OS X Mavericks : the missing manual / David Pogue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pogue, David, 1963-

Series:

The missing manual OS X Mavericks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (884 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

OS ten Mavericks

Place of Publication:

Beijing ; Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, [2013]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad? OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Its 200 new features include Mac versions of iPad goodies like Maps, iBooks, and iTunes Radio—but not a single page of instructions. Fortunately, David Pogue is back, with the expertise and humor that have made this the #1 bestselling Mac book for over 11 years straight. The important stuff you need to know: Big-ticket changes. Finder tabs. Finder tags. App Nap. iCloud Keychain. iTunes Radio. Maps. iBooks. Automatic app updating. If Apple wrote it, this book covers it. Nips and tucks. This book demystifies the hundreds of smaller enhancements, too, in all 50 programs that come with the Mac: Safari, Mail, Calendar, Notification Center,Messages, Time Machine… Shortcuts. Meet the tippiest, trickiest Mac book ever written. Undocumented surprises await on every page. Power users. Security, networking, build-your-own Services, file sharing with Windows, even Mac OS X’s Unix chassis—this one witty, expert guide makes it all crystal clear. There’s something new on practically every page of this edition, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them.

Contents:

Part one. The OS X Desktop. Folders and windows ; Organizing your stuff ; Spotlight

Part two. Programs in OS X. Documents, programs & mission control ; Data : typing, dictating, sharing & backing up ; Automator, AppleScript & services ; Windows on Macintosh

Part three. The components of OS X. System preferences ; Notifications ; The free programs of OS X ; CDs, DVDs & iTunes

Part four. The technologies of OS X. Accounts, security & gatekeeper ; Networking, file sharing & AirDrop ; Graphics, fonts & printing ; Sound, movies & speech

Part five. OS X online. Internet setup & iCloud ; Mail & contacts ; Safari ; Messages ; SSH, FTP & VPN

Part six. Appendixes. Installing OS X Mavericks ; Troubleshooting ; The Windows-to-Mac dictionary ; The master OS X secret keystroke list.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 13, 2014).

ISBN:

9781306809955

1306809959

9781449372910

1449372910

9781449372903

1449372902

OCLC:

868924749