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Mac OS X Tiger Timesaving Techniques For Dummies (Paperback)

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Time—the commodity most of us never have enough of. Mac OS X Tiger Timesaving Techniques For Dummies is exactly what you need to get more results from every minute you spend with your Mac OS X Tiger.

Loaded with more than 60 timesaving tricks and techniques, this helpful volume gets right to the point and shows you how to streamline dozens of everyday computer functions. If you already know your way around Mac OS X Tiger, you can discover how to speed up your Mac, make searches faster and more efficient, optimize your network, and a lot more. For example, you can

Create your own keyboard shortcuts
Find files faster with Spotlight
Save steps with contextual menus
Make the most of the address book and iCal
Take advantage of Safari RSS feeds
Use your iPod for secure, encrypted storage
Set up a videoconference with iChat AV

There are guidelines for customizing OS X to meet your specific needs, so your Mac will be well organized even if you aren’t. And the techniques are organized too, by the application or the general concept for which they work. You get no-nonsense, step-by-step instructions for putting each technique to work. After all, the whole point of Mac OS X Tiger Timesaving Techniques For Dummies is—well, saving time! These are a few of the places where this book will help you trim the minutes.

Starting, stopping, and running your Mac more efficiently
Optimizing your interface and customizing the Finder, windows, and the Dock
Organizing, managing, and finding stuff—yours, and the computer’s
Beefing up application performance
Using the Internet more efficiently, with tips on searching, stopping spam, using Google, and more
Making the most of your network
Being more efficient with multimedia, including boosting productivity with your iPod
Maintaining your Mac and keeping it secure
Creating your own timesaving techniques with Automator and other slightly advanced tricks

You can’t help but be more productive with Mac OS X Tiger Timesaving Techniques For Dummies!

From the Back Cover
Speed up your Mac, search smarter, and optimize your network

OVER 60 techniques that help you save time by...

Customizing your Mac for the way you work
Finding files faster with Spotlight
Automating tasks with Automator
Making the most of the address book and iCal®
Taking advantage of Safari RSS feeds
Using your iPod® for secure, encrypted storage
Videoconferencing with iChat AV

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Product Details

Paperback: 521 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (June 17, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764579630
ISBN-13: 978-0764579639
Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #716,832 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Whereas Panther added a ton of obvious new features to the operating system and Apple applications, Tiger's additions are more subtle, although no less useful. Read the first page

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column view mode, proxy icon, burn folder, icon view mode, preferences panel, tab completion, list view mode, new sticky note, window sidebar, essential keyboard shortcuts, contextual menu, stopping spam, resulting prompt, crontab file, own keyboard shortcuts, shareware tools, shareware applications, timesaving techniques, mouse shortcuts, menu bar icon, tabbed browsing, new message window, master password, smart group, menu bar tool

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System Preferences, Bookmarks Bar, Disk Utility, Fast User Switching, Font Book, Bookmarks Menu, Setup Assistant, Snapz Pro, Keychain Access, Music Store, Login Items, Activity Monitor, Software Update, Character Palette, Application Support, Energy Saver, Microsoft Word, Big Cat, Personal File Sharing, Personal Web Sharing, Junk Mail, Smart Folders, Terminal Preferences, Buddy List, Secure Empty Trash

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5.0 out of 5 stars Go Tiger!, November 15, 2007

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This is one great book... it has help me to understand my operating system. I would recommend this book to all new users of TIger 6.0. The help it has given me has been wonderful from how it works to how to use it. And more hidden things that I am now just discovering. Well written and easy to understand. Awesome!

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