OReilly mac OS x leopard the missing manual dec 2007 ISBN 059652952x

MacOSXLeopard:TheMissingManual
byDavidPogue
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:December15,2007
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-652952-9
Pages:912
TableofContents|Index

Overview
WithLeopard,ApplehasunleashedthegreatestversionofMac
OSXyet,andDavidPogueisbackwithanothermeticulous
MissingManualtocovertheoperatingsystemwithawealthof
detail.ThenewMacOSX10.5,betterknownasLeopard,is
fasterthanitspredecessors,butnothing'stoofastforPogue
andthisMissingManual.It'sjustoneofreasonsthisisthemost
popularcomputerbookofalltime.MacOSX:TheMissing
Manual,LeopardEditionistheauthoritativebookforMacusers
ofalltechnicallevelsandexperience.Ifyou'renewtotheMac,
thisbookgivesyouacrystal-clear,jargon-freeintroductionto
theDock,theMacOSXfolderstructure,andtheMail
application.Therearealsomini-manualsoniLifeapplications
suchasiMovie,iDVD,andiPhoto,andatutorialforSafari,Mac's
webbrowser.ThisMissingManualbookisamusingandfunto
read,butPoguedoesn'ttakehissubjectlightly.Whichnew
Leopardfeaturesworkwellandwhichdonot?Whatshouldyou
lookfor?Whatshouldyouavoid?MacOSX:TheMissing
Manual,LeopardEditionoffersanobjectiveandstraightforward
instructionforusing:
Leopard'stotallyrevampedFinder
SpacestogroupyourwindowsandorganizeyourMactasks
QuickLooktoviewfilesbeforeyouopenthem

TheTimeMachine,Leopard'snewbackupfeature
SpotlighttosearchforandfindanythinginyourMac
FrontRow,anewwaytoenjoymusic,photos,andvideos
EnhancedParentalControlsthatcomewithLeopard
QuicktipsforsettingupandconfiguringyourMactomake
ityourown
There'ssomethingnewonpracticallyeverypageofthisnew
edition,andDavidPoguebringshiscelebratedwitandexpertise
toeveryoneofthem.Mac'sbroughtanewcattotownandMac
OSX:TheMissingManual,LeopardEditionisagreatnewway
totameit.


MacOSXLeopard:TheMissingManual
byDavidPogue
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:December15,2007
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-652952-9
Pages:912
TableofContents|Index

MacOSXLeopard:TheMissingManual
TheMissingCredits
Introduction
PartI:TheMacOSXDesktop
Chapter1.FoldersandWindows
Section1.1.GettingintoMacOSX
Section1.2.WindowsandHowtoWorkThem

Section1.3.TheFourWindowViews
Section1.4.IconView
Section1.5.ListView
Section1.6.ColumnView
Section1.7.CoverFlowView
Section1.8.QuickLook
Section1.9.LoggingOut,ShuttingDown
Section1.10.GettingHelpinMacOSX
Chapter2.OrganizingYourStuff
Section2.1.TheMacOSXFolderStructure
Section2.2.IconNames
Section2.3.SelectingIcons
Section2.4.MovingandCopyingIcons
Section2.5.ColorLabels
Section2.6.TheTrash
Section2.7.GetInfo


Chapter3.Spotlight
Section3.1.TheSpotlightMenu
Section3.2.TheSpotlightWindow
Section3.3.CustomizingSpotlight
Section3.4.SmartFolders
Chapter4.Dock,Desktop,andToolbars
Section4.1.TheDock
Section4.2.SettingUptheDock
Section4.3.UsingtheDock
Section4.4.TheFinderToolbar
Section4.5.DesigningYourDesktop
Section4.6.Menulets:TheMissingManual

