Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue Publisher: O'Reilly Pub Date: February 15, 2008 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-651412-9 Pages: 608 Table of Contents | Index Overview Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth transition New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X Why is this such a good time to switch? Upgrading from one version of Windows to another used to be simple But now there's Windows Vista, a veritable resource hog that forces you to relearn everything Learning a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better No viruses, worms or spyware No questionable firewalls, inefficient permissions, or other strange features Just a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system And if you're still using Windows XP, we've got you covered, too If you're ready to take on Mac OS X Leopard, the latest edition of this bestselling guide tells you everything you need to know: Transferring your stuff Moving photos, MP3s, and Microsoft Office documents is the easy part This book gets you through the tricky things: extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files Re-creating your software suite Big-name programs (Word, Photoshop, Firefox, Dreamweaver, and so on) are available in both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds of other programs are available only for Windows This guide identifies the Mac equivalents and explains how to move your data to them Learning Leopard Once you've moved into the Mac, a final task awaits: Learning your way around Fortunately, you're in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to the Macintosh Moving from Windows to a Mac successfully and painlessly is the one thing Apple does not deliver Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition is your ticket to a new computing experience Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue Publisher: O'Reilly Pub Date: February 15, 2008 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-651412-9 Pages: 608 Table of Contents | Index The Missing Credits Introduction Part 1: Welcome to Macintosh Chapter 1 How the Mac Is Different Section 1.1 Power On, Dude Section 1.2 That One-Button Mouse Section 1.3 On, Off, and Sleep Section 1.4 The Menu Bar Section 1.5 Finder = Windows Explorer Section 1.6 Dock = Taskbar Section 1.7 Menulets = Tray Section 1.8 Keyboard Differences Section 1.9 Disk Differences Section 1.10 Where Your Stuff Is Section 1.11 Window Controls Section 1.12 Terminology Differences Chapter 2 Folders, Dock, & Windows Section 2.1 Getting into Mac OS X Section 2.2 The Four Window Views Section 2.3 Icon View Section 2.4 List View Section 2.5 Column View Section 2.6 Cover Flow View Section 2.7 Quick Look Section 2.8 The Dock Section 2.9 The Finder Toolbar Section 2.10 Getting Help in Mac OS X Chapter 3 Files, Icons, & Spotlight Section 3.1 Renaming Icons Section 3.2 Selecting Icons Section 3.3 Moving and Copying Icons Section 3.4 Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once Section 3.5 Color Labels Section 3.6 The Trash Section 3.7 Get Info Section 3.8 The Spotlight Menu Section 3.9 The Spotlight Window Section 3.10 Customizing Spotlight Section 3.11 Smart Folders Chapter 4 Documents, Programs, & Spaces Section 4.1 Opening Mac OS X Programs Section 4.2 The New, Improved "Alt-Tab" Section 4.3 Exposé: Death to Window Clutter Section 4.4 Spaces: Your Free Quad-Display Mac Section 4.5 Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way Section 4.6 How Documents Know Their Parents Section 4.7 Keyboard Control Section 4.8 The Save and Open Dialog Boxes Section 4.9 Two Kinds of Programs: Cocoa and Carbon Section 4.10 The Cocoa Difference Section 4.11 Universal Apps (Intel Macs) Section 4.12 Installing Mac OS X Programs Section 4.13 Dashboard Section 4.14 Web Clips: Make Your Own Widgets Part 2: Moving In Chapter 5 Eight Ways to Transfer Your Files Section 5.1 Transfer by Apple Genius Section 5.2 Transfers by iTornado Section 5.3 Transfers by Disk Section 5.4 Transfers by Network Section 5.5 Transfers by File-Sending Web Site Section 5.6 Transfers by Email Section 5.7 Transfers by iDisk Section 5.8 Transfers by Bluetooth Section 5.9 Where to Put Your Copied Files Section 5.10 Document-Conversion Issues Chapter 6 Transferring Email and Contacts Section 6.1 Section 6.2 A Reminder That Could Save You Hours Section 6.3 Transferring Your Outlook Mail Section 6.4 Transferring Your Outlook Address Book Section 6.5 Transferring from Outlook Express Section 6.6 Transferring Your Eudora Mail Section 6.7 Transferring Your Eudora Address Book Section 6.8 Email Settings Chapter 7 Special Software, Special