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Mac OS X Lion 101
(Prerequisites: None)
In This Chapter
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Understanding what an operating system is and is not
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Turning on your Mac
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Getting to know the startup process
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Turning off your Mac
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Avoiding major Mac mistakes
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Pointing, clicking, dragging, and other uses for your mouse
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Getting help from your Mac
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ongratulate yourself on choosing Mac OS X, which
stands for Macintosh Operating System X — that’s
stands for Macintosh Operating System X — that’s
the Roman numeral ten, not the letter X (pronounced
ten, not ex). You made a smart move because you
scored more than just an operating-system upgrade.
Mac OS X Lion includes several new features that
make using your Mac easier and dozens of improve-
ments that help you do more work in less time.
ten, not ex). You made a smart move because you
scored more than just an operating-system upgrade.
Mac OS X Lion includes several new features that
make using your Mac easier and dozens of improve-
ments that help you do more work in less time.
In this chapter, I start at the very beginning and
talk about Mac OS X in mostly abstract terms; then
I move on to explain what you need to know to use
Mac OS X Lion successfully.
talk about Mac OS X in mostly abstract terms; then
I move on to explain what you need to know to use
Mac OS X Lion successfully.
If you’ve been using Mac OS X for a while, some of the
information in this chapter might seem hauntingly familiar;
some features that I describe haven’t changed from earlier ver-
sions of Mac OS X. But if you decide to skip this chapter because you think
you have all the new stuff figured out, I assure you that you’ll miss at least
a couple of things that Apple didn’t bother to tell you (as if you read every
word in Mac OS X Help — the only user manual Apple provides — anyway!).
information in this chapter might seem hauntingly familiar;
some features that I describe haven’t changed from earlier ver-
sions of Mac OS X. But if you decide to skip this chapter because you think
you have all the new stuff figured out, I assure you that you’ll miss at least
a couple of things that Apple didn’t bother to tell you (as if you read every
word in Mac OS X Help — the only user manual Apple provides — anyway!).
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