Learn OS X Lion

✍ Scribed by Scott Mayers, Mike Lee (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 706
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

You're smart and savvy, but you're also busy. This comprehensive guide to Apple's latest version of OS X, Lion, gives you everything you need to know to live a happy, productive Mac life. Learn OS X Lion will have you up and connected right away. With a minimum of overhead and a maximum of useful information, you'll cover a lot of ground in the time it takes other books to get you plugged in.

If this isn't your first experience with OS X, skip right to the "What's New in Lion" sections. You may also find yourself using this book as a quick refresher course or a way to learn new Mac skills you've never tried before.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Welcome to Lion....Pages 3-25
Using the Finder....Pages 27-62
The Mac OS X File System....Pages 63-75
The Extended Desktop: Mission Control, Spaces, and Dashboard....Pages 77-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Mac OS X Application Basics....Pages 87-97
Installing and Removing Applications....Pages 99-116
Lion’s Applications....Pages 117-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Connecting to the Internet....Pages 133-150
Browsing the Web with Safari....Pages 151-177
Working with Mail....Pages 179-206
Address Book....Pages 207-214
Using iCal....Pages 215-225
Instant Communication with iChat and FaceTime....Pages 227-244
From MobileMe to iCloud....Pages 245-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
iPhoto....Pages 257-266
iMovie....Pages 267-274
GarageBand....Pages 275-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Exploring System Preferences....Pages 289-356
Printing, Peripherals, and Bluetooth....Pages 357-378
Time Machine Backup and Recovery....Pages 379-388
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Common Mac OS X Maintenance....Pages 389-403
Mac OS X Security....Pages 405-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Introducing Darwin and the Mac OS X Command Line....Pages 423-471
Extending the Power of Darwin....Pages 473-498
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Networking Beyond Connecting to the Internet....Pages 501-521
Remote Access and Sharing....Pages 523-540
Lion as a Web Server....Pages 541-563
Front Matter....Pages 565-565
Working with Microsoft Windows and More....Pages 567-571
Running Other OSs on Your Mac....Pages 573-580
Front Matter....Pages 581-581
An Overview of Mac OS X Development....Pages 583-591
Mac OS X Automation with Automator and AppleScript....Pages 593-627
Introducing Apple’s Xcode and Developer Tools....Pages 629-648
A Taste of Cocoa Development....Pages 649-669
Back Matter....Pages 671-713

✦ Subjects

Computer Science, general; Computer Applications