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main < Day Day Up > • Table of Contents • Reviews • CD-ROM • Reader Reviews • Errata • Academic Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition By David Pogue Publisher: O'Reilly Pub Date: December 2003 ISBN: 0-596-00615-2 Pages: 782 With new material on practically every page, the latest update of David Pogue's best-selling title offers a wealth of detail on the all of the changes in Apple's Mac OS X 10.3, aka "Panther". Written with humor and technical insight characteristic of the Missing Manual series, the new edition covers everything from the all-new Finder to iChat AV Apple's exciting tool for video conferencing. The book also deals with features under the hood, such as the Terminal and networking tools. Pogue, the renowned New York Times computer columnist, tackles his subject with scrupulous objectivity revealing which new features work well and which do not. An authoritative book that will appeal to novices and experienced users alike. < Day Day Up > file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20The%2 ing%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/main.html5/3/2004 4:41:16 AM Table of Contents < Day Day Up > • Table of Contents • Reviews • CD-ROM • Reader Reviews • Errata • Academic Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition By David Pogue Publisher: O'Reilly Pub Date: December 2003 ISBN: 0-596-00615-2 Pages: 782 Copyright The Missing Credits About the Author About the Creative Team Acknowledgments Introduction What's New in Panther About This Book About These Arrows The Very Basics Part I: The Mac OS X Desktop Chapter 1. Folders and Windows Section 1.1. Getting into Mac OS X Section 1.2. Windows and How to Work Them Section 1.3. The Three Window Views file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (1 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section 1.4. Icon View Section 1.5. List View Section 1.6. Column View Section 1.7. Logging Out, Shutting Down Section 1.8. Getting Help in Mac OS X Chapter 2. Organizing Your Stuff Section 2.1. The Mac OS X Folder Structure Section 2.2. Icon Names Section 2.3. Selecting Icons Section 2.4. Moving and Copying Icons Section 2.5. Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once Section 2.6. Color Labels Section 2.7. The Trash Section 2.8. Get Info Section 2.9. Finding Files 1: The Search Bar Section 2.10. Finding Files 2: The Find Window Chapter 3. Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar Section 3.1. The Dock Section 3.2. Setting Up the Dock Section 3.3. Using the Dock Section 3.4. The Finder Toolbar Section 3.5. Designing Your Desktop Section 3.6. Menulets: The Missing Manual Part II: Applications in Mac OS X Chapter 4. Programs and Documents Section 4.1. Launching Mac OS X Programs Section 4.2. The "Heads-Up" Program Switcher Section 4.3. Exposé: Death to Window Clutter Section 4.4. Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way Section 4.5. How Documents Know Their Parents Section 4.6. Keyboard Control Section 4.7. The Save and Open Dialog Boxes Section 4.8. Three Kinds of Programs: Cocoa, Carbon, Classic Section 4.9. The Cocoa Difference Section 4.10. Installing Mac OS X Programs Chapter 5. Back to Mac OS 9 file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (2 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section 5.1. Two Roads to Mac OS 9 Section 5.2. Classic: Mac OS 9 on Mac OS X Section 5.3. Restarting in Mac OS 9 Section 5.4. Three Tricks for Faster Switching Chapter 6. Moving Data Section 6.1. Moving Data Between Documents Section 6.2. Exchanging Data with Other Macs Section 6.3. Exchanging Data with Windows PCs Chapter 7. AppleScript Section 7.1. Running Ready-Made AppleScripts Section 7.2. Creating Your Own AppleScripts Section 7.3. Recording Scripts in "Watch Me" Mode Section 7.4. Saving a Script Section 7.5. Writing Commands by Hand Section 7.6. Folder Actions Section 7.7. Advanced AppleScript Part III: The Components of Mac OS X Chapter 8. System Preferences Section 8.1. The System Preferences Window Section 8.2. .Mac Section 8.3. Accounts Section 8.4. Appearance Section 8.5. Bluetooth Section 8.6. CDs & DVDs Section 8.7. Classic