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(4) Macs For Dummies®, 13th Edition Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, www.wiley.com Copyright © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ. For general information on our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. For technical support, please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport. Wiley publishes in a variety of print and electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e-books or in print-on-demand. If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased, you may download this material at http://booksupport.wiley.com. For more information about Wiley products, visit www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Control Number: 2014935511 ISBN 978-1-118-89869-7 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-89918-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-89885-7 (ebk) Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. www.it-ebooks.info.
(5) Contents at a Glance Introduction................................................................. 1 Part I: Getting Started with Macs.................................. 5 Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World................................................................... 7 Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac.................................................................. 15 Chapter 3: Getting to the Core of the Apple.................................................................. 37 Chapter 4: Here a Mac, There a Mac, Ever y where a Mac Mac................................... 65. Part II: Mac Daily Dealings......................................... 75 Chapter 5: Making the Mac Your Own........................................................................... 77 Chapter 6: Mavericks: No More Feline Fetish............................................................. 105 Chapter 7: Handling All That Busy Work..................................................................... 117 Chapter 8: Printing and Scanning................................................................................. 141. Part III: Rocketing into Cyberspace........................... 153 Chapter 9: Stairway to the Internet.............................................................................. 155 Chapter 10: Delivering the Goods on E-Mail................................................................ 181 Chapter 11: Schmoozing, Shopping, and Moving in Cyberspace............................. 205 Chapter 12: Joining iCloud, the Club That Will Have You for a Member................. 239 Chapter 13: Mounting a Defense Strategy................................................................... 249. Part IV: Getting an iLife............................................ 263 Chapter 14: Living in an iTunes Nation........................................................................ 265 Chapter 15: Taking an iPhoto Close-Up....................................................................... 297 Chapter 16: Shooting an iMovie Screen Test.............................................................. 333 Chapter 17: The Show Must Go On............................................................................... 359. Part V: The Creepy Geeky Section.............................. 373 Chapter 18: Networking Madness................................................................................. 375 Chapter 19: Surviving in a Windows World................................................................. 387 Chapter 20: Handling Trouble in Paradise.................................................................. 395. Part VI: The Part of Tens........................................... 413 Chapter 21: Ten Indispensable Mac Websites............................................................ 415 Chapter 22: Ten Things to Leave You With................................................................. 419. Index....................................................................... 429 www.it-ebooks.info.
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(7) Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................. 1 About This Book............................................................................................... 1 Foolish Assumptions........................................................................................ 2 Icons Used in This Book.................................................................................. 2 Beyond the Book.............................................................................................. 3 Where to Go from Here.................................................................................... 3. Part I: Getting Started with Macs................................... 5 Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mac-Spectacular Computing........................................................................... 7 Checking out shapes and sizes............................................................. 8 Matching a Mac to your needs.............................................................. 8 Selecting handy peripherals.................................................................. 9 Communicating with Your Mac...................................................................... 9 It’s a GUI................................................................................................... 9 With great tools for you....................................................................... 10 And output, too..................................................................................... 10 Living the iLife................................................................................................. 11 Working with iWork........................................................................................ 11 Reaching Outside the Box............................................................................. 12 Getting online........................................................................................ 12 Hanging in the iClouds......................................................................... 12 Networking with or without wires...................................................... 12 Staying Safe and Trouble-Free...................................................................... 13. Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Turning On and Tuning In Your Mac........................................................... 15 Finding the On button.......................................................................... 16 Getting credentials............................................................................... 16 Creating an identity.............................................................................. 19 Clocking in............................................................................................. 20 Registering your Mac........................................................................... 20 Making acquaintances.......................................................................... 20 Shutting down....................................................................................... 20 Giving your Mac a nap.......................................................................... 21 Mousing Around the Interface...................................................................... 22 Knowing your mouse type................................................................... 23 Learning the basic mouse (or trackpad) moves............................... 23. www.it-ebooks.info.
(8) vi. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition Knowing What’s Handy about the Keyboard.............................................. 25 Finding the major functions................................................................ 25 Pressing the keys to success............................................................... 27 Taking a shortcut.................................................................................. 28 Storing Stuff on the Hard Drive or SSD........................................................ 29 Memory Essentials, or RAM On.................................................................... 30 Locating the Common Ports and Connectors............................................. 31 Adding everyday peripherals with USB............................................. 32 FireWire: Pumping data through a bigger hose................................ 33 Introducing Thunderbolt..................................................................... 33 Jacks of all trades................................................................................. 34. Chapter 3: Getting to the Core of the Apple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Navigating the Mac Desktop......................................................................... 37 Biting into the Apple menu.................................................................. 39 Finding icons and folders..................................................................... 40 Unlocking the Finder window.............................................................. 40 Getting a stunning view........................................................................ 42 Having a Quick Look............................................................................. 46 What’s Up, Dock?............................................................................................ 48 What you’ll find on the Dock............................................................... 48 Loading up the Dock............................................................................. 50 Docking the Dock.................................................................................. 51 Re-opening minimized windows......................................................... 51 Stockpiling Stacks................................................................................. 52 Quitting time.......................................................................................... 54 A Gaggle of Freebie Programs....................................................................... 55 Staying organized.................................................................................. 55 Tooling around for a reference........................................................... 62. Chapter 4: Here a Mac, There a Mac, Ever y where a Mac Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Big Mac or Little Mac?: The Laptop-versus-Desktop Decision................. 65 If a Desktop Is Your Poison........................................................................... 66 iMac........................................................................................................ 66 Mac mini................................................................................................. 68 Mac Pro: A Mac with muscle............................................................... 69 Going Mobile................................................................................................... 69 MacBook Pro......................................................................................... 70 MacBook Air.......................................................................................... 71 Taming the Trackpad..................................................................................... 72 Keeping Your Notebook Juiced.................................................................... 73. www.it-ebooks.info.
