好消息：Mac OS X l0．5“Leopard”拥有300项新功能，其中一些激动人心。坏消息：苹果公司依然没有提供用户手册。但谁又在乎呢？因为David Pogue回来了，他的幽默和专业使得这本书6年来一直名列畅销Mac书籍排行榜榜首。在这个经过扩充和完全更新的版本中，他教您如何玩转Mac。
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您需要了解的重要内容
新技术：Time Machine自动备份、远程屏幕共享控制、Quick Look速览文档、Spaces分组管理应用程序窗口。但凡苹果创造的技术，本书都会涵盖。
额外软件：本书将解密所有50种Mac附带的软件。包括Safari、iChat、Mail、Automator、预览和文本编辑。捷径：本书是迄今*灵活巧妙的Mac书籍。有关Mac OSX各个方面的惊喜随处可见。
强大应用：**、网络、Automator、与Windows共享文件甚至连探索Mac OS X的Unix底层应用都一样不落。
寻找熟悉的特性：本书为Windows难民准备了Windows-to-Mac字典，帮助您在Mac OS X 10.5中寻找原来钟爱的特性。

Introduction
What's New in Leopard
About This Book
The Very Basics
Part One: The Mac OS X Desktop
Chapter 1: Folders and Windows
Getting into Mac OS X
Windows and How to Work Them
The Four Window Views
Icon View
List View
Column View
Cover Flow View
Quick Look
Logging Out, Shutting Down
Getting Help in Mac OS X
Chapter 2: Organizing Your Stuff
The Mac OS X Folder Structure
Icon Names
Selecting Icons
Moving and Copying Icons
Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
Color Labels
The Trash
Get Info
Chapter 3: Spotlight
The Spotlight Menu
The Spotlight Window
Customizing Spotlight
Smart Folders
Chapter 4: Dock, Desktop, and Toolbars
The Dock
Setting Up the Dock
Using the Dock
The Finder Toolbar
Designing Your Desktop
Menulets: The Missing Manual
Part Two: Programs in Mac 0S X
Chapter 5: Documents, Programs, and Spaces
Opening Mac OS X Programs
The "Heads-Up" Program Switcher
Expose: Death to Window Clutter
Spaces: Your Free Qua&Display Mac
Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
How Documents Know Their Parents
Keyboard Control
The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
Two Kinds of Programs: Cocoa and Carbon
The Cocoa Difference
Universal Apps (Intel Macs)
Installing Mac OS X Programs
Dashboard
Web Clips: Make Your Own Widgets
Chapter 6: Time Machine, Syncing, and Moving Data
Moving Data Between Documents
Exchanging Data with Other Macs
Exchanging Data with Windows PCs
Time Machine
iSync
.Mac Sync
Chapter 7: Automator and AppleScript
Introducing Automator
Building Your Own Workflow
Doing More with Automator
Workflows as Programs and Plug-ins
Getting Started with AppleScript
Chapter 8: Windows on Macintosh
Boot Camp
Windows in a Window
Part Three: The Components of Mac OS X
Chapter 9: System Preferences
The System Preferences Window
.Mac
Accounts
Appearance
Bluetooth
CDs & DVDs
Date & Time
Desktop & Screen Saver
Displays
Dock
Energy Saver
Expose & Spaces
International
Keyboard & Mouse
Network
Parental Controls
Print & Fax
QuickTime
Security
Sharing
Software Update
Sound
Speech
Spotlight
Startup Disk
Time Machine
Universal Access
Chapter 10: The Free Programs
Your Free Mac OS X Programs
Address Book
AppleScript
Automator
Calculator
Chess
Dashboard
Dictionary
DVD Player
Expose
Font Book
Front P, ow
GarageBand
iCal
iChat
iDVD
Image Capture
iMovie, iPhoto
iSync
iTunes
Mail
Photo Booth
Preview
QuickTime Player
Safari
Stickies
System Preferences
TextEdit
Time Machine
Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox
Chapter ! 1" CDs, DVDs, and iTunes
How the Mac Does Disks
Burning CDs and DVDs
iTunes: The Digital Jukebox
DVD Movies
Part Four: The Technologies of Mac OS X
Chapter 12: Accounts, Parental Controls, and Security
Introducing Accounts
Creating an Account
Parental Controls
Editing Accounts
Setting Up the Login Process
Signing In, Logging Out
Sharing Across Accounts
Fast User Switching
Six Mac OS X Security Shields
Chapter 13: Networking, File Sharing, and Screen Sharing
Wiring the Network
File Sharing
Accessing Shared Files
Networking with Windows
Screen Sharing
More Dialing In from the Road
Chapter 14: Printing, Faxing, Fonts, and Graphics
Mac Meets Printer
Making the Printout
Managing Printouts
Printer Sharing
Faxing
PDF Files
Fonts-and Font Book
ColorSync
Graphics in Mac OS X
Screen-Capture Keystrokes
Chapter 15: Sound, Movies, and Speech
Playing Sounds
Recording Sound
QuickTime Movies
Speech Recognition
The Mac Reads to You
VoiceOver
Ink: Handwriting Recognition
Front Row
Chapter 16: The Unix Crash Course
Terminal
Navigating in Unix
Working with Files and Directories
Online Help
Terminal Preferences
Terminal Tips and Tricks
Changing Permissions with Terminal
20 Useful Unix Utilities
Putting It Together
Chapter 17: Hacking Mac OS X
TinkerTool: Customization 101
Redoing Mac OS X's Graphics
Replacing the Finder Icons
Rewriting the Words
Your Bright Hacking Future
Part Five: Mac OS Online
Chapter 18: Internet Setup
The Best News You've Heard All Day
Network Central-and Multihoming
Broadband Connections
Dial-up Modem Connections
Switching Locations
internet Sharing
.Mac Services
Intemet Location Files
Chapter 19: Mail and Address Book
Setting Up Mail
Checking Your Mail
Writing Messages
Stationery
Reading Email
The Anti-Spare Toolkit
RSS Feeds
Notes
To Dos
Address Book
Chapter 20: Safari
Safari
RSS: The Missing Manual
Chapter 21: iChat
Welcome to iChat
Three Chat Networks
Signing Up
The Buddy Lists
Making a List
Let the Chat Begin
Text Chatting
Audio Chats
Video Chats
Sharing Your Screen
iChat Theater
iChat Tweaks
Chapter 22: SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web Sharing
Web Sharing
FTP
Connecting from the Road
Remote Access with SSH
Virtual Private Networking
Part Six: Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing Mac OS X 10.5
Getting Ready to Install
Four Kinds of Installation
The Basic Installation
The Upgrade Installation
The Clean Install ("Archive and Install")
Erase & Install
The Setup Assistant
UninstaUing Mac OS X 10.5
Appendix B: Troubleshooting
Minor Eccentric Behavior
Frozen Programs (Force Quitting)
Can't Move or Rename an Icon
Application Won't Open
Startup Problems
Fixing the Disk
Where to Get Troubleshooting Help
Appendix C: The Windows-to-MacDictionary
Appendix D: Where to Go From Here
Web Sites
Free Email Newsletters
Advanced Books, Programming Books
The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List
Index

为什么开创Missing Manual系列
当知识富有吸引力、条理清楚并有趣味时，人们的学习效果*好。不幸的是，阅读大多数的计算机书籍如同嚼蜡。这就是我创造Missing Manual系列的原因。它们有趣，不怕某项特性用处不大或者不能正常工作，并且（哦，顺便说一句）由真正的作家撰写。在每一页我们都回答一个简单的问题：“这项特性起什么作用？”