Section 8.8. Date & Time Section 8.9. Desktop & Screen Saver Section 8.10. Displays Section 8.11. Dock Section 8.12. Energy Saver Section 8.13. Exposé Section 8.14. International Section 8.15. Keyboard & Mouse Section 8.16. Network Section 8.17. Print & Fax Section 8.18. QuickTime file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (3 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section 8.19. Security Section 8.20. Sharing Section 8.21. Software Update Section 8.22. Sound Section 8.23. Speech Section 8.24. Startup Disk Section 8.25. Universal Access Chapter 9. The Free Programs Section 9.1. Your Free Mac OS X Programs Section 9.2. Address Book Section 9.3. AppleScript Section 9.4. Calculator Section 9.5. Chess Section 9.6. DVD Player Section 9.7. Font Book Section 9.8. iCal, iChat, iSync Section 9.9. iDVD 3 Section 9.10. Image Capture Section 9.11. iMovie Section 9.12. Internet Connect Section 9.13. Internet Explorer Section 9.14. iPhoto Section 9.15. iSync Section 9.16. iTunes Section 9.17. Mail Section 9.18. Preview Section 9.19. QuickTime Player Section 9.20. Safari Section 9.21. Sherlock Section 9.22. Stickies Section 9.23. System Preferences Section 9.24. TextEdit Section 9.25. Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox Chapter 10. CDs, DVDs, and iTunes Section 10.1. How the Mac Does Disks Section 10.2. Burning CDs and DVDs file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (4 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section 10.3. iTunes: The Digital Jukebox Section 10.4. DVD Movies Part IV: The Technologies of Mac OS X Chapter 11. Security and Accounts Section 11.1. Introducing Accounts Section 11.2. Administrator vs. Standard Accounts Section 11.3. Creating an Account Section 11.4. Setting Up the Login/Logout Process Section 11.5. Signing In Section 11.6. Logging Out Section 11.7. Fast User Switching Section 11.8. The Root Account Chapter 12. Networking Section 12.1. Wiring the Network Section 12.2. File Sharing Section 12.3. Networking with Windows Section 12.4. Managing Groups Section 12.5. Dialing In from the Road Section 12.6. Forgettable Passwords: The Keychain Chapter 13. Printing, Faxing, Fonts, and Graphics Section 13.1. Mac Meets Printer Section 13.2. Making the Printout Section 13.3. Managing Printouts Section 13.4. Printer Sharing Section 13.5. Faxing Section 13.6. PDF Files Section 13.7. Fonts—and Font Book Section 13.8. Font Fuzziness on the Screen Section 13.9. ColorSync Section 13.10. Graphics in Mac OS X Section 13.11. Screen-Capture Keystrokes Chapter 14. Sound, Movies, Speech, and Handwriting Section 14.1. Playing Sounds Section 14.2. Recording Sound Section 14.3. QuickTime Movies Section 14.4. Speech Recognition file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (5 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section 14.5. The Mac Talks Back Section 14.6. Ink: Handwriting Recognition Chapter 15. Terminal: Doorway to Unix Section 15.1. Terminal Section 15.2. Navigating in Unix Section 15.3. Working with Files and Directories Section 15.4. Online Help Section 15.5. Terminal's Window Preferences Section 15.6. Terminal Tips and Tricks Section 15.7. Double-Clickable Unix Tools Chapter 16. Fun with Unix Section 16.1. Changing Permissions with Terminal Section 16.2. Enabling the Root Account Section 16.3. Nine Useful Unix Utilities Section 16.4. Where to Go from Here Section 16.5. Putting It Together Chapter 17. Hacking Mac OS X Section 17.1. TinkerTool: Customization 101 Section 17.2. Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics Section 17.3. Replacing the Finder Icons Section 17.4. Rewriting the Words Part V: Mac OS X Online Chapter 18. Internet Setup, Firewall, and .Mac Section 18.1. The Best News You've Heard All Day Section 18.2. Connecting by Dial-up Modem Section 18.3. Broadband Connections Section 18.4. AirPort Networks Section 18.5. The Firewall Section 18.6. Switching Locations Section 18.7. Multihoming Section 18.8. Internet Sharing Section 18.9. .Mac Services Section 18.10. Internet Location Files Chapter 19. Mail and Address Book Section 19.1. Setting Up Mail Section 19.2. Checking Your Mail file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (6 