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Rough Guide to Macs & OS X: 10.5 Leopard 2nd Edition
The Rough Guide to Macs & OS X is your essential companion to choosing and using an Apple computer. Packed full of essential tips and advice for both novices and Mac devotees - and covering 'v10.5 Leopard', the latest version of the Apple operating system - it will help you choose a Mac and get the best deal, import your files and emails from
an old Mac or PC, master the finer points of OS X v.10.5 Leopard and download music and hook-up to an iPod. This guide will explain how to edit photos and movies, master the art of desktop publishing, host your own website on your Mac and includes useful information on finding the best free software to empower your system and networking with other Macs or Windows machines.
Whether you already have a Mac or you're thinking of buying one, you need this book.
CONTENTS:
Frequently asked questions
1. Macs & PCs
2. Thinking of switching?
Buying and Upgrading
3. Where to buy, when to buy
4. Which model, which specs
5. Upgrading
Setting Up
6. Welcome to OS X
7. User accounts
8. Connecting to the Internet
9. More than one computer
10. Importing files & programs
OS X Tips & Tricks
11. The Dock
12. Files & folders
13. Applications
14. Dashboard
15. Customizing
16. Automating
Mac AS Office
17. Software for office & home
18. Fonts & special characters
19. Contacts & calendars
20. Printing & faxing
Online
21. The Web
22. Email
22. Phone, video calls & chat
24. Your own website or blog
25. P2P file sharing
Sound
26. Sound basics
27. iTunes & iPods
28. Recording Sound & making music
Pictures
29. Image basics
30. iPhoto
Video
31. DVDs & TV
32. Making movies
Security & Maintenance
33. Privacy & passwords
34. Hackers, viruses & scams
35. Backing up
36. Help!
Macology
37. Mac websites
38. Mac madness
Index
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