MAC OS X Snow Leopard Bible
by Gruman, Galen; Hattersley, Mark; Butler, Timothy R.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-09-08
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
The definitive resource for the latest release of Mac OS XSnow LeopardPublishing day and date with the release of Snow Leopard, this book is updated and revised with essential information on Apple's much-anticipated new operating system Aimed at the 22 million active Mac OS X users, this comprehensive edition shares undocumented secrets about this exciting new release and examines how Snow Leopard delivers a new generation of core software that will streamline and enhance the performance of Mac OS X Explores Snow Leopard's ability to support breakthrough amounts of RAM, which will allow applications to run much faster Discusses "Grand Central," a new set of technologies that will enable Mac OS X to perform tasks across multiple cores and processorsDoug Hanely (Last Vegas, NV) is a Mac support veteran of with nearly 20 years of experience. He is the President of MacTEK Consulting & Training, Inc., a computer consulting firm and Apple Authorized Training Center (www.mac-tek.com). He is an Apple Certified Trainer and Apple Certified System Administrator. He teaches Mac Troubleshooting & Maintenance at Community College of Southern Nevada and is a regular co-host on Computer Outlook, a syndicated radio show at www.computeroutlook.com.
Author Biography
Galen Gruman is executive editor of InfoWorld.com and principal at The Zango Group, an editorial consulting firm. Previously, he was editor of Macworld (U.S.) and M-Business and West Coast bureau chief of Computerworld.
Mark Hattersley
is Editor in Chief of the Macworld group in the UK. He watches over Macworld, MacVideo, iPod User, and Digital Arts. Mark is a technology writer and editor with wide-ranging experience in the tech industry in particular.
Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Chapter 1: Starting with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 3
Chapter 2: Exploring Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 29
Chapter 3: Using the Finder and Searching with Spotlight 103
Chapter 4: Backing Up Files 149
Chapter 5: Getting Help Inside Mac OS X 177
Chapter 6: Accessing Mac OS X with Universal Access 191
Chapter 7: Working with Applications and Documents 235
Chapter 8: Working with Mac OS X Applications, Utilities, and Widgets 275
Chapter 9: Playing Music and Videos 319
Part II: Networking and the Internet
Chapter 10: Connecting to the Web 349
Chapter 11: Collaborating and Communicating 377
Chapter 12: Setting Up a Network 433
Chapter 13: Sharing Files and Other Resources 447
Chapter 14: Serving Web Pages and Files from Your Mac 459
Chapter 15: Working with MobileMe 465
Part III: At Work with Mac OS X
Chapter 16: Working with Services 487
Chapter 17: Printing and Faxing 497
Chapter 18: Integrating with Windows 511
Chapter 19: Working with Microsoft Exchange 535
Part IV: Maintaining Your Mac with OS X
Chapter 20: Managing User Accounts 549
Chapter 21: Setting System Preferences 571
Chapter 22: Managing Fonts 627
Chapter 23: Securing Your Mac 647
Part V: Beyond the Basics
Chapter 24: Enhancing Mac OS X with Utilities 669
Chapter 25: Using AppleScript and Automator 675
Chapter 26: Making Use of Unix 705
Glossary 749
Index 779
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