50 Fast Mac OS X Techniques

Joe Kissell

Table of Contents

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Acknowledgments

Foreword by Adam Engst

Preface

Chapter 1: Read Us First

Technique 1. Learning Just Enough UNIX to Be Dangerous

Technique 2. Becoming All-Powerful as the Root User

Technique 3. Customizing Terminal for Command-Line Power

Chapter 2: Aqua’s Hidden Treasures

Technique 4. Preventing Window Overload with Column View

Technique 5. Unlocking Aqua’s Best-Kept Secret: Services

Technique 6. Getting Info and What To Do with It

Technique 7. Finding Files with the Finder

Technique 8. Solving File Compatibility Problems with PDF

Technique 9. Accessing Your Mac’s Multilingual Personality

Chapter 3: Customizing Mac OS X

Technique 10. Putting More “Tool” in Your Toolbars

Technique 11. Enhancing the Look and Functionality of Your Windows

Technique 12. Automating the Finder with Scripts and Folder Actions

Technique 13. Tailoring the Desktop to Your Personality

Technique 14. Getting More from Aqua with Hidden Preferences

Technique 15. Doctoring Your Dock

Technique 16. Moving Beyond the Dock with File Launchers

Technique 17. Restoring “Missing” Classic Features to Mac OS X

Chapter 4: Input and Control Techniques

Technique 18. Turbocharging Your Mouse

Technique 19. Boosting Your Keyboard Efficiency

Technique 20. Hands-Free Computing with Speech Recognition

Technique 21. Using a Tablet for Handwriting Recognition and More

Technique 22. Extending Your Reach with Universal Access

Chapter 5: Networking & Communication

Technique 23. Communicating Wirelessly with Bluetooth

Technique 24. Sharing Files with Mac and Windows Computers

Technique 25. Keeping Out the Riff-Raff with a Firewall

Chapter 6: E-Mail & Web Techniques

Technique 26. Customizing Apple’s Mail Application

Technique 27. Using Rules to Keep Your In Box Manageable

Technique 28. Taming Web Searches with Sherlock 3

Technique 29. Web Browsing Secrets of the Rich and Famous

Chapter 7: Computing More with Less

Technique 30. Enhancing Your Inkjet Printer

Technique 31. Microsoft-Free Computing with Open Source Software

Technique 32. Remote-Controlling Your Computer

Technique 33. Advanced Image Editing on the Cheap with the GIMP

Chapter 8: iApps: The Digital Hub and Beyond

Technique 34. Making Smart iTunes Playlists Even Smarter

Technique 35. Publishing iPhoto Albums on the Web

Technique 36. Creating a Video Photo Album with iMovie

Technique 37. Designing a Custom iDVD Motion Menu Theme

Technique 38. Integrating iChat with Mail and Address Book

Technique 39. Using iCal to Manage Meeting Schedules

Technique 40. Keeping PDAs, Cell Phones, and iPods in Sync with iSync

Chapter 9: Server Techniques for Nongeeks

Technique 41. Giving Your Machine a Domain Name

Technique 42. Turning Your Computer into a Web Server

Technique 43. Using PHP to Create Dynamic Web Sites

Technique 44. Creating and Sharing Databases

Technique 45. Running Your Own Mail Server

Chapter 10: Maintenance and Automation Techniques

Technique 46. Recovering from Crashes and Errors

Technique 47. Increasing Your Computer’s Performance

Technique 48. Backing Up (and Restoring) Data Painlessly

Technique 49. Making a Bootable Clone of Your Hard Drive

Technique 50. Scheduling Activities to Happen Automatically

Appendix A: Shortcuts

Appendix B: Essential UNIX Commands

Index

[ Home ]

[ Contents ]

[ Preface ]

[ Chapter 1 ]

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[ Appendix B ]