MacBook For Dummies

Got a new MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? Want the scoop on Mac laptop basics, using Mac OS X Leopard, networking a laptop, or connecting your laptop to wireless devices? There's no better place to find what you need than MacBook For Dummies, 2^nd Edition!

With your Mac laptop, you can take your movies, music, documents, e-mail, and Internet wherever the action is. MacBook For Dummies, 2^nd Edition provides the lowdown on maintaining and upgrading your MacBook, customizing the Dock and desktop, traveling with a laptop, turning iPhoto into your portable darkroom, and much more. Learn to:

Locate the battery compartment, iSight camera, ports, and "on" button
Move your existing files from an older computer
Use all the cool new features of Mac OS X Leopard
Work with iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, and GarageBand, all packaged with your MacBook
Identify the signs of a well-functioning laptop and check for trouble
Set up your Mac for multiple users
Explore the cool options available with a .Mac account and iDisk storage that lets you retrieve your files anywhere
Manage your digital music, photos, and movies
Use Bluetooth and get all your wireless devices communicating with each other

And if you've been considering switching from a PC to a Mac, MacBook For Dummies, 2^nd Edition guides you through the process and even shows you how to run Windows on your Mac laptop. If there's a MacBook in your future - or present - this is the book for you!

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Title of ebook: MacBook For Dummies
ISBN: 9780470406083
parent-ISBN: 9780470278161
Publisher: For Dummies
Internet download file size: 11461 kb
Published: 01-2009
Released online for download: 01-29-2009
Author of eBook: Chambers, Mark L.

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MacBook For Dummies

Chapter One

Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need

In This Chapter

* Identifying the important parts of your Mac laptop

* Introducing the MacBook Air

* Locating the right home for your computer

* Plugging in stuff and getting hooked up

* Playing with your bundled software

* Buying additional stuff that you might need

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