My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition (C) 2009 by Wallace Wang

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1 INDEX A AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) format, 214 About This Mac window, 230, 429, 430 Accounts icon, 143, 152 Account Summary dialog, Accounts window, , Address Book saving addresses in, 392 storing names/birthdays in, Address Book widget, 133, 138 Address text box, Adjust window, Administrator account, 142 ADrive storage site, 296 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format, 214 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), 458 AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format), 214 AIM (America Online Instant Messenger), 161, 418, AirPort, 313, 314, 316 alarms event reminders, opening files via, albums, iphoto, , alert sounds event reminders, replacing with screen flashing, All Windows option, 112, 114 America Online Instant Messenger (AIM), 161, 418, AOL Video, 364 Apple Lossless format, 214 Apple menu, 32 application menu, 32 applications active, 34 auto-start, 14 backups, 443 copying/pasting images into, 242 dragging/dropping files into, installing from CD/DVD, installing over Internet, Intel, 433 loading, 38 menu bar commands, multiple, 34 obtaining information about, parental controls, 154, PowerPC, 433 quitting, 29, 43 44, 46, 59, 100 registration keys, 443 running, 38 security issues, 467 starting via Applications folder, starting via Dock, starting via Finder, switching between, 42 43, 46 thumbnail windows, 112 uninstalling, 443 Universal, 433 updates to, 433, 435, versions, windows, Applications folder, 38, 40, 72, Application Windows option, 112, 114 appointments. See events arrows, 60 Asian language characters, 305 attachments, , , , 467 audio, 214, 362 Audio CD format, 217 audio CDs. See also CDs burning, 156, 213, formats, , 429 playing, ripping songs from, 213, audio chats, 422. See also ichat audio files, 73, , Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF), 214 audio podcasts, 374 automatic login, 144, 153, , 456 automatic logout, 453, 455 automatic startup/shutdown, auto-start applications, 14 AVI format, 363 B backing up files, , 461 battery settings, 92 beep tones event reminders, replacing with screen flashing, birthday reminders, bit rates, 373 Bloglines, 338 blogs, 333, 338, 360 Bluetooth connections, Bluetooth File Exchange program, bookmark folders, bookmarks deleting, DVD, RSS feeds, website, , Bookmarks Bar, , , 334, 336 Bookmarks menu, , 334, 336 Brightness slider, 169 Buddy List, Burn button, 218 Burn Disc button, 217 Burn Folder, burning CDs/DVDs files, music, 213, parental controls and, 156 Business widget, 133 buttons close, 58 default, 30 described, 4, 30 eject, 239, 446 icon, minimize, 58, 61 power, 9, 11, 448, 449 radio, 4 Toolbar, 58, zoom, 58, 61

2 C cables Ethernet, 310, 311, 313, 316 USB, 238 cache, web browser, Calculator widget, 133 calendars. See ical program camera, transferring photos from, Cancel button, 5, 30 CD drives, 429, , 449 CD-R discs, 213, 218, 230, 429, 430 CD-RW discs, 213, 218, 230, , 430 CDs. See also DVDs audio. See audio CDs booting from, 449 burning files to, 156, burning music to, 156, 213, capacity of, 216, 229 compatibility, 214, damaged/dirty, 449 data, 218 ejecting normally, 446 ejecting stuck, erasing, formats, installing software from, MP3, 218 types of, 429, 430 cellular modem, 317 chapters, DVD, characters, foreign, Character Viewer, , 305 chatting. See ichat checkboxes, 4 Check for Updates option, 433, 441, 442 Chinese language characters, 305 C key, 449 clicking, 2, 3, 16 20, 23. See also mouse clipping service, web pages, close button, 58 Close command, 58, 100 Collapse button, 31 college lectures, color files, , 129 folders, , 129 notes, 179, 182 color labels, , 129 columns, viewing files/folders as, 84, 127 Combo Drives, 230, 430 Command key ( ), 27 