Mac OS X Panther Time Saving Techniques for Dummies [2004]

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Introduction
Technique
Optimizing Your System with Shareware
Disabling Unnecessary Features
Longer Battery Life
Improving Performance through Hardware
Slaying Stalled Apps with the Dock
Shutting Down
Logging Out
Securing Your System with a Screen Saver
Fast User Switching
Making the Quick Exit
Managing Your Display Resolution
Adjusting the Colors
Handling Fonts
Using Multiple Displays
Keyboard Characters
Navigating in any view mode
Navigating in icon view
Navigating in list view
Navigating in column view
Navigating the Desktop
Getting Places
Application Shortcuts
Function Keys
Programming Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts
Efficient Dock
Contextual Menus
Introducing Exposé
How to Get the Most out of Exposé
Dragging and dropping with Exposé
Using Exposé without the mouse
Other Stuff) Quickly
Home Directory
Your Stuff, Your Home Directory, and You
Checking Out Your Library
A Cluttered Desktop Is a Sign of a Cluttered Mind
Revisiting Our Friend, the Dock
Favorites, and Icons
Also Known As: Working with Aliases
These are a few of my Favorites things
If you can, icon
Customizing the Template
Creating Your Own vCard
Creating and Using Groups
Using the New Group From Selection tool
Creating a group manually
Duplicating an existing group
Other Cool Address Book Tricks
Organizing and Prioritizing Information
Prioritizing with to-do lists
Getting organized with outlining applications
Understanding a File’s Properties
The General panel
The Name & Extension panel
The Open With panel
The Preview panel
The Ownership & Permissions panel
The Comments panel
Solving Common File Problems
Deleting locked files
Ejecting stuck disk images
Finding the original for an alias
Sharing files with another OS
Finder Window Searches
Using the Find Window
Avoiding Unnecessary Installations
Pruning your Home directory
Thinning out no-longer-required applications
Cleaning out your System and Library folders
Cleaning other volumes
Diet Tools: Third-Party Applications
Hands-Off: What Not to Trash
Performance
Installing Applications
Tracking Installed Applications
Moving Installed Applications
Organizing the Applications folder
Uninstalling Applications
Applications Fast
Auto-launching with the Accounts Panel
Launching with the Finder
Launching with the Dock
Other Ways to Launch Applications
Favorites and aliases
Recent Items
Launching with Shareware Tools
Using LaunchBar
Switching among open applications
Switching among Open Applications
Switching apps with Panther
Switching apps with shareware
Hiding Applications
Quitting Applications
Logging Out and Shutting Down
Opening Files with the Finder
Opening files with the Finder
Opening Files with Specific Applications
Using the Dock to open files
Using Favorites to open files
Opening files with a contextual menu
Opening Files within an Application
Recalling Recent Items
Recalling files from the Apple menu
Recalling files from application menus
Setting the Default Application for Files
Saving Files
Overwriting existing files
Printing
Customizing print settings
Previewing your documents
Desktop printing
Creating PDFs
Understanding the Clipboard
Copy and Paste Tips and Tricks
Clipboard shareware options
Copying items within the Finder
Using the Find Clipboard
Fonts Support in Panther
Installing Fonts
Viewing Fonts
Character Palette
Font panel
Font Book
Managing Fonts
What Are Services?
Grasping the Best Services Techniques
Adding On Services
Internet Activities
Navigation Shortcuts
Standard Shortcuts
Other Shortcuts
Setting Preferences
Setting General preferences
Working with tabbed browsing
Blocking pop-up windows
Saving Time with AutoFill Forms
Managing Usernames and Passwords
Marking Pages with SnapBack
Browsers
Internet Explorer
Keyboard shortcuts
Favorites
Explorer bar
Other features
Netscape, Mozilla, and Camino
Commercial Web Browsers
Managing Bookmarks in Safari
Bookmarking a page
Using the Bookmarks window
Using the Bookmarks menu
Working with the Bookmarks Bar
Setting bookmark preferences in Safari
Accessing Safari Bookmarks
Sharing Bookmarks across Browsers
Bookmark Tips and Tricks
with Google
Doing Basic Google Searches
Doing Advanced Google Searches
Doing Specialized Google Searches
Searching Google with Safari
Google, the mathematician
Google, the unit converter
Google, the linguist
Google, the investor
Google, the cartographer
Google, the (fill in the blank)
Searching Swiftly with Sherlock
Searching with Watson
Other Search Tools
CleverKeys
iSeek
Huevos
Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigation shortcuts
Other shortcuts
Customizing Mail’s Appearance and Behavior
General preferences
Composing
Customizing the Mail toolbar
Customizing the messages window
Organizing Your Mailboxes
Performing Searches
Creating and Using Signatures
The Best Mail Tips and Tricks
Using the Dock icon
Sending attachments
in Its Tracks
Fighting Spam with the Junk Mail Button
Creating and Using Rules
Stopping Spam before It Gets to You
Bouncing spam
Other spam tools
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Customizing iChat
Transferring Files with iChat
Using the Videoconference
Creating URLs
Chatting with Multiple People at Once
Other Instant Messenger Tools
Defining a Location
Using a Modem
Networking Tips and Tricks
Switching locations on the fly
Ordering connections
Dialing with a calling card
Using FireWire over IP
What to Look for in a Wireless Network
Creating an AirPort Network
Understanding Encryption
Finding Networks
with Rendezvous
Why You Should Use Rendezvous
Setting Up Rendezvous
Using Rendezvous with Software
Using Rendezvous with iChat
Using Rendezvous with iTunes
Using Rendezvous with Hardware
Safe Sharing
Sharing a Web Page
What’s in a Name (Or URL)?
