September 2005
Beginner to intermediate
528 pages
23h 55m
English
Content preview from Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
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490 switching to the mac: the missing manual
The Mac never bothers you with an “Are you sure?” message when you throw some-
thing into the Trash, either. In fact, it doesn’t even ask for confirmation when you empty
the Trash (at least, not when you empty it by Control-clicking). The Mac interrupts
you for permission only when you choose FileÆEmpty Trash—and you can even
turn that confirmation off, if you like (in FinderÆPreferences).
To put icons into the Trash, drag them there, or just highlight them and then press
c-Delete.
Regional and Language Options Control Panel
The close equivalent is the International pane of System Preferences.
Registry
There is no registry. Let the celebration begin!
Run Command
The equivalent command line is Terminal (page 457).
Safe Mode
You can press the Shift key during startup to suppress the loading of certain software
libraries, but Mac OS X’s “safe mode” (page 474) isn’t quite as stripped-down as
Windows’ Safe Mode.
ScanDisk
Just like Windows, the Mac automatically scans and, if necessary, repairs its hard drive
every time your machine starts up. To run such a check on command, open Disk Utility
(located in the ApplicationsÆUtilities folder), and then click the First Aid tab.
Scheduled Tasks
To schedule a task to take place unattended, use the launchd command in Terminal
(geeks only), or one of the scheduling programs listed at www.versiontracker.com.
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