The big new book on Apple's big new cat-OS X Mountain Lion
The 800+ pages in this value-packed guide cover everything you need to know to get the most out of OS X Mountain Lion. Eight minibooks are packed with detailed information covering essential topics such as OS X basics, customizing and sharing, creating digital hubs, using iWork, networking, advanced functions, and more. You'll learn how to keep your system safe with the amazing new Gatekeeper, integrate Twitter and Facebook into your Mac life, get your head in the iCloud, and a host of other cool and practical new functions.
* Features eight minibooks: Introducing OS X, Customizing and Sharing, the Digital Hub, Using iWork, the Typical Internet Stuff, Networking in OS X, Expanding Your System, and Advanced OS X
* Covers new OS X features that bring more of the iOS experience to the Mac desktop, including Messages, Notes, Reminders, Notification Center, Power Nap, Twitter and Facebook integration, Gatekeeper, Dictation, and Game Center
* Shows you how to search with Spotlight, backup and restore your system with iCloud, tweak images with iPhoto, go Hollywood with iMovie, create websites, use FaceTime, turn your Mac into a DVD theatre, and jam with GarageBand and iTunes
* Explains how to stay secure, go wireless, expand your system, troubleshoot problems, and much more
If you want one book for all things OS X Mountain Lion, you'll want OS X Mountain Lion All-in-One For Dummies.
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Maße
Höhe: 23.3 cm
Breite: 18.7 cm
Dicke: 4.4 cm
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ISBN-13
978-1-118-39416-8 (9781118394168)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Mark L. Chambers is an author, tech editor, and unabashed Mac fan. He is the author of more than 30 computer books including MacBook For Dummies, iMac For Dummies, and Macs For Seniors For Dummies.
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Columbia, Missouri
Introduction 1
Book I: Introducing OS X 9
Chapter 1: Shaking Hands with OS X 11
Chapter 2: Navigating and Running Programs 27
Chapter 3: Basic OS X Housekeeping 57
Chapter 4: Searching Everything with Spotlight 87
Chapter 5: Fun with Photo Booth 97
Chapter 6: Using Reminders, Notes, and Notifications 103
Chapter 7: Keeping Track with Contacts 111
Chapter 8: Marking Time with Calendar 125
Chapter 9: The Joys of Maintenance 135
Chapter 10: Getting Help for the Big X 157
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting the X 165
Book II: Customizing and Sharing 175
Chapter 1: Building the Finder of Your Dreams 177
Chapter 2: Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch 201
Chapter 3: Delving under the Hood with System Preferences 219
Chapter 4: You Mean Others Can Use My Mac, Too? 263
Chapter 5: Setting Up Multiuser Accounts 271
Chapter 6: Sharing Documents for Fun and Profit 287
Book III: The Digital Hub 297
Chapter 1: The World According to Apple 299
Chapter 2: Jamming with iTunes and iPod 307
Chapter 3: Focusing on iPhoto 335
Chapter 4: Making Magic with iMovie 359
Chapter 5: Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand 381
Chapter 6: No, It's Not Called iQuickTime 403
Chapter 7: Turning Your Mac into a DVD Theater 409
Book IV: Using iWork 419
Chapter 1: Desktop Publishing with Pages 421
Chapter 2: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 435
Chapter 3: Building Presentations with Keynote 449
Book V: The Typical Internet Stuff 461
Chapter 1: Getting on the Internet 463
Chapter 2: Using Apple Mail 471
Chapter 3: Staying in Touch with Messages and FaceTime 499
Chapter 4: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud 519
Chapter 5: Going Places with Safari 523
Chapter 6: Staying Secure Online 541
Book VI: Networking in OS X 551
Chapter 1: Setting Up a Small Network 553
Chapter 2: Using Your Network 571
Chapter 3: Going Wireless 587
Chapter 4: Sharing That Precious Internet Thing 599
Book VII: Expanding Your System 611
Chapter 1: Hardware That Will Make You Giddy 613
Chapter 2: Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir 627
Chapter 3: Port-o-Rama: Using Thunderbolt, USB, and FireWire 639
Chapter 4: I'm Okay, You're a Printer 647
Chapter 5: Applications That You've (Probably) Gotta Have 655
Chapter 6: Putting Bluetooth to Work 671
Book VIII: Advanced OS X 679
Chapter 1: Running Windows on Your Mac with Boot Camp 681
Chapter 2: And Unix Lurks Beneath 689
Chapter 3: AppleScript Just Plain Rocks 713
Chapter 4: Talking with and Writing to Your Macintosh 729
Index 745
