The magic of the Mac is back! Mac OS X is a truly revolutionary operating system that has great flexibility and functionality. Author Gene Steinberg shows readers how to tap techniques of IT professionals to make your Mac run at top efficiency.

Gene Steingberg is an accomplished author with a number of Mac books to his credit. He is a contributing writer for MacHome, a columnist for the Arizona Republic's Arizona Central Computing page, and a regularly featured guest on Craig Crossman's Computer American radio show. In addition, he and his teenaged son, Grayson, have developed a new science fiction adventure series, Attack of the Rockoids.

1 Solving Mac Hookup Problems

2 How to Cope with System Software Hassles

3 The Mac Upgrade Guide: Peripheral Cards

4 The Mac Upgrade Guide: Dealing with RAM Upgrade Pitfalls

5 Troubleshooting Macs on the Road

6 The Weird World of Fonts

7 Dealing with Graphic File Headaches

8 Making Your Printer Sing

9 Troubleshooting Mice, Joysticks, and Keyboards

10 The Monitor Is the Window of the Computer World

11 Help with Mixed Mac/Windows Offices

12 Do You Have a Computer Virus?

13 Keeping Your Hard Drive Healthy and Happy

14 Foolproof Backup Techniques Explained

15 Storage Device Technologies: Dealing with SCSI Chain Hassles

16 Making Your New Scanner Work Better

17 Overcoming the Network Hassle

18 Adding System Utilities and Overcoming System Conflicts

19 How to Make Video Capture Hardware Work

20 Making the Modem Connection

21 Dealing with Internet Access Problems

22 Making Your Web Browser Browse

23 Making Email Work for You

Appendix: QuickStart Upgrade and Troubleshooting Guide

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