Macintosh Bible, 8th Edition, The

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iBook

Apple's consumer-oriented portable computer.

icon

Apple's free convicted-felon software… no, wait—an icon is a graphic representation of a file, application, or folder.

iDisk

Apple's free Internet storage-space service.

iMac

The all-in-one consumer Macintosh that comes in several cheery colors.

iMovie

Apple's basic moviemaking software.

insertion point

The place where items are placed in documents when you type or paste. It's usually a blinking vertical bar.

installer

A special program made to place a program on your Macintosh. Installers usually put several files in specific locations, saving the user a lot of hassle.

interface

The means by which a user communicates with the computer. The Mac uses a graphical user interface.

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