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!
I'm a freelance writer and designer. I've authored and edited a number of best-selling books about video editing, Web design, the Mac, and Palm devices. I'm a columnist for The Seattle Times, contribute regularly to magazines such as Macworld, HOW Magazine, and Photoshop Elements Techniques. The closest thing I have to a real job is Managing Editor of TidBITS.
See my personal weblog at http://www.jeffcarlson.com/, and my iMovie/video editing weblog at http://www.jeffcarlson.com/imovievqs/. More information about my work and current projects can be found at http://www.necoffee.com/.
