September 2012
Beginner
762 pages
29h 25m
English
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About This Book
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual is divided into five parts, each containing several chapters:
Part One, covers the essentials of the Macintosh. It’s a crash course in everything you see onscreen when you turn on the machine: the Dock, Sidebar, icons, windows, menus, scroll bars, Trash, aliases,
menu, and so on.Part Two, is dedicated to the actual process of hauling your software, settings, and even peripherals (like printers and monitors) across the chasm from the PC to the Mac. It covers both the easy parts (copying over your documents, pictures, and music files) and the harder ones (transferring your email, address books, buddy lists, and so on). It also covers the steps for running Windows on your Mac, which is an extremely attractive option.
Part Three, walks you through the process of setting up an Internet connection on your Mac. It also covers Apple’s Internet software suite: Mail, Contacts, Safari, and Messages.
Note
Much of Parts Part Two and Part Three is adapted from Mac OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual. That book is a fatter, more in-depth guide to OS X.
Part Four, deals with more advanced topics—and aims to turn you into a Macintosh power user. It teaches you how to set up private accounts for people who share a Mac, create a network for file sharing and screen sharing, navigate the System Preferences program (the Mac equivalent of the Windows ...
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