PartII:ProgramsinMacOSX
Chapter5.Documents,Programs,andSpaces
Section5.1.OpeningMacOSXPrograms
Section5.2.The"Heads-Up"ProgramSwitcher
Section5.3.Exposé:DeathtoWindowClutter
Section5.4.Spaces:YourFreeQuad-DisplayMac
Section5.5.HidingProgramstheOld-FashionedWay
Section5.6.HowDocumentsKnowTheirParents
Section5.7.KeyboardControl
Section5.8.TheSaveandOpenDialogBoxes
Section5.9.TwoKindsofPrograms:CocoaandCarbon
Section5.10.TheCocoaDifference
Section5.11.UniversalApps(IntelMacs)
Section5.12.InstallingMacOSXPrograms
Section5.13.Dashboard
Section5.14.WebClips:MakeYourOwnWidgets
Chapter6.TimeMachine,Syncing,andMovingData
Section6.1.MovingDataBetweenDocuments
Section6.2.ExchangingDatawithOtherMacs
Section6.3.ExchangingDatawithWindowsPCs


Section6.4.TimeMachine
Section6.5.iSync
Section6.6..MacSync
Chapter7.AutomatorandAppleScript
Section7.1.IntroducingAutomator
Section7.2.BuildingYourOwnWorkflow
Section7.3.DoingMorewithAutomator
Section7.4.WorkflowsasProgramsandPlug-ins

Section7.5.GettingStartedwithAppleScript
Chapter8.WindowsonMacintosh
Section8.1.BootCamp
Section8.2.WindowsinaWindow
PartIII:TheComponentsofMacOSX
Chapter9.SystemPreferences
Section9.1.TheSystemPreferencesWindow
Section9.2..Mac
Section9.3.Accounts
Section9.4.Appearance
Section9.5.Bluetooth
Section9.6.CDs&DVDs
Section9.7.Date&Time
Section9.8.Desktop&ScreenSaver
Section9.9.Displays
Section9.10.Dock
Section9.11.EnergySaver
Section9.12.Exposé&Spaces
Section9.13.International
Section9.14.Keyboard&Mouse
Section9.15.Network
Section9.16.ParentalControls
Section9.17.Print&Fax


Section9.18.QuickTime
Section9.19.Security
Section9.20.Sharing
Section9.21.SoftwareUpdate
Section9.22.Sound

Section9.23.Speech
Section9.24.Spotlight
Section9.25.StartupDisk
Section9.26.TimeMachine
Section9.27.UniversalAccess
Chapter10.TheFreePrograms
Section10.1.YourFreeMacOSXPrograms
Section10.2.AddressBook
Section10.3.AppleScript
Section10.4.Automator
Section10.5.Calculator
Section10.6.Chess
Section10.7.Dashboard
Section10.8.Dictionary
Section10.9.DVDPlayer
Section10.10.Exposé
Section10.11.FontBook
Section10.12.FrontRow
Section10.13.GarageBand
Section10.14.iCal
Section10.15.iChat
Section10.16.iDVD
Section10.17.ImageCapture
Section10.18.iMovie,iPhoto
Section10.19.iSync
Section10.20.iTunes
Section10.21.Mail


Section10.22.PhotoBooth

Section10.23.Preview
Section10.24.QuickTimePlayer
Section10.25.Safari
Section10.26.Stickies
Section10.27.SystemPreferences
Section10.28.TextEdit
Section10.29.TimeMachine
Section10.30.Utilities:YourMacOSXToolbox
Chapter11.CDs,DVDs,andiTunes
Section11.1.HowtheMacDoesDisks
Section11.2.BurningCDsandDVDs
Section11.3.iTunes:TheDigitalJukebox
Section11.4.DVDMovies
PartIV:TheTechnologiesofMacOSX
Chapter12.Accounts,ParentalControls,andSecurity
Section12.1.IntroducingAccounts
Section12.2.CreatinganAccount
Section12.3.ParentalControls
Section12.4.EditingAccounts
Section12.5.SettingUptheLoginProcess
Section12.6.SigningIn,LoggingOut
Section12.7.SharingAcrossAccounts
Section12.8.FastUserSwitching
Section12.9.SixMacOSXSecurityShields
Chapter13.Networking,FileSharing,andScreenSharing
Section13.1.WiringtheNetwork
Section13.2.FileSharing
Section13.3.AccessingSharedFiles
Section13.4.NetworkingwithWindows
Section13.5.ScreenSharing

