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Beyond the Basics…Beneath the Surface…In Depth   Mac OS X Lion  in Depth Do more with Mac OS X Lion–in less time!   Mac OS X Lion In Depth is a comprehensive guide to Mac OS X Lion, grounded in real-world advice and experience. The author, Robyn Ness, is a long-time Mac user and provides practical instruction on how to get up and running with Lion, and then move on to more advanced features and options.   •   Streamline your workflow with Mission Control and Spaces •   Organize your apps with Launchpad •   Get the most from Lion’s multitouch gestures  •   Set up your desktop and apps to give you a clean start or resume where you left off •   Purchase and download apps from the Mac App Store and run full-screen apps •   Manage contacts, calendars, and email •   Set up user accounts and parental controls •   Configure wired and wireless networking •   Chat, video chat, and screen-share with Lion’s iChat and FaceTime •   Use the Safari web browser for reading lists, bookmarks, and RSS •   Share files with nearby Lion users with AirDrop •   Run Windows and Windows apps on your Mac •   Activate Universal Access and accessibility features •   Recover files through Versions and Time Machine •   Use Lion’s built-in disk recovery options   Mac OS X Lion In Depth is for any experienced Mac user seeking to deepen their understanding and master the features of the new version of Mac OS X. All In Depth books offer   Comprehensive coverage with detailed solutions Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style   Learning, reference, problem-solving... the only Mac OS X Lion book you need!  

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Author:   Robyn Ness
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.086kg
ISBN:  

9780789748317

ISBN 10:   0789748312
Pages:   816
Publication Date:   15 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I Exploring Mac OS X Chapter 1 Working on the Mac OS X Desktop 5 The Mac OS X Desktop 5 Working with Mac OS X Menus 6     The Mac OS X Apple Menu 7     Mac OS X Application Menus 8     Mac OS X File Menus 9     Mac OS X Edit Menus 11     Finder’s View Menu 11     Finder’s Go Menu 12     Finder’s Window Menu 12     Mac OS X Help Menus 13     The Spotlight Menu 15     Menu Extras 15     Mac OS X Contextual Menus 15     Finder’s Action Menu 17 Working with the System Preferences Application 17 Customizing the Mac OS X Desktop 19     Changing the Clock Display 19     Changing the Desktop’s Appearance 21 Restarting Your Mac 23 Shutting Down Your Mac 24 Using Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts 24 Chapter 2 Getting to Know the Dock 27 Introducing the Dock 27 Using the Dock 31     Opening Items with the Dock 31     Switching Windows 31     The Dock and Minimizing Windows 32     Working with Icon Pop-Up Menus 32 Customizing the Dock 33     Moving Icons on the Dock 33     Adding an Icon to the Dock 34     Removing Items from the Dock 34     Adding Folders to the Dock 34 Customizing the Appearance and Behavior of the Dock 35 Using Dock Keyboard Shortcuts 38 Chapter 3 Getting to Know Mac OS X Finder Windows 39 Learning Finder Window Basics 39     Opening Finder Windows 39     Resizing Finder Windows 43     Resizing the Panes of Finder     Windows 44     Closing, Minimizing, and Maximizing Finder Windows 44     Moving Finder Windows 44     Viewing All My Files 44     Using the Finder Window Views 45 Navigating Finder Windows 51     Using the Keyboard to Select Items in a Finder Window 51     Navigating Up and Down the Folder Structure 52 Customizing Finder Windows 55     Customizing the Sidebar 55     Customizing the Toolbar 57     Using the Status Bar 59     Customizing the Finder Window Views 61 Working with the Finder Window’s Action Pop-Up Menu 65 Organizing Folder Items with Labels 66     Setting Up Labels 66     Applying Labels 66 Finder Window Keyboard Shortcuts 67 Chapter 