commands. See also specific commands application, described, ellipsis, file-related, 26 finding, 3 4 keystroke shortcuts for, 27 menu bar, for modifying data, 26 submenu, 28 types of, compressed files, 439 computers automatic startup/shutdown, connecting to Internet, controlling via ichat, 423 desktop options, displaying information about, as electronic picture frame, energy conservation and, 96 forced shutdown, 10, 11 frozen, 11 hot corners, 93 95, laptop. See laptop computers learning about, , 469 limiting use of, 154, memory, networks. See networks OS version, parental controls for. See parental controls processor, restarting, 11, screensaver options, 93 95, 112 sharing files between, sleep mode, terminology, 2 5 turning on/off, 9 14 updating system software, waking up, 93 computer terminology, 2 5 Content control options, 154, Control (CTRL) key, 27 Copy command, 87, 100 copying items via dragging, files, 87 88, 89 folders, 87 88, 89 images, keyboard shortcut for, 100 photos into slideshows, 275 from web pages, Cover Flow feature, 84, credit card security, cropping photos, CTRL (Control) key, 19 Cut command, 100 cutting items, 100 D Dashboard, See also widgets adding/removing widgets, additional uses for, customizing widgets, 136 described, 131 erasing widgets, hiding/showing widgets, 132 hot corners, 114 loading/hiding, 112 obtaining additional widgets, rearranging widgets, 135 starting, 132 Web Clip feature, data backing up, , 461 encrypting, recovering deleted, 292 retrieving from Trash, 87, retrieving with Time Machine, storing offsite, Data CD/DVD format, 218 DELETE key, 27, 87, 182, 323 deleting bookmarks, DVD, 224 bookmarks, website, digital audio files, 201 messages, rules, signatures, 401 files, 87, folders, 120, 121 Internet radio stations from playlists, Index

3 junk mail, 416 notes, 180, 182 photos, playlists, 200 Smart Folders, 120 Smart Mailboxes, 407, 411 stacks, 123 user accounts, video clips, 226 Web Clips, 359 Desktop folder, 72 Desktop option, 112, 114 Desktops moving windows between, multiple (Spaces), switching between, virtual, Desktop & Screen Saver window, 93 95, 112 Desktop slideshows, 274, device icon, Devices category, 73 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 311 dialogs, 4 5, 28, 29, Dictionary, 159, 160 Dictionary widget, 133 digital audio files, digital camera, transferring photos from, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), 310 Disable Screen Saver option, 114 discs. See CDs; DVDs disk image (.dmg) files, 439, 440 disk images, 148 disks. See hard disks Disk Utility, DiskWarrior program, 292 displays. See monitors; screen Displays icon, 169 Display tab, 169.dmg (disk image) files, 439, 440 Dock, accessing documents, accessing downloads, 44, adding icons to, additional uses for, 46 customizing, described, 37, 38, 47 Finder icon, 74 hiding/showing, 48, 56 magnifying, modifying, 152, 153, 157 moving, placing folders in, 79, quitting programs from, rearranging icons on, removing files from, 55 removing icons from, resizing, stacks, starting programs, switching between programs, 42 43, 46 switching between windows, documents. See files Documents folder, 40, 44 45, 72, 75, 115 double-clicking, 2, 3, 19, 23. See also mouse downloads, accessing via Dock, 44, Downloads folder, 44, 45 46, 77, Drafts folder, 395 dragging items, 2, 3, 17 19, 23 dragging/dropping, practicing, Drive Genius program, 292 drivers, print, 431 drives. See also hard disks CD, 429, Combo Drives, 230, 430 described, 71, 74 DVD, 429, , 449 flash, 74, 274, 289, 461 moving files/folders between, 89 obtaining information about, SuperDrives, 230, 430 viewing contents, 74 Drop Box folder, 73 dropping. See dragging/dropping DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), 310 DVD drives, 429, , 449 DVD Player, DVD+R discs, 230, 429, 430 DVD-R discs, 230, 429, 430 DVD+R DL discs, 230, 430 DVD-R DL discs, 230, 