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Macs For Dummies
By: Edward C. BaigeBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: For Dummies
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The comprehensive how-to for Mac computer mastery
New to Macs? Making the PC-to-Mac switch? Adding a Mac to your existing network? Macs For Dummies makes it easy. Now in its eleventh edition, the bestselling Macintosh computer book of all time is back, updated and revised to cover Apple's latest generation of Macintosh hardware and software. From the Snow Leopard operating system to iWork and iLife, this step-by-step guide is perfect for first-time Mac users or more experienced users upgrading to the newest Mac models. Shows you how to set up your e-mail, browse the Internet with Safari, and explore blogs and social networking sites Helps you understand folders, icons, windows, and master the Dock Guides you through navigating iLife applications and backing up your computer with Time Machine Explains buying songs online with iTunes and burning music to CDs Details how to run a Windows operating system on your Mac
Written by USA Today' s Personal Technology columnist Ed Baig in the straightforward but fun language that defines the For Dummies series, there is no better way to get started with your new computer!
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| Title of Computers eBook: Macs For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 01-31-2011 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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Macs For Dummies
Chapter One
Adventuring into the Mac World
In This Chapter
* Discovering why your computer is special
* Conversing with your computer
* Introducing the iLife
* Going outside the box
* Computing safely
Forgive 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 are 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 more people drive Chevy's than Ferraris. By my way of thinking, strength in numbers is overrated.
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.
For sure, these same people can be smug at times. I've had Mac mavens go ballistic on me for penning positive reviews that were not flattering enough. Or for even daring to suggest that Macs aren't al
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