Introduction 1
Book I: Getting Started with OS X 5
Chapter 1: Shaking Hands with OS X 7
Chapter 2: Navigating and Running Programs 21
Chapter 3: Basic OS X Housekeeping 49
Chapter 4: Searching Everything with Spotlight 79
Chapter 5: Fun with Photo Booth 87
Chapter 6: Using Reminders, Notes, and Notifications 93
Chapter 7: Keeping Track with Contacts and Maps 101
Chapter 8: Marking Time with Calendar 117
Chapter 9: The Joys of Maintenance 127
Chapter 10: Getting Help for the Big X 147
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting the X 153
Book II: Customizing and Sharing 163
Chapter 1: Building the Finder of Your Dreams 165
Chapter 2: Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch 187
Chapter 3: Delving under the Hood with System Preferences 203
Chapter 4: You Mean Others Can Use My Mac, Too? 247
Chapter 5: Setting Up Multiuser Accounts 255
Chapter 6: Sharing Documents for Fun and Profit 269
Book III: The Digital Hub 277
Chapter 1: The World According to Apple 279
Chapter 2: Browsing Your Library with iTunes and iBooks 287
Chapter 3: Focusing on iPhoto 317
Chapter 4: Making Magic with iMovie 341
Chapter 5: Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand 361
Chapter 6: No, It's Not Called iQuickTime 379
Chapter 7: Turning Your Mac into a DVD Theater 385
Book IV: Using iWork 393
Chapter 1: Desktop Publishing with Pages 395
Chapter 2: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 407
Chapter 3: Building Presentations with Keynote 421
Book V: Typical Internet Stuff 433
Chapter 1: Getting on the Internet 435
Chapter 2: Using Apple Mail 441
Chapter 3: Staying in Touch with Messages and FaceTime 467
Chapter 4: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud 487
Chapter 5: Going Places with Safari 493
Chapter 6: Staying Secure Online 511
Book VI: Networking in OS X 521
Chapter 1: Setting Up a Small Network 523
Chapter 2: Using Your Network 539
Chapter 3: Going Wireless 553
Chapter 4: Sharing That Precious Internet Thing 565
Book VII: Expanding Your System 577
Chapter 1: Hardware That Will Make You Giddy 579
Chapter 2: Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir 591
Chapter 3: Port-o-Rama: Using Thunderbolt, USB, and FireWire 603
Chapter 4: I'm Okay, You're a Printer 609
Chapter 5: Applications That You've (Probably) Gotta Have 617
Chapter 6: Putting Bluetooth to Work 631
Book VIII: Advanced OS X 637
Chapter 1: Running Windows on Your Mac with Boot Camp 639
Chapter 2: And Unix Lurks Beneath 647
Chapter 3: AppleScript Just Plain Rocks 669
Chapter 4: Talking with and Writing to Your Macintosh 683
Index 695