430 DVD+RW discs, 230, 430 DVD-RW discs, 230, , 430 DVDs. See also CDs bookmarks, booting from, 449 burning files to, 156, burning music to, 156, 213, capacity of, 229 chapters, compatibility, damaged/dirty, 449 data, 218 ejecting normally, 446 ejecting stuck, erasing, formats, , 429 installing software from, movie, playing with DVD Player, storing cloned data on, types of, 429, 430 video clips, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 311 E editing, photo, Edit menu, 26, 34 Effects button, 271 Eject button (Erase tab), 232 eject buttons, 239, 446 ejecting CDs/DVDs, eject key, 10, 11, 446, 448 electronic clipping service, electronic picture frame, ellipsis commands, , See also Mail program account information, 382 adding accounts, attachments, , , 467 bouncing, creating messages, 392 deleting messages, formatting, forwarding messages, 393 free services, 382, 416 HTML, 397 junk, links to fraudulent websites, 344 listening to messages, 396 organizing, parental controls, 154, passwords, 382, 383, 385 reading, reading RSS feeds via, replying to messages, 393 retrieving, rules, Index 473

4 , continued saving addresses, 392 saving as drafts, searching for, sending ical reminders via, 191 sending photos via, sending web pages via, signatures, Smart Mailboxes, , 411 sorting, , spell checking, 392 stationery, , 402 text size, 395 web page links, accounts, addresses, 382, 392, 416 Empty Trash option, 87, 252, 292 Enable Parental Controls option, Enclosing Folder command, 77, 78 encryption data, described, 457 FileVault, home folder, master password, MobileMe and, 419 websites, energy conservation, 92 Energy Saver icon, 12 Energy Saver window, 12 14, 92 93, 96 erasing CDs/DVDs, ESC key, 5, 30 ESPN widget, 133 Ethernet connections, , 316 events, ical reminders, , 191, 192 scheduling, setting alarms for, events, iphoto, 246, Exchange server, 382, 384 Expand button, 31 exporting bookmarks, 327, 331 photos, 275 web pages as files, Exposé described, 62 hiding/showing windows with, using with Spaces, external storage devices, 73 F Faces, 247, Fan stack display, Fast User Switching option, favorites programs, 14 radio stations, songs, stationery, 402 file attachments, , , 467 File menu, 26 File Open command, 19 files accessing via Dock, adding to Dock, 55 audio, , backing up, , 461 browsing, burning to CD/DVD, 156, changing view of, color labels, , 129 compressed, 439 copying, 87 88, 89 Cover Flow feature, creating, 81, 82, 88, 89, 100 deleting, 87, digital audio, disk image, 439.dmg, 439, 440 dragging/dropping into programs, finding. See finding items/ information keywords, 125, labeling, moving, naming/renaming, 81, 86, 89 opening, 19, 45, 100 opening via ical, organizing, 115, pasting, 87 PDF, 346, Quick Look feature, 85 86, recovering deleted files, 292 removing from Dock, 55 retrieving from Trash, 87, retrieving with Time Machine, saving, 82, 100 saving images as, 241 saving web pages as, securely erasing, 459 sharing over network, sharing via Bluetooth, Spotlight comments, stacks, swap, 459 switching between, 46 temporary, 459 video, 73 viewing contents of, WMV, 363 FileVault, Find command, 100 Finder creating folders in, 83 overview, Simple, 156, 157 starting programs via, viewing files, Finder icon, 74 finding items/information via color labels, 127, 129 combining techniques, 124 commands, 3 4 messages, files, , 127 folders, 127 Google searches, 319, keyboard shortcut for, 100 photos organized by faces, Smart Folders, with Spotlight, 115, in Top Sites list, websites, finger gestures, 22, 23 firewall, Flash file format, 364 flash memory cards, 238 Flash Screen button, Flight Tracker widget, 133 Flip4Mac program, 363 floating windows, folder icons, 18 folders Applications, 38, 40, 72, bookmark, Burn, changing view of, color labels, , 129 copying, 87 88, 89 creating, 82 83, Index

