My new Mac : 52 simple projects to get you started / Wallace Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Wally.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Macintosh (Computer)--Programming.

Macintosh (Computer).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You finally took the plunge and bought a Mac. Whether yours is a MacBook, Mac Pro, Mac mini, or iMac &mdash it's still a Mac, and it runs the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. But what do you do with your Mac after you turn it on? Do you even know how to turn it on and off properly or put it to sleep? You need a book like "My New Mac" to make everything easy. Wallace Wang, author of the best-selling "Steal This Computer Book," will show you, step-by-step, how to use tools like iPhoto to organize your photos, track birthdays with iCal, and clip and save information from the Internet so you can find it again. You'll find simple projects that will show you how to: Organize your files and folders by color and keyword View stocks, flights, and the weather Set up and manage parental controls to limit your children's computer and Internet access Play and burn CDs and DVDs Transfer photos from your digital camera to your computer Share songs, images, and documents wirelessly between Macs Don't put off learning how to use your new computer. Let Wallace Wang show you the ropes with "My New Mac,"

Contents:

Intro

Brief Contents

Contents in Detail

Introduction

Understanding Computer Terms

Telling the Computer What to Do

Finding a Command

Using the Keyboard

How This Book Is Organized

Part 1: Basic Training

1: Turning a Macintosh On and Off Manually or Automatically

What You'll Be Using

Turning a Macintosh Off the Normal Way

Forcing Your Macintosh to Shut Down

Restarting a Macintosh

Scheduling a Time to Turn Your Macintosh On or Off

Starting Programs When Your Macintosh Turns On

2: Learning to Use the Mouse

How to Point and Click the Mouse

Dragging the Mouse

Double-Clicking the Mouse

Right-Clicking the Mouse

Using the Scroll Ball

Using the Side Buttons

Additional Ideas for Using the Mouse

3: Choosing Commands on the Menu Bar

Understanding the Menu Bar

Understanding Dialogs

Understanding the Parts of the Menu Bar

Additional Ideas for Using the Menu Bar

4: Controlling Programs with the Dock

Understanding Program Icons

Understanding the Dock

Removing an Icon from the Dock

Adding an Icon to the Dock

Hiding or Moving the Dock

Magnifying the Dock

Switching Programs from the Dock

Quitting Programs from the Dock

Additional Ideas for Using the Dock

5: Manipulating Windows

Arranging Windows

Closing a Window

Moving a Window

Resizing a Window

Scrolling a Window

Minimizing a Window

Zooming a Window

Hiding the Toolbar of a Window

Hiding and Displaying Windows with Exposé

Hiding All Windows out of Sight

Displaying Only Windows from a Single Program

Viewing All Windows as Thumbnail Images

Working with Multiple Desktops with Spaces

Setting Up Spaces

Switching Between Desktops

Moving Windows Between Desktops.

Additional Ideas for Manipulating Windows

6: Navigating Through Folders with the Finder

Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files

Understanding the Finder

Viewing the Contents of a Drive

Viewing a Folder Hierarchy

Opening a Folder

Identifying Your Location in the Folder Hierarchy

Navigating Back and Forth Through Folders

Shortcuts to Viewing Folders

Additional Ideas for Navigating the Folder Hierarchy

Placing a Folder in the Sidebar

Placing a Folder as a Stack on the Dock

7: Creating, Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files and Folders

Creating Files and Folders

Creating a Folder in the Save Dialog

Creating a Folder in the Finder Window

Changing the View of Folders

Peeking Inside a File

Renaming a File or Folder

Deleting a File or Folder

Copying a File or Folder

Moving a File or Folder

Additional Ideas for Creating, Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files and Folders

8: Conserving Energy While Using Your Macintosh

The Parts of Your Macintosh That Will Go to Sleep

Forcing Your Macintosh to Sleep

Making Your Macintosh Sleep on a Schedule

Additional Ideas for Conserving Energy

Part 2: Making Life Easier with Shortcuts

9: Working Faster with Shortcut Commands

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Using Buttons

Using Shortcut Menus

Additional Ideas for Using Shortcuts

10: Learning to Drag and Drop

Dragging and Dropping Text

Dragging and Dropping Website Addresses in Safari

Dragging and Dropping Graphics

Dragging and Dropping Files into Programs

Additional Ideas for Dragging and Dropping

11: Controlling Your Macintosh with Hot Corners

Defining a Hot Corner

Using a Hot Corner.

