Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual

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

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 603
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Good computer books make assumptions about the reader: what they do and don't know when they pick up the book, and what they want to know when they put it down. For each reader this could be very different; therefore, a book that suits one person may not be the best for another. Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual makes some assumptions too, ones that tend to differ from other Mac OS X books.

First of all, we assume that you have used a computer in that past: that you know how to use a mouse and you know the proper place to stick a DVD to get it to play in your computer. We won't be showing you these things. (We will, however, demonstrate to our Mac converts how to “right click” on a trackpad with only one button!).

Second, we assume you know what you want to do with your computer. We won't waste your time showing you specifically, step–by–step how to order a pizza from Pizza Galaxy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Safari (though, when you're done with this book we think you'll be able to do this just fine… if such a place exists, anyway).

Finally, we assume that you are a reasonably intelligent person who realizes the value of such phrases as “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime” and can imagine how that might apply to a computer book.

If this sounds like you, then we think you'll find this book rewarding.

Inside you will find everything you need to get up to speed with Mac OS X Leopard including:

• Using the standard included Leopard applications including Mail, Safari, Preview, and more
• Taking advantage of the Darwin subsystem in Leopard
• Learning all the ins and outs of the Finder and Leopards improved interface
• Administering your computer for yourself and for others
• Working with other computers and operating systems from you Mac
• Configuring the network to take full advantage of the powerful networking capabilities in Leopard
• Working with add on devices via USB,Firewire, and Bluetooth
• Effectively implementing data backup, recovery and security
• Getting started with OS X development in Leopard

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Working in Leopard: The Aqua Interface....Pages 3-26
The File System....Pages 27-36
Using Spotlight, Exposé, Spaces, and Dashboard....Pages 37-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
System Preferences....Pages 51-98
Connecting Peripherals to Your Mac....Pages 99-119
Common Leopard Maintenance....Pages 121-134
Backup, Synchronization, and Recovery of Data....Pages 135-142
Leopard Security....Pages 143-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Connecting to the Internet....Pages 157-170
Browsing the Web with Safari....Pages 171-196
Mail, Address Book, and iCal....Pages 197-228
iChat....Pages 229-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Application Basics....Pages 247-254
Apple Apps Included with Leopard....Pages 255-264
.Mac....Pages 265-269
iLife ’08....Pages 271-280
iWork ’08....Pages 281-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Introducing Darwin and the Shell....Pages 289-328
Extending the Power of Darwin....Pages 329-348
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Leopard Networking....Pages 351-363
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Working with Remote Servers and Networks....Pages 365-381
Leopard As a Web Server....Pages 383-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Mac OS X Automation with Automator and AppleScript....Pages 401-419
Mac OS X Development: The Application Frameworks....Pages 421-445
Mac OS X Development: The Tools....Pages 447-480
Mac OS X Development: Objective-C....Pages 481-512
Front Matter....Pages 513-513
Working with Microsoft Windows and Other Operating Systems....Pages 515-522
Back Matter....Pages 523-598

✦ Subjects

Operating Systems