Macworld Mac SECRETS

Part I System Software Revealed 1 --
Chapter 1 Your First Software: The Finder 3 --
Finder: The Unknown Program 3 --
A Few Words about Icons 4 --
Icon Secrets 6 --
Icon Renaming Secrets 12 --
Truth about Finder Windows 16 --
Pop-up Window Secrets 21 --
Finder Window Secrets 24 --
Point of Views: Lists, Icons, and Buttons 29 --
List, Icon, and Button View Secrets 30 --
Copying Files 37 --
File Copying Secrets 37 --
Your First Database: The Desktop File 39 --
Desktop File Secrets 41 --
Secrets of the Trash 44 --
Trash Secrets 44 --
All about Aliases 46 --
Alias Secrets 52 --
Drag-and-Dropping Icons 52 --
Macintosh Drag-and-Drop 52 --
Macintosh Drag-and-Drop Secrets 55 --
Chapter 2 Finder Command Secrets 59 --
Apple Menu 59 --
Apple Menu Secrets 60 --
File Menu 64 --
Edit Menu 71 --
View Menu 74 --
Special Menu 78 --
Clean Up Secrets (System 7.x) 79 --
Help Menu 81 --
Keyboard/International Menu 84 --
Contextual Menus 86 --
Application Menu 87 --
Mac OS 8.5 Application Palette Secrets 88 --
Hidden System Commands 90 --
Hidden System Software Command Secrets 91 --
Chapter 3 Desk-Accessory World 93 --
Welcome to the Desk Accessories 93 --
Apple System Profiler 94 --
AppleCD Audio Player 96 --
AppleCD Audio Player Secrets 97 --
Automated Tasks 98 --
Calculator 99 --
Calculator Secrets 100 --
Chooser 101 --
Chooser Secrets 103 --
Control Panels 103 --
Connect To 104 --
Favorites 104 --
Find (Find File) 106 --
Find File (and Sherlock) Secrets 112 --
Graphing Calculator 119 --
Graphing Calculator Secrets 120 --
Internet Access 121 --
Jigsaw Puzzle 122 --
Jigsaw Puzzle Secrets 122 --
Key Caps 123 --
Key Caps Secrets 123 --
Network Browser 124 --
Network Software Selector 125 --
Note Pad 125 --
Note Pad Secrets 126 --
Recent Applications, Documents, Servers 127 --
Remote Access Status 127 --
Scrapbook 128 --
Scrapbook Secrets 128 --
SimpleSound 129 --
Stickies 131 --
Stickies Secrets 132 --
Shut Down 135 --
Chapter 4 Control Panels and Extensions 137 --
Control Panels 138 --
Appearance Control Panel Secrets 141 --
Apple Menu Options Secrets 148 --
At Ease Secrets 150 --
Color Control Panel Secrets 153 --
Control Strip Secrets 157 --
Date & Time Secrets 160 --
Desktop Patterns Secrets 162 --
Desktop Pictures Secrets 166 --
Energy Saver Secrets 171 --
Extensions Manager Secrets 175 --
File Exchange Secrets 179 --
Launcher Control Panel Secrets 190 --
Location Manager Secrets 195 --
Map Secrets 201 --
Memory Control Panel Secrets 205 --
Monitor Secrets 206 --
Modem Control Panel Secrets 207 --
PC Setup Secrets 214 --
Sound Control Panel Secrets 220 --
Extensions One by One 228 --
Ultimate Extension-Linking Guide 252 --
Chapter 5 Enablers, Installers, and Apple Extras 255 --
System Folder Folders 255 --
All About Enablers 267 --
System File Itself 268 --
Apple Extras and Apple Leftovers 269 --
System-Software Installer 277 --
Installer Secrets 285 --
Switching between System Versions 288 --
Great Invisible-File Collection 289 --
Chapter 6 System Software Museum 293 --
Jurassic Era: System 1.0-4.2 293 --
