Mac® OS X - Against The Clock Behovian  Ellenn

Mac® OS X

Media-Kombination
228 Seiten
2002
Pearson
978-0-13-097345-0 (ISBN)
59,95 inkl. MwSt
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Students in computer arts will learn Mac OS X by doing exercises, activities, and projects in this wire-bound book/CD-ROM tutorial. Coverage includes the Macintosh operating system, the dock, applications, text, security, mail and the Internet, settings, printing, and iTools. A CD-ROM is included.
The Against the Clock series is ideal for any course that includes graphic arts software and computer design software as part of the curriculum. Courses can be found in Office Information Systems, Computer Science, and Fine Arts Departments, as well as Continuing Education, Journalism, and Printing and Lithography.

With the release of OS-X (System 10) for the Macintosh workstation, Apple Computer has taken a dramatic leap forward to the world of preemptive multitasking, built-in support for a wide range of multimedia objects, and an underlying UNIX platform. Mac® OS X offers the reader an in-depth look at the core kernel of the new OS—Aqua. With unparalleled support for Internet connections, digital video, audio, QuickTime, and other rich media technologies, Mac OS-X is also capable of handling older software in Classic mode. Mac® OS X provides insight into every aspect of this powerful new computing platform from Apple—and is sure to please even the most diehard Macintosh user.

Dwayne Ferguson is a Professor at Gibbs College in Montclaire, New Jersey where he has been teaching in the Visual Communications Department for two years. CEO of DIEHARD Studio, Dwayne and his associates specialize in illustration, 3D animation, and writing. Ferguson is' the art director of the animated TV series Mutant League and the author of the children's novel series, Kid Caramel: Private Investigator, nominated for the Coretta Scott King award. Dwayne holds a BA in graphic design and advertising from Rutgers University.

Getting Started.


Platform. Naming Conventions. The CD-ROM and Initial Setup Considerations. System Requirements. Prerequisites.



Introduction.


1. The Macintosh Operating System.


Graphics and the Mac OS. OS 9.1 in OS X.



2. The Working Environment.


Powering Up. The Desktop. Windows and Buttons. Anatomy of a Window. Aliases. Finder Preferences. CPUs and Memory.



3. The Dock.


Understanding the Dock. Customizing the Dock.



4. Applications.


Apple Applications. Productivity Applications.



5. Text.


Text Formatting. Editing Text. Text Utilities. Fonts.



Review #1.


6. Users and Security.


Sharing Your Computer. The Users Pane. iDisk. The Trash. Smart Computing.



7. Mail and the Internet.


Getting Connected for Mail. Sending and Receiving Mail.



8. Settings.


Customizing the OS.



9. Printing.


Output.



10. iTools.


Using iTools. iDisk. iCards. HomePage. iMovie.



Review #2.


Glossary.


Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.4.2002
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 276 mm
Gewicht 1000 g
Themenwelt Informatik Betriebssysteme / Server Macintosh / Mac OS X
ISBN-10 0-13-097345-9 / 0130973459
ISBN-13 978-0-13-097345-0 / 9780130973450
Zustand Neuware
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