Fun with File Sharing
Personal File Sharing
Print Sharing
Sharing Your Internet Connection
Keeping Your Mac Secure
Using a Firewall
Software firewalls
Hardware firewalls
Checking for Security Problems
$100 Well Spent
Top Ten Reasons to Use .Mac
I Like My iDisk: Storing Stuff Online
Making your iDisk secure
Using another .Mac member’s iDisk
Working with Your .Mac Web Page
Using iSync with .Mac
Setting up iTunes
Setting Up iTunes
Tweaking Your Preferences
Managing Your Music
Editing song information
Searching for tracks
Creating playlists
Adding album covers
Best iPhoto Practices
Preferences
Creating a new Photo Album quickly
Editing images with ease
Working with Your Digital Library
Importing images
Managing your images more efficiently
Storing your images to save space and time
Creating an Online Photo Album
Creating Calendars and Events
iCal’s Main Keyboard Shortcuts
Best iCal Practices
Subscribing and Publishing
Where to find subscriptions
Publishing your Calendar with .Mac
Publish your Calendar without .Mac
iCal Tips and Tricks
iCal and Mail
AppleScript
Exploring Alternatives to iCal
Taking Screenshots with Screen Capture
Taking Screenshots with Grab
Using Snapz Pro X
and DVDs
Setting Your System Preferences
Burning CDs
Making CDs in the Finder
Making an audio CD in iTunes
Making picture CDs in iPhoto
Making data CDs in Disk Utility
Making Labels and Covers
Managing a Disc Collection
Using the iPod for Data Storage and Transfer
Secure, Encrypted Storage on the iPod
Backing Up Your Data to an iPod
Using .Mac and Backup
Using Carbon Copy Cloner
Emergency Rescue iPod
Synchronizing with iSync
Keeping Notes on Your iPod
Using Notes on older iPods
OmniOutliner
Driving directions
Housekeeping on the iPod
Useful Hardware You Might Consider
Smart Backups
rsync: Using the Command Line to Back Up
rsync syntax options
Backing up Home to an external hard drive
Backup for .Mac Users
Getting started with Backup
Deciding what to back up
Finalizing the backup
Other Backup Options
49 Battling Viruses
What You Should Know about Viruses
Things You Can Do to Limit Viruses
Using Virex
Other Antivirus Software
Using Software Update
Updating Other Applications
Staying Informed about Updates
51 Securing Files
Making the Most of FileVault
Other Encryption Tools
Disk Utility
StuffIt
Mac GNU Privacy Guard
SubRosaSoft and CodeTek Studios
Using the Finder’s Secure Empty Trash
Creating a Good Password
Working with Apple’s Keychain Access
Changing Login Passwords
Working with TinkerTool
Automating Tasks with cron
Other Useful Utilities
What Is Bluetooth?
Getting Started with Bluetooth
Setting Up Your Connection
Working with Your Address Book
Dialing from within Address Book
Display incoming call alerts
Sending and receiving SMS messages
Dialing Your Phone from a Text Selection
Setting up iSync
Your Cellphone as a Remote Control
Storing Notes and Pictures on a Cellphone
Navigating within the Terminal
Getting around in the Terminal
Tab completion
Viewing directory contents
Navigating among open Terminal windows
Other commands
Terminal Tips and Tricks
Getting help
Using the open command
Drag and drop with the Finder
Editing between the Terminal and the Finder
Creating and Listing Directories
Using Wildcards
Using the find Command
Using the locate Command
Handy Commands to Use with Piping
Combining Commands with Pipes
Redirecting Output
Text Files
Viewing Files
more or less
Viewing Parts of Files
Editing Files

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