Victorian Age: System 6 300 --
System 7.0 302 --
System 7.5 305 --
Copland: The OS That Wasn't 315 --
Mac OS 8 318 --
Rhapsody and Next 322 --
Carbon and Mac OS X 323 --
Performa System-Software Annex 325 --
Part II Secrets of the Machine 327 --
Chapter 7 On, Off, and Everything in Between 329 --
Power On 329 --
ADB Bus 329 --
Startup Sequence 331 --
Ultimate Startup-Keys List 340 --
Startup Secrets 340 --
Beyond the Startup Sequence 346 --
Shutting Down 347 --
Shut Down Secrets 349 --
Restart (Reset) Switch 349 --
Sleep Modes 352 --
Chapter 8 Disk Chapter 355 --
Disk Basics 355 --
HFS+ (Mac OS Extended Format) 359 --
Hard Disks 361 --
Hard Drive Secrets 366 --
Defragmenting Secrets 371 --
Partitions 372 --
Floppy Disks 379 --
Floppy Disk Secrets 381 --
Removable Disks 389 --
Removable-Disk Secrets 391 --
Chapter 9 Memory 393 --
RAM: the Chips 393 --
RAM: for Programs 397 --
RAM Doubler Secrets 405 --
Disk Cache 408 --
RAM Disks: High-Speed Imaginary Drives 410 --
RAM Disk Secrets 412 --
Virtual Memory: Instant, Free RAM 413 --
Virtual Memory Secrets 415 --
Chapter 10 Keyboards, Mice, and USB 417 --
About the ADB Chain 417 --
USB Hits the Mac 418 --
Keyboard 420 --
A Few Odd Keys and What They Mean 421 --
Keyboard Secrets 426 --
Mouse, Trackball, and Trackpad 430 --
Ergonomics Basics 433 --
Chapter 11 Monitors 435 --
Monitor Basics 435 --
About VRAM 436 --
A Word About DPI 441 --
Multiple Monitors 443 --
Monitor Secrets 448 --
Chapter 12 From 128K to Quadra: Mac to Mac 453 --
Coming to Terms 454 --
More specs 456 --
More Secrets 456 --
Compact Macs 457 --
SE/30 Secrets 462 --
Mac II Series 466 --
A IIfx Secret 468 --
IIci Secrets 470 --
LC Series 472 --
Centris/Quadra Line 477 --
Portable Macs 486 --
Only Upgrade Guide You'll Ever Need 500 --
Chapter 13 PowerPC Macs, Model by Model 503 --
PowerPC Chip 503 --
Power Macs, Model by Model 507 --
Laptop Power Macs 533 --
PowerPC Mac Secrets 542 --
Macintosh Clones: Here and Gone 547 --
PowerPC and the Future 548 --
Chapter 14 PowerBooks Exposed 549 --
A Little History 549 --
Screen 550 --
PowerBook Screen Secrets 552 --
Working from a Wall Outlet 553 --
Power-outlet Secrets 554 --
Trackpad secrets 556 --
Working from a Battery 556 --
Battery Secrets 559 --
Four-Hour Charge (RAM-Disk) Trick 564 --
PowerBook RAM-Disk Secrets 569 --
Sleep Mode 571 --
Sleep Secrets 572 --
Getting Info In and Out 573 --
PowerBook Printing Secrets 583 --
Traveling with the PowerBook 584 --
Duo Notes--and Newton Stunts 586 --
Part III Application Secrets 587 --
Chapter 15 Mac Application Basics 589 --
Types, Creators, and Double-Clicking 589 --
Type and Creator Code Secrets 592 --
Which Copy Will Launch? 594 --
How the Mac Multitasks 596 --
Hazards of Multitasking 597 --
Multitasking Secrets 599 --
Publish and Subscribe 603 --
Multitasking Pro: OpenDoc 607 --
Save, Save As, Revert 608 --
Save/Open Dialog Box Secrets 611 --
Save and Open File 2000: Navigation Services 615 --
New Open/Save Dialog Box Secrets 618 --
Stationery 619 --
Ten Macintosh Application Basic Techniques 620 --
