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Extend Your Wireless Network and Play Tunes with AirPort Express
Jan 27, 2006
With her AirPort Express, Maria Langer has figured out a way to get some phenomenal sound from some of that ancient Mac equipment collecting dust in her living room (along with the more modern stuff, of course).
Extending Your iPod for the Mac
Feb 18, 2005
Matthew David tells you how you can add more content to your iPod when you are running Mac, how you can extend the content on your iPod with third-party tools, and why you should really be using a Mac for your iPod.
Faxing with Mac OS X Panther
Nov 24, 2004
A fax machine is hidden away inside your Macintosh. Whether you want to send faxes or receive them, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther has you covered.
File Management in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Aug 11, 2006
Finder allows you to manage files in Mac OS X. This chapter will help you use Finder to its fullest extent.
Filmmaking 101: Anatomy of a Final Cut Express Project
Apr 29, 2008
Before you can make movie magic, it helps to understand how your editing program organizes and manipulates all of those sequences and clips you've been shooting. In this sample chapter from Final Cut Express 4 Visual QuickStart Guide, author Lisa Brenneis shows you how to manage a well-organized project in Final Cut Express.
Finding Your Way Around OS X
Nov 29, 2002
This sample chapter gives a visual overview of the components of Mac OS X and tells you where to go for more details.
Five Funky Finder Features in Mac OS X
Jan 13, 2006
Maria Langer loves to dig for hidden treasures in her Macintosh. Join her in exploring a treasure trove of worthy but little-known features of the Mac's Finder.
Fixing Automator Workflow Folder Action Plug-Ins in Leopard
May 23, 2008
Ben Waldie shares tips and recommendations to help you resolve Automator Folder Action plug-in workflow issues in Mac OS X Leopard.
For Those About to Dock!: Mac OS X Docking Miracles Made Easy
Jul 7, 2006
OS X's dock is a tremendously useful and versatile launching tool, but some of its most useful functions aren't immediately apparent. This chapter will help you take advantage of these functions to launch and switch like a pro.
GarageBand for Audiophiles (and Audio files)
Nov 11, 2005
Jaemi Loeb offers tips for professional-quality digital editing (copy/paste, filtering, and DSP's) of pre-recorded audio files using GarageBand 2 (part of iLife '05).
Get Acquainted with Font Book
Mar 16, 2007
Font Book is Tiger's font-management utility. Its obvious purpose is to install and remove fonts without your having to run around to all the Fonts folders, but it can do so much more. To do anything beyond blindly installing a font, however, you need to know at least the basics of Font Book, which are all covered in this sample chapter.
Getting Power and Performance from Your Virtual PC
Sep 23, 2005
What are those icons on the bottom of the Virtual PC window? How can I make Windows run more efficiently on my Virtual PC? Is there any way to tune it? How do I exchange data between the iMac and the emulated PC? John Traenkenschuh has the answers.
Getting Video Onto Your iPod
Jan 27, 2006
Get an iPod for Christmas? Music is great, but what about the video? In this article Matthew David shows you where to go to fill your iPod to the max with video.
Going Back to Your Mac in Mac OS X Leopard
Jan 25, 2008
The new "Back to My Mac" feature in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard puts all of your Macs within reach. Maria Langer shows you how.
Having Fun with iMovie Trailers
Jul 24, 2014
In this lesson from Apple Pro Training Series: iMovie you'll select a movie genre and then customize a storyline to fit your home video. Finally, you'll add clips according to the iMovie storyboard directions.
How to Access Mac OS X Server Directory Services
Feb 24, 2006
Data is valuable only if it can be stored and accessed. With multiple vendors of directory services solutions competing for your business, you may worry that their disparate systems will not be able to interoperate and that it will be difficult for clients to support multiple vendors. This chapter will help you to store and access data on Mac OS X server.
How To Buy and Rent Media To Play on Your Apple TV
May 2, 2008
In this excerpt from The Apple TV Pocket Guide, Second Edition, author Jeff Carlson tells you how to buy cool stuff to watch on your Apple TV using either your computer or the Apple TV itself.
How to Deploy Entire Systems in Mac OS X 10.5
Aug 20, 2008
In this advanced course, you'll learn the Apple-certified techniques for selecting a system imaging technique that meets your deployment needs, creating a cloned system image, creating a modular system image, and deploying a system image both locally and via a network. It's a must-read for any Mac system administrator.
How to Get the Most Out of Leopard’s Spaces
Oct 27, 2007
Ryan Faas takes you through Leopard’s Spaces with a quick look at how to set up Spaces and use it to speed your workflow while keeping your desktop neat and tidy.
How to Repartition Your Hard Disk in Snow Leopard and Leopard -- without Losing Data
Sep 30, 2009
Since Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Disk Utility has been able to resize and add disk partitions on the fly without erasing data. Maria Langer shows how it works.

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