iChat AV 2 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

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Product Description

If you thought instant messaging was cool, wait 'til you see iChat AV! By adding audio and video to the mix, Apple has taken iChat into the Jetsons-style future; this guide promises to get you there with it. With access to more than 100 million AOL Instant Messenger and Mac users, iChat AV ensures that you get face time with friends and family, wherever they are. This friendly, task-based guide gets you up and running fast as it covers the basics of setting up and working with iChat: creating your Buddy List, sending instant messages, initiating audio and video chats, configuring your FireWire Webcam, creating chat rooms, transferring files, and more. You'll also learn how to take advantage of Mac OS X's Mail and Address Book applications, which work seamlessly with iChat. Simple step-by-step instructions peppered with hundreds of screen shots and loads of time-saving tips step you through each iChat AV task--until with veteran author Jeff Carlson's help, you've mastered them all!

About the Author

Jeff Carlson divides his time between his Seattle Web Design company, Never Enough Coffee Creations (www.necoffee.com), and writing for publications such as Macworld and HOW Magazine. He is the Managing Editor of the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS (www.tidbits.com), co-author of Real World Adobe GoLive, and author of Palm Organizers: Visual QuickStart Guide and iMovie for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (December 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321237730
• ISBN-13: 978-0321237736
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,583,129 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Tool!, April 11, 2004

By	W. Spivey "aprilpatch" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While iChat is pretty easy to use, and eventually, the reader will hit upon most the author talks about, I did find very useful information that I had not considered. For example, to change my preferences so that I do not have to see the buddy list but can still be contacted. The author also references some web sites for some additional things that can be done with iChat-and I appreciated the pages. I am using some of the icons from one of those pages. As stated before most of the inofmation will be hit upon eventually, but why not have it all at one time?

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Used Book, August 29, 2009

By	Kimo (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews

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Wanted to get the latest new iChat book but could not find one. This one covers enough so that I can figure out iChat with new systems (OS X.5). Can not beat the price of the used book and its in like new condition.