Master Your Mac by Cone, Matt -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Master Your Mac Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction

What This Book Is About What’s in This Book

I. Back to Basics

1. The Best Shortcuts (and How to Make Your Own)

What You’ll Be Using Using Keyboard Shortcuts Built into OS X

Learning Keyboard Shortcuts Changing System-Level Keyboard Shortcuts Changing and Adding Application-Level Keyboard Shortcuts

Creating Your Own Shortcut Commands Additional Ideas for Controlling Your Mac with Keyboard Shortcuts

2. Starting Applications Automatically at Login

What You’ll Be Using Adding Login Items Adding Global Login Items Resuming Applications and Reopening Windows at Login Configuring Advanced Login Item Settings with Exhaust Additional Ideas for Starting Applications Automatically at Login

3. Finding Files and Folders Fast

What You’ll Be Using Mastering Spotlight Searches

Improving Spotlight’s Search Results Using Operators to Focus Searches Adding Metadata to Find Files Quickly with Spotlight Rebuilding Spotlight’s Index

Using Find Any File to Search for Files and Folders Additional Ideas for Finding Files and Folders

4. Organizing Windows

What You’ll Be Using Switching Between Applications

Opening Files with the Application Switcher Cycling Through Windows

Mission Control: The Ultimate Application and Window Switcher

Configuring Mission Control’s Settings Switching Between Applications and Windows with Mission Control Creating Virtual Desktops with Spaces

Maximizing Your Screen Space

Using Divvy Using Moom Using Cinch

Additional Ideas for Managing Applications and Windows

5. Cleaning House

What You’ll Be Using Removing Applications with Launchpad Removing Applications with AppCleaner Removing Preference Panes Additional Ideas for Removing Applications

6. Adjusting Energy and Display Settings

What You’ll Be Using Understanding Energy and Display Settings Temporarily Disabling Energy Settings

Getting Started with Caffeine Turning Caffeine On and Off

Adjusting Your Display’s Color at Night Additional Ideas for Adjusting Energy and Display Settings

II. Boosting Productivity

7. Launching Applications Fast

What You’ll Be Using Getting Your Feet Wet with Spotlight Configuring Spotlight as an Application Launcher Using Alfred

Setting Up Alfred Doing Math Defining and Spelling Words Searching the Internet Finding Files Controlling Your Computer Doing Even More with Alfred

Using LaunchBar

Setting Up LaunchBar Training LaunchBar to Remember Abbreviations Launching Items Fast Accessing Websites Composing Email Messages Scheduling Calendar Events Playing Songs with iTunes Doing Even More with LaunchBar

Additional Ideas for Using Application Launchers

8. Customizing Trackpad and Mouse Gestures

What You’ll Be Using Using Gestures in OS X

Learning to Use Gestures Customizing and Disabling Gestures

Customizing Gestures with Third-Party Applications

Using MagicPrefs Using jitouch Using BetterTouchTool

Additional Ideas for Customizing Trackpad and Mouse Gestures

9. Connecting Multiple Displays to Your Mac

What You’ll Be Using Connecting the Displays to Your Mac

Determining the Type of Port on Your Mac Finding the Right Adapter

Adjusting Display Settings in OS X

Positioning the Monitors Adjusting Display Settings

Controlling How Windows Are Positioned and Displayed Making the Menu Bar Available Everywhere Keeping a MacBook Awake with the Lid Closed Additional Ideas for Connecting Multiple Displays to Your Mac

10. Talking to Your Mac

What You’ll Be Using Setting Up Speech Recognition Talking to Your Computer Telling Your Computer What to Type Giving Your Computer a Voice

Finding and Installing High-Quality Voices Customizing Text-to-Speech Settings

Creating Custom Commands for Speech Recognition Additional Ideas for Talking to Your Mac

III. Automation

11. Automating Tasks with Macros

What You’ll Be Using Creating a Macro with Automator

Building the Workflow Using the Macro

Using Macros with Keyboard Maestro

Enabling Existing Macros Assigning Triggers Creating a New Macro Adding and Configuring Groups Disabling Macros

