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Mac OS X Leopard All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
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I Demand That You Back Up Your Hard Drive..........................................124
Hitching a ride on the Time Machine...............................................125
Using other backup solutions...........................................................127
I Further Demand That You Defragment ...................................................127
Special Start-Up Keys for Those Special Times........................................127
Crave the Newest Drivers ...........................................................................128
Chapter 8: Getting Help for the Big X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Displaying the Help Viewer Window..........................................................129
Searching for Specific Stuff .........................................................................130
Prodding Apple for the Latest Gossip .......................................................132
Calling for Help Deep in the Heart of X .....................................................132
Other Resources to Chew On .....................................................................133
Voice support......................................................................................133
Mac publications and resource sites ...............................................134
Local Mac outlets and user groups..................................................134
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting the X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Don’t Panic!...................................................................................................135
The Troubleshooting Process ....................................................................136
Step 1: Always try a simple shutdown.............................................137
Step 2: Check all cable connections.................................................137
Step 3: Retrace your steps ................................................................137
Step 4: Run Disk Utility ......................................................................138
Step 5: Run antivirus software..........................................................139
Step 6: Check the Trash.....................................................................139
Step 7: Check online connections ....................................................139
Step 8: Disable troublesome Login Items........................................139
Step 9: Turn off your screen saver ...................................................140
Step 10: Check for write-protection .................................................140
Step 11: Check your System Profiler................................................140
Step 12: Reboot with the Mac OS X Installation Disc.....................141
Do I Need to Reinstall Mac OS X?...............................................................141
It’s Still Not Moving: Troubleshooting Resources....................................142
The Mac OS X Help Viewer................................................................142
The Apple Mac OS X Support site ....................................................142
Your local Apple dealer .....................................................................142
Book II: Customizing and Sharing...............................143
Chapter 1: Building the Finder of Your Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Will That Be Icons or Buttons or Columns . . . or Even a Flow?.............145
Doing the Toolbar Dance.............................................................................148
Hiding and showing the toolbar .......................................................148
Hiding and showing the status bar ..................................................149
Giving your toolbar big tires and a loud exhaust...........................150
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