5 deleting, 120, 121 Desktop, 72 Documents, 40, 44 45, 72, 75, 115 Downloads, 44, 45 46, 77, Drafts, 395 Drop Box, 73 Enclosing Folder command, 77, 78 finding, 127 Fonts, 72 hidden, 315 hierarchy, home. See home folder labeling, location, Macintosh HD, 18 mailbox, 278, 408 Movies, 73 moving, Music, 73 naming/renaming, 83, 86, 89 navigating between, 77 78, 79 new, 83 opening, 18, 75 overview, pasting, 87 permissions, 315 Pictures, 73, , 282, 283, 399 placing in Dock, 79, placing in sidebar, 79, 121 Public, 73, 314 recent, 78 retrieving from Trash, 87, sharing over network, shortcuts, 78 Sites, 73 slideshow, Smart Folders, stacks, storing web pages in, 347 System, 72 Users, 72, 75 uses for, 89 Utilities, Fonts folder, 72 foreign languages, frozen computer, 11 G Genius feature, Get Info window color labels, Spotlight comments, tagging songs, Global Positioning System (GPS), 256 Gmail account, 418, 419 Go menu, 78 Google Reader, 338 Google searches, 319, Google Talk account, 418, 419 Google widget, 133 GPS (Global Positioning System), 256 Grab program, graphics. See images Grid stack display, Guest accounts, 142 H hackers, 467 hard disks, See also drives cloning, Disk Utility, external, 74, , 461 power consumption, 92 sleep options, Time Machine and, 291, hardware components, Hearing tab, hiding items Dock, 48, 56 folders, 315 toolbar, windows, 62 63, 112 History menu, Safari, , home folder deleted users and, deleting, 148 described, 72 encrypting, opening, 75 password, honeypot, 456 hot corners, 93 95, HTML (HyperText Markup Language) stationery, 397 saving web pages in, tags, 346 HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over SSL), HugeDrive storage site, 296 I ical program, creating Birthdays calendar, opening files via, reminders, , 191, 192 scheduling events, sending reminders, 191 ical widget, 133, 139 ichat, 154, , icon buttons, icons adding to Dock, folder, 18 program, rearranging on Dock, removing from Dock, toolbar, viewing items as, 18, 83, 84 Image Capture program, , 243 images. See also photos capturing from screen, copying from web pages, copying/pasting into programs, 242 dragging/dropping, 108 saving as files, 241 storing, 243 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), 382, 384 importing digital audio files, , mailboxes, 386 pictures to iphoto, inactivity time, 92 Incoming Mail Server, 384 installing software from CD/DVD, over Internet, instant messages. See ichat Intel processors, 428 Intel programs, 433 Internet. See also networks; web pages; websites AirPort, 313, 314, 316 clearing web browsing history, Index 475

6 Internet, continued college lectures via, connecting computer to, connection problems, DSL, See Ethernet connections, firewall, ichat, 154, , installing software over, parental controls, 142, podcasts, 371, pornography, 151, 158, 163 radio stations on, 371, routers, 310, 311, 313 security, tethering, 317 URLs, USB cellular modem, 317 watching video on, wireless connections, 313 Internet Service Provider (ISP), 381, 382 iphoto, See also photos albums, , copying photos into slideshows, 275 cropping photos, deleting photos from, ing photos, events, 246, Faces, 247, organizing photos in, overview, photo editing, photo keywords, 262, photo ratings, 262, 263, 265 photo titles, 262, 265 Places, 247, red-eye reduction, 270 rotating/straightening photos, saving images from web pages, sorting photos in, 265 special effects, 271 tagging photos in, transferring photos from camera, undoing changes, 268 viewing photos, iphoto Library, isight digital camera, 274, ISP (Internet Service Provider), 381, 382 itunes adjusting volume, 202, burning audio CDs, 213, CD formats, deleting audio files from, 201 Genius feature, identifying audio tracks, 200 importing audio files into, , listening to college lectures, listening to radio stations, 371, playing audio CDs, playing music in, playlists. See playlists podcasts, 371, rewinding songs, ripping songs from CD, 