(9) Table of Contents. Part II: Mac Daily Dealings.......................................... 75 Chapter 5: Making the Mac Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Establishing User Accounts.......................................................................... 77 Ranking user accounts......................................................................... 78 Creating new accounts......................................................................... 79 Entering the Photo Booth.............................................................................. 81 Taking a Photo Booth picture............................................................. 82 Applying special effects....................................................................... 83 Admiring and sharing Photo Booth photos...................................... 84 Using Parental Controls: When Father (or Mother) Knows Best............. 85 The Lowdown on Logging In......................................................................... 88 . . . And logging out............................................................................... 89 Pulling a fast one................................................................................... 89 Letting Someone Go....................................................................................... 90 Changing Appearances.................................................................................. 90 Altering buttons menus, and windows.............................................. 90 Setting your wallpaper and screen saver.......................................... 91 Choosing a screen saver...................................................................... 92 Tidying Up with Mission Control.................................................................. 94 Working on multiple Desktops............................................................ 96 Navigating application windows......................................................... 97 Customizing Misson Control............................................................... 97 Launching Launchpad.................................................................................... 98 System Preferences: Choosing Priorities.................................................... 99 Date and time...................................................................................... 100 Displays................................................................................................ 100 Sound.................................................................................................... 101 App Store............................................................................................. 102 Accessibility........................................................................................ 102. Chapter 6: Mavericks: No More Feline Fetish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 How Many Features? Let Me Count the Ways........................................... 106 Searching with Spotlight.............................................................................. 107 Rummaging through your stuff......................................................... 108 Intelligent searching........................................................................... 110 Searching your way............................................................................ 112 Using Smart Folders........................................................................... 113 Fiddling with Dashboard Widgets.............................................................. 114. Chapter 7: Handling All That Busy Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Form and Function: The Essentials of Word Processing......................... 118 Creating a document.......................................................................... 119 Selecting text in a document............................................................. 122. www.it-ebooks.info. vii.
(10) viii. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition Dragging and dropping...................................................................... 123 Cutting and pasting............................................................................ 125 Changing the font................................................................................ 125 Formatting your document................................................................ 130 Speaking what’s on your mind.......................................................... 134 Saving your work................................................................................ 134 Securing, copying, and otherwise managing your file................... 136 Tagging a File................................................................................................ 136 Making Revisions.......................................................................................... 137 Taking Out the Trash................................................................................... 138 Never Mind: Retrieving What You’ve Tossed........................................... 139 Making an Alias............................................................................................. 139. Chapter 8: Printing and Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Choosing a Printer........................................................................................ 142 Inkjets................................................................................................... 142 Lasers................................................................................................... 143 All-in-ones............................................................................................ 143 Connecting and Activating a Printer.......................................................... 144 Ready, Set, Print............................................................................................ 145 Printing it your way............................................................................ 147 Previewing your print......................................................................... 149 When Printers Stop Printing....................................................................... 149 Running out of ink or toner............................................................... 149 Running out of paper.......................................................................... 149 Hooking Up a Scanner.................................................................................. 150. Part III: Rocketing into Cyberspace............................ 153 Chapter 9: Stairway to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Dialing In........................................................................................................ 156 Taking the Broadband Express................................................................... 157 DSL, cable . . . ..................................................................................... 157 Always on, always connected........................................................... 158 Let Me In........................................................................................................ 159 Going on a Safari........................................................................................... 160 Just browsing...................................................................................... 160 Smart addressing................................................................................ 161 Clicking links....................................................................................... 162 Using bookmarks................................................................................ 163 Employing the tools of the trade in Safari....................................... 165 Using an Alternative Browser..................................................................... 177 The Skinny on Search Engines.................................................................... 178 Google this........................................................................................... 178 Bing and Yahoo!.................................................................................. 180. www.it-ebooks.info.