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section 19.3. Writing Messages Section 19.4. Reading Email Section 19.5. The Anti-Spam Toolkit Section 19.6. Address Book Chapter 20. Panther's Internet Software Suite Section 20.1. Sherlock Section 20.2. iChat AV Section 20.3. iCal Section 20.4. iSync Section 20.5. Safari Chapter 21. SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web Sharing Section 21.1. Web Sharing Section 21.2. FTP Section 21.3. Connecting from the Road Section 21.4. Remote Access with SSH Section 21.5. Virtual Private Networking Part VI: Appendices Appendix A. Installing Mac OS X 10.3 Section A.1. Getting Ready to Install Section A.2. Four Kinds of Installation Section A.3. The Basic Installation Section A.4. The Upgrade Installation Section A.5. The Clean Install Section A.6. The Setup Assistant Section A.7. Uninstalling Mac OS X 10.3 Appendix B. Troubleshooting Section B.1. Problems That Aren't Problems Section B.2. Minor Eccentric Behavior Section B.3. Frozen Programs (Force Quitting) Section B.4. The Wrong Program Opens Section B.5. Can't Empty the Trash Section B.6. Can't Move or Rename an Icon Section B.7. Application Won't Open Section B.8. Startup Problems Section B.9. Fixing the Disk Section B.10. Where to Get Troubleshooting Help file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (7 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Appendix C. The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary (Mac Version) Section C.1. ~ATM control panel Section C.2. Appearance control panel Section C.3. Apple DVD Player Section C.4. Apple Extras Section C.5. Apple ( ) menu Section C.6. Apple Menu Options control panel Section C.7. AppleCD Audio Player Section C.8. AppleScript Section C.9. AppleTalk control panel Section C.10. Application menu Section C.11. Audio CD AutoPlay Section C.12. Balloon Help Section C.13. Battery Level Section C.14. Button View Section C.15. Chooser Section C.16. Clean Up command Section C.17. Click-and-a-half Section C.18. CloseView Section C.19. -Drag to scroll an icon-view window Section C.20. Shift- -3, Shift- -4 Section C.21. Collapse box Section C.22. ColorSync control panel Section C.23. Contextual Menu Items folder Section C.24. Control panels Section C.25. Control Strip control panel Section C.26. Date & Time control panel Section C.27. Desktop clippings Section C.28. Desktop printers Section C.29. Dial Assist control panel Section C.30. Disk First Aid Section C.31. Disk icons Section C.32. Draggable window edges Section C.33. Drive Setup Section C.34. Edit menu Section C.35. Eject file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (8 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM Table of Contents Section C.36. Empty Trash Section C.37. Encrypt Section C.38. Energy Saver control panel Section C.39. Erase Disk Section C.40. Extensions Section C.41. Extensions Manager control panel Section C.42. Favorites Section C.43. File Exchange control panel Section C.44. File menu Section C.45. File Sharing control panel Section C.46. File Synchronization control panel Section C.47. Find Similar Files Section C.48. Finder (the application) Section C.49. Finder Preferences Section C.50. Fonts folder Section C.51. FontSync Section C.52. Force quitting Section C.53. General Controls control panel Section C.54. Get Info Section C.55. Graphing Calculator Section C.56. Grid Spacing Section C.57. Help menu Section C.58. Hide commands Section C.59. Info Strip Section C.60. Infrared control panel Section C.61. Internet control panel Section C.62. Internet Utilities Section C.63. iTunes Section C.64. Key Caps Section C.65. Keyboard control panel Section C.66. Keychain Access control panel Section C.67. Label command Section C.68. Launcher control panel Section C.69. Location Manager Section C.70. Locked Section C.71. Mac Help file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop/Mac%20OS%20X%20Th g%20Manual,%20Panther%20Edition/0596006152/toc.html (9 of 14)5/3/2004 4:45:13 AM [...]