213, skipping songs, tagging songs, text as spoken track, , 354 itunes Store, 211, , , 379 itunes U, 367, itunes widget, 133 J Jabber, 418 Japanese language characters, 305 junk , junk mail filter, K Keep in Dock command, 53 keyboard controlling with mouse, eject key, 10, 11, 446 foreign characters, numeric keys, Sticky Keys feature, Universal Access features, using, 5 wireless, 174 Keyboard & Character Viewer, 300, 301 keyboard shortcuts, See also shortcuts pressing single key for, rating photos, 263 Sticky Keys feature, symbols for, 100 Keyboard tab, Keyboard Viewer, keystroke shortcut symbols, 27 keywords files, 125, photos, 262, Keywords window, Korean language characters, 305 L labels, color, , 129 languages, foreign, Language & Text menulet, , 303, 304 Language & Text window, , 304 laptop computers battery settings, 92 data encryption and, 461 energy conservation and, 96 file sharing via Bluetooth, forced shutdown, 11 mouse for, 23 power adapter settings, 92 scrolling on, 20, 23 sleep options, tethering, 317 trackpad. See trackpad Library (iphoto), Library folder, 72 lists, viewing files/folders as, 83, 84 List stack display, logging in, 153, logging out, 145, 453, 455 login, automatic, 144, 153, , 456 logout, automatic, 453, 455 Log Out command, 145 M.Mac account. See MobileMe account Macintosh computers. See computers Macintosh HD, 74. See also hard disks 476 Index

7 Macintosh HD folder, 18 Macintosh HD icon, 74 Mac OS X identifying version, uninstalling software, 443 updating system software, MacRumors website, 360 magnification, Dock, mail. See ; Mail program mailboxes importing, 386 Junk, rules, Smart, , 411 Mail & ichat control options, 154, Mail icon, 382, 388, 389 Mail program. See also adding accounts, attachments, , , 467 bouncing messages, changing text size, 395 configuring, creating messages, 392 deleting messages, account information, 382 ing web pages/links, stationery, , 402 forwarding messages, 393 importing mailboxes, 386 junk , listening to messages, 396 new messages sound, 389 organizing , passwords, 382, 383, 385 reading messages, reading RSS feeds via, replying to messages, 393 retrieving messages, rules, saving addresses, 392 saving messages as drafts, saving web pages as notes, searching for , sending photos via, signatures, Smart Mailboxes, , 411 sorting , , spell checking messages, 392 Managed with Parental Controls accounts, 142, Megaupload service, 394 Mellel program, 306 memory displaying information about, flash, 238 performance and, 428 requirements, 428 virtual, 459, memory cards, 238 menu bar, components, customizing, 35 dialogs, overview, 3, 16, showing Spaces in, 66 uses for, using Spotlight from, 118 menulets, 32, 33, 34 menus pop-up, 3, 4, 31, 32 pull-down, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17 shortcut, 19 20, submenus, 28 menu titles, 26 Mighty Mouse, 15, 16, 19 21, 63 minimize button, 58, 61 MobileMe account, 418, 419, 420 monitors. See also screen magnification, power consumption, 92 resolution, sleep options, mouse, clicking, 2, 3, 16 20, 23 controlling with keyboard, , 174 customizing, 21 double-clicking, 2, 3, 19, 23 dragging, 2, 17 19, 23 ejecting CDs/DVDs via, Mighty, 15, 16, 19 21, 63 overview, 15 16, 23 pointing/clicking, 16 17, 23 right-clicking, speed, 21 Universal Access features, wireless, 174 Mouse Keys feature, , 174 Mouse & Trackpad tab, 173 Move to Trash command, 87, 201, 252, 443 movie DVDs, Movies folder, 73 Movies widget, 133 MP3 CD format, 218 MP3 format, 214 MPEG format, 363 music. See also itunes; songs playing, ripping songs from CD, 213, Music folder, 73 N Netvibes, 338 Network Diagnostics dialog, Network dialog, 311, 313, 314 networks. See also Internet AirPort, 313, 314, 316 Bluetooth, computers connected to, 73 firewall, sharing files/folders over, wireless. See wireless connections newbies, 467 New command, 100 New Folder button, 83 New Folder command, 83 New Folder dialog, 83 news websites, New Window command, 42, 63, 65 Nisus Writer program, 306 notes, Mail, 350. See also sticky notes numeric keys, O Open at Login command, 14 Open command, 19, 38, 100 Open in Finder command, 45 Open With command, 109 operating system. See Mac OS X OPTION key, 27, 88, 182 Outgoing Mail Server, 384, 385 P Pageflakes, 338 page source (HTML), Index 477

