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This pocket guide is the fastest way to get up to speed on Snow Leopard, the latest version of Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Ideal for quick problem solving, this book helps you learn fundamental concepts of Snow Leopard quickly, so you can get the most out of it. You'll find concise information on the system's built-in applications and utilities, along with configuration tips, keyboard shortcuts, and a short guide to troubleshooting and network configuration. This pocket guide also:
Highlights new and changed features since the original Leopard release
Provides a handy reference to configuring sync, networking, and more
Explains how to manage user accounts
Covers migration and upgrades from previous versions of Mac OS X
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide is packed with concise and useful information in an easy-to-read format for everyone who uses Snow Leopard, from beginners to power users.
List of contents
Preface;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Using Code Examples;
Safari® Books Online;
How to Contact Us;
Acknowledgments;
Chapter 1: What's New in Snow Leopard?;
1.1 Grand Central Dispatch;
1.2 True 64-bit Operating System;
1.3 Microsoft Exchange Support;
1.4 OpenCL;
1.5 Smoking JavaScript;
1.6 Smaller Footprint;
1.7 Application and Finder Enhancements;
1.8 System Improvements;
1.9 Snow Leopard Offers Even More;
Chapter 2: Installing Snow Leopard and Migrating Data;
2.1 Which Macs Are Compatible?;
2.2 Preparing to Install Snow Leopard;
Chapter 3: The Quick Guide to Snow Leopard;
3.1 What You Need To Know About Mac OS X;
3.2 Using Snow Leopard;
3.3 Snow Leopard Basics;
3.4 Standard Window Controls;
3.5 Files and Folders;
3.6 Nonessential But Useful Mac OS X Features;
Chapter 4: Quick Guide to Troubleshooting Mac OS X;
4.1 Common Problems;
Chapter 5: System Preferences;
5.1 Preferences and Your Mac;
5.2 Preference Pane Rundown;
5.3 Non-Apple Preference Panes;
Chapter 6: Built-in Applications and Utilities;
6.1 Applications Installed with Snow Leopard;
6.2 Utilities Included with Snow Leopard;
Chapter 7: MobileMe;
7.1 Back to My Mac;
7.2 Adding or Removing a Computer to/from MobileMe;
7.3 iDisk;
7.4 Clearing the MobileMe Sync Slate;
Chapter 8: Security;
8.1 Password Management;
Chapter 9: Keyboard Commands and Special Characters;
9.1 Key Commands;
9.2 Typing Special Characters in Mac OS X;
About the author
Chris Seibold is an engineer, writer, and cartoonist residing in Knoxville, Tennessee. As an engineer, he has tackled such diverse processes as powder coating and hot dog casing manufacture. As a writer, he has focused on computing and written for a variety of online and traditional media, including serving as Senior Contributing Editor for the Apple Matters web site and contributing hacks to iPod and iTunes Hacks, with a talent for making the complex accessible to the interested but harried user. As a cartoonist, he has produced both cartoon strips and editorials. Chris also managed to spend some time working producing radio shows relating to sports. As soon as he hits television, the trifecta will be complete. Chris lives with his wife, young son, and what is quite possibly the world's dimmest canine. He has a degree in Physics from the University of Tennessee but has yet to find work involving frictionless inclined planes.
Summary
Helps you learn fundamental concepts of Snow Leopard. This book offers information on the system's built-in applications and utilities, along with configuration tips, keyboard shortcuts, and a short guide to troubleshooting and network configuration. It provides a reference to configuring sync, networking, and explains how to manage user accounts.
