Chapter  19

Printing, Peripherals, and Bluetooth

Today, more and more features are built into computers than ever before. Most new Macs (except the Mac Pro and Mac Mini) include features such as stereo speakers, decent microphones, and even video cameras all built in and ready to use. Still, of tentimes you need something else or want to improve on what you already have on your computer. Luckily for you, a range of hardware devices exist that can work wonderfully with your Mac (commonly referred to as peripherals). Since you have a Mac, you just need to plug in most of these items, and they work (i.e., they’re plug-and-play, as it was intended). However, with the complexity and features available for some of these external devices, occasionally ...

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