Macs For Dummies (eBook)

Edward C. Baig (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009 | 10. Auflage
408 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-45678-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Whether you're thinking of switching to a Macintosh computer,are looking into the latest Apple products, or have a Mac and wantto learn about Mac OS X Leopard, then Macs For Dummies, 10thEdition will get you going. Here you'll learn all abouthow to compare the different desktop and laptop models to chooseyour perfect match, make Mac OS X Leopard work your way, use thenew iLife 2008 digital lifestyle applications, get online andconnect to a wired or wireless network, and run Windows on your Macso you can keep the Microsoft programs you need. You'll alsodiscover how to:
* Navigate your way around the Mac interface and work with iconsand folders
* Best utilize OS X, work with the new Photo Booth, and manageclutter with Exposé and Spaces
* Get connected, start a Web-browsing Safari, use e-mail andiChat, and shop online
* Join .Mac and take advantage of iDisk backups, IMAP mail, andWeb Gallery
* Explore all that iTunes offers, process digital photos withiPhoto, make iMovies, and have fun with GarageBand
* Use Windows on your Mac and transfer Windows files

It's a perfect time to join the Mac generation, especiallyif you're a Windows user who's been thinking ofdefecting. Macs For Dummies, 10th Edition will get youthere, helping you pick peripherals, download freebie programs, setup user accounts, implement security secrets, troubleshoot yourMac, and experience the iLife.

Autor

Edward C. Baig is the Personal Technology columnist for USA TODAY and is the cohost of USA TODAY's weekly "Talking Tech" podcast. He contributes other tech-related features, appears on radio and TV, and often moderates technology panels at trade shows. Ed is also the coauthor of iPhone For Dummies.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: Freshman Year at Drag-and-Drop Tech.

Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World.

Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac.

Chapter 3: Getting to the Core of the Apple.

Chapter 4: Here a Mac, There a Mac, Everywhere a Mac Mac.

Part II: Mac Daily Dealings.

Chapter 5: Making the Mac Your Own.

Chapter 6: Apple's Feline Fetish.

Chapter 7: Handling All That Busy Work.

Chapter 8: Printing and Faxing.

Part III: Rocketing into Cyberspace.

Chapter 9: Stairway to the Internet.

Chapter 10: Going Postal Over E-Mail.

Chapter 11: Caught Up in the Web.

Chapter 12: Joining MobileMe, the Club That Will Have You for aMember.

Chapter 13: Mounting a Defense Strategy.

Part IV: Getting an iLife.

Chapter 14: Living in an iTunes Nation.

Chapter 15: Taking an iPhoto Close-Up.

Chapter 16: Shooting an iMovie Screen Test.

Chapter 17: The Show Must Go On.

Part V: The Creepy Geeky Section.

Chapter 18: Networking Madness.

Chapter 19: Surviving in a Windows World.

Chapter 20: Handling Trouble in Paradise.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Clever Dashboard Widgets.

Chapter 22: Ten Indispensable Mac Web Sites.

Chapter 23: Ten Things to Leave You With.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.1.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware
• Schlagworte: Computer Hardware/Macintosh • Computer-Ratgeber • End-User Computing • Hardware / Macintosh • Macintosh
• ISBN-10: 0-470-45678-7 / 0470456787
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-45678-1 / 9780470456781