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 155
Book II: Customizing and Sharing 165
Chapter 1: Building the Finder of Your Dreams 167
Chapter 2: Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch 189
Chapter 3: Delving under the Hood with System Preferences 205
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 271
Book III: The Digital Hub 281
Chapter 1: The World According to Apple 283
Chapter 2: Browsing Your Library with iTunes and iBooks 291
Chapter 3: Focusing on iPhoto 321
Chapter 4: Making Magic with iMovie 347
Chapter 5: Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand 371
Chapter 6: No, It's Not Called iQuickTime 393
Chapter 7: Turning Your Mac into a DVD Theater 399
Book IV: Using iWork 409
Chapter 1: Desktop Publishing with Pages 411
Chapter 2: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 425
Chapter 3: Building Presentations with Keynote 439
Book V: Typical Internet Stuff 451
Chapter 1: Getting on the Internet 453
Chapter 2: Using Apple Mail 461
Chapter 3: Staying in Touch with Messages and FaceTime 487
Chapter 4: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud 507
Chapter 5: Going Places with Safari 513
Chapter 6: Staying Secure Online 533
Book VI: Networking in OS X 543
Chapter 1: Setting Up a Small Network 545
Chapter 2: Using Your Network 563
Chapter 3: Going Wireless 577
Chapter 4: Sharing That Precious Internet Thing 591
Book VII: Expanding Your System 603
Chapter 1: Hardware That Will Make You Giddy 605
Chapter 2: Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir 619
Chapter 3: Port-o-Rama: Using Thunderbolt, USB, and FireWire 631
Chapter 4: I'm Okay, You're a Printer 639
Chapter 5: Applications That You've (Probably) Gotta Have 647
Chapter 6: Putting Bluetooth to Work 663
Book VIII: Advanced OS X 671
Chapter 1: Running Windows on Your Mac with Boot Camp 673
Chapter 2: . . . And Unix Lurks Beneath 681
Chapter 3: AppleScript Just Plain Rocks 703
Chapter 4: Talking with and Writing to Your Macintosh 719
Index 733