(11) Table of Contents Chapter 10: Delivering the Goods on E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Understanding E-Mail................................................................................... 181 Setting Up a New E-Mail Account............................................................... 182 Before You Click Send.................................................................................. 184 Addressing your missive................................................................... 185 Composing messages......................................................................... 187 Choosing stationery........................................................................... 188 Saving drafts........................................................................................ 188 Attaching files...................................................................................... 189 Spell checking...................................................................................... 190 Signing off with a signature............................................................... 191 Managing the Flood of Incoming Mail........................................................ 191 Choosing what to read....................................................................... 193 Replying to messages......................................................................... 193 Organizing Mail by conversation...................................................... 194 Picking VIPs......................................................................................... 195 Opening mail from strangers............................................................. 195 Junking the junk.................................................................................. 196 Avoiding spam..................................................................................... 197 Setting the rules.................................................................................. 198 Building Smart Mailboxes.................................................................. 199 Searching mail..................................................................................... 200 Opening attachments......................................................................... 200 Making the Most of Your Mail..................................................................... 201. Chapter 11: Schmoozing, Shopping, and Moving in Cyberspace. . . . 205 Messaging with the Messages App............................................................. 206 Getting started with the Messages app............................................ 206 Hey, buddy........................................................................................... 208 Chatting................................................................................................ 212 Seeing is believing; hearing, too....................................................... 214 Screen sharing..................................................................................... 216 Face Time for FaceTime............................................................................... 217 Getting started with FaceTime.......................................................... 217 Making a FaceTime call...................................................................... 218 Receiving a FaceTime call.................................................................. 220 Doing more FaceTime tricks.............................................................. 221 Social Networking......................................................................................... 222 Facebook.............................................................................................. 223 LinkedIn and others............................................................................ 224 Twitter.................................................................................................. 224 Buying Stuff Online: The Mac App Store................................................... 226 Finding apps........................................................................................ 227 Figuring out whether an app is worth it.......................................... 227 Making a purchase.............................................................................. 228. www.it-ebooks.info. ix.
(12) x. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition Read All About It: iBooks............................................................................. 230 Finding something to read................................................................. 230 Reading a book.................................................................................... 231 Mapping Your Way Around......................................................................... 234 Showing Your Game Face............................................................................ 236. Chapter 12: Joining iCloud, the Club That Will Have You for a Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Why Belong?.................................................................................................. 239 Setting Up iCloud on Your Mac................................................................... 242 Storage in the Sky......................................................................................... 243 iCloud Mail..................................................................................................... 244 Back to My Mac............................................................................................. 245 Find My Mac.................................................................................................. 246. Chapter 13: Mounting a Defense Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 The Truth about Internet Security............................................................. 249 Spies in our midst............................................................................... 251 Gone phishing..................................................................................... 251 Firewalls......................................................................................................... 253 FileVault......................................................................................................... 254 Password Management: The Key to Keychains........................................ 255 Logging In and Logging Out......................................................................... 256 Restricting App Downloads......................................................................... 257 Hiding Your Mac’s Whereabouts................................................................ 257 Securing Your Privacy................................................................................. 258 Entering a Time Machine............................................................................. 258 Setting up Time Machine................................................................... 259 Going back in time.............................................................................. 260. Part IV: Getting an iLife............................................ 263 Chapter 14: Living in an iTunes Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 iTunes: The Great Mac Jukebox................................................................. 265 Tuning in to the iTunes interface..................................................... 266 Controlling the controls..................................................................... 268 Managing Your Music.................................................................................. 270 Ripping audio CDs.............................................................................. 270 Importing other ditties....................................................................... 272 Adding music from iCloud................................................................. 272 iTunes Match....................................................................................... 273 Creating playlists................................................................................ 273 When playlists get smart................................................................... 275 When playlists get even smarter...................................................... 277 Genius Mixes....................................................................................... 279 Up Next................................................................................................. 280. www.it-ebooks.info.
(13) Table of Contents MiniPlayer............................................................................................ 281 Loading tunes onto a portable device............................................. 282 Burning audio CDs.............................................................................. 282 Tuning In to Internet Radio......................................................................... 283 Exploring the Internet tab.................................................................. 284 iTunes Radio........................................................................................ 285 Finding Music (And More) Online.............................................................. 286 Seeking online music recommendations......................................... 287 The search for great music continues............................................. 289 When you’re ready to buy................................................................. 290 Allowances and gifts........................................................................... 292 Sharing music with other computers............................................... 292 iTunes: More Than Just Music.................................................................... 293 Reading books..................................................................................... 293 Listening to audiobooks..................................................................... 293 Capturing podcasts............................................................................ 294 Catching up on Mad Men and Game of Thrones ........................... 294 Buying and renting movies................................................................ 295 App Store............................................................................................. 295 iTunes U............................................................................................... 296. Chapter 15: Taking an iPhoto Close-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Getting Pictures into the Computer........................................................... 297 Connecting a digital camera.............................................................. 299 Importing images from the camera.................................................. 300 Importing images from other sources.............................................. 302 Using Photo Stream............................................................................ 303 Finding and Organizing Images................................................................... 304 Seeing everything in Photos view..................................................... 305 Browsing and organizing in Events view......................................... 305 Finding pictures by date.................................................................... 308 Facing everyone in Faces view.......................................................... 309 Mapping photos in Places view........................................................ 312 Assigning keywords............................................................................ 313 Assigning ratings................................................................................. 315 Placing your work in albums............................................................. 316 Creating a Smart Album for photos.................................................. 317 Viewing pictures................................................................................. 317 Something to hide............................................................................... 318 Touching Up Your Photos........................................................................... 318 The full-screen treatment.................................................................. 318 Rotating an image............................................................................... 320 Cropping an image.............................................................................. 320 Repairing blemishes........................................................................... 321 Straighten............................................................................................. 321 Enhance and adjust............................................................................ 322 Reducing red-eye................................................................................ 322 Special effects...................................................................................... 323. www.it-ebooks.info. xi.
