MacBook Air Portable Genius.
by
 
McFedries, Paul.

Title
MacBook Air Portable Genius.

Author
McFedries, Paul.

ISBN
9781118218327

Personal Author
McFedries, Paul.

Edition
3rd ed.

Physical Description
1 online resource (289 pages)

Series
Portable Genius ; v.117
 
Portable Genius

Contents
MacBook Air® Portable Genius, 3rd Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: How Do I Connect Devices? -- Connecting Thunderbolt Devices -- Connecting an External Display -- Connecting MacBook Air to another Mac -- Connecting and Sharing a Printer -- Connecting and Sharing Imaging Devices -- Chapter 2: How Do I Make Wireless Connections? -- Connecting to a Wireless Network -- Setting Up a Remote DVD Drive -- Exchanging Files Wirelessly with AirDrop -- Transferring Settings Wirelessly from another Mac -- Working with Bluetooth Devices -- Exchanging Files Using Bluetooth -- Chapter 3: How Do I Synchronize MacBook Air with Other Devices? -- Synchronizing with an iPod, iPad, or iPhone -- Synchronizing with iCloud -- Chapter 4: How Do I Use MacBook Air to Organize My Real Life? -- Managing Your Contacts -- Managing Your Appointments -- Chapter 5: How Do I Use MacBook Air to Organize My Online Life? -- Getting More Out of iCloud -- Locating and Protecting a Lost MacBook Air -- Chapter 6: Can MacBook Air Help Me Communicate More Effectively? -- Improving Your Email Life -- Video Calling with FaceTime -- Chapter 7: How Do I Keep MacBook Air Running Smoothly? -- Routine MacBook Air Maintenance -- More MacBook Air Maintenance -- Preparing for Trouble -- Restoring MacBook Air -- Chapter 8: How Do I Maintain the Battery? -- Understanding the MacBook Air Battery -- Tracking Battery Usage -- Saving Energy When Using Battery Power -- Cycling the MacBook Air Battery -- Replacing the Battery -- Chapter 9: How Do I Maintain the Hard Drive? -- Monitoring the Hard Drive's Free Space -- Checking the Hard Drive's Status -- Verifying the Hard Drive -- Replacing the Hard Drive -- Chapter 10: How Do I Solve MacBook Air Problems? -- General Software Troubleshooting Techniques -- General Hardware Troubleshooting Techniques.
 
Chapter 11: How Do I Solve Specific Software Problems? -- You Can't Change Some Options in System Preferences -- A Program Is Stuck -- A Process Is Stuck -- Solving Program Problems -- You Can't Empty the Trash -- You Can't Run Administrator Commands in Terminal -- You Can't Send Email -- Repairing Remote Disc Woes -- Time Machine No Longer Backs Up to an External Hard Drive -- Solving Safari Troubles -- You Can't Specify a Different Time Zone for an iCal Event -- Chapter 12: How Do I Solve Specific Hardware Problems? -- MacBook Air Won't Start -- MacBook Air Says You Don't Have Enough Memory -- MacBook Air Runs Slowly -- Your Mouse or Keyboard Doesn't Work -- Your Display Is Garbled -- Your MacBook Air SuperDrive Won't Work -- You Have Trouble Accessing a Wireless Network -- Your Sound Isn't Working -- Appendix A: MacBook Air Online Resources -- Official Apple Sites -- More Mac Sites -- Appendix B: MacBook Air Shortcut Keys -- Start-up Shortcuts -- Restart and Shutdown Shortcuts -- Application Shortcuts -- Finder Shortcuts -- Safari Shortcuts -- Miscellaneous Shortcuts -- Appendix C: MacBook AIr Multi-Touch Gestures -- One-finger Gestures -- Two-finger Gestures -- Three-finger Gestures -- Four-finger Gestures -- Glossary -- Index.

Abstract
Paul McFedries is a Mac expert and full-time technical writer. He has written more than 70 books that have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These books include Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Lion and Macs Portable Genius, Second Edition. Paul encourages all readers to drop by his website at www.mcfedries.com.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Laptop computers.
 
MacBook (Computer).
 
MacBook Air (Computer).

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book1235937-1001QA76.8 .M3 -- M384 2012 EBEbrary E-Books