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Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users

Advanced Capabilities and Techniques

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Authors:
  1. Scott Granneman
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Editors:
  1. Clay Andres
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  2. Douglas Pundick
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  3. Steve Anglin
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  4. Mark Beckner
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  6. Gary Cornell
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  7. Jonathan Gennick
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  8. Jonathan Hassell
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  9. Michelle Lowman
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  10. Matthew Moodie
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  11. Duncan Parkes
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  12. Jeffrey Pepper
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  14. Douglas Pundick
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  16. Dominic Shakeshaft
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  17. Matt Wade
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  • Take the default apps that Apple includes on Mac OS X and find out new and interesting ways to use them. Bet you didn't know that you could do some amazing things with good old Preview, QuickTime, and Terminal!
  • Find out about awesome programs that go beyond what Apple provides to you. If you need extra capabilities or advanced features, you'll find plenty to download and install.
  • Learn how to take care of your Mac in detail to protect yourself from bad guys, bad luck, or just your own mistakes. You'll find out that on a Mac it can actually be fun!

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Advanced Secrets of Mac OS X

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 1-7

  3. Maintaining Your Mac

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 9-50

  4. Expanding Upon the Basic Tools

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 51-109

  5. Using Safari to Its Fullest

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 111-149

  6. Stepping Beyond Safari

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 151-193

  7. Using the Internet to Its Fullest

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 195-236

  8. Securing Your Mac & Networks

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 237-266

  9. Backing Up Your Mac

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 267-294

  10. Manipulating and Sharing Pictures

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 295-313

  11. Having More Fun With Audio & Video

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 315-370

  12. Key Utility Tools for Text & Archives

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 371-402

  13. Digging Deep as an Admin

    • Scott Granneman
    Pages 403-452

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 453-479
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About this book

Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users: Advanced Capabilities and Techniques is for Mac OS X users who want to go beyond the obvious, the standard, and the easy. If want to dig deeper into Mac OS X and maximize your skills and productivity using the world's slickest and most elegant operating system, then this is the book for you.

Written by Scott Granneman, an experienced teacher, developer, and consultant, Mac OS X for Power Users helps you push Mac OS X to the max, unveiling advanced techniques and options that you may have not known even existed. Create custom workflows and apps with Automator, run Windows programs and even Windows itself without dual-booting, and sync data on your hard drive, on your phone, and in the cloud—learn all of these techniques and more.

This is not a book that talks down to you; Mac OS X for Power Users is an essential book for experienced Mac users who are smart enough to know there is more tobe known, and are ready to become power users.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users

  • Book Subtitle: Advanced Capabilities and Techniques

  • Authors: Scott Granneman

  • Editors: Clay Andres, Douglas Pundick, Steve Anglin, Mark Beckner, Ewan Buckingham, Gary Cornell, Jonathan Gennick, Jonathan Hassell, Michelle Lowman, Matthew Moodie, Duncan Parkes, Jeffrey Pepper, Frank Pohlmann, Douglas Pundick, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh, Kelly Moritz, … Ralph Moore

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3031-1

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Scott Granneman 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-3030-4Published: 21 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-3031-1Published: 11 January 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 480

  • Topics: Apple and iOS, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

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