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
:
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1235937-1001 | QA76.8 .M3 -- M384 2012 EB | Ebrary E-Books |