Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Yosemite Edition

by David Pogue

Overview

What makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there’s never been a better time to switch to OS X—and there’s never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it.

The important stuff you need to know:

• Transfer your stuff. Moving files from a PC to a Mac by cable, network, or disk is the easy part. But how do you extract your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files? Now you’ll know.
• Recreate your software suite. Many of the PC programs you’ve been using are Windows-only. Discover the Mac equivalents and learn how to move data to them.
• Learn Yosemite. Apple’s latest operating system is faster, smarter, and more in tune with iPads and iPhones. If Yosemite has it, this book covers it.
• Get the expert view. Learn from Missing Manuals creator David Pogue—author of OS X Yosemite: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling Mac book on earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491947180
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/07/2015
Pages:	812
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

David Pogue is the anchor columnist for Yahoo Tech, having been groomed for the position by 13 years as the tech columnist for the New York Times. He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American, host of science shows on PBS’s “NOVA,” and two-time Emmy-winning correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning.” With over 3 million books in print, David is one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 120 titles.

Table of Contents

The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; What OS X Gives You; What OS X Takes Away; About This Book; The Very Basics; Part One: Welcome to Macintosh; Chapter 1: How the Mac Is Different; 1.1 Power On, Dude; 1.2 Right-Clicking and Shortcut Menus; 1.3 Logging Out, Shutting Down; 1.4 The Menu Bar; 1.5 Finder = Windows Explorer; 1.6 Dock = Taskbar; 1.7 Menulets = Tray; 1.8 Keyboard Differences; 1.9 Disk Differences; 1.10 Where Your Stuff Is; 1.11 Window Controls; 1.12 Terminology Differences; Chapter 2: Folders, Dock & Windows; 2.1 Getting into OS X; 2.2 The Four Window Views; 2.3 Icon View; 2.4 List View; 2.5 Column View; 2.6 Cover Flow View; 2.7 The Preview Pane; 2.8 Quick Look; 2.9 Finder Tabs; 2.10 The Dock; 2.11 Setting Up the Dock; 2.12 Using the Dock; 2.13 The Finder Toolbar; 2.14 Getting Help in OS X; Chapter 3: Files, Icons & Spotlight; 3.1 Renaming Icons; 3.2 Selecting Icons; 3.3 Moving and Copying Icons; 3.4 Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once; 3.5 Finder Tags; 3.6 The Trash; 3.7 Get Info; 3.8 Shortcut Menus, Action Menus; 3.9 Spotlight; 3.10 Customizing Spotlight; 3.11 Smart Folders; Chapter 4: Documents, Programs & Mission Control; 4.1 The Mac App Store; 4.2 Other Ways to Get Mac Software; 4.3 Cocoa and Carbon; 4.4 Opening OS X Programs; 4.5 Launchpad; 4.6 Windows That Auto-Reopen; 4.7 The Application Menu; 4.8 The “Heads-Up” Program Switcher; 4.9 Full Screen Mode; 4.10 Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter; 