The Rough Guide to Macs and OSX 2 (Rough Guide Reference)

✍ Scribed by Peter Buckley, Duncan Clark, Rough Guides

• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 338
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Rough Guide to Macs & OS X is your essential companion to choosing and using an Apple computer. Packed full of essential tips and advice for both novices and Mac devotees – and covering ''v10.5 Leopard'', the latest version of the Apple operating system, it will help you choose a Mac and get the best deal, import your files and emails from an old Mac or PC, master the finer points of OS X v.10.5 Leopard and download music and hook-up to an iPod. This guide explains how to edit photos and movies, master the art of desktop publishing, host your own website on your Mac and includes useful information on finding the best free software to empower your system and networking with other Macs or Windows machines. Whether you already have a Mac or you’re thinking of buying one, you need this book.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 4
About This Book......Page 8
Frequently Asked Questions......Page 10
1. Macs & Pcs......Page 12
2. Thinking Of Switching?......Page 19
Buying & Upgrading......Page 26
3. Where To Buy, When To Buy......Page 28
4. Which Model, Which Specs......Page 33
5. Upgrading......Page 45
Setting Up......Page 50
6. Welcome To Os X......Page 52
7. User Accounts......Page 61
8. Connecting To The Internet......Page 69
9. More Than One Computer......Page 75
10. Importing Files & Programs......Page 81
Os X Tips & Tricks......Page 86
11. The Dock......Page 88
12. Files & Folders......Page 93
13. Applications......Page 109
14. Dashboard......Page 117
15. Customizing......Page 124
16. Automating......Page 131
Max As Office......Page 134
17. Software For Office & Home......Page 136
18. Fonts & Special Characters......Page 144
19. Contacts & Calendars......Page 149
20. Printing & Faxing......Page 156
Online......Page 160
21. The Web......Page 162
22. Email......Page 172
23. Phone, Video Calls & Chat......Page 183
24. Your Own Website Or Blog......Page 191
25. P2p File Sharing......Page 199
Sound......Page 202
26. Sound Basics......Page 204
27. Itunes & Ipods......Page 210
28. Recording Sound &making Music......Page 228
Pictures......Page 240
29. Image Basics......Page 242
30. Iphoto......Page 251
Video......Page 262
31. Dvds & Tv......Page 264
32. Making Movies......Page 274
Security & Maintenance......Page 284
33. Privacy & Passwords......Page 286
34. Hackers, Viruses & Scams......Page 291
35. Backing Up......Page 296
36. Help!......Page 302
Macology......Page 308
37. Mac Websites......Page 310
38. Mac Madness......Page 316
Index......Page 322