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Part I: Introducing OS X Lion: The Basics
mean to say is that reading this section could save your Mac or your sanity.
Even if you’re an experienced Mac user, you might want to read this section.
Chances are you’ll see at least a few things you might have forgotten that will
come in handy now that you’ve been reminded of them.
Even if you’re an experienced Mac user, you might want to read this section.
Chances are you’ll see at least a few things you might have forgotten that will
come in handy now that you’ve been reminded of them.
Turning the dang thing on
Okay. This is the big moment — turning on your Mac! Gaze at it longingly
first, and say something cheesy, such as “You’re the most awesome com-
puter I’ve ever known.” If that doesn’t turn on your Mac (and it probably
won’t), keep reading.
first, and say something cheesy, such as “You’re the most awesome com-
puter I’ve ever known.” If that doesn’t turn on your Mac (and it probably
won’t), keep reading.
Apple, in its infinite wisdom, has manufactured Macs with power buttons on
every conceivable surface: on the front, side, and back of the computer itself
and even on the keyboard or monitor.
every conceivable surface: on the front, side, and back of the computer itself
and even on the keyboard or monitor.
So if you don’t know how to turn on your Mac, don’t feel bad; just look in the
manual or booklet that came with your Mac. It’s at least one thing that the
documentation always covers.
manual or booklet that came with your Mac. It’s at least one thing that the
documentation always covers.
These days, most Macs have a power-on button near the keyboard (note-
books) or the back side (iMacs). It usually looks like the little circle thingie
you see in the margin.
you see in the margin.
Don’t bother choosing Help
➪Mac Help, which opens the Help Viewer pro-
gram. It can’t tell you where the switch is. Although the Help program is good
for finding out a lot of things, the location of the power switch isn’t among
them. If you haven’t found the switch and turned on the Mac, of course, you
can’t access Help anyway. (D’oh!)
for finding out a lot of things, the location of the power switch isn’t among
them. If you haven’t found the switch and turned on the Mac, of course, you
can’t access Help anyway. (D’oh!)
What you should see on startup
When you finally do turn on your Macintosh, you set in motion a sophisticated
and complex series of events that culminates in the loading of Mac OS X and
the appearance of the Mac OS X Desktop. After a small bit of whirring, buzzing,
and flashing (meaning that the operating system is loading), OS X first tests all
your hardware — slots, ports, disks, random-access memory (RAM), and so on.
If everything passes, you hear a pleasing musical tone and see the tasteful gray
Apple logo in the middle of your screen, along with a small spinning-pinwheel
cursor somewhere on the screen. Both are shown in Figure 1-1.
and complex series of events that culminates in the loading of Mac OS X and
the appearance of the Mac OS X Desktop. After a small bit of whirring, buzzing,
and flashing (meaning that the operating system is loading), OS X first tests all
your hardware — slots, ports, disks, random-access memory (RAM), and so on.
If everything passes, you hear a pleasing musical tone and see the tasteful gray
Apple logo in the middle of your screen, along with a small spinning-pinwheel
cursor somewhere on the screen. Both are shown in Figure 1-1.
Here are the things that might happen when you power up your Mac:
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Fine and dandy: Next, you might or might not see the Mac OS X login
screen, where you enter your name and password. If you do, press
Return or Enter (after you type your name and password, of course),
and away you go.
screen, where you enter your name and password. If you do, press
Return or Enter (after you type your name and password, of course),
and away you go.
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