Problems Section 7.1 ACDSee Section 7.2 Acrobat Reader Section 7.3 ACT Section 7.4 Ad Subtract (Pop-up Stopper) Section 7.5 Adobe [your favorite program here] Section 7.6 America Online Section 7.7 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Section 7.8 Children's Software Section 7.9 Earthlink Total Access Section 7.10 Easy CD Creator Section 7.11 Encarta Section 7.12 Eudora Section 7.13 Excel Section 7.14 Firefox Section 7.15 Games Section 7.16 Google Desktop Search Section 7.17 ICQ Section 7.18 Internet Explorer Section 7.19 iTunes Section 7.20 Kazaa Section 7.21 Limewire Section 7.22 MacAfee VirusScan Section 7.23 Microsoft Access Section 7.24 Microsoft Money Section 7.25 Microsoft Office Section 7.26 Microsoft Publisher Section 7.27 Microsoft Visio Section 7.28 Minesweeper Section 7.29 MSN Messenger Section 7.30 NaturallySpeaking Section 7.31 Netscape Section 7.32 Newsgroup Readers Section 7.33 Norton AntiVirus Section 7.34 Norton Utilities Section 7.35 Notepad Section 7.36 Outlook/Outlook Express Section 7.37 Paint Shop Pro Section 7.38 Palm Desktop Section 7.39 Picasa Section 7.40 Pocket PC Section 7.41 PowerPoint Section 7.42 QuickBooks Section 7.43 Quicken Section 7.44 RealPlayer Section 7.45 RssReader Section 7.46 Skype Section 7.47 SnagIt Section 7.48 Solitaire Section 7.49 Street Atlas USA Section 7.50 TaxCut, TurboTax Section 7.51 WinAmp, MusicMatch Section 7.52 Windows Media Player Section 7.53 WinZip Section 7.54 Word Section 7.55 WordPerfect Section 7.56 Yahoo Messenger Chapter 8 Windows on Macintosh Section 8.1 Boot Camp Section 8.2 Windows in a Window Chapter 9 Hardware on the Mac Section 9.1 Printers and Printing Section 9.2 Managing Printouts Section 9.3 Faxing Section 9.4 PDF Files Section 9.5 Fonts—and Font Book Section 9.6 Digital Cameras Section 9.7 Disks Section 9.8 Burning CDs and DVDs Section 9.9 iTunes: The Digital Jukebox Section 9.10 DVD Movies Section 9.11 Keyboard Section 9.12 Mouse Section 9.13 Monitors Section 9.14 Time Machine Section 9.15 .Mac Sync Part 3: The Mac Online Chapter 10 Internet Setup Section 10.1 Network Central—and Multihoming Section 10.2 Broadband Connections Section 10.3 Dial-up Modem Connections Section 10.4 Switching Locations Section 10.5 Internet Sharing Section 10.6 .Mac Services Section 10.7 Internet Location Files Chapter 11 Mail & Address Book Section 11.1 Checking Your Mail Section 11.2 Writing Messages Section 11.3 Stationery Section 11.4 Reading Email Section 11.5 The Anti-Spam Toolkit Section 11.6 RSS Feeds Section 11.7 Notes Section 11.8 To Dos Section 11.9 Address Book Chapter 12 Safari & iChat Section 12.1 Safari Section 12.2 Tips for Better Surfing Section 12.3 Tabbed Browsing Section 12.4 iChat Section 12.5 Text Chats Section 12.6 Audio Chats Section 12.7 Video Chats Section 12.8 Sharing Your Screen Section 12.9 iChat Theater Part 4: Putting Down Roots Chapter 13 Accounts, Parental Controls, & Security Section 13.1 Introducing Accounts Section 13.2 Creating an Account Section 13.3 Parental Controls Section 13.4 Editing Accounts Section 13.5 Setting Up the Login Process Section 13.6 Signing In, Logging Out Section 13.7 Sharing Across Accounts Section 13.8 Fast User Switching Section 13.9 Four Mac OS X Security Shields Chapter 14 Networking, File Sharing, & Screen Sharing Section 14.1 Wiring the Network Section 14.2 File Sharing Section 14.3 Accessing Shared Files Section 14.4 Networking with Windows Section 14.5 Screen Sharing Chapter 15 System Preferences Section 15.1 The System Preferences Window Section 15.2 .Mac Section 15.3 Accounts Section 15.4 Appearance Section 15.5 Bluetooth Section 15.6 CDs & DVDs Section 15.7 Date & Time Section 15.8 Desktop & Screen Saver Section 15.9 Displays Section 15.10 Dock Section 15.11 Energy Saver Section 15.12 Exposé & Spaces Section 15.13 International Section 15.14 Keyboard & Mouse Section 15.15 Network Section 15.16 Parental Controls Section 15.17 Print & Fax Section 15.18 QuickTime Section 15.19 Security Section 15.20 Sharing Section 15.21 Software Update Section 15.22 Sound Section 15.23 Speech Section 15.24 Spotlight Section 15.25 Startup Disk Section 15.26 Time Machine Section 15.27 Universal Access Chapter 16 The Free Programs Section 16.1 Address Book Section 16.2 AppleScript Section 16.3 Automator Section 16.4 Calculator Section 16.5 Chess Section 16.6 Dashboard Section 16.7 Dictionary Section 16.8 DVD Player Section 16.9 Exposé Section 16.10 Font Book Section 16.11 Front Row Section 16.12 GarageBand Section 16.13 iCal Section 16.14 iChat Section 16.15 iDVD Section 16.16 iMovie, iPhoto Section 16.17 iTunes Section 16.18 Mail Section 16.19 Photo 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