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By: Paul McFedrieseBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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The Genius is in.
You don't have to be a genius to use a Mac. But if you want to get the very most out of yours, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work and start ramping up the pace. Want to connect Bluetooth Set up iChat Use the Webcam. Upgrade your Mac. You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, insider secrets, full-color images, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time and let you enjoy your Mac to the max. Keep this indispensable Genius on hand and watch your Mac IQ soar.
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Fun, hip, and straightforward, the new Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking Apple users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle.
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| Title of Computers eBook: Macs Portable Genius | |
| Release Date: 10-03-2008 | |
| Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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Macs Portable Genius
Chapter One
How Do I Connect and Configure Devices?
Using an External Display 4
Connecting Two Macs Directly 10
Connecting and Sharing a Printer 15
Connecting and Sharing a Fax 19
Working with Imaging Devices 21
You love your Mac because it doesn't require you to be a genius to accomplish basic, everyday tasks. Got a new mouse? Just plug it into any free USB port and it's ready to use within seconds. Nice! Unfortunately, there are some devices that are more ornery and require a bit of extra effort on your part to get them connected and configured. In this chapter, I take you through a few such devices, including an external display, printer, fax, digital camera, scanner, camcorder, and even another Mac!
Using an External Display
If you have an extra external display - a monitor, television set, or projector - kicking around, you can connect it to your Mac in various scenarios:
* As a new desktop monitor. You can use the external display as a replacement for the monitor that came with your desktop Mac.
* As a notebook alternative. You can use the external display instead of the built-in monitor on your Mac notebook.
* As a desktop extension. You can use the external display to extend the desktop of your Mac. To do this with a Mac Pro or a Power Mac G5,you need to either add a second graphics card, or you need to replace the existing graphics card with one that supports two monitors. See Chapter 9 to learn how to replace or add a graphics card.
Fortunately, all of these connection types are plu
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