8 Paintbrush program, 284 parental controls, additional uses for, 165 applications, 154, , 154, ichat, 154, Internet, 142, Managed with Parental Controls account, 142, passwords and, 152, 153, 158 pornography, 151, 158, 163 printer access, 156 profanity, 159, 160 setting, time limits, 154, viewing account usage, Parental Controls window, password protection, passwords, automatic login/logout and, 144, changing, choosing, 455 , 382, 383, 385 FileVault, forgotten, 457, 458 hints, 144, 153, 456, 459 home folder, master, parental controls and, 152, 153, 158 PDF files, 348 random, 455 screensavers, 452 sleep mode, 452 System Preferences, 453 tips for, 455, 456 user accounts, 143, 144 wireless networks, 313 Paste command, 87, 100 pasting items files/folders, 87 images, 242 keyboard shortcut for, 100 PDF files, 346, People widget, 133 permissions, 315 Photo Booth program, Photo Browser, photograph files, 73 photos. See also images; iphoto adjusting manually, albums, , capturing with isight, 274, capturing with Photo Booth, contrast, 271 copying from web pages, cropping, date/time taken, 246, 247, 265 deleting from iphoto, editing, electronic picture frame, events, 246, exposure, 271 Faces, 247, grouping, highlights, 271 ideas for, 260 keywords, 262, locations, 247, noise reduction, 272 organizing, Places, 247, rating, 262, 263, 265 red-eye reduction, 270 removing from albums, 251 rotating, saturation, 271 sending via , shadows, 271, 272 sharpness, 271, 272 size, 249 slideshows, sorting, 265 special effects, 271 storing, 243 straightening, tagging, temperature, 272 titles, 262, 265 touchups to, 270 transferring from digital camera, transferring from scanner, undoing changes to, 268 viewing, pictures. See images; photos Pictures folder, 73, , 282, 283, 399 pixels, 168 Places, 247, Places category, 73 playlists Genius feature, radio stations, Smart, songs, 199, , podcasts, 371, pointer, 15, 23 pointing/clicking mouse, 16 17, 23 POP (Post Office Protocol), 382, 384 pop-up menus, 3, 4, 31, 32 pornography, 151, 158, 163 power adapter settings, 92 power button, 9, 11, 448, 449 PowerPC processors, 428 PowerPC programs, 433 preferences, password protecting, 453 print drivers, 431 printers controlling access to, 156 obtaining information about, 431, 432 privacy, protecting, Private Browsing feature, 344 processors displaying information about, Intel, 428 power consumption, 92 PowerPC, 428 sleep options, types of, 428 profanity, 159, 160 program icons, See also icons programs. See applications program window, 32, 33, 34 Public folder, 73, 314 pull-down menus, 3, 4, 5, Q Quick Look feature, 85 86, , QuickTime, 363 Quit command, 29, 43 44, 59, 100 quitting applications, 29, 43 44, 46, 59, 100 R radicals, 305 radio buttons, 4 radio stations, Internet, 371, RAM. See memory RealAudio format, Index

9 Really Simple Syndication. See RSS feeds RealPlayer, 362 RealVideo format, 362 Recent Folders command, 78 Red-Eye button, 270 reminders, , 191, 192 Remove from Dock command, Reset Safari command, resolution, screen, Restart command, 11, restarting computer, 11, Restore button, 295 Retouch button, 270 RETURN key, 5, 30 Rich Site Summary. See RSS feeds right-clicking, 2, 3, 4. See also mouse ripping songs from CD, 213, Roman alphabet, 299, 300, 303 routers, 310, 311, 313 RSS feeds, rules, , S Safari bookmarking websites, , browsing history, , cache, clearing web browsing history, dragging/dropping URLs, ing web pages/links, History menu, , listening to web page text, , 354 