| Introduction |
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1 Upgrading to Mountain Lion |
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What's New in Mountain Lion |
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7 | (5) |
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12 | (2) |
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Confirming Upgrade Compatibility |
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14 | (1) |
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Purchasing, Downloading, and Installing |
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15 | (1) |
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Connecting to the Internet |
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16 | (2) |
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Using a Magic Mouse or Multi-Touch Trackpad |
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18 | (1) |
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Pairing Devices via Bluetooth |
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18 | (2) |
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Configuring a Magic Mouse |
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20 | (1) |
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Configuring a Multi-Touch Trackpad |
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20 | (3) |
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2 Navigating Mountain Lion |
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23 | (38) |
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24 | (1) |
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Working with the Menu Bar |
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24 | (6) |
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The Right Side of the Menu Bar |
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30 | (2) |
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Accessing the Notification Center |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (3) |
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Switching Between Running Apps |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (3) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (8) |
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Working with Files/Folders within Finder |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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Customizing Your Desktop and Screen Saver |
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55 | (1) |
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Changing the Desktop Wallpaper |
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55 | (2) |
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Customizing the Screen Saver |
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57 | (2) |
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Customizing More via System Preferences |
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59 | (2) |
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3 Optimizing Preinstalled Apps |
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61 | (38) |
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Benefits of Preinstalled Apps |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (1) |
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Customizing the Calendar App |
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70 | (1) |
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Working with the Calendar Sidebar |
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71 | (2) |
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Entering Events into the Calendar App |
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73 | (2) |
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Quickly Adding New Events to the Calendar App |
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75 | (1) |
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Syncing Calendar with Icloud (and Other Macs and Idevices) |
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76 | (1) |
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Customizing How Notification Center Works with the Calendar App |
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77 | (1) |
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Tips to Get the Most out of the Calendar App |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (1) |
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Syncing Contacts Data with Icloud (and Other Contact Management Applications) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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Sharing Contacts Data with Others |
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84 | (1) |
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Leveraging Field Labels When Creating New Entries |
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85 | (1) |
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Interactive Fields in Contact Entries |
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86 | (1) |
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Creating a Contacts Entry for Yourself |
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87 | (1) |
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Contacts Is Now Facebook Compatible |
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87 | (1) |
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Enhancing Facetime Video Conferences |
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88 | (2) |
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Using the Photo Booth App |
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90 | (2) |
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Getting Quick Views via the Preview App |
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92 | (4) |
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Viewing Images, Documents, and PDF Files |
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96 | (1) |
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Preview Differs from Quick Look |
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96 | (1) |
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Discovering Other Preinstalled Apps |
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97 | (2) |
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4 Using Notification Center |
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99 | (20) |
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Managing All App-Specific Notifications |
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102 | (4) |
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106 | (2) |
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Using the Notification Center Panel |
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108 | (3) |
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Customizing the Notification Center Panel |
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111 | (4) |
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Avoiding Excessive Alerts, Alarms, and Notifications |
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115 | (4) |
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5 Communicating Effectively with Messages |
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119 | (18) |
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Instant Messaging Versus Text Messaging |
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120 | (1) |
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Combining Messaging Capabilities |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Configuring to Work with Bonjour |
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123 | (1) |
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Configuring to Work with Imessage |
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124 | (1) |
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Configuring to Work with other IM Services |
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125 | (2) |
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Communicating with Messages |
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127 | (3) |
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Exploiting the Messages Menu Bar |
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130 | (4) |
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Other Text Messaging, Video, and Voice Chat Options |
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134 | (1) |
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Sending Text Messages from a Mac to a Mobile Phone |
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135 | (2) |
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6 Making the Most of Reminders and Notes |
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137 | (20) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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Optimizing Your Use of Reminders |
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140 | (9) |
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Optimizing Your Use of Notes |
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149 | (5) |
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154 | (3) |
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7 Improved Web Surfing and Email Management |
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157 | (26) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Reading Website Content Offline |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (1) |
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Avoiding Repetitive Data Entry with Autofill |
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165 | (1) |
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Preventing Website Tracking |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (3) |
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Managing Email Using the Mail App |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (2) |
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Flagging Individual Emails to Signify Importance |
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174 | (1) |
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Working Seamlessly with Notification Center |
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174 | (2) |
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Custom Signing Your Outgoing Emails |
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176 | (1) |
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Searching Your Inbox and all Mail Folders |
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177 | (1) |
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Dictating Your Outgoing Emails |
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178 | (1) |
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Managing Your Emails Better |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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Sending Large Files via Email |
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181 | (2) |
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8 Getting the Most from Itunes and Game Center |
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183 | (22) |
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184 | (3) |
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Managing Your Digital Music Library |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (3) |
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Watching Movies, TV Shows, and Music Videos |
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192 | (2) |
