Mastering Mac OS X, Third Edition -- Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Mac OS X Basics -- Chapter 1: What Is Mac OS X and What's New -- What Is Mac OS X? -- Mac OS X Features -- Which OS for Which User? -- Mac OS X and Applications -- Classic Compatibility -- What Changed in Mac OS X Version 10.1? -- What Changed in Mac OS X Version 10.2? -- What's New in Mac OS X Version 10.3? -- What's Next? -- Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Mac OS X -- Startup and Login -- Getting around the Mac OS -- Working with Menus and the Menu Bar -- Working with Icons -- Working with Windows -- The Dock -- The Apple Menu: Shut Down, Log Out, and Preferences -- Switching Users -- What's Next? -- Chapter 3: The Finder -- Working with the Finder -- The Go Menu -- Working with Icons -- The Trash -- Finder Preferences -- What's Next? -- Chapter 4: Using Native and Classic Applications -- Launching an Application or Document -- Documents in Native Applications -- Working with Native Applications -- Running Classic Mac Applications -- What's Next? -- Chapter 5: Personalize Mac OS X -- Working from Home -- Personalize Mac OS X -- FileVault: Securing Your Files -- Fast User Switching -- Setting User Preferences -- What's Next? -- Chapter 6: Getting Help and Searching Your Files -- Viewing Help Documents -- Finding with Find -- What's Next? -- Chapter 7: Printing and Faxing in Max OS X -- Connecting and Configuring a Printer -- Printing Your Documents -- Managing Print Jobs -- Printing from Classic -- Sending and Receiving Faxes -- What's Next? -- Chapter 8: PDFs, Fonts, and Color -- Previewing and Creating PDFs -- Working with Fonts -- Fonts in the Classic Environment -- Working with ColorSync -- What's Next? -- Chapter 9: Built-in Accessory and Security Applications -- Address Book -- iCal -- System Profiler.

Keychain Access: Securing Passwords and Private Data -- TextEdit: Read, Create, and Edit Text Documents -- Creating a Plain-Text Document -- What's Next? -- Chapter 10: Being the Administrator: Permissions, Settings, and Adding Users -- The Administrator Basics -- Administrative Folder Permissions -- Creating and Editing Users -- Installing Applications -- System-Level Preference Settings -- What's Next? -- Part 2: On the Internet -- Chapter 11: Configuring Internet Access -- Dial-Up Internet Access -- High-Speed Connections -- Internet Security and Firewalls -- What's Next? -- Chapter 12: The Web, Online Security, .Mac, and Sherlock -- Choosing Your Browser -- Browser Basics -- Web Security, Passwords, and Privacy -- Apple's .Mac Tools -- Internet Channels with Sherlock -- What's Next? -- Chapter 13: Remote Login, FTP, and iChat AV -- Understanding Remote Login -- Turning On Remote Login -- Accessing Computers Remotely -- Accessing FTP Sites -- Using iChat AV -- What's Next? -- Chapter 14: E-Mail and Apple Mail -- Choosing an E-Mail Application -- The Apple Mail Basics -- Managing Your E-Mail -- Advanced Sending and Attachments -- Creating and Editing Accounts -- E-Mail Security and Virus Avoidance -- What's Next? -- Part 3: Multimedia: Images, Sound, Video -- Chapter 15: QuickTime, QuickTime Pro, and Digital Media -- The Many Facets of QuickTime -- The QuickTime Player -- QuickTime (and Other Digital Media) on the Internet -- Advanced Topics with QuickTime Pro -- QuickTime and iMovie -- QuickTime Preferences -- What's Next? -- Chapter 16: Audio, DVDs, and Speech and Handwriting Recognition -- Digital Music Files and CDs -- Using iTunes -- Playing DVD Movies -- Working with Speech -- Using Handwriting Recognition -- What's Next? -- Chapter 17: Working with Digital Images -- Digital Images Explained -- Viewing and Translating: Preview.

