Mac

David Reynolds

Peachpit Press, Aug 9, 2005 - Computers - 231 pages

If you've signed up for Apple's $99 .Mac service, you're in good company--over 500,000 users have signed up for this terrific collection of online services and software. But if you don't have a lot of time to learn all of .Mac's features, this slim, task-based volume will show you just what you need to get started. This book leads you along the quickest, easiest route to setting up and using .Mac: how to use iDisk to store, share, and back up files; how to create a Web site with HomePage; how to post iPhoto photos and iMovie videos to your Web site; how to use iSync to keep your calendar and address books synched across your devices and Macs; how to protect your computer from viruses with Virex; how to share iCal calendars with others, and how to use .Mac's Web mail feature. Each task is illustrated with large, colorful screen shots and clear, step-by-step instructions.

Contents

• Getting Started: 1
• Sending Mail: 17
• Using iDisk: 63
• Using HomePage: 95
• Table of Contents: 131
• Using Address Book: 149
• Chapter7 Using Mac Bookmarks: 163
• Using iCal: 175
• Using Backup: 187
• Mac Troubleshooting: 213
• Index: 223

About the author

David Reynolds has been a Mac head since 1985, when he first got his hands
on a Fat Mac. He was editor-in-chief of MacAddict magazine, and has
contributed to the Macintosh Bible, and co-authored AppleWorks: The Missing
Manual, and Office 2001: The Missing Manual. Currently, his .Mac account
plays host to family photos, movies, and a Web cam.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mac; Visual Quickstart Guide Series
• Author: David Reynolds
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Peachpit Press, 2005
• ISBN: 032130473X, 9780321304735
• Length: 231 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Operating Systems / Macintosh