
Macs For Dummies
Edward C. Baig(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
12th Edition
Published on 25. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-1-118-51719-2 (ISBN)
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Description
The bestselling Mac book of all time, updated for OS X Mountain Lion and the latest hardware
More and more people are joining the ranks of Mac owners each year. This popular guidebook, as user-friendly as the Mac itself, has sold more than 1.3 million copies in previous editions. In this most recent version, popular author Edward C. Baig, Personal Tech columnist for USA TODAY, covers OS X Mountain Lion, the newest MacBooks, updates to the iLife suite, and much more. All the basics are here, including setting up and navigating your Mac, using the Safari browser, making video calls with FaceTime, managing photos and videos, syncing with iCloud, and more.
* Mac sales are booming, and this guide helps new users or those upgrading from an earlier version take full advantage of all the newest features
* Covers the newest operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, as well as the latest Mac mini, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, and Mac Pro hardware
* Shows how to set up your Mac, navigate the desktop, use the Dock, print or fax documents, surf the web with Safari, set up e-mail, use FaceTime and iMessage, sync devices with iCloud, run Windows on a Mac, and back up your files with Time Machine
* Explores the newest version of the iLife suite; how to work with photos, videos, and music files; blogging and social networking; organizing your life with Reminders; setting up a network, and more
Macs For Dummies, 12th Edition will help you get the most from your new Mac, quickly and easily.
More and more people are joining the ranks of Mac owners each year. This popular guidebook, as user-friendly as the Mac itself, has sold more than 1.3 million copies in previous editions. In this most recent version, popular author Edward C. Baig, Personal Tech columnist for USA TODAY, covers OS X Mountain Lion, the newest MacBooks, updates to the iLife suite, and much more. All the basics are here, including setting up and navigating your Mac, using the Safari browser, making video calls with FaceTime, managing photos and videos, syncing with iCloud, and more.
* Mac sales are booming, and this guide helps new users or those upgrading from an earlier version take full advantage of all the newest features
* Covers the newest operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, as well as the latest Mac mini, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, and Mac Pro hardware
* Shows how to set up your Mac, navigate the desktop, use the Dock, print or fax documents, surf the web with Safari, set up e-mail, use FaceTime and iMessage, sync devices with iCloud, run Windows on a Mac, and back up your files with Time Machine
* Explores the newest version of the iLife suite; how to work with photos, videos, and music files; blogging and social networking; organizing your life with Reminders; setting up a network, and more
Macs For Dummies, 12th Edition will help you get the most from your new Mac, quickly and easily.
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Edition
12., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
ill
Dimensions
Height: 28.3 cm
Width: 22.2 cm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1352 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-51719-2 (9781118517192)
Schweitzer Classification
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Edward C. Baig is the Personal Tech columnist for USA TODAY and makes regular appearances in USA TODAY videos. Ed is also the coauthor of several books including iPad mini For Dummies, iPhone For Dummies, and iPad For Dummies.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Macs 5
Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World 7
Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac 13
Chapter 3: Getting to the Core of the Apple 31
Chapter 4: Here a Mac, There a Mac, Everywhere a Mac Mac 59
Part II: Mac Daily Dealings 71
Chapter 5: Making the Mac Your Own 73
Chapter 6: Apple's Feline Fetish 99
Chapter 7: Handling All That Busy Work 111
Chapter 8: Printing and Faxing 135
Part III: Rocketing into Cyberspace 147
Chapter 9: Stairway to the Internet 149
Chapter 10: Delivering the Goods on E-Mail 175
Chapter 11: Caught Up in the Web 199
Chapter 12: Joining iCloud, the Club That Will Have You for a Member 231
Chapter 13: Mounting a Defense Strategy 243
Part IV: Getting an iLife 257
Chapter 14: Living in an iTunes Nation 259
Chapter 15: Taking an iPhoto Close-Up 287
Chapter 16: Shooting an iMovie Screen Test 323
Chapter 17: The Show Must Go On 347
Part V: The Creepy Geeky Section 365
Chapter 18: Networking Madness 367
Chapter 19: Surviving in a Windows World 379
Chapter 20: Handling Trouble in Paradise 387
Part VI: The Part of Tens 403
Chapter 21: Ten Clever Dashboard Widgets 405
Chapter 22: Ten Indispensable Mac Websites 411
Index 415
Part I: Getting Started with Macs 5
Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World 7
Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac 13
Chapter 3: Getting to the Core of the Apple 31
Chapter 4: Here a Mac, There a Mac, Everywhere a Mac Mac 59
Part II: Mac Daily Dealings 71
Chapter 5: Making the Mac Your Own 73
Chapter 6: Apple's Feline Fetish 99
Chapter 7: Handling All That Busy Work 111
Chapter 8: Printing and Faxing 135
Part III: Rocketing into Cyberspace 147
Chapter 9: Stairway to the Internet 149
Chapter 10: Delivering the Goods on E-Mail 175
Chapter 11: Caught Up in the Web 199
Chapter 12: Joining iCloud, the Club That Will Have You for a Member 231
Chapter 13: Mounting a Defense Strategy 243
Part IV: Getting an iLife 257
Chapter 14: Living in an iTunes Nation 259
Chapter 15: Taking an iPhoto Close-Up 287
Chapter 16: Shooting an iMovie Screen Test 323
Chapter 17: The Show Must Go On 347
Part V: The Creepy Geeky Section 365
Chapter 18: Networking Madness 367
Chapter 19: Surviving in a Windows World 379
Chapter 20: Handling Trouble in Paradise 387
Part VI: The Part of Tens 403
Chapter 21: Ten Clever Dashboard Widgets 405
Chapter 22: Ten Indispensable Mac Websites 411
Index 415