... ISBN: 0-5 9 6-0 062 5-2 < Day Day Up > file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 2 0The% 2 ther%2 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-PREFACE-1.html5/3/2004 4:45:56 AM The Missing Credits < Day Day Up > The Missing Credits About the Author About the Creative Team Acknowledgments < Day Day Up > file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 2 0The% 2 ther%2 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-PREFACE-2.html5/3/2004... file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 20Th 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-CHP-0-SECT-2.html (2 of 3)5/3/2004 4:46:14 AM About This Book q q q q q Part I, The Mac OS X Desktop, covers everything you see on the screen when you turn on a Mac OS X computer: menu, and so on the Dock, the sidebar, Exposé, icons, windows, menus, scroll bars, the Trash, aliases, the Part II, Applications in Mac OS X, is dedicated to the proposition... file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 20Th 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-CHP-0-SECT-3.html (1 of 2)5/3/2004 4:46:16 AM About These Arrows < Day Day Up > file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 20Th 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-CHP-0-SECT-3.html (2 of 2)5/3/2004 4:46:16 AM The Very Basics < Day Day Up > The Very Basics To use this book, and indeed to use a Macintosh computer, you need... 2: The Missing Manual by David Pogue, Joseph Schorr, & Derrick Story iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue iPod: The Missing Manual by J.D Biersdorfer (covering iTunes, MusicMatch, and the iTunes Music Store) Google: The Missing Manual by Sarah Milstein Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual by David Pogue Mac OS X Hints, Panther Edition by Rob Griffiths FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual. .. Panther < Day Day Up > file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 20Th 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-CHP-0-SECT-4.html (3 of 3)5/3/2004 4:46:19 AM Part I: The Mac OS X Desktop < Day Day Up > Part I: The Mac OS X Desktop Chapter 1: Folders and Windows Chapter 2: Organizing Your Stuff Chapter 3: Dock, Desktop, and Toolbar < Day Day Up > file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 2 0The% 2 Panther% 2 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-PART-1.html5/3/2004... see "Mac OS X" and say "Mac O.S ex." That's a sure way to get funny looks in public Then there's the "Mac OS" part—what a misnomer! Mac OS X is not, in fact, what millions of people think of as the Mac OS Apple designed Mac OS X to look something like the old Mac system software, and certain features have been written to work like they used to But all of that is just an elaborate fake-out Mac OS X is... file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 20Th 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-CHP-0-SECT-1.html (3 of 4)5/3/2004 4:46:11 AM What's New in Panther q q You can now send and receive faxes right from the Mac, too, using Apple's first homegrown, fully integrated faxing software Networking When it comes to hooking up your Mac to other computers, including those on the Internet, few operating systems can match Mac OS X It offers... file:///Users/crazymonkey/Desktop /Mac% 2 0OS% 2 0X% 2 0The% 2 0Panther% 2 0Edition/ 0596006152/macxmmpanther-CHP-1.html5/3/2004 4:46:23 AM 1.1 Getting into Mac OS X < Day Day Up > 1.1 Getting into Mac OS X When you first turn on a Mac that's running Mac OS X 10.3, an Apple logo greets you, soon followed by an animated, liquidy blue progress bar Left: On Macs configured to accommodate different people at different times, this is one of the. .. What's New in Panther UP TO SPEED Mac OS X: The Buzzword-Compliant Operating System You can't read an article about Mac OS X without hearing certain technical buzzwords that were once exclusively the domain of computer engineers Apple is understandably proud that Mac OS X offers all of these sophisticated, state-of -the- art operating system features Unfortunately, publicizing them means exposing the rest... 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Reviews • CD-ROM • Reader Reviews • Errata • Academic Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition By David Pogue Publisher: O'Reilly Pub Date: December 2003 ISBN: 0-5 9 6-0 061 5-2 Pages: