AL RI TE CO PY RI D GH TE About This Mac window, 303–304, 400 accepting chats, 242 file attachments, 339 requests to share screens, 247 shared files, 151 accessing shared calendars, 272 shared files, 111–114, 115–116, 117–118 Accounts list, 202, 203–205, 208 Accounts tab (iChat), 231, 232 activating.
Index AirPort Extreme Base Station checking status of, 96–97 installing and configuring, 74–81 preventing Internet attacks, 334–336 sharing USB printers, 124 alerts in calendars, 255, 258, 270 for events, 261, 262 for reminders, 264 sound effects for, 283–287 aliases for e-mail addresses, 172–174, 202, 205 All My Files icon (Sidebar), 5 analog speaker systems, 279 antivirus applications, 339, 370 AppCleaner, 392 Apple.
MacBook Pro Portable Genius base stations checking status of, 96–97 installing and configuring, 74–81 preventing Internet attacks, 334–336 sharing USB printers, 124 batteries low-energy habits, 323–324 maximizing life of, 319–322, 325 monitoring status, 318–319 during travel, 324–325 Bluetooth devices configuring to use, 40, 146–147 keyboards, 148–149 mice, 148 pairing, 146 sharing files, 149–151 Bluetooth pane (System Preferences window), 147 Bonjour accessing shared files, 111 chatting, 235, 238 descripti
Index sharing desktops, 246–248 sharing documents, 249–250 status settings, 250 text chats, 241–243 tips for, 250 video chats, 244–246, 250 clicking links in e-mail, 218, 220.
MacBook Pro Portable Genius D daisy chaining, 296 Dashboard activating, 18–19 configuring, 20–22 widgets, 22–26 data, protecting with Auto Save, 350 with encryption, 353–355 general security settings, 338–339 from Internet attacks, 334–337 with keychains, 355–360 with online backup services, 352–353 overview of, 327 with Time Machine, 340–349 with Versioning, 350–352 data storage space external hard drives, 296–303 flash drives, 314 hard drives, 303–310 increasing, 295 iPods, 312–314 SD cards, 311–312 data
Index Document icon (Sidebar), 6 document icons on Dock, 11 Document stack icon (Dock), 12 documents.
MacBook Pro Portable Genius external displays, adding, 37–41 external hard drives adding, 296–297 backing up data to, 340–342 checking, 306–307 checking status of backups, 345 erasing, 308–309 installing, 297–298 installing Mac OS X on, 310, 378 preparing, 298–302 repairing, 306–307, 392–393 sharing, 303 starting up from, 309–310, 397–398 updating OS software on, 379 using, 302 external microphones, recording sound from, 291–292 F FaceTime chat application, 227, 228–231 failure of hard drives, 303 Fast Use
Index global symbol and text substitution, 136–137 glowing icon option (Dock), 15 Grab application, 403–404 Group accounts, 48, 64 groups, organizing Address Book with, 189–192 Guest User accounts, 106, 111 GUID Partition Table format, 301 H hacking, protecting computers from, 334–337 hard drives.
MacBook Pro Portable Genius icons (continued) organizing, 17–18 on Sidebar, 5–6 iDisk configuring and managing, 158–160 description of, 157–158 sharing files, 162–167 synchronizing documents with, 169 working with, 160–162 images adding to address cards, 183 in Address Book, applying special effects to, 184 as backgrounds for video chats, 246 for desktops, 43–45 posting online, 175–176 for user accounts, 52–53 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) accounts, 201, 207 iMovie creating sound in, 284–286 recor
Index changing calendar views, 267 configuring default, 140–141 creating, 141–142 Dashboard, 20 default, 139–140 Fn+F10, 29 Fn+F11, 28, 29 navigation, 143 switching between operating systems, 375 Keyboard Shortcuts tab (System Preferences window), 139–140, 142 Keyboard Viewer, 146 keyboards.
MacBook Pro Portable Genius Managed with Parental Controls accounts, 48, 54–55.
Index network connections backup, 97 cellular modems, 88–90 Ethernet, 86–87 iPhone or iPad tethering, 90–91 local networks, 74–82 managing, 91–95 sharing, 125–126 troubleshooting, 95–99 Wi-Fi networks, 82–86 Network pane (System Preferences window) configuring connections, 91–92 Ethernet connections, 87 Location pop-up menu, 93 solving connection problems, 98–99 Wi-Fi networks, 82, 83 New Mailbox sheet, 215 New Rule sheet, 221 New Smart Group sheet, 191 number formats, 137 O OEM (Original Equipment Manufac
MacBook Pro Portable Genius Preferences window (iCal) Accounts pane, 255–257 Advanced tab, 257–258 General tab, 254–255 Preferences window (iChat) Account Information subtab, 234 Accounts tab, 232–233 Alerts tab, 236–237 Audio/Video tab, 237 General tab, 235–236 Messages tab, 236 Security subtab, 234 Server Settings subtab, 235 Preferences window (MobileMe Mail app), 171 preventing Internet attacks, 334–337 previewing file attachments, 212 printers, sharing, 123–125 printing from Address Book, 195–197 calen
Index repairing external hard drives, 306–307, 392–393 hardware, 407 internal hard drives, 309–310 keychains, 360 permissions, 393–394 requesting screen sharing, 121 resolution for displays, 36–37, 122 Restart dialog, 388 restarting MacBook Pro, 99, 388–389 restoring files in applications, 348–349 in Finder, 346–348 right-clicking gestures for, 130–131 in Windows, 370 Root accounts, 49, 69–71 RSS feeds, 223–224 rules for e-mail, 220–222 running MacBook Pro with lid closed, 40 Windows with Boot Camp, 369–370
MacBook Pro Portable Genius Sharing pane (System Preferences window) configuring file sharing, 106–109 File Sharing status, 116 Internet sharing, 126 Screen Sharing status, 120 shortcut keys adding keyboard modifiers to, 32 Address Book, 182 Application Switcher, 11, 30 capturing screenshots, 402–403 changing calendar views, 267 configuring default, 140–141 creating, 141–142 Dashboard, 20 default, 139–140 Fn+F10, 29 Fn+F11, 28, 29 navigation, 143 switching between operating systems, 375 shutting down hard o
Index subscribing to public calendars, 273 to published calendars, 272 to RSS feeds, 223 switching.
MacBook Pro Portable Genius troubleshooting (continued) permissions, 393–394 reinstalling applications, 394–396 reinstalling Mac OS X, 405–406 restarting or restoring, 388–389 Root user account for, 69 shutting down hard or soft, 389 software problems, 382–384 starting from alternate drives, 309–310, 397–398 starting from Recovery HD volume, 396–397 toolkits for, 378–381 user accounts for, 379, 380, 390–392 user errors, 382 video chats, 250 U unexpected behavior of software, 383 unhiding Library folder, 39
Index searching, 188–189, 192 viewing multiple, 189 Versioning, 350–352 video cameras, recording sound with, 290–291 video chats, 244–246, 250 video mirroring, 38, 42 viewing installed updates, 331–332 keychains, 356–358 multiple vCards, 189 saved versions of documents, 350–351 secure notes, 359 Windows operating system, 375 virtualization, 364, 371–375 viruses, 339, 370 VMware Fusion description of, 364, 371 installing, 372–373 running Windows, 373–375 volume levels, 280–282 W WDS (Wireless Distribution S