(14) xii. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition Admiring and Sharing Pictures................................................................... 323 Creating slideshows........................................................................... 323 E-mailing pictures............................................................................... 326 Booking them...................................................................................... 327 Cards and calendars........................................................................... 327 Themed prints..................................................................................... 328 Ordering prints................................................................................... 329 iCloud Photo Sharing................................................................................... 329 Sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.................................................. 332. Chapter 16: Shooting an iMovie Screen Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Touring the iMovie Interface....................................................................... 334 Shooting Your Oscar Winner...................................................................... 335 From Here to Eternity: Camcorder to iMovie........................................... 336 Using a tape-based camcorder.......................................................... 337 Using a DVD, hard drive, or flash-memory camcorder.................. 338 Importing videos from other destinations...................................... 339 Using an iSight, FaceTime, or other camera to record directly to iMovie............................................................... 339 Mastering Postproduction........................................................................... 340 Staging events..................................................................................... 341 Milking the skimming feature............................................................ 341 Playing around with playback........................................................... 342 Working with video............................................................................. 343 Marking video...................................................................................... 343 Cropping video.................................................................................... 344 Improving the sound.......................................................................... 345 Turning Your Clips into a Movie................................................................. 346 Pick a theme, any theme.................................................................... 346 Movie trailers...................................................................................... 347 Adding music or sound effects......................................................... 349 Recording a voiceover....................................................................... 351 The cutting-room floor....................................................................... 351 Adding transitions between clips..................................................... 351 Adding titles........................................................................................ 352 Adding photos to a movie.................................................................. 353 Making further adjustments.............................................................. 354 Sharing Your Blockbuster........................................................................... 355 QuickTime Marks the Spot.......................................................................... 356 Making a quick QuickTime movie..................................................... 356 Shortening the QuickTime movie..................................................... 357. Chapter 17: The Show Must Go On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Forming a GarageBand................................................................................. 360 Keeping on track(s)............................................................................ 362 Connecting external instruments..................................................... 364 Beating the GarageBand drums........................................................ 365 Getting loopy....................................................................................... 366. www.it-ebooks.info.
(15) Table of Contents Building an arrangement.................................................................... 367 Multitake recording............................................................................ 368 Staying in the groove.......................................................................... 369 Importing media.................................................................................. 370 Learning to Play............................................................................................ 370 Sharing Music Projects................................................................................ 371. Part V: The Creepy Geeky Section............................... 373 Chapter 18: Networking Madness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Networking Done Right................................................................................ 375 The wired way..................................................................................... 376 Cutting the cord.................................................................................. 376 Landing safely at the AirPort............................................................. 377 Boarding the AirPort Express........................................................... 378 AirPlay.................................................................................................. 379 AirPlay Mirroring................................................................................ 380 Testing your network......................................................................... 381 Let’s Share..................................................................................................... 381 AirDrop.......................................................................................................... 382 Brushing Up on Bluetooth........................................................................... 383 Getting discovered............................................................................. 384 Pairing off............................................................................................. 385. Chapter 19: Surviving in a Windows World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 What the Mac and Windows Have in Common......................................... 388 Making the Switch........................................................................................ 388 Help from Apple.................................................................................. 389 Burning a disc...................................................................................... 389 External hard drives........................................................................... 389 Using an existing network.................................................................. 389 The KVM switch.................................................................................. 390 Enlisting in Boot Camp................................................................................. 390 Basic training....................................................................................... 391 Switching operating systems............................................................ 393 A Parallels (and Fusion) Universe.............................................................. 394. Chapter 20: Handling Trouble in Paradise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 A Cranky Computer...................................................................................... 395 A Frozen Computer or Program................................................................. 397 Force Quit............................................................................................ 397 When a program quits on you........................................................... 398 Forcing a restart.................................................................................. 399 Safe boot.............................................................................................. 399 Disk Utility........................................................................................... 400 Get S.M.A.R.T....................................................................................... 401. www.it-ebooks.info. xiii.
(16) xiv. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition Startup Problems.......................................................................................... 402 Reinstalling OS X........................................................................................... 402 Common Fixes for Other Problems............................................................ 404 A jumpy mouse................................................................................... 404 A stuck CD............................................................................................ 404 My Mac can no longer tell time......................................................... 405 Kernel clink.......................................................................................... 405 SOS for DNS......................................................................................... 405 Curing the trash-can blues................................................................ 406 Useful Routine Maintenance....................................................................... 406 Purge unnecessary files and programs............................................ 406 Backing up your treasures................................................................. 407 Updating software............................................................................... 407 Summoning Outside Help............................................................................ 408 Third-party software.......................................................................... 408 AppleCare............................................................................................ 409 Consulting Einstein............................................................................. 409 Help, I need somebody....................................................................... 410. Part VI: The Part of Tens............................................ 413 Chapter 21: Ten Indispensable Mac Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 AppleInsider.................................................................................................. 415 Cult of Mac..................................................................................................... 416 MacFixIt.......................................................................................................... 416 MacRumors................................................................................................... 416 MacSurfer’s Headline News......................................................................... 417 Macworld....................................................................................................... 417 Other World Computing.............................................................................. 417 The Unofficial Apple Weblog....................................................................... 417 VersionTracker............................................................................................. 418 Last but Not Least, Apple.com.................................................................... 418. Chapter 22: Ten Things to Leave You With. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 Remote Software Installation...................................................................... 419 If Math Moves You........................................................................................ 420 Speaking Another Language........................................................................ 421 Zip It in the Bud............................................................................................ 422 FYI on FTP...................................................................................................... 422 Screen Capture (Stills and Video).............................................................. 423 Watching Live TV on a Mac......................................................................... 424 Would You Like to Play a Game of Chess?................................................ 425 Using the Mac for Work............................................................................... 425 Speech Recognition...................................................................................... 426. Index........................................................................ 429 www.it-ebooks.info.
(17) Introduction. W. hat an amazing time to get to know the Mac. For years, these e legantly designed computers have been models of simplicity and virus-free stability. But that’s never stopped Apple from making these machines even harder to resist by applying stunning changes. You can benefit from what remains the best marriage in personal c omputing — the blessed union between Mac hardware and Mac software. You also don’t have to ditch the Microsoft Windows–based software you currently use out of habit, due to business obligations, or because you don’t know any better. Indeed, this book partially targets Windows vets who are at least thinking about defecting to the Mac. It’s also squarely aimed at people who are new to computers — and the Internet — period. And though this book is primarily for beginners, I trust that people who have already dabbled in computers in general and Macs in particular will find it useful.. About This Book A word about the For Dummies franchise, of which I’m proud to be a part: These books are built around the idea that all of us feel like dopes whenever we tackle something new, especially when the subject at hand (technology) reeks with a jargon-y stench. I happen to know that you don’t have a dummy bone in your body, and the publishers at Wiley know it too. Au contraire. (How dumb can you be if you speak French?) If anything, you’ve already demonstrated smarts by purchasing this book. You’re ready to plunge into the best computing environment I know. Because you’re so intelligent, you’re probably wondering, “Who is this guy asking me for 400 pages or so of my time?” Go ahead and read my bio, which appears in the back of the book.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(18) 2. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition What you won’t find in the bio is this: I’m a relative latecomer to the Mac. I grew up on MS-DOS computing and then migrated to Windows, like most of the rest of the world. I still use Windows machines every day. But I’ve long since become a devoted Mac convert, and I use my various Apples every day, too. (No snide remarks, please; I find time for other pursuits.). Foolish Assumptions The most foolish assumption that I can make as a writer of a book like this is to assume I should reach out to one specific type of reader. Not the way to go, friends. My assumption — not foolish at all, actually — is that all of you are coming at this from different levels of computing knowledge, from tyro to more seasoned user, if not quite a full-fledged computer engineer or programmer. Maybe this entire computing world is foreign to you. Maybe you’re the only one on your block who hasn’t spent any time on the Internet, or at least it seems that way. Or maybe you’re just new to Apple’s way of doing things. Heck, you can just rely on this book as a reference when you need an assist at troubleshooting. My takeaway: You need not apologize for what you do or don’t know. As I laid out the groundwork for your Mac education, I’ve tried explaining the stuff that needs explaining without talking down to those of you who’ve already mastered this or that topic. Back when I started as a journalist, one of my editors occasionally added the acronym “DARK” to my raw copy. It stood for “Don’t Assume Reader Knows.” It’s a piece of advice that has served me well through the years.. Icons Used in This Book Sprinkled in the margins of these pages are little pictures, or icons. I use the following four throughout this book.. A Remember icon means that a point of emphasis is here. So along with remembering your spouse’s birthday and where you put the house keys, you may want to retain some of this stuff.. I present the Tip icon when a shortcut or recommendation may make the task at hand faster or simpler.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(19) Introduction. Some percentage of For Dummies readers get so hooked on computing that they become the geeks of tomorrow. These people will welcome the presence of these pointy-faced little icons. Others among you would rather swallow turpentine than read an overly technical passage. You can safely ignore this material. (Still, won’t you be the least bit curious about what you may be missing?). This icon is my way of saying, “Pay heed to this passage and proceed gingerly, lest you wreak the kind of havoc that can cause real and possibly permanent damage to your computer and (by extension) your wallet.”. Beyond the Book I’ve provided a lot of extra content that you won’t find in this book. Go online to find the following:. ✓ Cheat Sheet: The Cheat Sheet for this book (www.dummies.com/ cheatsheet/macs) has handy Mac shortcuts, comparisons to Windows terminology, and tips on other cool features worth checking out.. ✓ Dummies.com articles: You find online articles about Macs compiled on one handy page just for you on this book’s Extras page (www.dummies.com/ extras/macs). You can read more about choosing a printer, getting your Mac to work with the Microsoft Exchange e-mail accounts that are prevalent in business, getting iMovie and iDVD to work together (assuming you still have a copy of the since discontinued iDVD application), and working with the Mac’s Disk Utility, where some of the stuff, I admit, can get a bit geeky . . . .. ✓ Updates: At the time I wrote this book, I covered every Mac model available and the latest versions of Mac OS X and iLife. Apple occasionally slips in a new Mac model or a new version of OS X or iLife between book editions. For details about significant updates or changes that occur between editions of this book, go to Dummies.com, search for Macs 13th Edition, and open the Download’s tab on this book’s dedicated page.. Where to Go from Here I’ve made every effort to get things right and present them in a coherent manner. But if I’ve erred in any way, confused you, made you mad, whatever, drop me an e-mail at [email protected]. I truly welcome your comments and suggestions, and I’ll do my best to respond to reasonable queries in a timely fashion. I encourage you to follow me on Twitter, too; @edbaig is. www.it-ebooks.info. 3.