4 Managing Files and Folders 69 Working with Files and Folders 69     Moving Files and Folders 69     Copying Files and Folders 70     Creating and Naming Folders 70     Naming Files 70     Creating and Using Aliases 72     Trashing Files and Folders 72     Creating and Using Burn Folders 73 Getting Information on Items 75     Working with the Spotlight Comments Information 76     Working with General Information 77     Working with More Info Information 77     Working with Name and Extension Information 78     Working with “Open With” Information 78     Working with Preview Information 78     Working with Sharing & Permissions Information 79     Working with the Inspector 79 Getting a Quick Look at Things 80 Understanding the Standard Mac OS X Folders 81     Mac OS X User Folders 81     Mac OS X System Folders 85 Understanding and Setting Permissions 86 Chapter 5 Searching Your Mac 89 Looking for Things on Your Mac: A Modern Approach 89 Searching Your Mac with Spotlight 89     Searching with Spotlight 90     Saving Spotlight Searches 92     Using Spotlight to Create Complex Searches 93     Adding Spotlight Information to Folders and Files 94     Configuring Spotlight 94 Searching Your Mac with Smart Folders 95     Creating and Saving a Smart Folder 95     Using Smart Folders 98     Changing Smart Folders 98 Keeping Your Mac Organized 99 Chapter 6 Setting System Preferences 101 Taking a Tour of the System Preferences 101 Setting General Preferences 105     Using the General Pane 105     Using the Color Picker to Choose Colors 107 Setting Desktop Pictures and Choosing a Screen Saver 108     Choosing Desktop Pictures 108     Configuring a Screen Saver 110 Setting Language & Text Preferences 113     Setting Language Options 113     Setting Text Options 114     Setting Formats for Dates, Times, and Numbers 114     Setting the Input Sources Tab Options 117 Setting Default Disc Behaviors 117 Configuring Your Mac’s Date and Time 118 Controlling System Startup 120     Choosing a Startup Volume with System Preferences 120     Choosing a Startup Volume During Startup 121     Starting Up in Target Disk Mode 121 Chapter 7 I nstalling and Using Lion Apps 123 Understanding Lion Application Types 123 Installing Apps from the Mac App Store 124     Browsing the Store for Apps 125     Searching the Store for Apps 126     Purchasing an App from the Mac App Store 126     Checking for Updates 126     Reinstalling Apps and Installing     Purchases on Other Macs 128 Installing Non-App Store Applications 129     Installing Applications with Drag and Drop 129     Installing Applications Using an Installer 131 Working with Applications in Launchpad 131     Starting Launchpad 131     Finding Your Way Around Launchpad 132     Managing Your Launchpad 132 Common Application Conventions 134     Launching Apps via Drag and Drop 134     Application Menus and Services 134     File Dialogs 135     Opening Files in Alternate Applications 136 Chapter 8 Working with Mission Control, Spaces, and Dashboard 137 Managing the “Big Picture” with Mission Control 137     Launching Mission Control 138     Configuring Mission Control 138 Using Spaces 140     Viewing Spaces 140     Adding and Removing Spaces 140     Moving Between Spaces 141     Assigning Applications to Spaces 141     Moving Windows Between Spaces 142 Configuring Spaces 142 Using Dashboard and Widgets 142     Activating and Deactivating Dashboard 143     Configuring the Widgets That Open When You Activate Dashboard 144     Using and Customizing Useful Widgets 145 Configuring Widgets 146 Finding and Installing More Widgets 147     Building Your Own Widgets with Web Clips 147     Finding and Downloading Widgets 149     Installing Third-Party Widgets 149 Configuring Dashboard 149     Setting Dashboard’s Hot Key and Active Screen Corner 150 Part II Getting Things Done with Lion’s Applications Chapter 9 P laying and Managing Music with iTunes 151 Listening to Music 