Section13.6.MoreDialingInfromtheRoad


Chapter14.Printing,Faxing,Fonts,andGraphics
Section14.1.MacMeetsPrinter
Section14.2.MakingthePrintout
Section14.3.ManagingPrintouts
Section14.4.PrinterSharing
Section14.5.Faxing
Section14.6.PDFFiles
Section14.7.Fonts—andFontBook
Section14.8.ColorSync
Section14.9.GraphicsinMacOSX
Section14.10.Screen-CaptureKeystrokes
Chapter15.Sound,Movies,andSpeech
Section15.1.PlayingSounds
Section15.2.RecordingSound
Section15.3.QuickTimeMovies
Section15.4.SpeechRecognition
Section15.5.TheMacReadstoYou
Section15.6.VoiceOver
Section15.7.Ink:HandwritingRecognition
Section15.8.FrontRow
Chapter16.TheUnixCrashCourse
Section16.1.Terminal
Section16.2.NavigatinginUnix
Section16.3.WorkingwithFilesandDirectories
Section16.4.OnlineHelp
Section16.5.TerminalPreferences
Section16.6.TerminalTipsandTricks

Section16.7.ChangingPermissionswithTerminal
Section16.8.20UsefulUnixUtilities
Section16.9.PuttingItTogether
Chapter17.HackingMacOSX
Section17.1.TinkerTool:Customization101


Section17.2.RedoingMacOSX'sGraphics
Section17.3.ReplacingtheFinderIcons
Section17.4.RewritingtheWords
Section17.5.YourBrightHackingFuture
PartV:MacOSOnline
Chapter18.InternetSetup
Section18.1.TheBestNewsYou'veHeardAllDay
Section18.2.NetworkCentral—andMultihoming
Section18.3.BroadbandConnections
Section18.4.Dial-upModemConnections
Section18.5.SwitchingLocations
Section18.6..MacServices
Section18.7.InternetLocationFiles
Chapter19.MailandAddressBook
Section19.1.SettingUpMail
Section19.2.CheckingYourMail
Section19.3.WritingMessages
Section19.4.Stationery
Section19.5.ReadingEmail
Section19.6.TheAnti-SpamToolkit
Section19.7.RSSFeeds
Section19.8.Notes
Section19.9.ToDos

Section19.10.AddressBook
Chapter20.Safari
Section20.1.Safari
Section20.2.RSS:TheMissingManual
Chapter21.iChat
Section21.1.WelcometoiChat
Section21.2.ThreeChatNetworks
Section21.3.SigningUp


Section21.4.TheBuddyLists
Section21.5.MakingaList
Section21.6.LettheChatBegin
Section21.7.TextChatting
Section21.8.AudioChats
Section21.9.VideoChats
Section21.10.SharingYourScreen
Section21.11.iChatTheater
Section21.12.iChatTweaks
Chapter22.SSH,FTP,VPN,andWebSharing
Section22.1.WebSharing
Section22.2.FTP
Section22.3.ConnectingfromtheRoad
Section22.4.RemoteAccesswithSSH
Section22.5.VirtualPrivateNetworking
PartVI:Appendixes
AppendixA.InstallingMacOSX10.5
SectionA.1.GettingReadytoInstall
SectionA.2.FourKindsofInstallation
SectionA.3.TheBasicInstallation

SectionA.4.TheUpgradeInstallation
SectionA.5.TheCleanInstall("ArchiveandInstall")
SectionA.6.Erase&Install
SectionA.7.TheSetupAssistant
SectionA.8.UninstallingMacOSX10.5
AppendixB.Troubleshooting
SectionB.1.MinorEccentricBehavior
SectionB.2.FrozenPrograms(ForceQuitting)
SectionB.3.Can'tMoveorRenameanIcon
SectionB.4.ApplicationWon'tOpen
SectionB.5.StartupProblems


