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MacBook For Dummies
By: Mark L. ChamberseBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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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 Computers eBook: MacBook For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 02-25-2009 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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| SKU | 9780470085141 |
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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
* Locating the right home for your computer
* Plugging stuff in and getting hooked up
* Playing with your bundled software
* Buying additional stuff that you might need
Most action films have one scene in common: I call it the "gear up" scene, where the good guys strap on their equipment in preparation for battle. (It doesn't matter what era - you see "gear up" scenes in Gladiator, Aliens, and virtually every movie Arnold has made.) You're sure to see lots of clicking straps and equipping of offensive weapons (and sometimes even a dash of war paint). The process usually takes a minute or so, all told with whiplash camera work and stirring martial music in the background.
Well, fellow Macintosh road warrior, it takes only two seconds and one move for you to gear up: closing the lid. That's because your Mac is a self-contained world, providing virtually everything you'll find on a desktop Power Mac. This is indeed the decade of the laptop, meshing nicely with your cell phone and that wireless connection at your local coffee shop. You have selected the right companion for the open road.
Unlike some of Apple's other designs, such as the Mac Mini or the iMac, your MacBook looks similar to a PC laptop running Windows. (In fact, an Intel-based Mac laptop can run Windows, if you absolutely must.) But your laptop holds a number of pleasant surprises that no PC laptop can offer! In this chapter, I introduce you to the
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