Product Description

Describes how to get the most out of Mac OS X Panther, covering such topics as navigating the desktop, using folders and files, creating user accounts, working with applications, using digital media, and surfing the Internet.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1019454 in Books
• Published on: 2004-02-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

From the Back Cover
Experience the excitement of Apple's revolutionary new release with help from this hands-on guide. Use the Finder to easily navigate files, folders, and applications and customize its display to meet your needs. Set up dozens of accounts and change users without logging out using the fast user switching feature. Access any open window or clear them all away using Exposé. Create music playlists, edit digital photos, share your calendar, and much more. You'll also learn easy methods for networking your Mac, and discover important details about computer security. How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther will show you how to get the most out of this innovative operation system so you can increase productivity, organize your life, and have more fun!

-Navigate your desktop and expertly work with files, folders, and icons
-Send a fax as easily as you print documents
-Customize your environment to make your Mac work the way you want
-Switch user accounts without logging out or quitting applications
-Use Exposé to access open windows easily
-Preview, scroll through, and search huge PDF files faster than ever
-Use iChat AV for text, audio and video chats
-Share files on a network at home, work, or school
-Improve your Mac's features and functions by adding peripherals
-Safeguard your Mac with built-in security tools such as FileVault

Featuring profiles of Mac experts

About the author: Kirk McElhearn is a recognized Mac OS X expert and author. He is a regular contributor to Macworld magazine, TidBITS, and Technology and Society Book Reviews. He is also the co-author of several books on Mac OS X.

About the Author
Kirk McElhearn (Guillestre, France) is a Mac OS X expert currently working with the Mac OS X Panther beta. He is a regular contributor to numerous Mac web sites, and is the author of many books on Macs and other computer technologies.

Customer Reviews

A great book!
What a great book! This book helped me get a handle on Mac OS X, which I just upgraded to after sticking with OS 9 for a while. When I got a new iMac, I knew I needed a book to help me understand all the new features in Panther, and this book neither talked down to me nor took too much for granted.

Each chapter makes sense, and I was able to go through them progressively, understanding the basics before getting into the more complex features. I'm not yet a Panther expert, but this book put me on the right path.