SectionB.6.FixingtheDisk
SectionB.7.WheretoGetTroubleshootingHelp
AppendixC.TheWindows-to-MacDictionary
SectionC.1.About[ThisProgram]
SectionC.2.AccessibilityOptionscontrolpanel
SectionC.3.ActiveDesktop
SectionC.4.AddHardwarecontrolpanel
SectionC.5.AddorRemoveProgramscontrolpanel
SectionC.6.AllPrograms
SectionC.7.Altkey
SectionC.8.AutomaticUpdate
SectionC.9.Backspacekey
SectionC.10.BatteryLevel
SectionC.11.BIOS
SectionC.12.Briefcase
SectionC.13.Calculator
SectionC.14.CameraandScannerWizard

SectionC.15.CDs
SectionC.16.CharacterMap
SectionC.17.CleanInstall
SectionC.18.Clipboard
SectionC.19.Commandline
SectionC.20.ControlPanel
SectionC.21.Copy,Cut,Paste
SectionC.22.Ctrlkey
SectionC.23.DateandTime
SectionC.24.DeleteKey(ForwardDelete)
SectionC.25.Desktop
SectionC.26.Directories
SectionC.27.DiskDefragmenter
SectionC.28.Disks


SectionC.29.Displaycontrolpanel
SectionC.30.DLLfiles
SectionC.31.DOSprompt
SectionC.32.Drivers
SectionC.33.EndTaskdialogbox
SectionC.34.Exitingprograms
SectionC.35.Explorer
SectionC.36.Favorites
SectionC.37.Faxing
SectionC.38.FileSharing
SectionC.39.Floppydisks
SectionC.40.FolderOptions
SectionC.41.Fonts
SectionC.42.HelpandSupport

SectionC.43.Hibernation
SectionC.44.InternetExplorer
SectionC.45.InternetOptions
SectionC.46.IRQs
SectionC.47.Java
SectionC.48.Keyboardcontrolpanel
SectionC.49.Loggingin
SectionC.50.Mailcontrolpanel
SectionC.51.Maximizebutton
SectionC.52.Menus
SectionC.53.Minimizebutton
SectionC.54.Mousecontrolpanel
SectionC.55.MyComputer
SectionC.56.MyDocuments,MyPictures,MyMusic
SectionC.57.MyNetworkPlaces
SectionC.58.NetworkNeighborhood
SectionC.59.Notepad


SectionC.60.PersonalWebServer
SectionC.61.PhoneandModemOptionscontrolpanel
SectionC.62.PowerOptions
SectionC.63.PrinterSharing
SectionC.64.PrintersandFaxes
SectionC.65.PrntScrnkey
SectionC.66.ProgramFilesfolder
SectionC.67.Propertiesdialogbox
SectionC.68.RecycleBin
SectionC.69.RegionalandLanguageOptionscontrol
panel

SectionC.70.Registry
SectionC.71.Runcommand
SectionC.72.SafeMode
SectionC.73.ScanDisk
SectionC.74.ScheduledTasks
SectionC.75.Scrapfiles
SectionC.76.Screensaver
SectionC.77.Search
SectionC.78.Shortcutmenus
SectionC.79.Shortcuts
SectionC.80.SoundsandAudioDevices
SectionC.81.Speechcontrolpanel
SectionC.82.Standbymode
SectionC.83.Startmenu
SectionC.84.StartUpfolder
SectionC.85.Systemcontrolpanel
SectionC.86.SystemTray
SectionC.87.Taskbar
SectionC.88.TaskbarandStartMenucontrolpanel
SectionC.89."Three-fingeredsalute"
SectionC.90.ToolTips


SectionC.91.TweakUI
SectionC.92.UserAccountscontrolpanel
SectionC.93.Windowedges
SectionC.94.Windows(orWINNT)folder
SectionC.95.Windowslogokey
SectionC.96.WindowsMediaPlayer
SectionC.97.WindowsMessenger