(20) 4. Macs For Dummies, 13th Edition my Twitter handle. (If you’re unfamiliar with how Twitter works, you can find out more about it in this book, too.) One thing is for sure: Mac people aren’t shy about voicing their opinions. Oh, and because all writers have fragile egos, feel free to send complimentary comments my way too. Above all, I hope you have fun reading the book, and more important, I hope you have a grand old time with your Mac. Thanks for buying the book.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(21) Part I. Getting Started with Macs. Visit www.dummies.com for great Dummies content online.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(22) In this part . . . . ✓ Get to know the lay of the Mac landscape by familiarizing yourself with the tools of the Mac trade.. ✓ Find out how to do Mac basics — like turning on your Mac, working with the mouse and keyboard, and running applications. ✓ See how to get around the Mac desktop and how to navigate the folder structure on your hard drive.. ✓ Check out the many Macs to choose from when looking to fulfill your computing needs.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(23) Chapter 1. Adventuring into the Mac World In This Chapter ▶ Discovering why your computer is special ▶ Conversing with your computer ▶ Introducing iLife ▶ Getting work done with iWork ▶ Going outside the box ▶ Computing safely. F. orgive me for getting too personal right off the bat, but next to your spouse or significant other, is there anyone or anything you touch more often than a computer keyboard? Or gaze at more intensely than a monitor? If this is your initial dalliance with a Macintosh, you’re probably already smitten — and quite possibly at the start of a lifelong affair. Despite its good looks, the Mac is much more than a trophy computer. You can admire the machine for flaunting intelligent design, versatility, and toughness. A Mac can take care of itself. As of this writing, the Mac has avoided the scourge of viruses that plague PCs based on Microsoft Windows. Apple’s darlings are a lot more stable, too, so they crash and burn less often.. Mac-Spectacular Computing You shouldn’t be alarmed that far fewer people own Macs compared with PCs. That’s like saying fewer people drive Ferraris than drive Chev ys. Strength in numbers is overrated — and even at that, the trend toward Apple’s computers is in plus territory. Besides, as a new member of the Mac community, consider the company you are about to keep. Mac owners tend to belong to the cool crowd: artists, designers, performers, and (can’t resist this one) writers.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(24) 8. Part I: Getting Started with Macs Sure, these same people can be smug at times. I’ve had Mac mavens go ballistic on me for penning positive reviews that weren’t flattering enough, or for even daring to suggest that Macs aren’t always perfect. The machines come pretty darn close, though, so you’re in for a treat if you’re new to the Mac. It’s been suggested that most Windows users go to their computers to complete the task at hand and be done with it. The Mac owner also gets things done, of course. The difference is that using machines branded with the Apple logo tends to be a labor of love. Moreover, with Intel chips inside Macs, Apple’s computer can double as a pretty darn effective Windows machine. As of this writing, Apple was celebrating the Mac’s 30th anniversary. There’s good reason for the venerable computer’s staying power.. Checking out shapes and sizes Apple has a tremendous advantage over the companies promoting Windows PCs because it’s the single entity responsible for producing not only the computer itself, but also the important software that choreographs the way the system behaves. Everything is simpatico. This situation is in stark contrast to the ways of the PC world. Companies such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard manufacture hardware. Microsoft produces the Windows software that fuels the machines. Sure, these companies maintain close ties, but they just don’t share Apple’s blood relationships. You’ll find a variety of Macintoshes meant to sit on top of your desk — thus, the term desktop computer. These Macs are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 4. Just know for now that the main examples of the breed are the iMac, the Mac mini, and the Mac Pro. Mac laptops, so named because they rest on your lap and are portable, are the MacBook Pro and the Twiggy-thin MacBook Air. ( You remember the svelte 1960s supermodel Twiggy, right?) They’re often referred to as notebook computers or just plain notebooks. Like spiral-bound paper notebooks, they can fit into a briefcase or backpack. These days, MacBook Pros are also anorexic.. Matching a Mac to your needs Haven’t settled on which Mac to buy? This book provides assistance. Cheap advice: If you can eyeball the computers in person, by all means do so. Apple operates more than 400 retail stores worldwide, mostly in North America. You also find retail outlets in the United Kingdom, Italy, China, France, Spain, Germany, Japan, and elsewhere. Trolling through these high-tech candy stores is a delight. Of course, you can also buy Macs on the Internet or in traditional bricks-and-mortar computer and electronics stores.