Additional Ideas for Using Hot Corners

12: Finding Files Fast

Finding Specific Files with Spotlight

Using Spotlight Through the Finder

Using Spotlight from the Menu Bar

Using Smart Folders

Placing Folders on the Sidebar

Placing Folders on the Dock

Peeking at Files Without Opening Them

Additional Ideas for Finding Files

13: Organizing Files and Folders by Color and Weird Words

Labeling Files and Folders by Color

Searching Files and Folders by Color

Adding Spotlight Comments

Additional Ideas for Labeling Files and Folders with Colors and Comments

14: Putting Information at Your Fingertips with Dashboard

Starting Dashboard

Adding and Removing Dashboard Widgets

Adding Widgets to Dashboard

Removing Widgets from Dashboard

Rearranging Widgets on Dashboard

Customizing Widgets

Finding More Widgets

Erasing Widgets

Additional Ideas for Using Dashboard

15: Giving a Macintosh Multiple Personalities with User Accounts

Understanding User Accounts

Creating User Accounts

Logging Out of and In to an Account

Fast Switching Between Accounts

Turning on Fast User Switching

Changing Accounts with Fast User Switching

Deleting an Account

Additional Ideas for Using Accounts

16: Slapping Parental Controls on Your Kids

Creating a Managed with Parental Controls Account

Setting Parental Controls

Restricting Programs

Restricting Content

Restricting Email and iChat Contact

Setting Time Limits for Using the Macintosh

Viewing Account Usage

Additional Ideas for Using Managed Parental Controls Accounts

17: Making Your Mac Easier to See, Hear, and Control

Enlarging Text on the Screen.

Changing the Screen Resolution

Magnifying Parts of a Screen

Replacing Beeps with Screen Flashing

Turning on Sticky Keys

Using Mouse Keys to Control the Keyboard

Additional Ideas for Using Universal Access Features

Part 3: Putting Your Macintosh to Work

18: Jotting Down Notes

Storing Notes in the Stickies Program

Creating Notes

Color Coding Notes

Keeping Notes Floating Around

Deleting a Note

Storing Notes in the Stickies Dashboard Widget

Creating a Blank Stickies Widget in Dashboard

Color Coding a Stickies Widget

Deleting a Stickies Widget

Additional Ideas for Jotting Down Notes

19: Turning Your Mac into an Electronic Reminder

Scheduling Events in iCal

Displaying a Reminder on the Screen

Creating a Reminder

Viewing a Reminder

Opening a File

Sending an Email Reminder

Additional Ideas for Setting Reminders

20: Never Forget a Birthday Again

Storing Names and Birthdays in the Address Book

Automatically Creating a Birthdays Calendar

Additional Ideas for Tracking Important Dates

21: Playing Audio CDs and Audio Files on Your Macintosh

Playing Audio CDs

Importing Digital Audio Files

Deleting Digital Audio Files in iTunes

Playing Music

Rewinding (and Skipping) a Song

Adjusting the Volume

Using Playlists

Creating a Playlist

Adding (and Removing) Songs from a Playlist

Creating a Smart Playlist

Editing a Smart Playlist

Deleting a Playlist

Tagging Your Songs

Identifying all Playlists in which a Song Appears

Additional Ideas for Playing Music on a Macintosh

22: Ripping and Burning an Audio CD

Picking an Audio File Format

Ripping Songs from a CD

Choosing a CD Format

Burning a Custom Audio CD.

Additional Ideas for Ripping and Burning CDs

23: Playing Your Favorite Parts of a DVD

Switching Between Full Screen and Window Mode

Viewing DVD Movie Chapters

Playing Specific DVD Chapters

Using Bookmarks

Creating a Bookmark

Viewing a Bookmark

Deleting a Bookmark

Using Video Clips

Defining a Video Clip

Viewing a Video Clip

Deleting a Video Clip

Additional Ideas for Viewing Your Favorite Parts of a DVD

24: Storing Files on a CD or DVD

Identifying the Discs Your Macintosh Can Use

Erasing a Read/Write (RW) Disc

Choosing Files to Burn to a CD or DVD

Creating a Burn Folder

Burning Files Directly to Disc

Additional Ideas for Burning CDs and DVDs

25: Transferring Images to a Macintosh

Transferring Photos from a Digital Camera

Transferring Images from a Scanner

Copying Images from a Web Page

Saving an Image as a File

Copying and Pasting an Image into Another Program

Capturing Screen Images

Additional Ideas for Storing Images

26: Organizing Digital Photographs in iPhoto

How iPhoto Works

Working with Events

Viewing the Photos in an Event

Naming an Event

Viewing All Your Photos

Working with Albums

Creating an Album

Copying Photos to an Album

Removing Photos from an Album

Deleting Photos and Albums

Deleting Photos from iPhoto

Deleting an Album

Additional Ideas for Organizing Digital Photographs in iPhoto

27: Tagging and Sorting Digital Photographs in iPhoto

Tagging Photos

Renaming a Photo

Rating a Photo

Adding Keywords to a Photo

Making Your Own Keywords

Sorting Photos

Additional Ideas for Sorting Digital Photographs in iPhoto

28: Editing Digital Photographs in iPhoto

What You'll Be Using.

Rotating and Straightening Photos.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

567991229