151     Viewing Information While Listening to Tunes 153     Controlling iTunes from the Dock 154 Customizing iTunes 155     Setting General iTunes Preferences 155     Setting iTunes Playback Preferences 157 Adding Music Files to Your iTunes Music Library 158     Purchasing Music from the iTunes Store 158     Importing Audio Files into Your Library 159 Importing Music from Audio CDs 159     Configuring iTunes to Import Music 159     Adding Audio CDs to Your Library 162     Adding Audio CDs to the iTunes Library Quickly 163 Removing Tunes from the Music Library 164 Searching Your Music Library 165 Building and Listening to Standard Playlists 165     Creating a Standard Playlist 166     Adding Songs to a Playlist 167     Removing Songs from a Playlist 168     Setting the Order in Which a Playlist’s Songs Play 168     Listening to a Standard Playlist 168     Deleting a Standard Playlist 168 Building and Using Smart Playlists 169     Understanding Why Smart Playlists Are Called Smart 169     Creating a Smart Playlist 170     Listening to a Smart Playlist 172     Changing a Smart Playlist 172 Creating Genius Playlists and Genius Mixes 173 Managing Playback 173     Controlling the Order of Tunes 173     Playing Music Randomly 174     Repeating Tracks 175 Understanding and Using Tags 175     Viewing Tags in the Info Window 177     Labeling a Track in the Info Window 178     Tagging Multiple Tracks at the Same Time 179     Setting Tags in the Content Pane 180     Changing Sorting Tags 180 Configuring a Track’s Options 181     Configuring Track Options in the Info Window 182     Rating Tracks in the Content Pane 183 Working with Lyrics 183     Adding Lyrics to a Track 183     Viewing Lyrics for a Track 185 Adding and Viewing Album Artwork 185     Configuring iTunes to Download Album Artwork Automatically 185     Adding Artwork for Songs Manually 185     Viewing Album Artwork 187 Customizing the Content Pane 188 Chapter 10 P laying Digital Video and DVD Media 191 Playing and Recording Digital Video with QuickTime 191     Opening QuickTime Player 192     Watching QuickTime Movies Stored Locally 192     Watching Web Videos with QuickTime 193     Using QuickTime Player Keyboard Shortcuts 195     Recording Video, Audio, and Screen Actions 195     Transferring Movies to iTunes, Email, or Online Services (Including YouTube) 196 Watching DVD Movies with DVD Player 196     Using Closed Captioning 198     Working with Chapters and Bookmarks 199     Using the DVD Player Timer 200     Setting a Custom Zoom Size 201     Adjusting Video Color 201     Fine-Tuning DVD Player Audio 201     Enabling Parental Controls 202     Using DVD Player Keyboard Shortcuts 202     Configuring DVD Player 203 Chapter 11 Managing Your Contacts 207 Getting to Know Address Book 207     Exploring Address Book 208     Finding Information in Address Book 209     Viewing Your Own Address Card 210 Adding Contacts to Your Address Book 210     Adding Contacts Manually 210     Adding a Contact from an Email Message 213     Using vCards to Add Contacts to Your Address Book 213     Importing Contacts from Another Application 214 Editing Contacts in Your Address Book 215 Working with Address Groups 215     Creating and Configuring a Basic Address Group 216     Creating a Smart Group in Contacts 217 Getting More Out of Address Book 218     Addressing Email 218     Printing Your Address Book 218 Configuring Your Address Book 220     Configuring Address Book General Preferences 221     Configuring Address Book Accounts Preferences 221     Customizing Your Address Book Card Template 222     Configuring Address Book’s Phone Number Format 223     Choosing vCard Preferences 223     Using Address Book Keyboard Shortcuts 224 Chapter 12 Managing Your Schedule 225 Managing Your Calendar with iCal 225 Getting to Know iCal 225     Navigating the Calendar 226     Configuring iCal 227 Creating, Configuring, and Working with Calendars 230 Working with