Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max

Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max

by Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Dave Caolo
Released October 2011
Publisher(s): Apress
ISBN: 9781430236689

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Book description

The Mac has come a long way, and OS X Lion is the best version yet of Apple's desktop and laptop operating system. Stable, powerful, and versatile, the Mac allows you to do everyday tasks with ease.

Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max walks you through the awesome features and apps standard on the Mac and the new OS X 10.7 Lion to help you become a true power user. You'll discover keyboard shortcuts and gestures to help save time−whether you're on a iMac, Mac mini, Macbook Pro, Air, or other Mac computer.

In terms of apps, you'll learn about iLife, iCal, Mail, Mac App Store, Safari, Address Book and more. You'll see how to use amazing built-in applications like Time Machine, Photo Booth, and Front Row. Also, you'll learn how connect to your other Apple devices like iPhone or iPad, Apple TV and more. You'll sync, work and play remotely, file and screen share, make your Mac secure, or even make your Mac a Windows PC.

After reading this book, you will be able to fully leverage your Mac and the new OS X. And, have some fun, too!

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents at a Glance
  4. Contents
  5. About the Authors
  6. About the Technical Reviewer
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: Finder Basics
    1. Buying Lion
    2. What's New in Lion's Finder
    3. Quick Look
    4. Window Resizing and the Scroll Bar Overlay
    5. Multi-Touch Support
    6. The Magic Mouse and Multi-Touch Gestures
    7. Summary
  10. Chapter 2: File Management and Sharing
    1. The Finder Sidebar
    2. File and Folder Icon Views in the Finder
    3. AirDrop
    4. FileVault 2 and File Encryption
    5. Find My Mac
    6. Screen Sharing
    7. Time Machine
    8. Summary
  11. Chapter 3: The Mac App Store
    1. What Is the Mac App Store?
    2. Launching the Mac App Store
    3. Setting Up and Signing into a Mac App Store Account
    4. Managing Your Account
    5. Exploring the Mac App Store
    6. Anatomy of an App Listing
    7. Redeeming a Code
    8. Using the Mac App Store to Open a File You Don't Have an App For
    9. Summary
  12. Chapter 4: Managing Your Data: Auto Save, Resume, and Versions
    1. Resume
    2. Auto Save
    3. Versions
    4. Summary
  13. Chapter 5: Controlling Your Mac: Launchpad
    1. Opening Launchpad
    2. Navigating Launchpad
    3. Launching an Application
    4. Organizing Launchpad
    5. Adding New Applications
    6. Deleting Applications
    7. What Launchpad Doesn't Do
    8. Summary
  14. Chapter 6: Using Mission Control, Spaces, Exposé, and Dashboard
    1. Summary
  15. Chapter 7: Mail
    1. Mail Setup and Conversion
    2. Mail User Interface
    3. The Mail Toolbar
    4. Reading Mail Messages
    5. Searching Mailboxes
    6. Additional Lion Mail Features
    7. Summary
  16. Chapter 8: Organizing Your Life with Address Book and iCal
    1. Address Book
    2. Creating a New Contact
    3. Creating Groups
    4. Some Tips and Tricks for Using Address Book
    5. Working with iCal
    6. Some Cool iCal Tips and Tricks
    7. Summary
  17. Chapter 9: Browsing the Internet with Safari
    1. Getting Started with Safari
    2. Safari’s Browser Window
    3. Navigation Basics
    4. Eliminating Clutter with Reader
    5. Checking Your Sites at a Glance Using Top Sites
    6. Working with Bookmarks
    7. Managing Downloads
    8. Building Up Your Reading List
    9. Extending Safari with Extensions
    10. Summary
  18. Chapter 10: Communicating in Real-Time with iChat and FaceTime
    1. Communicating with iChat
    2. Setting Up iChat
    3. About Multiple Accounts and iChat
    4. Using Buddy Lists
    5. Text Chatting
    6. Audio Chatting
    7. Video Chatting
    8. iChat Theater and Screen Sharing
    9. The Differences Between FaceTime and iChat
    10. Getting Started with FaceTime
    11. Navigating Your FaceTime Contacts
    12. Making a FaceTime Call
    13. FaceTime Preferences
    14. Summary
  19. Chapter 11: System Preferences
    1. Personal
    2. Hardware
    3. Internet & Wireless
    4. System
    5. Summary
  20. Chapter 12: OS X Lion Server
    1. What’s a Server?
    2. Purchasing and Installing OS X Lion Server
    3. Configuration of Lion Server
    4. Server Admin Tools
    5. Summary
  21. Index

Product information

  • Title: Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max
  • Author(s): Steve Sande, Michael Grothaus, Dave Caolo
  • Release date: October 2011
  • Publisher(s): Apress
  • ISBN: 9781430236689