Mac OS X Leopard_图书大全
Mac OS X Leopard
副标题: Beyond the Manual (Btm (Beyond the Manual))
ISBN: 9781590598375
出版社: Apress
出版年: 2007-12-19
页数: 598
定价: USD 34.99
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
After two and a half years of Tiger, Mac OS X Leopard is finally here, with hundreds of
new and improved features. Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual gets you up and
running with Leopard quickly, and then proceeds to explore features, both old and new, that can
help users get the most out of their Macs.
To begin with, Part 1, “Getting to Know Leopard,” takes a detailed look at Leopard’s environment,
including common Aqua elements and the Finder, and then moves on to explore
Leopard’s file system.
Next, in Part 2, “Customizing and Administering Leopard,” we begin with a detailed look
at all the system preferences included in Leopard. Then we move on to adding peripherals to
your system, performing common system maintenance, and backing up and synchronizing system
information and files. Finally, we take a look at keeping your Mac safe and secure.
Part 3, “Communications and the Internet,” begins by illustrating the many ways to get
Leopard connected to the Internet. After that, we take a look at the applications included in Leopard,
which provide a gateway to the Internet, including a detailed look at Safari, Mail, and iChat.
Part 4, “Working with Media and iLife,” goes on to provide a look at how OS X applications
work in general in Leopard, and then provides a look at a number of applications included
with Leopard. After that, we provide a solid introduction to both Apple’s popular iLife ’08 applications
and iWork ’08.
Part 5, “Getting to Know Darwin,” jumps in and teaches you how to use Darwin, the underlying
UNIX system buried beneath the slick Aqua interface. We provide a detailed introduction to
taking advantage of Darwin. This includes real-world examples and explanations of using the
most common Darwin commands and showing you how to customize your Darwin environment
to suit your needs and desires. Then we show you how to add new applications and tools to Darwin
and take advantage of the powerful scripting utilities to accomplish all sorts of tasks.
Part 6, “Networking Leopard,” looks at many of the more powerful networking services
and options available in Leopard, ranging from simple file sharing to accessing a wide range of
remote servers and even running a full-fledged Apache web server.
Part 7, “Leopard Development and Scripting,” takes a look at the development tools,
frameworks, and features included with Leopard. This begins with an introduction to Apple-
Script and Automator to streamline computer tasks, and moves all the way through a tour of
Apple’s Xcode development tools for application development.
We finish off the book with Part 8, “Cross-Platform Solutions.” Here we provide useful
information for not only working with other non-Mac environments, but also for how to run
Windows and Windows applications on your Mac instead of or side by side with Leopard.
Whether you’re new to Mac OS X or just new to Leopard, upon completing this book you
should be armed with the knowledge of all the powerful features, both obvious and not so obvious,
that Leopard has to offer to make your computing experience both more enjoyable and
more productive.
作者简介
SCOTT MEYERS has worked in and around the computer industry, beginning
as an Apple sales specialist and consultant, for more than 12 years.
He has since moved on to various other jobs including web design and
development, and editing books on web development, open source, and
Apple technology. He is a Select ADC (Apple Developers Connection)
member and a huge fan of Mac OS X, which brings together his love of
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, Indiana, with his wife, two kids, and a cat and a dog.
When not working or writing, he enjoys photography and playing guitar through amplifiers he
built himself.
For comments, questions, or feedback about this book, Scott can be contacted at
scott@beyondmac.com. Answers, updates, and errata can be viewed at www.beyondmac.com
MIKE LEE, the World’s Toughest Programmer, has been bending computers
to his will since the mid-’90s. As majordomo of Delicious Monster Software,
he spends most of his time working on Delicious Library or answering
support e-mail. His next project is a nonprofit software company dedicated
to raising money and awareness for Madagascar and the world’s few
remaining lemurs.
Mike and his wife are originally from Honolulu, but currently live in
Seattle where they are raising two cats. Mike’s hobbies include weightlifting,
single malts, and fire.
Mike can be contacted at mike@atomicwang.org
