Free Software via .Mac 457

• Remotely Access Your Mac with Back to My Mac 457

• Mac OS X to the Max: Using Mac OS X to Serve Web Pages 458

Understanding and Using .Mac

Apple’s .Mac is a suite of services you can access that literally integrate your Mac into the Internet. These services include the following:

• Email—. Using .Mac provides you with an email account you can use to send and receive email. Your .Mac email address ends in @mac.com, so using it ...