Synopses & Reviews
The most up-to-date coverage on the latest iMac advice, tools, and shortcutsCool and useful tips, full-color screenshots, and savvy advice show you how to get the most out of your iMac. Fully updated to cover the iMac's latest features and capabilities, this guide is packed with indispensible information on iLife ’09 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and shows you how to customize your iMac in a way that it will work best for you.
- Explores all the bells and whistles of the iMac, including the new Magic Mouse, iLife apps such as iPhoto and iMovie, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard
- Shows you how to get more from your iMac, whether you’re switching from an older Mac or migrating from Windows
- Provides you with the most up-to-date, accessible, useful information on the most used features of the iMac
- Covers troubleshooting and maintaining your iMac and its related hardware and software
Discover ways to get more from your iMac with iMac Portable Genius, Second Edition by your side.
Synopsis
Mac users are passionate and loyal and these books capture that same feeling in pedagogy and series style. Titles in the Portable Genius series are not comprehensive; instead they aim to provide readers with the most accessible, useful information possible by giving readers tips and techniques for the most used features in a product or software. Genius icons present smart or innovative ways to do something; in many cases, this will be a way that readers can save time or hassle. A handy smaller trim size makes it easy for readers to carry with them essential information on the hottest tips and tricks for their iMac. They'll find essential information coupled with savvy advice on everything from simple tasks like getting started, to intermediate information, that covers how to troubleshoot and maintain an iMac and related hardware and software.
Synopsis
The Genius is in.You don't have to be a genius to use the latest iMac. But if you want to get the very most out of yours, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work. Want to make the most of the new Magic Mouse and the latest iLife apps? Set up a wireless network using your iMac's AirPort card? Watch television on your iMac, or show iMac videos and movies on your television? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you time and let you enjoy your iMac to the max.
Portable GENIUS
Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking Apple users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle.
About the Author
Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 50 computing books, including Teach Yourself VISUALLY: iMac, iLife '09 Portable Genius, iWork '09 Portable Genius, and iMovie '09 & iDVD Portable Genius. He has beenworking with Macs for over 20 years.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: What’s the Best Way to Get Started with My iMac?
Chapter 2: How Can I Set Up My iMac for Multiple Users? 32
Chapter 3: How Can I Get the Most Out of the Finder?
Chapter 4: How Do I Set Up a Local Network?
Chapter 5: How Can I Use My iMac as an Entertainment Center?
Chapter 6: What Can I Do with My Digital Images and Music?
Chapter 7: How Can I Use My iMac to Keep in Touch?
Chapter 8: How Can I Use My iMac to Get Organized?
Chapter 9: How Can I Telecommute and Work Efficiently on My iMac?
Chapter 10: What Are the Best Applications for My iMac?
Chapter 11: How Can I Run Windows Programs and Games on My iMac?
Chapter 12: How Can I Make My iMac Run Faster and More Reliably?
Chapter 13: How Can I Keep My iMac and My Files Safe?
Index.