Manual

19Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air
YourMacBookAircomeswithseveralapplicationsinstalled,includingtheiLifesuite.
ManyotherapplicationscanbedownloadedfromtheInternet.Ifyouwanttoinstall
third-partyapplicationsfromaDVDorCD,youcan:
Â InstallapplicationsontoyourMacBookAirorshareinformationusingtheoptical
discdriveonanotherMacorWindowscomputer(ifDVDorCDSharingissetupand
enabled).Formoreinformation,seethenextsection.
Â AttachtheMacBookAirSuperDrive(anexternalUSBopticaldiscdriveavailable
separatelyatwww.apple.com/store)totheUSBportonyourMacBookAir,and
insertyourinstallationdisc.
Sharing Discs with DVD or CD Sharing
YoucanenableDVDorCDSharingonaMacorWindowscomputertousetheRemote
DiscfeatureofMacBookAir.RemoteDiscallowsyoutosharethediscsyouinsertinto
theopticaldiscdriveoftheothercomputer.Somediscs,suchasDVDmoviesandgame
discs,maybecopy-protectedandthereforeunusablethroughDVDorCDSharing.
MakesureDVDorCDSharingisalreadysetuponanyMacorWindowscomputeryou
wanttopartnerwith.Forinformation,seepage15.
To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Mac:
1 MakesureyourMacBookAirandtheotherMacareonthesamewirelessnetwork.
ChecktheAirPort(Z)statusiconinthemenubartoseewhatnetworkyou’re
connectedto.
OntheotherMac,chooseApple()>SystemPreferencesandthenopenSharing.