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Learn OS X Lion

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  1. Scott Mayers
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  2. Mike Lee
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  • Learn all of the ins and outs of Apple's latest operating system, OS X Lion.

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
    PDF

  2. Introducing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      PDF

    2. Welcome to Lion

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 3-25

    3. Using the Finder

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 27-62

    4. The Mac OS X File System

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 63-75

  3. Working with Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
      PDF

    2. Mac OS X Application Basics

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 87-97

    3. Installing and Removing Applications

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 99-116

    4. Lion’s Applications

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 117-130

  4. Mac OS X and the Internet

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
      PDF

    2. Connecting to the Internet

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 133-150

    3. Browsing the Web with Safari

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 151-177

    4. Working with Mail

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 179-206

    5. Address Book

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 207-214

    6. Using iCal

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 215-225

    7. Instant Communication with iChat and FaceTime

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 227-244

    8. From MobileMe to iCloud

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 245-253

  5. iLife

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
      PDF

    2. iPhoto

      • Scott Mayers, Mike Lee
      Pages 257-266
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About this book

You’re smart and savvy, but you're also busy. This comprehensive guide to Apple's latest version of OS X, Lion, gives you everything you need to know to live a happy, productive Mac life. Learn OS X Lion will have you up and connected right away. With a minimum of overhead and a maximum of useful information, you’ll cover a lot of ground in the time it takes other books to get you plugged in.

If this isn’t your first experience with OS X, skip right to the "What’s New in Lion" sections. You may also find yourself using this book as a quick refresher course or a way to learn new Mac skills you’ve never tried before.

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About the authors

Scott Meyers has worked in and around the computer industry, beginning as an Apple sales specialist and consultant over 12 years ago, and he has since moved on to various other jobs including web design and development, editing books on web development, open source and Apple technology, and marketing. He is a Select ADC (Apple Developers Connection) Member and a huge fan of Mac OS X, which brings together his love of the Apple's traditionally best-of-class GUI and applications with the unrivaled power of Unix and open source technologies and applications. Scott lives outside of Indianapolis with his wife, two kids, and a cat and a dog. When not working or writing, he enjoys photography, playing guitar, and building amplifiers.
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