Private Browsing feature, 344 RSS feeds, , 338 safe websites, saving web pages as files, saving web pages as HTML, saving web pages as sticky notes, , 354 saving web pages in Web Archive format, Top Sites list, tracking websites visited, , Web Clip feature, Save As dialog, 28, 82 83, 346 Save command, 100 Save dialog, 82 83, 348 saving files, 82 83, 100 images as files, 241 searches in Smart Folders, web pages as files, web pages as HTML, web pages as Mail notes, web pages as PDFs, 346, web pages in Web Archive format, scanner, transferring photos from, Schedule button, 12 screen. See also monitors controlling via ichat, 423 displaying reminders on, enlarging text on, flashing instead of beeping, magnification, resolution, screen captures, Screen Saver options, screensavers options for, 93 95, 112 password protecting, 452 slideshows as, 274, scroll area, scroll arrows, scroll ball, 20, 23, 60 scrollbars, 58, scroll box, scroll wheel, 16 search engines, 319, searches. See finding items/ information Search For category, 73 Seashore program, 284 Secure Erase feature, 459, Secure Socket Layer (SSL), 340 Secure Virtual Memory feature, 459, security credit card, encryption. See encryption FileVault, firewall, hackers, 467 Internet, passwords. See passwords preferences, safe websites, shared folders and, 316 stealth mode, 465, 466 Security Options button, 348 Security window, 452, , Seeing tab, 170 Select All command, 100 selections all items, 100 copying, dragging to select, moving, SendThisFile service, 394 servers Exchange, 382, 384 mail, 384 SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), 382 Share a Screen option, 423 Shared category, 73 Sharing dialog, 315 sharing items bookmarks, website, files/folders over network, files via Bluetooth, SHIFT key, 27 shortcut menus, 19 20, shortcuts. See also keyboard shortcuts hot corners, 93 95, ideas for, 104 for viewing folders, 78 shutdown, computer, 9 14 Shut Down command, 10, 13 sidebar, 73, 78, 79, 121 signatures, , Simple Finder, 156, 157 Sites folder, 73 Ski Report widget, 133 Sleep Display option, 94, 112 sleep mode, 92 96, 452 slideshow folders, , 278, 279 slideshows Desktop, 274, ideas for, 284 obtaining photos for, screensaver, 274, Index 479

10 Smart Folders, Smart Mailboxes, , 411 Smart Playlists, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server, 382 software. See also applications installing from CD/DVD, installing over Internet, uninstalling, 443 updates to, Software Update feature, songs. See also itunes; music Genius feature, playing, playlists, 199, , purchasing, rewinding, ripping from CDs, 213, skipping, tagging, sorting , , photos, 265 sound. See audio Spaces, described, 65 setting up, showing in menu bar, 66 using with Exposé, Spaces button, 66 spam, special effects, photos, 271 Speech feature, , 396 Spotlight finding files with, 115, saving searches in Smart Folders, Spotlight comments, SSL (Secure Socket Layer), 340 stacks, Standard accounts, 142 Start Screen Saver option, 114 startup, computer, 9 14 stationery, , , 402 stealth mode, 465, 466 Stickies program, , See also sticky notes Stickies widget, 133, , 183 Sticky Keys feature, sticky notes, color coding, 179 converting to floating window, creating, 178 deleting, 180 floating, 352 saving web page text as, Stickies widget, 133, Stocks widget, 133 storage drives. See drives StuffIt Expander program, 364 submenu commands, 28 SuperDrive, 230, 430 SuperDuper! program, 295 swap files, 459 System control options, 154, System folder, 72 System Preferences Dock, network, 311, 313 password protecting, 453 System Profiler, , system requirements, 427 T tagging songs, TechTool Pro program, 292 Template window, temporary files, 459 Terminal program, Terminal window, terminology, 2 5 tethering, 317 text dragging/dropping, 106 enlarging on screen, finding with Spotlight, , foreign, listening to web page text, , 354 saving