Part 8. Getting Online

Before you can do anything online, you have to actually get online. Fortunately, with Mac OS X getting online couldn’t be easier. In fact, your Mac might have completed some of these tasks for you already based on the information you gave it when you first started up Mac OS X. If not, don’t worry—nothing here will take you more than a couple of minutes to complete, and then you’ll be ready to go.

In this Part you learn how to set up an Internet connection and how to get online using those settings. Although the details vary somewhat depending on your connection type, the setup process is similar no matter how you connect. Don’t be intimidated by the techie terminology—after you have your settings in place, you won’t need ...

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