Synopses & Reviews
Set preferences, manage folders, and check out iTools
Pounce on cool features like the all-new Finder, iChat videoconferencing, and more
The doctor is in! Let "Dr. Mac" help you put Panther through its paces and see what a cool cat it really is. Discover how to customize your desktop, wander down the Dock, get online with new mail features, jump into iLifeTM, share your Mac, do all that Classic stuff, and make your Panther purr.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
- Brush up on OS X basics
- Find your way around the Dock
- Open, resize, and move Finder windows
- Use Open dialog boxes and Save sheets
- Work with removable media
Synopsis
What it is: Mac OS X "Panther" is Apple's newest version of its modern breed of operating system, which combines the rock solid reliability of UNIX with the ease of use of Macintosh. Company behind it: Apple Computer, Inc. Platform(s) it runs on: Macintosh Installed base: The estimated installed base, for all versions of Mac OS, exceeds 25 million. Mac OS X is expected to have 9-10 million users by the end of 2003. Current version: Mac OS X version 10.2 Jaguar, released in August 2002. Expected upgrade: Mac OS X "Panther" is expected to launch in Fall 2003. International presence: Apple has a strong international presence with re-sellers in forty-two countries around the world. For more information: www.apple.com/macosx
Synopsis
Covers the newest upgrade to the Mac OS, Mac OS X " Panther, " which Apple is expected to launch in Fall 2003OS X is the default operating system on all new Apple computers, and there are now more than 5,000 native applications designed to operate on Mac OS X, prompting many established users to upgradeCovers key features of the software, including getting up to speed on Mac OS X " Panther" basics, customizing the desktop, working with the Dock, searching with Finder, getting online, using Apple Mail and iChat, syncing up with iSync, using iLife, operating in classic mode, sharing a Mac, troubleshooting Mac OS X, and much moreWritten by one of the most respected Mac gurus, " Dr. Mac" author of thirty-nine computer books
Synopsis
Set preferences, manage folders, and check out iTools
Pounce on cool features like the all-new Finder, iChat videoconferencing, and more
The doctor is in! Let "Dr. Mac" help you put Panther through its paces and see what a cool cat it really is. Discover how to customize your desktop, wander down the Dock, get online with new mail features, jump into iLifeTM, share your Mac, do all that Classic stuff, and make your Panther purr.
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun
Discover how to: Brush up on OS X basicsFind your way around the DockOpen, resize, and move Finder windowsUse Open dialog boxes and Save sheetsWork with removable media
About the Author
Bob LeVitus (Austin, Texas) often referred to as "Dr. Mac," has written 39 computer books, including all previous editions of Mac OS For Dummies. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. Bob presently has a weekly newspaper column "Dr. Mac" in the Houston Chronicle. (Readership 1 million+) He's also been published in more than two-dozen computer magazines over the past thirteen years. Always a popular speaker at computer user groups and trade shows, Bob has spoken at more than 200 seminars here and abroad, presented keynote addresses in three countries, and produced a series of training seminars in five cities.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Desktop Madness: Navigating Mac OS X.
Chapter 1: Mac OS X Panther 101 (Prerequisites: None).
Chapter 2: Meet the Desktop.
Chapter 3: “What’s Up, Dock?”
Chapter 4: I Think Icon! I Think Icon!
Chapter 5: Looking through Finder Windows.
Chapter 6: A Bevy of Delectable Menus.
Part II: Rounding Out Your Basic Training.
Chapter 7: New-Fangled Finder.
Chapter 8: Mastering the Save Sheet and the Open Dialog.
Chapter 9: Haggling with Removable Media.
Chapter 10: File Management without Tearing Your Hair Out.
Part III: Doing Stuff with Your Mac.
Chapter 11: Internet-Working.
Chapter 12: Publish or Perish: The Fail-Safe Guide to Printing.
Chapter 13: Applying Yourself to the Applications Folder.
Chapter 14: The Classic Environment: Like Mac OS 9, Only Better.
Chapter 15: What Your Mac Prefers.
Part IV: U 2 Can B a Guru.
Chapter 16: “Mine! Miiiiine!”: Sharing Your Mac and Liking It.
Chapter 17: Back Up Now or Regret It Later.
Chapter 18: Troubleshooting Mac OS X.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience.
Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Ways to Make Your Mac Better by Throwing Money at It.
Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Great Web Sites for Mac Freaks.
Chapter 22: Ten (Or So) Mac OS X Apps That You Might Need Someday.
Part VI: Appendix.
Appendix: Installing Mac OS X Panther (Only If You Have To).
Index.