Events 231 Working with Reminders 234 Printing from iCal 236 Publishing Your iCal Calendar 237 Subscribing to Other Calendars 239     Subscribing to Personal Calendars 239     Subscribing to Public Calendars 239 Chapter 13 Working with Text and Graphics 241 Word Processing with TextEdit 241 Previewing Documents 245     Working with Images in Preview 245     Using Preview to Read PDFs 250     Viewing a Slideshow in Preview 252     Using Preview to Convert Files to Different Formats 253     Setting Preview Preferences 254     Capturing Images 256     Using Image Capture to Download Images from a Camera to Your Mac 256     Troubleshooting Image Capture 258 Capturing Screen Images 258     Capturing Screen Images with Keyboard Shortcuts 258     Capturing Screen Images with Grab 259 Part III Living in a Connected World Chapter 14 Connecting to Wired and Wireless Networks 261 Gathering Your Network Information 261 Configuring Your Mac for Wired (Ethernet) Networks 263     Configuring TCP/IP Using a DHCP Server 263     Configuring Static TCP/IP Settings 265     Configuring a PPPoE Account 266 Configuring Your Mac for Wi-Fi Networks 268     Setting Your Wi-Fi Options 268     Using the Wi-Fi Status Menu 269 Configuring Proxy Servers for Wired and Wireless Networks 270 Troubleshooting a Network Connection 271 Sharing an Internet Connection 272     Configuring Connection Sharing 273 Using the Network Utility 275     Checking Network Connections with Ping 277     Tracing a Route with Traceroute 278 Chapter 15 Using the Safari Web Browser 279 Navigating in Safari 279     Using Gestures 280 Using Tabbed Browsing 281     Enabling Tabs 281     Using Cool Safari Tab Tricks 282 Searching with Safari 283     Using Safari SnapBack 284 Using Safari Bookmarks 284     Setting Safari Bookmarks 285     Accessing Safari Bookmarks 285     Organizing Safari Bookmarks 285     Configuring Safari Bookmarks Preferences 287 Creating a Reading List 288 Using Safari AutoFill 289     Configuring AutoFill 289     Using AutoFill 290 Viewing (and Not Viewing) Browser History 292     Browsing Privately 292 Downloading Files 292     Configuring a Downloads Folder 293     Preparing Files for Use 294 Browsing and Configuring RSS Feeds 295     Browsing RSS Feeds 296     Configuring Safari’s RSS     Preferences 297 Working with Plug-Ins 298     Installing Internet Plug-Ins 298 Configuring Safari Preferences 300     Configuring Safari’s General Preferences 300     Configuring Safari’s Appearance Preferences 301     Configuring Safari’s Security and Privacy Preferences 301     Working with Browser Extensions 304     Configuring Safari’s Advanced Preferences 304 Using Safari Keyboard Shortcuts 304 Chapter 16 Managing Your Email with Apple Mail 307 Configuring Apple Mail 307     Configuring General Mail Preferences 308     Configuring Email Accounts 309     Setting Fonts & Colors Preferences 314     Setting Viewing Preferences 314     Setting Composing Preferences 316     Setting Signature Preferences 317     Setting Rules 319 Receiving, Sending, and Replying to Email 319     Retrieving and Reading Email 320     Writing and Sending Email 323     Replying to Email 326 Organizing Your Email 327     Using Mailboxes to Organize Your Email 327     Using Smart Mailboxes to Organize Your Email 328     Using Smart Mailbox Folders to Organize Your Smart Mailboxes 329     Configuring and Using Rules for Email 330     Handling Junk Mail 331 Sending and Receiving Files with Email 333     Attaching Files to Your Email 334     Using Mail’s Photo Browser 334     Using Files Attached to Email You Receive 334 Working with RSS Feeds 335     Adding RSS Feeds and Configuring Mail to Manage Them 335     Reading RSS Feeds 337 Apple Mail Keyboard Shortcuts 337 Chapter 17 Chatting with Text, Audio, and Video 339 Chatting with iChat 339 Configuring a Mac for iChat 339     Getting Started with iChat 340     Setting Up Chatting Buddies 340     Chatting with