by Larry Ullman and Marc Liyanage Mac OS ® X Panther ™ Timesaving Techniques FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Larry Ullman and Marc Liyanage Mac OS ® X Panther ™ Timesaving Techniques FOR DUMmIES ‰ Mac OS ® X Panther ™ Timesaving Techniques For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright © 2004 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2004101049 ISBN: 0-7645-5812-9 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1V/SS/QT/QU/IN About the Authors Larry Ullman is the Director of Digital Media Technologies at DMC Insights, Inc., a firm specializing in information technology. He is the author of four other computer books. In addition to writing, Larry develops dynamic Web applications, conducts training semi- nars, and is an Extension Instructor for the University of California at Berkeley. He’s been working with Apple computers for more than 20 years, starting with the Apple IIe back in the dark (or monochrome) ages. When he’s not tinkering on his Mac, he spends his time reading, working on his fixer- upper of a house, and, given the time, napping in front of the fireplace. Larry currently lives outside of Washington, D.C., with his wife of eight years, Jessica. Marc Liyanage is a senior software engineer at futureLAB AG, a research and development company focusing on emerging Internet, telecommunications, and wireless technologies. He’s been using and programming Macintosh computers professionally for 15 years for desktop publishing, video and TV screen design, and software development. He’s been a UNIX user and software engineer for the past eight years in the Internet/ISP industry, doing commercial Web application work and large-scale ISP systems design and imple- mentation using open source software packages. He has also taught classes on XML and trained junior software engineers. He’s been a Mac OS X user and developer since the first beta versions, and he’s very excited about the Panther OS because it brings together the elegance of the Macintosh with the power of UNIX. In his spare time, he runs the developer-oriented Mac OS X Web site www.entropy.ch, writes Cocoa software, and tinkers with his Mac. His spare-time interests include graphic design, typography, and digital photography. He enjoys watching and reading science fiction movies and books. Marc lives in Zurich, Switzerland. Dedication We dedicate this book to the good people at Apple. Thanks for designing wicked hard- ware, putting out the best operating system we’ve ever used (that’d be Panther), giving away some top-notch software, and for demonstrating that there’s nothing wrong with a computer that’s cool, feature-rich, secure, and stable. Marc would like to also dedicate this book to his mother, Martina. Authors’ Acknowledgments Our thanks to Wiley and to Carole McClendon at Waterside. As always, thanks to Jess for her support and willingness to listen to me complain. A special shout-out to David S. just for being a swell guy. Thanks to my excellent co-author, Marc, both for his much-needed assistance with this book as well as for the copious amount of work and support he has done for the Mac OS X platform over the years. Last but not least, my sincerest gratitude goes out to you, the reader. —Larry Ullman First and foremost, big thanks to Larry Ullman for inviting me to join him on this book project and for being a great guy to work with. I enjoyed every minute and learned a lot on the way. Thanks to my friends at futureLAB for making this the best work place in the world! Finally, thanks to my brother Andy for being a great friend. —Marc Liyanage Production Project Coordinator: Courtney MacIntyre Layout and Graphics: Beth Brooks, Joyce Haughey, Stephanie D. Jumper, Michael Kruzil, Kristin McMullan, Lynsey Osborn, Heather Ryan, Melanee Wolven Proofreaders: Laura L. Bowman, Carl Pierce Indexer: Tom Dinse Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Project Editor: Linda Morris Acquisitions Editor: Bob Woerner Senior Copy Editor: Teresa Artman Technical Editor: Ilene Hoffman Editorial Manager: Leah Cameron Media Development Supervisor: Richard Graves Editorial Assistant: Amanda Foxworth Cartoons: Rich Tennant ( www.the5thwave.com) Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online regis- tration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Mary C. Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction 1 Part I: Starting, Stopping, and Running Your Mac Faster 7 Technique 1: Installing Panther without the Hassle 9 Technique 2: Starting Up with Speed 19 Technique 3: Running Panther Faster 25 Technique 4: When Good Applications Go Bad 32 Technique 5: Logging Out and Shutting Down 36 Part II: Optimizing Your Interface 43 Technique 6: Working with Displays 45 Technique 7: Speedy Keyboard Navigation 53 Technique 8: Essential Keyboard Shortcuts 63 Technique 9: A Faster Finder 69 Technique 10: Customizing Windows for Your Convenience 79 Technique 11: Establishing an Efficient Dock 90 Technique 12: Saving Steps with Contextual Menus 96 Technique 13: Easily Managing Windows with Exposé 103 Part III: Handling Files (And Other Stuff) Quickly 111 Technique 14: Organizing Your Home Directory 113 Technique 15: Managing Aliases, Favorites, and Icons 122 Technique 16: Managing Information Effectively 130 Technique 17: Working with Files 141 Technique 18: Finding Files in the Finder 151 Technique 19: Slimming Down Your Hard Drive 160 Part IV: Improving Application Performance 165 Technique 20: Managing Applications 167 Technique 21: Launching Applications Fast 175 Technique 22: Switching, Hiding, and Quitting Applications 183 Technique 23: Opening Files Faster 188 Technique 24: Saving and Printing Files 195 Technique 25: Cut, Copy, Paste 202 Technique 26: Managing Fonts 207 Technique 27: Getting to Know Services 214 Part V: Cranking Up Your Internet Activities 219 Technique 28: Surfing with Safari 221 Technique 29: Surfing with Other Browsers 232 Technique 30: Managing Bookmarks Better 238 Technique 31: Speedy Searches with Google 245 Technique 32: Searching the Internet with Other Tools 252 Technique 33: Mastering Mail 259 Part VIII: Security and Maintenance 379 Technique 48: Better Backups