4.11 Dashboard; 4.12 Exposé; 4.13 Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way; 4.14 How Documents Know Their Parents; 4.15 Keyboard Control; 4.16 The Save and Open Dialog Boxes; 4.17 Auto Save and Versions; 4.18 iCloud Drive; Chapter 5: Data: Typing, Dictating, Sharing & Backing Up; 5.1 Power Typing; 5.2 Dictation; 5.3 The Many Languages of OS X Text; 5.4 Data Detectors; 5.5 Moving Data Between Documents; 5.6 Exchanging Data with Other Macs; 5.7 Exchanging Data with Windows PCs; 5.8 The Share Button (); 5.9 Time Machine; Part Two: Making the Move; Chapter 6: Transferring Your Files to the Mac; 6.1 Transfers by Apple Genius; 6.2 The Windows Migration Assistant; 6.3 Manual Network Transfers; 6.4 Transfers by Dropbox, iCloud Drive, or OneDrive; 6.5 Transfers by Disk; 6.6 Transfers by File-Sending Web Site; 6.7 Transfers by Email; 6.8 Where to Put Your Copied Files; 6.9 Document Conversion Issues; Chapter 7: Special Software, Special Problems; 7.1 ACDSee; 7.2 Acrobat Reader; 7.3 Act; 7.4 Ad Subtract (Pop-Up Stopper); 7.5 Adobe [your favorite program here]; 7.6 AOL; 7.7 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger); 7.8 Children’s Software; 7.9 Chrome; 7.10 Easy CD Creator; 7.11 Encarta; 7.12 Eudora; 7.13 Excel; 7.14 Firefox; 7.15 Games; 7.16 Google Desktop Search; 7.17 Google Earth; 7.18 Google Chrome; 7.19 ICQ; 7.20 Internet Explorer; 7.21 iTunes; 7.22 McAfee VirusScan; 7.23 Microsoft Access; 7.24 Microsoft Money; 7.25 Microsoft Office; 7.26 Microsoft Publisher; 7.27 Microsoft Visio; 7.28 Minesweeper; 7.29 NaturallySpeaking; 7.30 Netscape; 7.31 Newsgroup Readers; 7.32 Norton AntiVirus; 7.33 Norton Utilities; 7.34 Notepad; 7.35 Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail; 7.36 PaintShop Pro; 7.37 Picasa; 7.38 PowerPoint; 7.39 QuickBooks; 7.40 Quicken; 7.41 RealPlayer; 7.42 RssReader; 7.43 Skype; 7.44 Snagit (Screenshots); 7.45 Solitaire; 7.46 Street Atlas USA; 7.47 TaxCut, TurboTax; 7.48 Winamp, MusicMatch; 7.49 Windows Media Player; 7.50 WinZip; 7.51 Word; 7.52 WordPerfect; 7.53 Yahoo Messenger; Chapter 8: Windows on the Mac; 8.1 Boot Camp; 8.2 Windows in a Window; 8.3 Life with Microsoft Exchange; Chapter 9: Hardware on the Mac; 9.1 Mac Meets Printer; 9.2 Making the Printout; 9.3 Managing Printouts; 9.4 Printer Sharing; 9.5 Faxing; 9.6 PDF Files; 9.7 Fonts—and Font Book; 9.8 Digital Cameras; 9.9 Disks; 9.10 Startup Disks; 9.11 DVD Movies; 9.12 iTunes: The Digital Jukebox; 9.13 AirPlay; 9.14 Keyboards; 9.15 Mouse; 9.16 Monitors; 9.17 Scanners; Part Three: Yosemite Online; Chapter 10: Internet Setup & iCloud; 10.1 Network Central and Multihoming; 10.2 Broadband Connections; 10.3 Ethernet Connections; 10.4 WiFi Connections; 10.5 Cellular Modems; 10.6 Tethering (Personal Hotspot); 10.7 Dial-Up Modem Connections; 10.8 Switching Locations; 10.9 Internet Sharing; 10.10 Meet iCloud; 10.11 Family Sharing; 10.12 More iCloud Features; Chapter 11: Mail & Contacts; 11.1 Setting Up Your Accounts; 11.2 Checking Your Mail; 11.3 Tailoring the Look of Mail; 11.4 Writing Messages; 11.5 Stationery; 11.6 Reading Email; 11.7 VIPs; 11.8 The Anti-Spam Toolkit; 11.9 Contacts; Chapter 12: Safari; 12.1 