How To Do Everything Mac Book

Description

Offers coverage of portable Macs, including the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air. This book emphasizes the portability and other unique features of the laptop versions of the Mac, examining ports and jacks, discussing user accounts and privacy, managing multiple network connections, and, using MobileMe to stay synched.

Author description

Robin Noelle is a professional writer who has more than 12 years' experience in marketing and public relations, with an emphasis on technology. Her ability to translate highly technical information into layman's terms led to Noelle facilitating interviews between product managers and editors from PC Magazine, CNET, and PC World. She has written travel guides for Avalon Travel.

Table of contents

Chapter 1 The Wonderful World of MacBook Chapter 2 Taming the MacBook: Using the Trackpad, Keyboard, Mouse and More Chapter 3 Power Struggle: Battery and Power Management Chapter 4 Ports and Jacks: Where They Are and What They Do Chapter 5 Making Yourself at Home: Getting Comfortable with Your Desktop Chapter 6 Hide and Seek: Navigating your MacBook Chapter 7 A Home of One's Own: User Accounts Chapter 8 Personal Style: Customizing your MacBook Chapter 9 Surf's Up: Connecting to the Internet Chapter 10 Navigating the World Wide Web Chapter 11 Staying in Touch: eMail, Chatting, Video and More Chapter 12 Getting Organized with iCal, Address Book and iSync Chapter 13 Anything Windows Can Do, Macs Can Do Better: Running Windows Programs Chapter 14 But Wait! There's More: MacBook Applications Basics Chapter 15 Your Virtual Office: iWork for Productivity Chapter 16 Creative Spaces: iLife for Music, Movies and Websites Chapter 17 Leisure Time: Games, Music and Movies Chapter 18 Staying in Sync with MobileMe Chapter 19 Under the Hood: Tune-Ups and Basic Maintenance for your MacBook Chapter 20 Troubleshooting and Finding Help