[ Team LiB ] • Table of Contents • Reviews • CD-ROM • Reader Reviews • Errata Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition By David Pogue Publisher : O'Reilly Pub Date : October 2002 ISBN : 0-596-00450-8 Pages : 725 New York Times computer columnist David Pogue has just updated his bestselling Mac OS X: The Missing Manual! And once again, he applies his scrupulous objectivity to this exciting new operating system, revealing which new features work well and which do not. With new material on almost every page, this second edition offers a wealth of detail on the myriad changes in OS X 10.2. [ Team LiB ] Brought to You by [ Team LiB ] • Table of Contents • Reviews • CD-ROM • Reader Reviews • Errata Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition By David Pogue Publisher : O'Reilly Pub Date : October 2002 ISBN : 0-596-00450-8 Pages : 725 Copyright The Missing Credits About the Author About the Creative Team Acknowledgments Introduction What Mac OS X 10.2 Gives You What Mac OS X Takes Away Three OSes in One About this Book The Very Basics Part I: The Mac OS X Desktop Chapter 1. Folders and Windows Section 1.1. Getting into Mac OS X Section 1.2. Windows and How to Work Them Section 1.3. The Three Window Views Section 1.4. Icon View Section 1.5. List View Section 1.6. Column View Section 1.7. Logging Out, Shutting Down Section 1.8. Getting Help in Mac OS X Chapter 2. Organizing Your Stuff Section 2.1. The Mac OS X Folder Structure Section 2.2. Icon Names Section 2.3. Selecting Icons Section 2.4. Moving and Copying Icons Section 2.5. Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once Section 2.6. Favorites Section 2.7. The Trash Section 2.8. Get Info Section 2.9. Finding Files 1: The Search Bar Section 2.10. Finding Files 2: The Find Program Chapter 3. Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar Section 3.1. The Dock Section 3.2. Setting Up the Dock Section 3.3. Using the Dock Section 3.4. The Finder Toolbar Section 3.5. Designing Your Desktop Section 3.6. Menulets: The Missing Manual Part II: Applications in Mac OS X Chapter 4. Programs and Documents Section 4.1. Launching Mac OS X Programs Section 4.2. Juggling Programs with the Dock Section 4.3. How Documents Know Their Parents Section 4.4. Controlling Menus from the Keyboard Section 4.5. The Save and Open Dialog Boxes Section 4.6. Three Kinds of Programs: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic Section 4.7. The Cocoa Difference Section 4.8. Installing Mac OS X Programs Chapter 5. Back to Mac OS 9 Section 5.1. Two Roads to Mac OS 9 Section 5.2. Classic: Mac OS 9 on Mac OS X Section 5.3. Restarting in Mac OS 9 Section 5.4. Four Tricks for Faster Switching Chapter 6. Moving Data Section 6.1. Moving Data Between Documents Section 6.2. Exchanging Data with Other Macs Section 6.3. Exchanging Data with Windows PCs Chapter 7. An Introduction to AppleScript Section 7.1. Running Ready-Made AppleScripts Section 7.2. Writing Your Own AppleScripts Section 7.3. Recording Scripts in "Watch Me" Mode Section 7.4. Saving a Script Section 7.5. Writing Commands by Hand Section 7.6. Where to Learn More Part III: The Components of Mac OS X Chapter 8. System Preferences Section 8.1. The System Preferences Window Section 8.2. Accounts Section 8.3. CDs & DVDs Section 8.4. Classic Section 8.5. ColorSync Section 8.6. Date & Time Section 8.7. Desktop Section 8.8. Displays Section 8.9. Dock Section 8.10. Energy Saver Section 8.11. General Section 8.12. International Section 8.13. Internet Section 8.14. Keyboard Section 8.15. Login Items Section 8.16. Mouse Section 8.17. My Account Section 8.18. Network Section 8.19. QuickTime Section 8.20. Screen Effects Section 8.21. Sharing Section 8.22. Software Update Section 8.23. Sound Section 8.24. Speech Section 8.25. Startup Disk Section 8.26. Universal Access Chapter 9. The Free Programs Section 9.1. Your Free Mac OS X Programs Section 9.2. Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox Chapter 10. CDs, DVDs, and iTunes Section 10.1. How the Mac Does Disks Section 10.2. Burning CDs and DVDs Section 10.3. iTunes 3: The CD and MP3 Jukebox Section 10.4. Playing DVD Movies Part IV: The Technologies of Mac OS X Chapter 11. One Mac, Many Users Section 11.1. Introducing User Accounts Section 11.2. Setting Up Accounts Section 11.3. Setting Up the Login/Logout Process Section 11.4. Signing In Section 11.5. Simple Finder and Other "Rubber Walls" Section 11.6. Logging Out Section 11.7. The Root Account Chapter 12. Networking Section 12.1. Wiring the Network Section 12.2. File Sharing Section 12.3. Networking with Windows Section 12.4. Managing Groups Section 12.5. Dialing in from the Road Section 12.6. Forgettable Passwords: The Keychain Chapter 13. Graphics, Fonts, and Printing Section 13.1. Mac Meets Printer Section 13.2. Making the Printout Section 13.3. Managing Printouts Section 13.4. Printer Sharing Section 13.5. PDF Files Section 13.6. Fonts in Mac OS X Section 13.7. Font Fuzziness on the Screen Section 13.8. ColorSync Section 13.9. Graphics in Mac OS X Section 13.10. Screen-Capture Keystrokes Chapter 14. Sound, Movies, Speech, and Handwriting Section 14.1. Playing Sounds Section 14.2. Recording Sound Section 14.3. QuickTime Movies Section 14.4. Speech Recognition Section 14.5. The Mac Talks Back Section 14.6. Inkwell: Handwriting Recognition Chapter 15. Terminal: Doorway to Unix Section 15.1. Terminal Section 15.2. Navigating in Unix Section 15.3. Working with Files and Directories Section 15.4. Online Help Section 15.5. Terminal Preferences Section 15.6. Terminal Tips and Tricks Chapter 16. Fun with Unix Section 16.1. Moving Unmovable Files and Directories Section 16.2. Enabling the Root Account Section 16.3. Eight Useful Unix Utilities Section 16.4. Where to Go from Here Section 16.5. Putting It Together Chapter 17. Hacking Mac OS X Section 17.1. TinkerTool: Customization 101 Section 17.2. Redefining Keystrokes Section 17.3. Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics Section 17.4. Replacing Your Home-Folder Icon Section 17.5. Replacing the Finder Icons Section 17.6. Rewriting the Words Part V: Mac OS X Online Chapter 18. Internet Setup, the Firewall, and .Mac Section 18.1. The Best News You've Heard All Day Section 18.2. Connecting by Dial-up Modem Section 18.3. Broadband Connections Section 18.4. AirPort Networks Section 18.5. The Jaguar Firewall Section 18.6. Switching Locations Section 18.7. Multihoming Section 18.8. Internet Sharing Section 18.9. .Mac Services Section 18.10. Internet Location Files Chapter 19. Mail and Address Book Section 19.1. Setting Up Mail Section 19.2. Checking Your Mail Section 19.3. Writing Messages Section 19.4. Reading Email Section 19.5. The Spam Filter Section 19.6. Address Book Chapter 20. Sherlock 3, iChat, and iCal Section 20.1. Sherlock 3 Section 20.2. iChat Section 20.3. iCal and iSync Chapter 21. SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web Sharing Section 21.1. Web Sharing Section 21.2. FTP Section 21.3. Connecting from the Road Section 21.4. Remote Access with SSH Section 21.5. Virtual Private Networking Part VI: Appendixes Appendix A. Installing Mac OS X 10.2 Section A.1. Getting Ready to Install Section A.2. Four Kinds of Installation Section A.3. The Basic Installation Section A.4. The Upgrade Installation Section A.5. The Clean Install Section A.6. The Setup Assistant Section A.7. Uninstalling Mac OS X Appendix B. Troubleshooting Section B.1. Problems That Aren't Problems Section B.2. Minor Eccentric Behavior Section B.3. Frozen Programs (Force Quitting) Section B.4. Error Messages When Opening Section B.5. The Wrong Program Opens Section B.6. Can't Empty the Trash Section B.7. Can't Move or Rename an Icon Section B.8. Application Won't Open Section B.9. Program Icons Turn to Folders Section B.10. Startup Problems Section B.11. Fixing the Disk Section B.12. Where to Get Troubleshooting Help Appendix C. The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Mac Version) Section C.1. Classic Mac Features Appendix D. The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Windows Version) Section D.1. Common Windows Functions Appendix E. Where to Go From Here Section E.1. Web Sites Section E.2. Advanced Books Section E.3. Email Lists Appendix F. The Master Mac OS X Keystroke List Section F.1. The Master List Colophon [ Team LiB ] [ Team LiB ] Copyright Copyright © 2002 Pogue Press, LLC. Printed in the United States of America. Published by Pogue Press/O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472. O'Reilly & Associates books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. 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