Book description
A best-seller that once showed you how to reign in a panther can now show you how to tame a Tiger. Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed is the most comprehensive guide to unlocking the full power of Mac OS X Tiger that you can find. Written by Unix/BSD experts and Mac users, John Ray and William C. Ray, you will go inside the Mac OS X Tiger operating system and the underlying BSD environment. In-depth background coverage and useful hands-on lessons will help you understand the changes with the new version and master the new features. Lessons include:
Working with files and applications
Running classic Mac OS applications
Native utilities and applications
Intalling third-party applications
Third-party BSD command-line applications
Configuring the system using BSD utilities
Remote administration
Serving a Windows network
Routine maintenance
Learn to deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the Mac OS X Tiger user interface and how to exploit the new features to get the most out of your system with Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Lead Authors
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Introduction
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Using Mac OS X
- Managing the Tiger Workspace
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Useful Tiger Applications and Utilities
- Storing Contact Information: Address Book
- Creating Calendars, Events, and To Do Lists: iCal
- Basic Image and PDF Manipulation: Preview
- Multimedia Playback: QuickTime 7
- Storing and Managing Sensitive Information: Keychain Access
- Synchronizing Information Between Devices: iSync
- Running Legacy Mac OS Applications: Classic
- Other Tools and Utilities
- Summary
- Internet Applications
- Controlling Applications with Automator and AppleScript
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Hardware Setup and Configuration
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Configuring Tiger Hardware Support and Preferences
- Managing Displays: Displays and Display Calibrator Assistant
- Configuring Keyboards and Mice: Keyboard & Mouse
- Tablet Device Input: Ink
- Bluetooth Devices and Services: Bluetooth Preferences and Bluetooth File Exchange
- Disks and Disk Images: Disk Utility
- Scanners, Cameras, and Media Readers: Image Capture
- Audio Input and Output: Sound Preferences and Audio MIDI Setup
- Switching Between Operating Systems: Startup Disk
- Handling Optical Media: CDs and DVDs
- Saving Electricity and the Environment: Energy Saver
- Summary
- Printer, Fax, and Font Management
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Configuring Tiger Hardware Support and Preferences
- Advanced User and Network Settings
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Introduction to BSD on Tiger
- Accessing the BSD Subsystem
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Common Unix Shell Commands: File, Directory, and Disk Operations
- Understanding Tiger, HFS+, and BSD Command Interaction
- Basic Tiger Filesystem Navigation
- Managing Files and Directories
- Examining File Contents
- Searching for Files, Directories, and More
- File Compression and Archiving
- Getting Disk and Directory Information: du, df
- Mounting/Unmounting Volumes: diskutil
- Summary
- Using File Permissions and Access Control Lists
- Process Management
- Using Common Command-Line Applications and Application Suites
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Command-Line Software Installation and Troubleshooting
- Installing Xcode, Apple's Developer Tools
- Installing Software at the Command Line
- Installing Some Additional Interesting Software
- Troubleshooting Software Installs, and Compiling and Debugging Manually
- Using Common Sense and Configuration Options
- Fiddling with File Locations and Fighting with Installers
- Tracing Software Problems to the Source: Using the gdb Debugger
- Summary
- Advanced BSD Concepts
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Server and Network Administration
- Serving and Connecting to Databases
- Configuring Advanced Multiuser/Multisystem Cooperation Features
- Accessing and Controlling Tiger Remotely
- Creating an FTP Server
- Creating a Web Server
- Developing Web Applications
- Darwin Streaming Server and QuickTime Broadcaster
- Creating a Mail Server
- Working with Windows-Based Systems
- System and Server Health
- Index
Product information
- Title: Mac OS® X Tiger™ Unleashed
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2005
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780672327469
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