Background on the guide and the author 1 - 2 2. OS X Overview - A high-level view of the structure and features of OS X 3 - 10 3. General Hints and Tricks - Non-program-specific suggestions and hints 11 - 17 4. The Finder - The secrets to making the most of the new Finder 18 - 31 5. The Dock - Love it or hate it, it s an integral part of OS X - make the most of it! 32 - 35 6. Classic - Making old and new play nicely together 36 7. System Preferences - Key features of various system preference panels 37 - 42 8. Bundled Applications: Mail - Put the free mail program to good use 43 - 45 9. Bundled Applications: ProcessViewer - Use a GUI-based troubleshooting tool 46 - 47 10. Bundled Applications: Disk Copy - Work with, create, and write disk images 48 11. Bundled Applications: Disk Utility - Learn the disk maintenance tool 49 12. UNIX

Overview - A glimpse at the core of OS X, along with a few favorite hints 50 - 65 13. Favorite Apps and Utils - A page of my favorite applications and utilities 66 14. Conclusion - Wrap up, acknowledgments, and technical info about the guide 67 Appendix A - Online Resources - URLs for referenced applications and general interest 68 - 69 Appendix B Command Line vs. GUI A listing of GUI alternatives to UNIX commands 70 Appendix C Create Shared Folders with NetInfo Manager A step-by-step tutorial 71 - 73 Introduction About this Guidebook I wrote the first OS X Guide back in April of 2001, and it ran about 12 pages; this version, at well over 70 pages, is basically completely new from the ground up. The Solutions Guidebook is not intended as a step-by-step primer for using OS X. To get the most from this guide, you should already have spent some time becoming familiar with the system. If you are brand new to using OS X, there are some links in the Online Resources section that provide excellent getting started advice. Read those, spend some time with your machine, and then revisit this guide. In general, if you read a hint and it seems to be too difficult for your current level of OS X knowledge, mark it and return after you re more comfortable with the system. No need rushing into a hint that you re not fully ready to implement yet. Although 99% of the hints in this document are completely harmless, a few could potentially cause system damage if implemented incorrectly. Which brings us to the World s Largest Disclaimer … what you do to your machine is solely your responsibility! Always make sure you have a good backup, and double-check what you re about to do before it becomes what you can t undo. I cannot guarantee the safety of anything you choose to implement from this guide, so make sure you ve got a good backup before you start. The hints and tips in this guidebook have not necessarily all been validated by others. To the best of my knowledge, these tips should work on systems running Mac OS X 10.1 or newer, US edition. No testing has been done on international versions of OS X, but most of this guide should apply with only mild changes

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