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(25) Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World Just be prepared to part with some loot. Although the gap between the cost of PCs and Macs is narrowing, you typically pay more for a Mac than for a comparable unit on the PC side. (Uh-oh! The Mac diehards are boiling at that remark. I can practically see their heads exploding as they rant, “There’s no such thing as a comparable Windows machine.”). Selecting handy peripherals As you might imagine, a full range of peripherals complement the Mac. Although much of what you create in bits and bytes, to put it in computer-speak, stays in that electronic form, at some point, you’re probably going to want to print your work — on old-fashioned paper, no less. Fortunately, a number of excellent printers work with Macs. I provide details in Chapter 8. You may also choose a scanner, which in some respects is the opposite of a printer. That’s because you start with an image already in paper form and then scan it — translate it into a form that your computer can understand and display. Okay, so you can also scan from slides or microfiche, but you get my point. Some machines combine printing and scanning functions, often with copier and fax capabilities as well. These are called multifunction, or all-in-one, devices.. Communicating with Your Mac The Mac isn’t at all standoffish, like some human objects of affection. It’s friendly and approachable. In the following sections, I tell you how.. It’s a GUI Every mainstream computer in operation today employs what’s called a graphical user interface, or GUI. The Mac’s GUI is arguably the most inviting of all. It consists of colorful objects or pictures on your screen, plus windows and menus (for more, see Chapter 3). You interact with these by using a computer mouse or other pointing device to tell your machine and its various programs how to behave. The latest Macs also incorporate multitouch gestures that control actions on the screen; your fingers glide across a touchpad (on Mac laptops) or the Magic Trackpad accessory that you can purchase to use with a desktop. You can also use gestures on the surface of the Magic Mouse.. www.it-ebooks.info. 9.
(26) 10. Part I: Getting Started with Macs Either approach sure beats typing instructions as arcane commands or taking a crash course in programming. For that matter, OS X Mavericks, the operating system that you’ll get cozy with throughout this book, lets you use voice commands and dictation as well.. With great tools for you Given the Mac’s versatility, I’ve often thought it would make a terrific product to peddle on one of those late-night infomercials. “It slices, it dices. Why it even does more than a Ginsu Knife or Popeil Pocket Fisherman!” Indeed, have you ever paused to consider what a computer is, anyhow? Consider a few of a computer’s most primitive (albeit handy) functions. A Mac can. ✓ Tell time. ✓ Display family portraits. ✓ Solve arithmetic problems. ✓ Play movies. ✓ Let you chat with friends I daresay that you didn’t surrender a grand or two for a simple clock, photo album, calculator, media player, or telephone, but it’s sure nice having all those capabilities in one place. And as that announcer on TV might bark, “That’s not all, folks.” I can’t possibly rattle off all the nifty things a Mac can do in one section, and new uses are being found every day. ( The included iLife and iWork software suites get their own sections later in this chapter, and I encourage you to read the rest of the book.) But whether you bought or intend to buy a Mac for work, play, or more likely some combination of the two, some little birdie tells me that the contents of the Mac’s tool chest will surpass your expectations.. And output, too I’m confident that you’ll spend many pleasurable hours in front of your computer. At the end of the day, though, you’re going to want to show other people how productive and clever you’ve been. So whether you produce legal briefs, spiffy newsletters for the PTA, or music CDs for your summer house’s beach bash, the Mac will make you proud.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(27) Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World. Living the iLife All the latest Macs are loaded with a terrific suite of software programs called iLife to help you master the digital lifestyle you’re about to become accustomed to. (On some older systems, you can purchase the upgraded iLife suite of programs.) I dig deeper into the various iLife components throughout Part IV. Here’s a sneak preview:. ✓ iTunes: Apple’s popular program for buying and listening to music, and buying or renting movies and TV shows. It’s available free on all Macs, and though it’s also found on Windows computers, it’s technically a member of the iLife family.. ✓ iPhoto: The great photographer Ansel Adams would have had a field day with iPhoto. This software lets you organize and share your best pictures in myriad ways, including placing them in calendars or in coffeetable books. You can even find pictures by where you took them and who’s in them.. ✓ iMovie: Can an Academy Award be far behind? iMovie is all about applying cinematic effects to turn your video into a piece of high-minded art that would make Martin Scorsese proud. Who knows? Maybe Apple will find work for you at Disney or Pixar.. ✓ GarageBand: Did somebody mention groupies? GarageBand lets you make music by using virtual software instruments. The latest version also helps you create online radio shows, or podcasts.. Working with iWork Macs of recent vintage also come with iWork software, an application suite that helps you . . . well, get work done. Consider iWork to be Apple’s answer to Microsoft’s Office productivity suite (versions of which, by the way, also work on the Mac). The Mac iterations of iWork are similar to versions on Apple’s iOS 7 devices, most notably the iPad, as well as web-browser based versions for Macs and Windows. Apple’s productive trio includes. ✓ Pages: Are you writing your thesis or the great American novel? Using Apple’s polished word processor is a great way to accomplish this gigantic task. You can even save your finished documents as Word files to share with all the folks who still rely on Office.. ✓ Numbers: Who says a spreadsheet has to be dry, boring, or even just about the numbers? The Numbers spreadsheet program helps you visualize those numbers and make them come alive with predesigned templates and interactive charts.. www.it-ebooks.info. 11.
