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My New Mac: 52 Simple Projects to Get You Started
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:
PART I: Basic Training
Introduction
1. Turning a Macintosh On and Off Manually or Automatically
2. Learning to Use the Mouse
3. Choosing Commands on the Menu Bar
4. Controlling Programs with the Dock
5. Manipulating Windows
6. Navigating through Folders with the Finder
7. Creating, Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files and Folders
8. Conserving Energy While Using Your Macintosh
PART II: Making Life Easier with Shortcuts
9. Working Faster with Shortcut Commands
10. Learn to Drag and Drop
11. Controlling Your Macintosh with Hot Corners
12. Finding Files Fast
13. Organizing Files and Folders by Color and Weird Words
14. Putting Information at your Fingertips with Dashboard
15. Giving a Macintosh Multiple Personalities with User Accounts
16. Slapping Parental Controls on your Kids
17. Making Your Macintosh Easier to See, Hear, and Control
PART III: Putting your Macintosh to Work
18. Jotting Down Notes
19. Turning your Mac into an Electronic Reminder
20. Never Forget a Birthday Again
21. Playing Audio CDs and Audio Files on Your Macintosh
22. Ripping and Burning Audio CD
23. Playing Your Favorite Parts of a DVD
24. Storing Files on a CD or DVD
25. Transferring Images to a Macintosh
26. Organizing Digital Photographs in iPhoto
27. Tagging and Sorting Digital Pictures in iPhoto
28. Editing Digital Photographs in iPhoto
29. Turning your Macintosh into an Electronic Picture Frame
30. Sharing Files Without Connecting Cables
31. Retrieving Files Back in Time
32. Typing Foreign Languages
PART IV: Touching the World Through the Internet
33. Remembering your Favorite Websites
34. Reading the Latest Updates on Your Favorite Websites
35. Keeping Your Internet Activities Private
36. Saving Research Information from a Web Page
37. Creating an Electronic Clipping Service for Web Pages
38. Watching Videos on any Website
39. Expanding Your Mind by Listening to Free College Lectures
40. Listening to News, Music, and Talk Shows over the Internet
41. Setting Up an Email Account
42. Reading and Writing Email
43. Making Email Look Pretty
44. Organizing your Email
45. Dealing with Junk Email
PART V: Maintaining your Macintosh
46. Learning About Your Macintosh
47. Installing, Updating, and Uninstalling Software on Your Macintosh
48. Performing Preventative Maintenance on Your Macintosh
49. Ejecting Stuck CDs or DVDs
50. Password Protecting Your Macintosh
51. Encrypting your Data
52. Troubleshooting Your Printers
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