as spoken track, , 354 Text to Speech feature, text boxes, 4, 30 text chats. See ichat TextEdit program dragging/dropping text, 106 foreign characters and, 303, 306 text messaging. See ichat Text to Speech feature, thumbnail images, 64 65, 112 Tile Game widget, 133 Time Limits control options, 154, Time Machine, title bar, 58, 76, 77 toolbar, Toolbar button, 58, toolbar icons, Top Sites list, trackpad customizing, finger gestures, 22, 23 older laptops, 23 overview, 15 scrolling with, 20, 60 Universal Access features, 173 using, 2 3, 16, 19 Translation widget, 133 translucent windows, Trash emptying, 252, 292, 443 moving items to, 87, 201, 252, 443 retrieving files/folders from, 87, Trash icon, 87, 292 troubleshooting forced shutdown, 10, 11 frozen computer, 11 Internet connections, with System Profiler, U undo actions, 87, 89, 100, 268, 469 Undo command, 100, 469 Undo Copy command, 87 Undo Move command, 89 uniform resource locators. See URLs uninstalling software, 443 Unit Converter widget, 133 Universal Access features, additional uses for, 174 enlarging text on screen, keyboard control, mouse control, , 174 Mouse Keys, , 174 replacing beeps with screen flashing, screen magnification, Sticky Keys, trackpad, 173 Universal programs, 433 university lectures, updating software, URLs (uniform resource locators) dragging/dropping, safe websites, Index

11 USB cables, 238 USB cellular modem, 317 USB flash drive, 74, 274, 289, 461 user accounts, additional uses for, 149 Administrator, 142 creating, deleting, dummy, 456 Guest, 142 logging in/out of, 145, 153, Managed with Parental Controls, 142, overview, passwords, 143, 144 security and, 456 Standard, 142 switching between, username, 143, 144 Users folder, 72, 75 Utilities folder, V VersionTracker, 433 video AOL, 364 Flash format, 364 Flip4Mac program, 363 movie DVDs, QuickTime, 363 RealPlayer, 362 VLC Media Player, 364 watching on Internet, Windows Media Player, Yahoo!, 364 YouTube, 364 video chats, See also ichat video clips, video files, 73 video podcasts, 375 virtual Desktops, virtual memory, 459, VLC Media Player, 364 volume audio chats, 422 itunes, 202, for songs to be burned on audio CDs, 218 W WAV format, 214 Weather widget, 133 Web Archive format, web browsers. See Safari webcam, 421, 422 Web Clip feature, web pages. See also Internet; websites cached, clipping service for, copying images from, electronic clipping service, ing, links, listening to text on, , 354 saving as files, saving as HTML, saving as Mail notes, saving as PDFs, 346, saving as sticky notes, saving in Web Archive format, websites. See also Internet; web pages bookmarking, , clearing browsing history, college lectures via, copying images from, dragging/dropping URLs, encryption and, fraudulent, , 344 history, , installing software via, limiting access to, 154, news, parental controls, 154, podcasts, 371, radio stations on, 371, RSS feeds, searching for, security of, , 344 shopping, Top Sites list, tracked by Safari, , watching video on, widgets, 136 widgets. See also Dashboard; and specific widgets adding, 133, 134 customizing, 136 default, 133 described, 131, 132 downloading/installing, erasing, hiding/showing, 132, 134 obtaining additional, rearranging, 135 removing, 133, WiFi menulet, 316 WiFi networks. See wireless connections Window menu, 34 windows, application, arranging, closing, 58 59, 100 displaying as thumbnails, 112 floating, hiding/showing, 62 65, 112 minimizing, moving, 59 moving between Desktops, multiple, 42 resizing, 59 scrolling, switching between, viewing as thumbnail images, zooming, 61 Windows Media Player, wireless connections AirPort, 313, 314, 316 Bluetooth, choosing, 313, 316 free, 317 WiFi menulet, 316 wireless keyboard, 174 wireless mouse, 174 WMV files, 363 World Clock widget, 133 Y Yahoo! Video, 364 YouSendIt service, 394 YouTube, 364 Z zoom button, 58, 61 zooming windows, 61 Index 481