SectionC.98.WordPad
SectionC.99.Zipfiles
AppendixD.WheretoGoFromHere
SectionD.1.WebSites
SectionD.2.FreeEmailNewsletters
SectionD.3.AdvancedBooks,ProgrammingBooks
AppendixE.TheMasterMacOSXSecretKeystrokeList
Colophon
Index


MacOSXLeopard:TheMissingManual
byDavidPogue
Copyright©2007DavidPogue.Allrightsreserved.
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TheMissingCredits
P2.1.AbouttheAuthor

DavidPogueistheweeklytechcolumnistfortheNewYork
Times,anEmmy-winningcorrespondentforCBSNewsSunday
Morning,the2006winneroftheOnlineNewsAssociation's
awardforcommentary,andthecreatoroftheMissingManual
series.He'stheauthororco-authorof45books,including20in
thisseriesandsixinthe"ForDummies"line(includingMacs,
Magic,Opera,andClassicalMusic).Inhisotherlife,Davidisa
formerBroadwayshowconductor,amagician,andapianist.
News,photos,linkstohiscolumns,blog,andweeklyvideos
awaitatwww.davidpogue.com.
Hewelcomesfeedbackabouthisbooksbyemailat
(Ifyou'reseekingtechnicalhelp,

however,pleaserefertothesourcesinAppendixD.)

P2.2.AbouttheCreativeTeam
J.D.Biersdorfer(updaterofChaptersChapter19,Section


10.25,andSection7.5.1.8)wroteiPod:TheMissingManualand
co-wroteTheInternet:TheMissingManualandGoogle:The
MissingManual,2ndEdition.Shehaswrittentheweekly
computerQ&AcolumnforTheNewYorkTimessince1998.Her
workhasappearedinRollingStone,TheNewYorkTimesBook
Review,andtheAIGAJournalofGraphicDesign,andsheoften
writesaboutthecollisionoftechnologyandpopularculture.She
livesinNewYorkCityandisequallyobsessedwiththeBBCand
thebanjo.E-mail:
DennisCohen(technicalreviewer)hasservedasthetechnical
editorformanybestsellingMacandPhotoshopbooks,including
severaleditionsofMacworldMacSecretsandmanyMissing
Manualtitles.Heistheauthororco-authorofTheXcode2
Book,FileMakerPro9Bible,andnumerousotherbooks.Email:

AdamGoldstein(originalauthorofChapter7)isthefounderof
GoldfishSoft,aMacintoshsoftwarecompanyspecializingin
gamesandutilities.HeistheauthorofAppleScript:TheMissing
Manual,andhascontributedtoseveralotherMissingManual
titlesaswell.Inhissparetime,AdamattendsM.I.T.Email:
Website:www.goldfishsoft.com.
BrianJepson(technicalconsultant)isExecutiveEditorfor
MakeMagazine'sMake:Booksseries.Heco-wroteMacOSX
TigerforUnixGeeks,andhaswrittenoreditedanumberof

othertechbooks.He'salsoavolunteersystemadministrator
andall-aroundgeekforAS220,anon-profitartscenterthat
givesRhodeIslandartistsuncensoredandunjuriedforumsfor
theirwork.Email:
DanPourhadi(updaterofChapter7)isaprofessional
wannabe-authorwhosewritingshavemysteriouslyappearedin
anumberofpublications,includingMacAddictandMacDirectory
magazines,TidBITS,TUAW,andothers.Heblogsfor
MacUser.com,andwritesforanyonecrazyenoughtopublishhis
stuff.Website:www.pourhadi.com.


