Upgrading and Troubleshooting Your Mac

Mac OS X Edition

Gene Steinberg

612 pages, parution le 29/10/2001

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Résumé

The magic of the Mac is back! Mac OS X is a truly revolutionary operating system that has great flexibility and functionality. Author Gene Steinberg shows readers how to tap techniques of IT professionals to make your Mac run at top efficiency.

Minimize downtime and optimize your Mac for reliability and speed. Upgrading & Troubleshooting Your Mac: Mac OS X Edition is the definitive OS X resource, focused on upgrading, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting. Loaded with case histories to illustrate common problems and repair solutions, this book covers a wide range of important issues—from survival advice for laptops to organizing SCSI chains to overcoming Ethernet difficulties. Whether you're new to the OS X platform or computing in general, or if you're migrating from an older Mac, this comprehensive volume will help you operate your new system at peak efficiency.

Get Peak Performance from Your Mac!

Hook up and deploy your Mac for home or business use—including hardware and peripherals
Efficiently run this sophisticated operating system on almost any supported Mac computer
Learn the secrets to successfully installing expansion cards and upgrading CPU and RAM
Add system enhancements and diagnose system-related conflicts
Understand and manage graphic file formats, fonts, and printers
Incorporate proven backup techniques and preventative maintenance
Upgrade with FireWire and Network cards, Graphics and USB adapter cards, SCSI accelerators, and video capture boards
Integrate and optimize system software
Configure your modem connection, Web browser, and email account

Sommaire

Solving Mac Hookup Problems
How to Cope with System Software Hassles
The Mac Upgrade Guide: Peripheral Cards
The Mac Upgrade Guide: Dealing with RAM Upgrade Pitfalls .
Troubleshooting Macs on the Road
The Weird World of Fonts
Dealing with Graphic File Headaches
Making Your Printer Sing
Troubleshooting Mice, Joysticks, and Keyboards
The Monitor Is the Window of the Computer World
Help with Mixed Mac/Windows Offices
Do You Have a Computer Virus?
Keeping Your Hard Drive Healthy and Happy .
Foolproof Backup Techniques Explained
Storage Device Technologies: Dealing with
SCSI Chain Hassles
Making Your New Scanner Work Better
Overcoming the Network Hassle
Adding System Utilities and Overcoming System Conflicts
How to Make Video Capture Hardware Work
Making the Modem Connection Dealing with Internet Access Problems
Making Your Web Browser Browse
Making Email Work for You
Appendix
QuickStart Upgrade and Troubleshooting Guide
Glossary
Index

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)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Gene Steinberg
Parution	29/10/2001
Nb. de pages	612
Format	18,7 x 23,2
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1230g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780072193596