with rsync and .Mac 381 Technique 49: Battling Viruses 389 Technique 50: Keeping Your Software Up-to-Date 394 Technique 51: Securing Files 399 Technique 52: Proper Password Policy 405 Technique 53: Useful Utilities 410 Part IX: The Scary Or Fun Stuff 415 Technique 54: Controlling Cellphones with Bluetooth 417 Technique 55: The Terminal, the Finder, and You 428 Technique 56: Managing and Finding Files Fast 438 Technique 57: Piping and Redirecting Output with the Terminal 444 Technique 58: Viewing and Editing Text Files 451 Technique 59: Customizing Your Terminal 456 Technique 60: AppleScript and You 464 Technique 61: Entertaining Yourself with Screen Savers 469 Index 475 Technique 34: Stopping Spam in Its Tracks 271 Technique 35: Innovative iChat 278 Part VI: Optimizing Your Network 287 Technique 36: Getting Your Mac Online 289 Technique 37: The Wonderful World of Wireless Networking 296 Technique 38: Sharing the Wealth with Rendezvous 303 Technique 39: Share the Love: Sharing Files, Printers, and More 309 Technique 40: Network Security 316 Technique 41: Your Guide to .Mac: $100 Well Spent 321 Part VII: Fast and Furious Multimedia 329 Technique 42: iTunes: Rockin’ in the (Partially) Free World 331 Technique 43: Working with iPhoto 342 Technique 44: Staying on Schedule with iCal 349 Technique 45: Snapping Screenshots Fast 357 Technique 46: Working with CDs and DVDs 363 Technique 47: Getting More Than Music out of Your iPod 369 [...]... of figures that make following along a breeze Decide for yourself how to use this book: Read it cover to cover if you like, or skip right to the Technique that interests you the most In Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies, you can find out how to ߜ Tame time-consuming tasks: Because we demystify the inner workings of Mac OS X Panther for you, letting you in on more than 60 tips and tricks... links to useful Web pages, and extras (as we create them) Plus, you’ll also find our contact information and the link to the supporting forum Comments and Questions ߜ Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies, the support forum (www.entropy.ch/ mactst/): Marc has established a forum at his Web site where you can ask questions about the book, about us, and about your Mac Not only will we reply... Steps with Contextual Menus Grasping the Basics of Contextual Menus Using CMs with Third-Party Applications AppleScript, Contextual Menus, and You Folder Actions Big Cat 90 90 92 92 95 96 96 98 99 100 101 Technique 13: Easily Managing Windows with Exposé Introducing Exposé How to Get the Most out of Exposé Dragging and dropping with Exposé Using Exposé without the mouse Part III: Handling Files (And Other... the reader, and this one is no exception Don’t be alarmed: We’re not looking for an advanced degree in computer science or the ability to recall long lists of Mac trivia at parties What we do expect of you are two things: ߜ A Macintosh, running Panther (Mac OS X v.3): Well, to be perfectly frank, if you aren’t running Panther (but are running another version of Mac OS X) , you’ll still be able to get... The Timesaving Techniques For Dummies books focus on high-payoff techniques that save you time, either on the spot or somewhere down the road And these books get to the point in a hurry, with step-by-step instructions to pace you through the tasks you need to do, without any of the fluff you don’t want We’ve identified more than 60 Techniques that Mac OS X Panther users need to know to make the most... ask, here are some places to turn: ߜ Wiley (www .dummies. com): You can contact Wiley, the publisher of this book, at its For Dummies Web site Feel free to leave all sorts of feedback, including praise (Woo-hoo!), complaints (D’oh!), and requests (that’s okay, too) ߜ Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies, the Web site (www.dmcinsights.com/ mactst): At Larry’s Web site, we’re maintaining... computer with the first Panther installation disc 2 Mac OS Extended ᮣ UFS (Unix File System) If you choose to format with UFS, you render the hard drive unrecognizable by some operating systems (in particular, OS 9) For this reason, we’d advise you to stay away from it Managing Your Disk Drives 4 13 Enter the volume’s name (see Figure 1-3 ) in the Name box • Figure 1-4 : Opting for two partitions as the... hassle If you select the Erase and Install option, you have the choice of formatting with either the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or Unix File System (UFS) formats You almost certainly want the former, but read the “Managing Your Disk Drives” section for more information If you perform an Erase and Install of Panther, all your existing applications — along with your files — are wiped out If you don’t... 449 Technique 58: Viewing and Editing Text Files 451 Viewing Files cat more or less Viewing Parts of Files Editing Files 451 451 452 453 454 xvi Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies Technique 59: Customizing Your Terminal Adjusting Terminal’s Preferences Creating Terminal Preferences Files Choosing Your Shell Customizing Your Shell Shareware Tools for Working with the Terminal Technique... in Panther itself is ߜ A new style of Finder windows with improved navigation, much better search capability, and built-in actions (which are kind of like contextual menus) ߜ The return of Labels, the much maligned — but still used — Mac OS 9 feature that dropped off the radar in previous versions of OS X ߜ Greatly improved Open and Save dialogs for applications ߜ Exposé, which is a fantastic tool for . Liyanage Mac OS ® X Panther ™ Timesaving Techniques FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Larry Ullman and Marc Liyanage Mac OS ® X Panther ™ Timesaving Techniques FOR DUMmIES ‰ Mac OS ® X Panther ™ Timesaving Techniques. you the most. In Mac OS X Panther Timesaving Techniques For Dummies, you can find out how to ߜ Tame time-consuming tasks: Because we demystify the inner workings of Mac OS X Panther for you,. Dummies x Technique 13: Easily Managing Windows with Exposé 103 Introducing Exposé 103 How to Get the Most out of Exposé 106 Dragging and dropping with Exposé 107 Using Exposé without the mouse 109 Part III: Handling