Text 342     Chatting with Audio 343     Chatting with Video 344     More iChat Ideas 346     Configuring iChat Preferences 347 Conducting Video Calls with FaceTime 349     Setting Up FaceTime 349     Placing FaceTime Calls 350     Receiving a FaceTime Call 352     Accessing Your Call List 353     Shutting Off FaceTime 353     Updating Account Information and FaceTime Addresses 354 Chapter 18 Sharing Files in OS X Lion 355 Configuring File Sharing 355     Using AirDrop to Wirelessly Share Files and Folders Between Macs 355     Activating Traditional File Sharing 357     Choosing Windows/Mac File-Sharing Protocols 360     Setting Shared Folders 361     Setting Folder Access Permissions 361 Accessing Shared Files 362     Browsing Shared Files 362     Connecting to a Share via URL 364 File-Sharing Tips and Tricks 365 Part IV Delving Deeper Into Mac OS X Chapter 19 Working with User Accounts 367 Understanding Mac OS X User Accounts 367     Understanding Administrator Accounts 368     Understanding Standard User Accounts 368     Understanding Managed Accounts 369     Understanding Sharing-Only Accounts 369     Understanding the Guest Account 369     Understanding the Root Account 369     Understanding User Groups 369 Creating and Configuring User Accounts 370     Creating User Accounts 370     Configuring User Accounts 374 Creating a Sharing-Only Account 379     Creating Groups of Users 379     Resetting Your Password If You Forget Your Administrator Password 380 Logging Out and Configuring Login Options 381     Configuring Automatic Login 381     Controlling How User Accounts Appear in the Login Window 382     Hiding the Sleep, Restart, and Shut Down Buttons 383     Enabling and Using Fast User Switching 383 Enabling the Root User Account 385 Chapter 20 Managing and Using Fonts 387 Using the Fonts Panel 387     Previewing Fonts 389     Using Font Favorites 390     Creating or Removing Font Collections 390     Applying Effects to Fonts 390     Editing the Sizes That Appear on the Size Pane 391     Applying Typography Effects to Fonts 392 Working with the Character Viewer 393     Opening the Character Viewer from the Fonts Panel 393     Using the Character Viewer 393     Adding the Character Viewer to the Finder Menu Bar 395 Installing and Managing Mac OS X Fonts 396     Configuring Fonts with the Font Book 396     Working with Font Collections 397     Working with Font Libraries 399     Configuring the Font Book Window 400     Installing Fonts with Font Book 400     Choosing a Location for Mac OS X Fonts 401     Deleting Fonts 402 Chapter 21 Making Your Mac Accessible to Everyone 403 Understanding Universal Access 403 Configuring and Using Seeing Assistance 404     Understanding and Using VoiceOver 404     Understanding and Using Zoom 412     Understanding and Using Display Options 413 Configuring and Using Hearing Assistance 413 Configuring Keyboard Assistance 414 Configuring and Using Mouse Assistance 415 Configuring and Using Speech Recognition 416     Configuring Your Mac for Voice Control 416     Using Speech Recognition 419     Using Text to Speech 420 Chapter 22 A utomating Your Mac 423 Getting to Know Automator 423     Understanding Automator’s Workflows 423     Understanding the Automator Utility 424     Exploring Automator Actions 426     Understanding Action Inputs and Outputs 427     Understanding Application Variables 428 Creating Your Own Workflows 428     Designing a Workflow 428     Building a Workflow Manually 429     Recording a Workflow 429     Testing and Debugging a Workflow 430     Saving a Workflow as an Application 430 Automation by Example 431     Opening Websites 431     Sending Files via Email 433 Chapter 23 Working with the Mac OS X Command Line 437 Using the UNIX Command Line with Mac OS X 437     Running Terminal 438     Understanding Shells 438     Understanding UNIX Command Structure 439     Understanding UNIX Applications 440     Understanding Shell Scripts 441     Understanding UNIX Flavors 441 Learning UNIX by Example 441     Learning About the Environment 442     Viewing the Contents of Directories 443     Changing the Contents of Directories 445     Using the Manual 446     Using Superuser Commands 447     Killing a Process 448 Working with Basic UNIX Applications 450     Editing Text with vi 450     Compressing, Uncompressing, and Extracting Files 451 UNIX Resources 452     Using Terminal Keyboard Shortcuts 452     Learning UNIX 453 Chapter 24 Using Lion’s Mobile Features 455 Managing Your MacBook’s Power 455     Monitoring Battery Status 455     Using the Battery Status Menu 456     Maximizing Battery Life 457     Configuring Power Use 458 Controlling Your MacBook with Function Keys 459 Using and Configuring the MacBook Trackpad 460 Configuring and Using Locations 462     Creating a New Location 462     Changing Your MacBook’s Location 463     Editing or Deleting Locations 463 Keeping Your Files in Sync 464 Chapter 25 Running Windows on Your Mac 465 Choosing How to Run Windows on a Mac 465     Understanding Boot Camp 466     Understanding Virtualization Software 466 Using Boot Camp to Run Windows on a Mac 467     Running the Boot Camp Assistant and Installing Windows 468     Switching Between OS X Lion and Windows 471     Setting OS X Lion as the Default OS 472 Using VirtualBox for Mac to Run Windows 472     Installing VirtualBox 473     Configuring a Virtual Machine and Installing Windows 474     Running Windows 477 Protecting Windows on a Mac from Attack 478 Part V Working with Devices in Mac OS X Chapter 26 Working with Mice, Keyboards, and Other Input Devices 479 Installing and Configuring a Keyboard 480     Installing a Keyboard 480     Configuring a Keyboard 480     Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts 482     Configuring Your Keyboard’s Language Settings and the Input Menu 482 Installing and Configuring a Mouse 484     Installing a Mouse 485     Configuring a Mouse 485 Installing Bluetooth Devices 489     Configuring Bluetooth on Your Mac 489     Installing a New Bluetooth Device 490 Getting the Most from Keyboard Shortcuts 492     Using Keyboard Navigation 492     Adding Keyboard Shortcuts for     Application Commands 494 Chapter 27 Working with Your Mac’s Display 497 Configuring a Mac’s Display 497     Configuring Resolution 498     Using the Displays Menu in the Menu Bar 499 Setting Up and Using Multiple Displays 500     Installing a Display 500     Working with Two (or More) Displays 501 Calibrating Displays 504     Using the Display Calibrator Assistant 504 Using ColorSync 505     Configuring ColorSync 505 Chapter 28 Working with Your Mac’s Sound 507 Understanding Mac Audio 507 Controlling a Mac’s Audio 507     Configuring Sound Effects 508     Installing Additional Alert Sounds 509 Understanding Audio Output Options 511 Choosing Speakers 511 Installing Speakers 512     Installing Analog Speakers 512     Installing Digital Speakers Using the Mac’s mini-Toslink Digital Audio Out Port 512     Installing Digital Speakers with a Mac Pro 513     Installing Digital Speakers Using USB 513     Installing Digital Speakers Using a PCI Express Card (Mac Pro) 513     Controlling Sound Output 513 Understanding Audio Input Options 514     Controlling Sound Input 515 Chapter 29 I nstalling, Configuring, and Using Printers 517 Installing and Using Printers 517 Configuring Printers 518     Configuring a Local USB Printer 518     Configuring a Network Printer 520     Configuring Other Types of Printers 521 Managing Printers 522 Working with Shared Printers 524     Sharing a Printer Connected to Your Mac 524     Adding Shared Printers to Your Mac 525 Printing Under Mac OS X 525 Creating a PDF File 529 Scanning Images with Mac OS X 531 Chapter 30 Using Data Storage Devices 533 Using Disks and Discs 533 Using an External Hard Drive 534     Partitioning a Hard Drive 534 Working with Optical Discs 538     Assessing Your Mac’s Disc Drive 538 Burning Discs from the Finder 539     Creating Burn Folders 542 Burning CDs/DVDs with Disk Utility 543     Creating a Disk Image to Burn 543     Burning a Single Disk Image on CD or DVD 545     Burning a Folder on CD or DVD 546 Part VI Maintaining, Protecting, and Repairing Your Mac Chapter 31 Maintaining Your Mac 549 Basic Mac Maintenance 549 Using Software Update to Maintain Your System Software 550     Configuring Software Update 550     Working with Software Update 551 Cleaning Up Your Drives 553 Maintaining Your Disk Drives 554     Checking and Repairing Disks with Disk Utility 554     Erasing Disks with Disk Utility 558     Going Further with Disk Utility 559 Maintaining Alternate Startup Volumes 560 Building and Maintaining a Mac Toolkit 561 Chapter 32 Backing Up and Restoring Your Files 563 Defining a Backup Strategy 564 Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine 565     Configuring Time Machine 566     Restoring Files with Time Machine 568     Manually Navigating Your Time Machine Backups 570     Saving and Recovering File Versions 571 Third-Party Backup Solutions 572 Backup System Best Practices 573 Chapter 33 Securing Your Mac 575 Securing Your Mac with the Security & Privacy Pane 576     Securing Your Mac with FileVault 576     Securing Your Mac with the Mac OS X     Firewall 578     Securing Your Mac with Security Settings 580 Securing Your Mac by Removing Trash Securely 581 Securing Your Mac with Keychains 581     Viewing and Configuring Your Keychains and Keychain Items 582     Adding Items to a Keychain 584     Adding a Keychain 586     Using Keychains 586     Going Further with Keychains 587 Defending Your Mac from Internet Attacks 588     Defending Your Mac Against Internet Hackers 588     Defending Your Mac from Virus Attacks 588 Using Parental Controls to Safeguard a Mac 590     Using Parental Controls to Limit a User’s Access to the Mac 591     Limiting the Web Content Your Mac’s Users Can Access 594     Limiting Email and Chat Access of Others to Your Mac’s Users 595     Viewing Logs of User Activity 597 Chapter 34 Solving Mac Problems 599 Handling Mac Problems 599 Understanding the Causes of Problems 600     User Error 600     Bugs 601     Conflicting Software 601     Attacks on Your System 601     Hardware Failures 602 Preventing Problems 602 Assessing Your Mac 603     Using System Information to View a System Profile 603     Using Activity Monitor to Understand and Manage Processes 609     Using the Activity Monitor to Monitor System Activity 612     Using the Console to View Logs 615 Solving Problems 618     Implementing a Workaround 618     Troubleshooting and Describing Your Problem 619     Fixing Problems Yourself 620     Starting Up in Single-User Mode 624     Starting Up in Verbose Mode 625     Starting Up in Safe Mode 625     Getting Help for Your Problem 626 Appendix A Using iCloud 627 Setting Up iCloud 627 Activating iCloud Services 628 Managing iCloud Storage 630 Accessing Your Mac Remotely with Back to My Mac 630     9780789748317   TOC   10/7/2011  

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Robyn Ness has been using and writing about Mac OS X since 2001. Over the years, she has contributed to more than a dozen books about the Mac, web development software, and digital media. A glutton for punishment, she often helps family, friends, and colleagues diagnose and correct their computer problems and has learned the hard way what regular people understand and don’t understand about Mac OS X, and computers in general. Robyn currently works as a web developer at Ohio State University, focusing on user-centered design, information architecture, and content development. In her spare time, she tests the bounds of iPhoto by taking a ridiculous number of digital photographs, the best of which can be seen at www.floraphotographs.com. She also really likes dogs.

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