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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Po...
The Ultimate Quick Guide to Mac OS X
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide by Chris Seibold Copyright © 2009 Chris Seibold. All rights reserved. Printed in Canada. Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Se- bastopol, CA 95472. O’Reilly books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promo- tional use. Online editions are also available for most titles (http://my.safari booksonline.com). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: 800-998-9938 or corporate@oreilly.com. Editors: Simon St.Laurent and Brian Jepson Production Editor: Loranah Dimant Production Services: Appingo, Inc. Indexer: Ellen Troutman Zaig Cover Designer: Karen Montgomery Interior Designer: David Futato Illustrator: Robert Romano Printing History: September 2009: First Edition. Nutshell Handbook, the Nutshell Handbook logo, and the O’Reilly logo are registered trademarks of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide, the image of a snow leopard, and related trade dress are trademarks of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Many of the designations used by manufacturers
(2009)
Big Book of Apple Hacks
Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of your Apple devices
1 Before You Hack When you get a new computer, iPhone, or iPod, the device comes preconfigured in the way Apple feels will be of most use to the greatest number of their customers. Apple usually gets the out-of-the-box experience just right, thus Apple products are quickly set up and easy to use with the factory-set defaults. The problem is that you’re not a faceless average Apple user, you’re an individual, and you likely want to make your Apple product conform to your wishes rather than conforming to the way Apple intended you to use the product. This is the essence of hacking: getting your stuff to do what you want in the man- ner you want. Fortunately, tech stuff tends to be near infinitely hackable, customizable, and extensible, which means that you can truly be the unbending overlord of all your Apple gadgets. That said, there are a few
(2008)