Additional Ideas for Making Macros

12. Automating Tasks with AppleScript

What You’ll Be Using What Can You Do with AppleScript? What’s the Difference Between a Macro and a Script? Getting Started with the AppleScript Editor

Writing and Running Your First AppleScript Scripting with Natural Language Learning AppleScript by Example

Dabbling in Advanced AppleScript Concepts

Working with Applications Working with Variables Using Flow-Control Structures to Do Work Building a Simple User Interface

Launching Your AppleScript Additional Ideas for Creating and Using AppleScripts

13. Creating a Bluetooth Proximity Monitor

What You’ll Be Using How Bluetooth Proximity Detection Works Setting Up the Bluetooth Proximity Monitor Performing Actions Based on Bluetooth Proximity

Locking the Screen Pausing iTunes Setting an Away Message

Adding the Scripts and Testing Everything Additional Ideas for Creating a Bluetooth Proximity Monitor

14. Automating File and Folder Actions

What You’ll Be Using Using OS X Folder Actions Using Automator to Create Folder Actions Using Hazel to Perform File and Folder Actions

Taking Out the Trash Purging Old Downloads Archiving Folders

Additional Ideas for Automating File and Folder Actions

15. Triggering Location-Based Actions

What You’ll Be Using Understanding Location-Based Actions Getting Started with Sidekick

Adding Places Configuring Actions Setting Up Triggers

Manually Switching Places Using AppleScripts as Actions Additional Ideas for Triggering Actions

IV. Managing Your Life

16. Managing Your Email

What You’ll Be Using Taming the Mail Application

Controlling How Often Mail Checks for Email Using Rules to Filter Incoming Messages Creating a Smart Mailbox

Categorizing Email with Tags

Tagging Messages Creating Effective Tags Finding Tagged Messages

Processing Email with Keystrokes

Using Mail Act-On Configuring Keystrokes

Archiving Email

Setting Up MailSteward Creating the Archive Finding Messages in the Archive

Additional Ideas for Managing Your Email

17. Killing Spam

What You’ll Be Using Filtering Junk Mail in the Mail Application

Enabling the Junk Mail Filter Training Mail to Filter Spam Accurately Taking Off the Training Wheels

Filtering Spam on a Server with Gmail

Adding Your Email Accounts to Gmail Enabling IMAP Access Using the Mail Application to Read Your Gmail

Additional Ideas for Killing Spam

18. Creating Quick and Easy Alerts

What You’ll Be Using Creating Basic Alerts

Setting Repeating Alarms Configuring Alerts

Creating Advanced Alerts

Using the Alarms Timeline Synchronizing Alarms with Calendar and Contacts

Additional Ideas for Reminders

19. Managing Your Music

What You’ll Be Using Getting Started with iTunes Match

Signing Up for iTunes Match Upgrading Your Music Streaming Your Music to Other Computers

Controlling iTunes with Shortcuts

Getting Started with CoverSutra Configuring Shortcuts in CoverSutra Using the CoverSutra Player

Adding Missing Metadata

Fixing Mislabeled Songs Adding Missing Cover Art

Managing iTunes Libraries

Adding Existing Libraries Creating a New Library Duplicating a Library Copying Songs from One Library to Another Merging Libraries Moving Your Media Folder to a Different Location

Additional Ideas for Managing Your Music

V. Internet and Networks

20. Creating Your Own Safari Extension

What You’ll Be Using Understanding Safari Extensions Getting Started

Registering for the Safari Developer Program Generating a Certificate Enabling the Safari Developer Menu

Creating a Safari Extension

Configuring the Extension Settings Making the Global Page Designing the Buttons Installing and Building the Extension

Additional Ideas for Creating Your Own Safari Extension

21. Turning Websites into Applications

What You’ll Be Using Creating Site-Specific Browsers Pinning a Site-Specific Browser to the Menu Bar Customizing Display Settings

