MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife, '05 edition - Softcover

Brisbin, Shelly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789734095 ISBN 13: 9780789734099

Publisher: QUE, 2005

Synopsis

Macs today come "fully loaded," but unlike your typical fully loaded automobile, Macs do not come with detailed instruction manuals. Instead, the user is often left to fend for him or herself as they try to sort through all that powerful and mysterious software. On the surface, these programs are relatively easy-to-use, but it is what lies beneath the surface that makes them most useful. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife, Second Edition is your way to take control of this unfortunate situation. Through the use of visual aids and projects, you will be guided through each application's basic features before moving on to the hidden features and time-saving shortcuts. Get inside such topics as:

• iTunes
• Garage Band
• iPhoto
• iMovie and iDVD
• iChat
• The dashboard, address book and Sherlock
• iApps that you didn't even know you had

You'll also explore the Utilities folder as you learn which applications can help you, which ones you should leave alone and which one is the portal to a host of old-school games that you may otherwise have never known existed. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife will help you and your Mac live the good life.

About this title

About the Author

Shelly Brisbin has written about technology for 16 years. Her specialties include the Macintosh, networking and the Internet. She is the author of more than ten books and has also written hundreds of articles for magazines. Her most recent day job was Managing Editor/Technology at Powered Inc. in Austin, Texas. MacAddict is the ultimate hands-on guide to everything Macintosh. Its mission is to provide the reader with the most comprehensive range of information possible, from upgrading to troubleshooting to customizing a Macintosh desktop.

From the Back Cover

Macs today come "fully loaded," but unlike your typical fully loaded automobile, Macs do not come with detailed instruction manuals. Instead, the user is often left to fend for him or herself as they try to sort through all that powerful and mysterious software. On the surface, these programs are relatively easy-to-use, but it is what lies beneath the surface that makes them most useful. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife, Second Edition is your way to take control of this unfortunate situation. Through the use of visual aids and projects, you will be guided through each application's basic features before moving on to the hidden features and time-saving shortcuts. Get inside such topics as:

• iTunes
• Garage Band
• iPhoto
• iMovie and iDVD
• iChat
• The dashboard, address book and Sherlock
• iApps that you didn't even know you had

You'll also explore the Utilities folder as you learn which applications can help you, which ones you should leave alone and which one is the portal to a host of old-school games that you may otherwise have never known existed. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife will help you and your Mac live the good life.

Edition details

• Publisher: QUE
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789734095
• ISBN 13: 9780789734099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288