TeresaNoelleRoberts(copyeditor,proofreadingcoordinator)
isafreelancecopyeditorandproofreader,aswellasa
publishedfictionwriterandpoet.Whenshecantearherself
awayfromthecomputer,shemaybefoundgardening,belly
dancing,orenjoyingthebeautifulbeachesofNewEngland.
PhilSimpson(designandlayout)worksoutofhisofficein
Southbury,Connecticut,wherehehashadhisgraphicdesign
businesssince1982.Heisexperiencedinmanyfacetsof
graphicdesign,includingcorporateidentity/branding,
publicationdesign,andcorporateandmedicalcommunications.
Email:
LesaSniderKing(graphicsandindexproduction)isona
missiontoteachtheworldtocreate—anduse!—bettergraphics.
She'sastockphotographerandchiefevangelistfor
iStockphoto.com,founderofthecreativetutorialsite
GraphicReporter.com,andauthorof"GraphicSecretsfor
BusinessProfessionals"(2007,Lynda.com).Shewritesforthe
NAPP,MacworldandLayersmagazines,andteachesyearlyat

PhotoshopWorldandMacworldExpo.Lesaco-hoststhe
YourMacLifeShow.comradioshowandhostsherownpodcast,
"GraphicSecrets."Website:www.GraphicReporter.com.
ChrisStone(Chapter16)isaseniorsystemsadministratorat
O'ReillyMediaandcoauthorofMacOSXTigerinaNutshell,
publishedbyO'Reilly.ASanFrancisconative,hegothisEnglish
degreefromHumboldtStateUniversityandspenttenyears
hiddenawayintheJapanesecountrysidebeforereturningto
theNorthBayarea,whereheliveswithhiswifeMihoandsons
AndrewandJonathan.
ZacharyBrass(teenagescreenshotmachine)startedoutas
DavidPogue'ssummerintern,andwoundupworkingwithhim
onmanyvideosandcolumnsfortheNewYorkTimes.He'sthe
founderofiPodRehab,aniPodrepairbusiness.Helivesin
Connecticutwithhismother,brother,andtwoamazingcats.Email:


P2.3.Acknowledgments
Manwasthisbookalotofwork.Applejustcouldnotleavewell
enoughalone.Ithadtogointhereandrejigger,reword,or
shufflearoundeverylastfeature.Forthatreason,Ireliedupon
morehand-pickededitors,expertcontributors,and"beta
readers"forthiseditionthaneverbefore.Eachcollaborator
contributedfantasticamountsofnewinsight,corrections,and
suggestions—andthey'vemadethisbook,inmyopinion,the
besteditionyet.
Inadditiontothedreammembersidentifiedabove,these
guardianangelsincludedLynnFox,ShawnKing,RoryGillespie,
NanBarber,BillBriggs,O'Reilly'sMattSilver,Adobe'sDenise
StyerwaltandWhitneyMcCleary,andproofreadersSohaila

Abdulali,KateBriggs,JohnCacciatore,Genevieved'Entremont,
LorneLehrer,SadaPreisch,EllenKeyneSeebacher,andTeresa
NoelleRoberts.
Apple'sKenBereskinheroicallyansweredmyfloodsoftweaky
question,usuallywithinnanoseconds.Andthanks,asalways,to
DavidRogelbergforbelievingintheidea.
Aboveall,thisbookowesitsexistencetothepatienceand
affectionofJennifer,Kelly,Tia,andJeffrey.Theymakethese
books—andeverythingelse—possible.
—DavidPogue

P2.4.TheMissingManualSeries
MissingManualsarewitty,superblywrittenguidestocomputer
productsthatdon'tcomewithprintedmanuals(whichisjust
aboutallofthem).Eachbookfeaturesahandcraftedindex;
cross-referencestospecificpagenumbers(notjust"see
Chapter14");andanironcladpromisenevertoputan
apostropheinthepossessivewordits.
Here'salistofcurrentandupcomingtitles.


P2.4.1.ForMacintosh:
iMovie'08&iDVD:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogue
iPhoto'08:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogueandDerrick
Story
SwitchingtotheMac:TheMissingManual,LeopardEdition
byDavidPogue
iPhone:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogue
AppleScript:TheMissingManualbyAdamGoldstein
iMovie6&iDVD:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogue

iPhoto6:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogueandDerrick
Story
iPod:TheMissingManual,6thEditionbyJ.D.Biersdorfer
AppleWorks6:TheMissingManualbyJimElferdinkand
DavidReynolds
GarageBand2:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogue
iLife'05:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogue
iWork'05:TheMissingManualbyJimElferdink
Office2008forMacintosh:TheMissingManualbyJim
Elferdinketal.
FileMakerPro9:TheMissingManualbyGeoffCoffeyand
SusanProsser
CSS:TheMissingManualbyDavidSawyerMcFarland
CreatingWebSites:TheMissingManualbyMatthew
MacDonald
DigitalPhotography:TheMissingManualbyChrisGrover,
BarbaraBrundage


TheInternet:TheMissingManualbyDavidPogueandJ.D.
Biersdorfer
DreamweaverCS3:TheMissingManualbyDavidSawyer
McFarland
FlashCS3:TheMissingManualbyE.A.VanderVeerand
ChrisGrover
eBay:TheMissingManualbyNancyConner
Wikipedia:TheMissingManualbyJohnBroughton
Google:TheMissingManual,2ndEditionbySarahMilstein
andRaelDornfest
HomeNetworking:TheMissingManualbyScottLowe

P2.4.2.ForWindows:
WindowsVista:TheMissingManual,byDavidPogue
FrontPage2003:TheMissingManualbyJessicaMantaro
Office2007:TheMissingManualbyChrisGrover,Matthew
MacDonald,andE.A.VanderVeer
Word2007:TheMissingManualbyChrisGrover
Excel2007:TheMissingManualbyMatthewMacDonald
PowerPoint2007:TheMissingManualbyEmilyA.Vander
Veer
Access2007:TheMissingManualbyMatthewMacDonald
MicrosoftProject2007:TheMissingManualbyBonnie
Biafore
PCs:TheMissingManualbyAndyRathbone
PhotoshopElements6:TheMissingManualbyBarbara
Brundage


QuickBooks2008:TheMissingManualbyBonnieBiafore
QuickBase:TheMissingManualbyNancyConner
WindowsXPHomeEdition:TheMissingManual,2ndEdition
byDavidPogue
WindowsXPPro:TheMissingManual,2ndEditionbyDavid
Pogue,CraigZacker,andL.J.Zacker
WindowsXPPowerHoundbyPrestonGralla

P2.5.ForStarters
The"ForStarters"bookscontainonlythemostessential
informationfromtheirlargercounterparts—inlargertype,with
amorespaciouslayout,andnoneofthoseadvancedsidebars.

Recenttitlesinclude:
WindowsVistaforStarters:TheMissingManualbyDavid
Pogue
WindowsXPforStarters:TheMissingManualbyDavid
Pogue
Access2007forStarters:TheMissingManualbyMatthew
MacDonald
Excel2007forStarters:TheMissingManualbyMatthew
MacDonald
Quicken2006forStarters:TheMissingManualbyBonnie
Biafore
Word2007forStarters:TheMissingManualbyChris
Grover
PowerPoint2007forStarters:TheMissingManualbyEmily
A.VanderVeer


Introduction
Withoutadoubt,MacOSXisastunningtechnicalachievement.
Infact,manytechreviewersandexpertscallitthebest
personal-computeroperatingsystemonearth.Butbewareits
name.
TheXismeanttobeaRomannumeral,pronounced"ten."
Don'tsay"ohesssex."You'llgetfunnylooksinpublic.
Inanycase,MacOSXLeopardisthesixthmajorversionof
Apple'sUnix-basedoperatingsystem.Itisnot,however,the
MacoperatingsystemthatsawApplethroughthe1980sand
1990s,theonethatwasfinallyretiredwhenitwascalledMac
OS9.Appledumpedthatonein2001;inLeopard,evenfewer
tracesofitremain.

