Introduction
What Mac OS X Gives You
What Mac OS X Takes Away
Three OSes in One
About this Book
The Very Basics
Part One: The Mac OS X Desktop
Chapter 1: Folders and Windows
Getting into Mac OS X
Windows and How to Work Them
Icon View, List View, and Column View
Logging Out, Shutting Down
Getting Help in Mac OS X
Chapter 2: Organizing Your Stuff
The Mac OS X Folder Structure
Icon Names
Selecting Icons
Moving and Copying Icons
Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
Favorites
The Trash
The New "Get Info"
Chapter 3: Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar
The Dock
Setting Up the Dock
Using the Dock
The Finder Toolbar
Designing Your Desktop
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Part Two: Applications in Mac OS X
Chapter 4: Programs and Documents
Launching Mac OS X Programs
Juggling Programs with the Dock
How Documents Know Their Parents
Controlling Menus from the Keyboard
The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
Three Kinds of Programs: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic
The Cocoa Difference
Installing Mac OS X programs
Chapter 5: Back to Mac OS 9
Two Roads to Mac OS 9
Classic: Mac OS 9 on Mac OS X
Restarting in Mac OS 9
Chapter 6: Exchanging Data
Moving Data Between Documents
Exchanging Data with Windows PCs
Chapter 7: An Introduction to AppleScript
Running Ready-Made AppleScripts
Writing Your Own AppleScripts
Recording Scripts in "Watch Me" Mode
Saving a Script
Writing Commands by Hand
Where to Learn More
Part Three: The Components of Mac OS X
Chapter 8: System Preferences
The System Preferences Window
Personal Settings
Hardware Settings
Internet & Network
System Settings
Chapter 9: The Free Programs of Mac OS X
Your Free Mac OS X Programs
Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox
Chapter 10: CDs, DVDs, and iTunes 2
How the Mac Does Disks
Burning CDs and DVDs
iTunes 2: The CD and MP3 Jukebox
Playing DVD Movies
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Part Four: The Technologies of Mac OS X
Chapter 11: One Mac, Many Users
Introducing User Accounts
Setting up Accounts
Setting Up the Login/Logout Process
Signing In
Logging Out
The Root Account
Chapter 12: Networking in Mac OS X
Wiring the Network
File Sharing
Networking with Windows
Managing Groups
Dialing in from the Road
Forgettable Passwords: The Keychain
Chapter 13: Graphics, Fonts, and Printing
Mac Meets Printer
Making the Printout
Managing Printouts
PDF Files
Fonts in Mac OS X
Font Fuzziness on the Screen
ColorSync
Graphics in Mac OS X
Screen-Capture Keystrokes
Chapter 14: Sound, Movies, and Speech
Playing Sounds
Recording Sound
QuickTime Movies
Speech Recognition
The Mac Talks Back
Chapter 15: Terminal: The Unix Window
Terminal
Navigating in Unix
Working with Files and Directories
Online Help
Terminal Preferences
Terminal Tips and Tricks
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Chapter 16: Fun with Terminal
Moving Unmovable Files and Directories
Enabling the Root Account
Eight Useful Unix Utilities
Where to Go from Here
Putting It Together
Chapter 17: Hacking Mac OS X
TinkerTool: Customization 101
Redefining Keystrokes
Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics
Rewriting the Words
Part Five: Mac OS X Online
Chapter 18: Internet Setup, iDisk, and iTools
The Best News You've Heard All Day
Connecting by Dial-up Modem
Switching Locations
Multihoming
iTools @ Apple.com
Internet Location Files
Chapter 19: Mail
Setting Up Mail
Checking Your Mail
Writing Messages
Reading Email
Address Book
Chapter 20: Sherlock
Finding Icons
Finding Text in Your Files
Searching the Internet
Chapter 21: Web Sharing, FTP, and Remote Access
Web Sharing 497
FTP
Connecting from the Road
Remote Access with SSH
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Part Six: Appendixes
Appendix A: The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary
Appendix B: Mac OS X, Menu by Menu
Apple (a) Menu
Finder
File Menu
Edit Menu
View Menu
Go Menu
Window Menu
Help Menu
Appendix C: Installing Mac OS X
Getting Ready to Install
The OS X Installer, Step by Step
Uninstalling Mac OS X
Reinstalling Mac OS X-and the Clean Install
Appendix D: Troubleshooting Mac OS X
Five Problems That Aren't Problems
Minor Eccentric Behavior
Frozen Programs (Force Quitting)
The Wrong Program Opens
Can't Empty the Trash
Can't Move or Rename an Icon
Application Won't Open
Program Icons Turn to Folders
Startup Problems
Fixing the Disk
Where to Get Troubleshooting Help
Appendix E: Where to Go From Here
Web Sites
Advanced Books
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