Browsing Basics; 12.2 The Unified Address/Search Bar; 12.3 Bookmarks, Favorites, Top Sites; 12.4 Full Screen and Gestures; 12.5 Customizing the Toolbar; 12.6 Saved Passwords: The iCloud Keychain; 12.7 Tips for Better Surfing; 12.8 Tabbed Browsing; 12.9 Privacy and Security Features; Chapter 13: Messages; 13.1 Welcome to Messages; 13.2 Setting Up Messages; 13.3 Let the Chat Begin; 13.4 Text Chats; 13.5 Audio Chats; 13.6 Video Chats; 13.7 Sharing Your Screen; Part Four: Putting Down Roots; Chapter 14: Mac+iPhone: Handoff, AirDrop & Continuity; 14.1 Mac as Speakerphone; 14.2 Texting from the Mac; 14.3 Instant Hotspot; 14.4 Handoff; 14.5 AirDrop; Chapter 15: Accounts, Security & Gatekeeper; 15.1 Introducing Accounts; 15.2 Creating an Account; 15.3 Parental Controls; 15.4 Editing Accounts; 15.5 Setting Up the Login Process; 15.6 Signing In, Logging Out; 15.7 Sharing Across Accounts; 15.8 Fast User Switching; 15.9 OS X and Security; 15.10 Privacy Shields; Chapter 16: Networking, File Sharing & AirDrop; 16.1 Wiring the Network; 16.2 File Sharing: Three Ways; 16.3 AirDrop; 16.4 Sharing Your Public Folder; 16.5 Sharing Any Folder; 16.6 Accessing Shared Files; 16.7 Networking with Windows; 16.8 Screen Sharing; Chapter 17: System Preferences; 17.1 The System Preferences Window; 17.2 Accessibility; 17.3 App Store; 17.4 Bluetooth; 17.5 CDs & DVDs; 17.6 Date & Time; 17.7 Desktop & Screen Saver; 17.8 Dictation & Speech; 17.9 Displays; 17.10 Dock; 17.11 Energy Saver; 17.12 Extensions; 17.13 General; 17.14 iCloud; 17.15 Internet Accounts; 17.16 Keyboard; 17.17 Language & Region; 17.18 Mission Control; 17.19 Mouse; 17.20 Network; 17.21 Notifications; 17.22 Parental Controls; 17.23 Printers & Scanners; 17.24 Security & Privacy; 17.25 Sharing; 17.26 Sound; 17.27 Spotlight; 17.28 Startup Disk; 17.29 Time Machine; 17.30 Trackpad; 17.31 Users & Groups; Chapter 18: Notifications; 18.1 Insta-Respond to Bubbles; 18.2 Shutting Up the Bubbles; 18.3 The Notification Center; Chapter 19: The Free Programs; 19.1 Your Free OS X Programs; 19.2 App Store; 19.3 Automator, AppleScript; 19.4 Calculator; 19.5 Calendar; 19.6 Chess; 19.7 Contacts; 19.8 Dashboard; 19.9 Dictionary; 19.10 DVD Player; 19.11 FaceTime; 19.12 Font Book; 19.13 Game Center; 19.14 GarageBand; 19.15 iBooks; 19.16 Image Capture; 19.17 iMovie; 19.18 iPhoto/Photos; 19.19 iTunes; 19.20 Launchpad; 19.21 Mail; 19.22 Maps; 19.23 Messages; 19.24 Mission Control; 19.25 Notes; 19.26 Numbers, Pages; 19.27 Photo Booth; 19.28 Preview; 19.29 QuickTime Player; 19.30 Reminders; 19.31 Safari; 19.32 Stickies; 19.33 System Preferences; 19.34 TextEdit; 19.35 Time Machine; 19.36 Utilities: Your OS X Toolbox; Part Five: Appendixes; Installing OS X Yosemite; Hardware Requirements; Psychological Requirements; The Standard Installation; The Setup Assistant; The Homemade Installer Disk; Troubleshooting; Minor Eccentric Behavior; Frozen Programs (Force Quitting); Recovery Mode: Three Emergency Disks; Application Won’t Open; Startup Problems; Fixing the Disk; Where to Get Troubleshooting Help; The “Where’d It Go?” Dictionary; About [this program]; The Master Secret Keystroke List; Startup Keystrokes; Colophon;