WhydidApplethrowouttheoperatingsystemthatmadeit
famoustobeginwith?Well,throughtheyears,asApplepiled
newfeaturesontoasoftwarefoundationoriginallypouredin
1984,theoriginalfoundationwasbeginningtocreak.
Programmersandcustomerscomplainedofthe"spaghetticode"
thattheMacOShadbecome.
AppleCEOSteveJobs,ofcourse,believesinswift,decisive
actionandlettingthechipsfallwheretheymay.Inhisview,
startingfromscratch—andjettisoningthesystemsoftwarethe
worldhadcometoknow—wastheonlywaytogo.

P3.1.What'sNewinLeopard
MacOSX10.5,affectionatelyknownasLeopard,onlybuildson
thesuccessesofpreviousMacOSXversions.Youstilldon't
havetoworryaboutviruses,spyware,orservicepackreleases
thattakeupaSaturdayafternoontoinstallandfine-tune.And
you'llstillenjoystabilitythatwouldmaketheyouof1999
positivelydrool;yourMacmaygoformonthsoryearswithouta
systemcrash.


That'sbecauseunderneaththegorgeous,translucentdesktopof
MacOSXisUnix,theindustrial-strength,rock-solidOSthat
drivesmanyaWebsiteanduniversity.It'snotnewbyany
means;infact,it'sdecadesold,andhasbeenpolishedby
generationsofprogrammers.That'stheveryreasonSteveJobs
andhisteamchoseitasthebasisfortheNeXToperating
system(whichJobsworkedonduringhistwelveyearsaway
fromApple),whichAppleboughtin1997toturnintoMacOSX.
SowhatisnewinLeopard?Applesaysitaddedover300new

features;there'sevenaWebpagethatliststhem.Theyarenot,
however,allequallybreathtaking;Applecountsamongthema
newBraillefont,aRussianspellingchecker,andaWordofthe
Dayscreensaver.
Applealsotooksomethingsaway,rejiggeredothers,and
generallyfine-tunedthewholeaffair.Forexample:
TimeMachineisarealbreakthrough.It'snotafeature
thatfillsaneedweneverknewwehad;itfillsaneedwe
knowwehave.ItkeepsyourentireMacbackedup,24
hoursaday.Everything:files,folders,settings,photos,
email,programs,evenMacOSXitself.It'scompletely,
totallyautomatic.Chapter6hasthedetails.
QuickLookletsyoutaptheSpacebartoviewa
highlighteddocumentatfullsize,rightatthedesktop,
withouthavingtoopentheprogramthatcreatedit.You'll
useitseveraltimesaday,andyou'llloveit.
Spacesgivesyoutwo,four,eight,or16full-sizevirtual
monitors.Youcanparkthewindowsofadifferentprogram,
activityorprojectoneachone—emailandchatonScreen
1,WebbrowseronScreen2—andswitchbetweenallthese
"externalmonitors"withakeystrokeoramenuchoice.
TheenhancedParentalControlsletyousettimelimitsfor
yourchildren'scomputeruse(differentforweekdaysand
weekends),andevenmaketheMaclockitselfatbedtime.A


logtrackstheiractivities,includingwhatemailtheysend
andwhatWebsitestheyvisit.

FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTION

AllAbout"Leopard"
What'sthisbusinessaboutLeopard?
Mostsoftwarecompaniesdeveloptheirwares
insecret,usingcodenamesfornewproducts
tothrowoutsidersoffthescent.Apple'scode
namesforMacOSXanditsdescendantshave
beennamedafterbigcats:MacOSXwas
Cheetah,10.1wasPuma,10.2wasJaguar,
10.3wasPanther,and10.4wasTiger.So10.5
iscalledLeopard.
Usually,thecodenameisdroppedassoonas
theproductiscomplete,whereuponthe
marketingdepartmentgivesitanewname.In
MacOSX'scase,though,Applethinksthatits
catnamesarecoolenoughtoretainforthe
finishedproduct.
YoudohavetowonderwhatAppleplansto
callfutureversions.Appleincreasesonlythe
decimalpointwitheachmajorupgrade,which
meansithasfivebigcatstogobeforeithits
MacOSXI.
Let'ssee:Bobcat,Cougar,Lion…um…Ocelot?

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