(28) 12. Part I: Getting Started with Macs. ✓ Keynote: Cinematic animations, Apple-designed themes, and engaging charts — such are the tools Apple provides in Keynote to help you create the kind of spiffy and professional presentations that are sure to get your point across.. Reaching Outside the Box The modern computing experience extends well beyond the inner workings of the physical contraption on your desk. Computing is more about what occurs in the magical kingdom of cyberspace, better known as the Internet.. Getting online In Chapter 9, you discover all there is to know about finding your way to the Internet and the many paths you can take when you get there. The Mac comes with the software you need to get started (and the circuitry required) to connect online through fast broadband methods.. If you get a hand-me-down Mac, it might still dial up the Internet through a conventional phone line — but by now, you won’t be spending much time on such ancient communication methods. Such models are increasingly scarce.. Hanging in the iClouds So much of what we do on computers nowadays happens online — or, as it’s frequently put, in the cloud. Apple’s online service is appropriately called iCloud. It’s a place to manage photos, music, documents, contacts, calendars, and more. It’s also a place to keep all this data synchronized, not only across all the Macs you may own, but also across other devices, including Apple’s own iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet computer. iCloud is also available for Windows owners. Read Chapter 12 for details on the iCloud service.. Networking with or without wires Ask a few people to explain what networking is all about, and they’ll probably utter something about trying to meet and cozy up to influential people who might help them advance their careers or social lives.. www.it-ebooks.info.
(29) Chapter 1: Adventuring into the Mac World A Mac can help with such things, too, but that’s not the kind of networking I have in mind. Computer networks are about having two or more machines communicate with one another. Getting online to connect with various online outposts is a kind of networking (your computer connects with a web host, which is another type of computer, to put it simply). You can also set up a network that enables your Mac to share files, pictures, music, a printer, and more with other Macs or Windows computers in your home. Even on a Mac, this second type of networking can get kind of geeky, though Apple does as good a job as anyone of helping to simplify the process. You can network by connecting certain cords and cables. The preferred method is to do so without wires. Networking is explained in Chapter 18.. Staying Safe and Trouble-Free As noted at the beginning of this chapter, the Mac has historically been able to avoid the nasty viruses and other malevolent programs that give Windows owners the creeps. In the nastiest scenarios, those Windows machines (or certain programs) are shut down, and personal information is s urreptitiously lifted. In this day and age, not even Mac owners should let their guard down. (And remember, in some instances, the Mac can double as a Windows machine.) Chapter 13 offers counsel on avoiding online dangers. No matter how much care and feeding went into producing these beautiful computers, when all is said and done, we’re talking about physical contraptions filled with circuits and silicon. Machines break or at the very least get cranky. So drop by Chapter 20, where I outline common troubleshooting steps you can take to ensure that you and your computer develop your relationship gracefully. It’s the high-tech alternative to couples counseling.. www.it-ebooks.info. 13.
(30) 14. Part I: Getting Started with Macs. www.it-ebooks.info.
(31) Chapter 2. The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac In This Chapter ▶ Turning on the computer and getting set up ▶ Taming the mouse ▶ Keying in on the keyboard ▶ Saving your work ▶ Mastering memory ▶ Finding common ports and connectors. H. ave you taken the plunge and purchased a Mac? If so, you’ve made a fabulous decision.. I bet you’re dying to get started. Maybe you began without even reading these initial instructions. Fine with me. No offense taken. The Mac is intuitive, after all, and the title on this cover notwithstanding, you’re no dummy. I know, because you had the good sense to buy a Macintosh — and this book. Besides, what would it say about Apple’s product designers if they couldn’t make you understand how to turn on the computer? If you didn’t jump the gun, that’s cool too. That’s why your humble servant . . . um, author is here.. Turning On and Tuning In Your Mac To borrow a line from a famous musical, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start . . .” In the “Do-Re-Mi” of Macintosh computing, plugging the computer into the wall is a very good place to start. If you bought a Mac laptop, you won’t even have to do that (though I still recommend you do so) because Apple has partially charged the machine. In either case, it doesn’t get a whole lot more complicated from there.. www.it-ebooks.info.
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