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Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual View Larger Image | Scott Meyers, Mike Lee
Apress, Paperback, Published December 2007, 624 pages, ISBN 1590598377 | List Price: $34.99
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Chapter 1: Working in Leopard - The Aqua Interface
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Good computer books make assumptions about the reader: what they do and don’t
know when they pick up the book, and what they want to know when they put it
down. For each reader this could be very different; therefore, a book that suits
one person may not be the best for another. Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual
makes some assumptions too, ones that tend to differ from other Mac OS X books.
First of all, we assume that you have used a computer in that past: that you
know how to use a mouse and you know the proper place to stick a DVD to get
it to play in your computer. We won’t be showing you these things. (We
will however demonstrate to our Mac converts how to “right click”
on a trackpad with only one button!).
Second, we assume you know what you want to do with your computer. We won't
waste your time showing you specifically, step–by–step how to order
a pizza from Pizza Galaxy in Milwaukee Wisconsin on the with Safari (though,
when you’re done with this book we think you’ll be able to do this
just fine… if such a place exists anyway).
Finally, we assume that you are a reasonably intelligent person with who realizes
the value of such phrases as “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.
Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime” and can imagine
how that might apply to a computer book.
If this sounds like you, then we think you'll find this book rewarding.
Inside you will find everything you need to get up to speed with Mac OS X Leopard
including:
• Using the standard included Leopard applications including Mail, Safari,
Preview, and more
• Taking advantage of the Darwin subsystem in Leopard
• Learning all the ins and outs of the Finder and Leopards improved interface
• Administering your computer for yourself and for others
• Working with other computers and operating systems from you Mac
• Configuring the network to take full advantage of the powerful networking
capabilities in Leopard
• Working with add on devices via USB, Firewire, and Bluetooth
• Effectively implementing data backup, recovery and security
• Getting started with OS X development in Leopard
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1 Getting to Know Leopard
Chapter 1 Working in Leopard: The Aqua Interface
Chapter 2 The File System
Chapter 3 Using Spotlight, Exposé, Spaces, and Dashboard
PART 2 Customizing and Administering Leopard
Chapter 4 System Preferences
Chapter 5 Connecting Peripherals to Your Mac
Chapter 6 Common Leopard Maintenance
Chapter 7 Backup, Synchronization, and Recovery of Data
Chapter 8 Leopard Security
PART 3 Communications and the Internet
Chapter 9 Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 10 Browsing the Web with Safari
Chapter 11 Mail, Address Book, and iCal
Chapter 12 iChat
PART 4 Working with Applications
Chapter 13 Application Basics
Chapter 14 Apple Apps Included with Leopard
Chapter 15 .Mac
Chapter 16 iLife ’08
Chapter 17 iWork ’08
PART 5 Getting to Know Darwin
Chapter 18 Introducing Darwin and the Shell
Chapter 19 Extending the Power of Darwin
PART 6 Networking Leopard
Chapter 20 Leopard Networking
Chapter 21 Working with Remote Servers and Networks
Chapter 22 Leopard As a Web Server
PART 7 Leopard Development and Scripting
Chapter 23 Mac OS X Automation with Automator and AppleScript
Chapter 24 Mac OS X Development: The Application Frameworks
Chapter 25 Mac OS X Development: The Tools
Chapter 26 Mac OS X Development: Objective-C
PART 8 Cross-Platform Solutions
Chapter 27 Working with Microsoft Windows and Other
Operating Systems
Appendixes
APPENDIX A What’s New with Leopard?
APPENDIX B Installing Mac OS X Leopard
Index
About the Authors
Scott Meyers has worked in and around the computer industry, beginning
as an Apple Sales Specialist and Consultant over 12 years ago, he has since
moved on to various other jobs including Web Design and Development, Editing
books on Web Development, Open Source and Apple Technology, and Marketing. He
is a Select ADC (Apple Developers Connection) Member and a huge fan of Mac OS
X which brings together his love of the Apple's traditionally best of class
GUI and applications with the unrivaled power of Unix and Open Source technologies
and applications.
Scott lives outside of Indianapolis, Indiana with his Wife, two kids, and a
cat and a dog. When not working or writing he enjoys photography, playing guitar,
and building amplifiers.
Mike Lee, the World's Toughest Programmer, has been bending computers
to his will since the mid-90's. As a majordomo of Delicious Monster Software,
he spends most of his time working on Delicious Library or answering support
e-mail. His next project is a nonprofit software company dedicated to raising
money and awareness for Madagascar and the world's few remaining lemurs.
Mike and his wife are originally from Honolulu, but currently live in Seattle
where they are raising two cats. Mike's hobbies include weightlifting, single
malts, and fire.
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