Screenshots: Grab -- Image Capture -- Image Command and Control: iPhoto -- What's Next? -- Part 4: Networking, Connectivity, and Portables -- Chapter 18: Accessing Network Volumes -- Are You Set Up for Networking? -- Accessing Remote File Services -- What's Next? -- Chapter 19: Building a Network and Sharing Files -- Putting Together a Network -- Personal File Sharing -- Internet and Personal File Sharing Together -- AirPort Computer-to-Computer Networks -- What's Next? -- Chapter 20: PowerBooks, iBooks, and Mac OS X -- Using the Location Menu -- PC Cards, IrDA, and External Displays -- FireWire Target Disk Mode -- Saving Battery Life -- What's Next? -- Chapter 21: Mac OS X and Other Platforms -- Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix-Style Operating Systems -- Document and Media Compatibility -- Using Mac OS X File Sharing with Windows Computers -- Running Windows Applications -- Running Java Applications -- Running X Window Applications -- Cross-Platform TCP/IP Solutions -- What's Next? -- Part 5: Advanced Max OS X Topics -- Chapter 22: Automating Tasks with AppleScript -- Understanding AppleScript -- First Script: Recording and Saving -- Creating Original Scripts -- Scripting Concepts -- Commands in AppleScript -- What's Next? -- Chapter 23: Terminal and the Command Line -- Aqua vs. Darwin: Why Use Terminal? -- Using Terminal -- Using the Command Line: A Quick Tour -- Unix Philosophy -- Useful Shell Tricks: tcsh and bash -- Terminal Preferences -- Darwin Filesystem Differences -- What's Next? -- Chapter 24: Darwin Applications and Command-Line Magic -- Common Command-Line Programs -- Shell Scripting and Behavior -- Installing Command-Line Programs -- What's Next? -- Chapter 25: Web Serving, FTP Serving, and Net Security -- Serving the Web -- Serving FTP -- Net Server Security Considerations -- Augmenting Apache: PHP and MySQL -- Configuring Samba File Shares.

What's Next? -- Part 6: Hardware, Troubleshooting, and Maintenace -- Chapter 26: Peripherals, Internal Upgrades, and Disks -- Adding External Devices -- Adding Internal Devices -- Troubleshooting Hardware with System Profiler -- Using Software Update -- What's Next? -- Chapter 27: Hard Disk Care, File Security, and Maintenance -- Using Disk Utility -- Disk Images and Encryption -- Disk Maintenance and Repair -- Backing Up Your Mac -- Securing Data and Password Protecting Your Disks -- Virus Detection and Avoidance -- What's Next? -- Chapter 28: Fixing Applications and Managing Classic -- Understanding Crashes and Errors -- Recovering from Crashes and Hangs -- Using Force Quit -- Diagnosing Application Troubles -- Troubleshooting Classic Applications -- What's Next? -- Chapter 29: Solving System-Level Problems -- Dealing with Problems -- Finding the Cause of the Problem -- Mac OS X Diagnostic Utilities -- Performance Troubleshooting Tools -- Much Ado about Root -- NetInfo Manager -- Other Places for Help -- What's Next? -- Chapter 30: Typical Problems and Solutions -- Startup Trouble -- Quits, Freezes, and Panics -- Problems with Permissions -- Fixing File and Directory Corruption -- Troubleshooting with the Mac OS X Installer -- Users and Passwords -- What's Next? -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Getting Installed and Set Up -- Reviewing Mac OS X Requirements -- Preparing to Install Mac OS X -- Installing Mac OS X -- Dual-Booting -- Appendix B: The Classic Mac OS User's Migration Guide -- The Finder and Apple Menu -- Launching, Switching, and Minimizing -- Your Documents and Preferences -- Control Panels vs. System Preferences -- The Control Strip vs. Menu Bar Icons -- Networking -- Printing -- System Extensions vs. Login Items and Kernel Extensions -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S.

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