The Mac OS X.2 Power User's Book

Gene Steinberg, Peter Paulsen

396 pages, parution le 16/06/2003

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Résumé

Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system designed for superior performance and networking power. The Mac OS X.2 Power User's Book uses networking techniques, configuration tips and insight, Unix commands, and AppleScript to show users and networking administrators how to harness the real power of Mac OS X.2 (Jaguar) to setup small networks and automate critical tasks. Some of the hot topics covered include setting up OS X security, secrets of setting up successful networks, techniques of network booting, setting up administration software like Samba under Mac OS X Server, using Mac OS X server, automating repetitive tasks with AppleScript, and setting up mail and Web servers. The book is organized by topic, focusing on those used regularly by power users and administrators. The Mac OS X.2 Power User's Book presents critical network techniques, AppleScript features, and UNIX commands important to power users and administrators. This is the ideal book for any OS X users who needs to set up and manage a small network of machines running OS X. The easy to follow instructions can really help all users harness the amazing power of OS X.

In this book you will learn all about:

Efficiently automate repetitive tasks, such as adding and removing users, performing critical backups, retrieving data and files from remote servers and executing scheduled software updates.
Set up your Mac OS X Jaguar system as a Web server to host pictures, files, or photos.
Implement and configure firewalls and other security measures.
Effectively use AppleScript and Unix-based commands for system automation.
Explore DHCP options, remote boot systems, file sharing, and security, walking the reader through processes as complicated as setting up a server to ones as simple as downloading the OS to a Mac.

An Overview of Mac OS X Desktop
An Overview of Mac OS X Server
A Guide to Administrator's Setup of Mac OS X
Making Sense of Mac OS X Fonts
Introduction to AppleScript
Using AppleScript to Automate Mac OS X
A Guide to Mac OS X Security
Introduction to Mac OS X Networking
Entering the Weird World of DHCP and Network File Sharing
Configuring SAMBA Under Mac OS X Server
Setting Up Mail and Web Servers Under Mac OS X Server
Secrets of Network Booting
Installing software over the network
The Nuts and Bolts of Mac OS X Administration
How to Administer Mac OS X Like an Expert
Comprehensive System Troubleshooting
Glossary

L'auteur - Gene Steinberg

Gene Steinberg

first used a Mac in 1984 and never looked back. He is a fact and science-fiction writer, a computer software and systems consultant. Gene is the author of the popular Mac Reality Check column for die Arizona Republic's Arizona Central Computing page and. the author of several editions of Using America Online' and Sams Teach Yourself AOL in 10 Minutes. He has written feature articles and product reviews for such magazines as MacHome, MacAddict, MacUser, and Macworld. Gene also finds time to present strange and unusual computing tips on Craig Crossman's "Computer America" radio show, which reaches 17 million listeners worldwide.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Paraglyph Press
Auteur(s)	Gene Steinberg, Peter Paulsen
Parution	16/06/2003
Nb. de pages	396
Format	18 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	680g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781932111804
ISBN13	978-1-932111-80-4