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Accessing Itunes Commands and Features |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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Managing Ebooks, Audiobooks, Idevice Apps, and Ringtones |
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196 | (1) |
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Purchasing Content from the Itunes Store |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Syncing and Backing up Idevice Content |
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200 | (1) |
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Making the Most of Game Center |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (1) |
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9 Installing New Software |
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205 | (22) |
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207 | (1) |
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Advantages of App Store Apps |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Finding Apps in the App Store |
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210 | (3) |
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Learning about Apps from Listings |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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Obtaining Apps via Other Means |
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216 | (1) |
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Open Source versus Paid Apps |
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217 | (1) |
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Installing Software from Other Sources |
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217 | (1) |
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Installing Software from a CD/DVD (On Macbook Air) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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Setting up Parental Controls on Your Mac |
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221 | (1) |
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Setting up Parental Controls |
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222 | (1) |
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Setting up Itunes Parental Controls |
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223 | (1) |
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Using Gatekeeper to Protect against Malware |
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224 | (3) |
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10 Get Better Results Faster using Iphoto |
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227 | (34) |
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228 | (1) |
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Getting Started with Iphoto'11 |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Sorting Your Photos into Events/Albums |
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230 | (2) |
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Sorting Images with the Faces Feature |
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232 | (2) |
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Sorting Images with the Places Feature |
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234 | (1) |
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Flagging Your Favorite Images |
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235 | (1) |
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Giving Your Photos the Star Treatment |
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235 | (2) |
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Associating Keywords with Each Image |
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237 | (1) |
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Renaming Events, Albums, and Images |
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238 | (1) |
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Deleting Photos from Iphoto |
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239 | (2) |
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Using Iphoto's Sidebar Options |
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241 | (2) |
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Editing Photos within Iphoto |
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243 | (3) |
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Creating Photo Projects Using Iphoto |
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246 | (1) |
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Sharing Photos from Iphoto |
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247 | (3) |
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Using the Icloud Photo Stream Feature |
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250 | (3) |
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Creating Prints from Your Digital Images |
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253 | (1) |
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What You Should Know about Photo Paper |
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254 | (2) |
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Additional Options for Creating Prints |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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11 Navigating around Icloud |
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261 | (14) |
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Discovering Icloud's Many Uses |
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262 | (4) |
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Setting up Your Free Icloud Account |
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266 | (3) |
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Purchasing Additional Storage Space |
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269 | (2) |
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Configuring Icloud to Work on Your Mac |
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271 | (1) |
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Keeping Track of Your Macs and Idevices |
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272 | (3) |
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275 | (18) |
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277 | (1) |
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Planning a Backup Strategy |
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277 | (1) |
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Backing up via Time Machine |
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278 | (1) |
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Choosing an Adequate External Hard Drive |
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279 | (3) |
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Time Machine and Time Capsule |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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Restoring from a Time Machine Backup |
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285 | (3) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Backing up Via Third-Party Software |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (2) |
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13 Syncing Information with Other Macs and Idevices |
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293 | (20) |
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Exploiting Mountain Lion's Sharing Features |
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294 | (9) |
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Exchanging Documents and Files Wirelessly via Airdrop |
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303 | (3) |
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Using Third-Party Cloud-Based File Sharing |
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306 | (1) |
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Connecting Your Mac to an FTP Site |
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307 | (1) |
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Sharing Information Using yousendit.com |
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308 | (1) |
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Syncing Data between Macs and PCs Using a USB Cable |
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309 | (1) |
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Sharing Document Files Between Computers |
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309 | (4) |
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313 | (12) |
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314 | (3) |
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Enhancing Apple TV Audio with Airplay-Compatible Speakers |
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317 | (1) |
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Setting up Airplay to Work with Your Mac |
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317 | (3) |
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Playing Itunes Content via Airplay |
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320 | (2) |
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Presenting Presentations via Airplay |
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322 | (1) |
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Airplay versus Home Sharing |
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323 | (2) |
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15 Using Peripherals and Accessories |
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325 | (18) |
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Reviewing Your Mac's Ports and Peripheral Connection Methods |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (3) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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Headphone Jack (Audio Out) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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Microphone Jack (Audio In) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Connecting Printers/Scanners |
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338 | (1) |
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Choosing a Printer for Your Mac |
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339 | (3) |
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Considering a Multifunctional/All-In-One Option |
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342 | (1) |
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16 Transitioning Easily from a Windows PC to a Mac |
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343 | (9) |
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Transferring Your PC Files to a Mac with Migration Assistant |
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344 | (3) |
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Microsoft Windows versus Mountain Lion |
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347 | (1) |
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Your Mac's Mouse or Trackpad Has no Buttons |
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347 | (2) |
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Different Icons Used to Close, Minimize, or Maximize Windows |
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349 | (3) |
| Other Differences |
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352 | (6) |
| Running Microsoft Windows and PC Software on Your Mac |
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358 | (1) |
| Using Boot Camp |
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359 | (1) |
| Using Parallels |
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359 | (2) |
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