Chapter 16 Mac to PC and Back 623 --
PC Disks 623 --
PC Disk Secrets 624 --
Converting PC Files for the Mac 625 --
Cross-Platform File-Conversion Secrets 630 --
Exchanging Graphics with Windows Users 634 --
Cross-Platform Networking 636 --
Running Windows Programs on a Mac 639 --
VirtualPC/SoftWindows Speed Secrets 641 --
Using PC Peripherals on the Mac 642 --
Chapter 17 Word Processing 645 --
A Few Words About Word Processing 645 --
Universal Word Processing Secrets 645 --
Microsoft Word 649 --
Microsoft Word Secrets 670 --
WordPerfect 690 --
WordPerfect Secrets 690 --
Nisus, WriteNow, MacWrite Pro 693 --
AppleWorks/ClarisWorks 693 --
AppleWorks/ClarisWorks Word Processor Secrets 693 --
SimpleText: The ReadMe Machine 698 --
Simple Text Secrets 699 --
Chapter 18 Page Design 701 --
Page-Layout Principles 702 --
PageMaker 710 --
PageMaker Secrets 710 --
QuarkXPress 716 --
QuarkXPress Secrets 719 --
Page Design and the World Wide Web 727 --
Chapter 19 Number and Data Crunching 729 --
Spreadsheet Basics 729 --
Excel Secrets (and ClarisWorks) 730 --
Quicken 746 --
Quicken Secrets 746 --
FileMaker and ClarisWorks 749 --
FileMaker/ClarisWorks Secrets 750 --
Chapter 20 Graphics and 3D 763 --
File Formats 763 --
Types of Graphics Programs 770 --
General Painting Secrets 773 --
Photoshop Secrets 779 --
Drawing 784 --
Universal Drawing Program Secretsn 786 --
PostScript Drawing Programs 788 --
Universal PostScript Drawing Secrets 789 --
FreeHand Secrets 792 --
Illustrator Secrets 795 --
3D Graphics 795 --
Chapter 21 ResEdit Chapter 797 --
What Is ResEdit? 797 --
How to Use ResEdit 799 --
ResEdit Secrets 810 --
Top Ten ResEdit Pranks 834 --
Chapter 22 Utilities, Macros, and AppleScript 837 --
Hard Disk Repair and Recovery Software 838 --
Disk Utility Secrets 838 --
Virus Protection 840 --
Macro Software 842 --
Macro Software Secrets 844 --
OneClick Crash Course 845 --
OneClick Secrets 848 --
AppleScript Crash Course 848 --
Screen Savers and Screen Grabbers 854 --
Compression Software 856 --
Disk Images, DiskCopy, and ShrinkWrap 857 --
ShrinkWrap/DiskCopy Secrets 859 --
CanOpener: the Great Retriever 861 --
MacsBug: Weird Land of the Coder 863 --
MacsBug Secrets 865 --
Extension Managers 866 --
Extension Manager Secrets 867 --
Chapter 23 Speech, Movies, and Sound 869 --
A Mac Digitized-Sound Primer 869 --
Sound Secrets 875 --
Music with MIDI 878 --
MIDI Secrets 880 --
QuickTime Movies 881 --
QuickTime Digitizing Secrets 884 --
QuickTime Secrets 887 --
QuickTime VR Secrets 895 --
Mac Meets TV 896 --
Speech I Mac Talks 900 --
Text-to-Speech Secrets 900 --
Speech II Mac Listens 902 --
Speech Secrets 904 --
Part IV World Online 907 --
Chapter 24 Mysteries of the Modem 909 --
Hardware 909 --
Standards and protocols 912 --
Beyond the modem: ISDN, Cable Modems, ASDL 915 --
Software 916 --
Telecom Secrets 919 --
Mac as Fax 920 --
Fax Modem Secrets 921 --
Chapter 25 Web, the Net, and Everything Online 925 --
Internet Connection Secrets 935 --
Getting Around: Internet Addresses and URLs 936 --
Where to Go on the Internet 938.