Introduction

The subject of this book is the newest operating system for the Mac, OS X Lion. The book covers system topics, such as installing the software and getting comfortable with Lion’s many features, setting up user accounts, installing printers and setting preferences for your hardware, customizing your desktop, managing your applications and files, and using many of the system utilities.

Additionally, the book covers the “work” and “play” applications included in Lion. In the work category, it covers the web browser Safari, iCal, Address Book, Mail, iChat, FaceTime, TextEdit, Widgets, and several applets. In the play category, it covers DVD Player, QuickTime Player, iTunes, Photo Booth, and games.

In the category of keeping your Mac ...

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