Modifying Site-Specific Browsers with User Styles Adding Functionality to Site-Specific Browsers with User Scripts

Additional Ideas for Turning Websites into Applications

22. Storing Files in the Cloud

What You’ll Be Using Using iCloud to Store Files

Getting Started with iCloud Using iCloud with Applications

Using Dropbox to Store and Synchronize Files

Getting Started with Dropbox Sharing Dropbox Folders with Others Cool Things You Can Do with Dropbox

Additional Ideas for Storing Files in the Cloud

23. Accessing Your Mac Remotely

What You’ll Be Using Preparing Your Mac for Remote Connections Connecting to Your Mac Remotely

Preparing to Connect Accessing Shared Files and Folders Sharing Your Mac’s Screen

Additional Ideas for Accessing Your Mac Remotely

24. Turning Your Mac into a Web and FTP Server

What You’ll Be Using Understanding Web Servers Configuring Server Software

Starting Apache Using a Solution Stack

Enabling Remote Login Making Your Website Accessible to the World

Enabling Port Forwarding Using Dynamic DNS

Additional Ideas for Turning Your Mac into a Web Server

25. Wirelessly Sharing a Printer and Hard Drive

What You’ll Be Using Sharing a Printer

Connecting the Printer to the Base Station Printing Wirelessly from Your Mac

Sharing a Hard Drive

Connecting the Hard Drive to the AirPort Extreme Controlling Access to the Network Drive

Creating a Single Shared Password Creating a Separate Account for Each User Using the AirPort Extreme’s Password

Accessing the Hard Drive Wirelessly

Additional Ideas for Wirelessly Sharing a Printer and Network Hard Drive

26. Synchronizing Files Between Computers

What You’ll Be Using Getting Started with ChronoSync

Installing ChronoSync and ChronoAgent Connecting All of the Computers

Setting Up Synchronizations

Selecting Folders and Volumes to Synchronize Selecting a Synchronization Option Synchronizing Your Files Scheduling Synchronizations

Monitoring ChronoSync

Monitoring Synchronizations Getting Notifications

Additional Ideas for Synchronizing Files

VI. Serious Security

27. Creating Strong Passwords and Storing Them Securely

What You’ll Be Using Understanding Password Management Applications Tips for Creating Strong Passwords Using Keychain Access

Creating and Saving Passwords to the Keychain Protecting Other Sensitive Information with the Keychain Locking and Unlocking the Keychain Repairing and Backing Up the Keychain

Using 1Password

Using the 1Password Browser Extension Integrating 1Password with Dropbox

Additional Ideas for Creating Strong Passwords and Storing Them Securely

28. Enabling Firmware Password Protection

What You’ll Be Using Understanding Firmware Password Protection Enabling the Firmware Password Additional Ideas for Protecting Your Mac at the Hardware Level

29. Encrypting Your Mac’s Internet Connection

What You’ll Be Using Understanding How Attackers Capture Data on Public Wireless Networks

Session Hijacking Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Forcing HTTPS Encryption

Using the HTTPS Everywhere Extension Using Other Options to Force HTTPS

Using a VPN Connection

Selecting a VPN Service Provider Manually Connecting Your Mac to a VPN Configuring Your Mac to Automatically Connect to a VPN

Using a SOCKS Proxy Server

Setting Up the SOCKS Proxy Server Manually Connecting Your Mac to a SOCKS Proxy Server Configuring Your Mac to Automatically Connect to a SOCKS Proxy Server

Additional Ideas for Encrypting Your Mac’s Internet Connection

30. Enabling Firewalls

What You’ll Be Using Understanding How Firewalls Work The OS X Application Firewall

Turning On the OS X Firewall Monitoring the OS X Firewall Logs

Creating ipfw Rules with NoobProof Monitoring and Controlling Outgoing Connections Additional Ideas for Using Firewalls

31. Preserving Your Anonymity Online

What You’ll Be Using Understanding How Tor Works Surfing the Internet Anonymously with Tor Routing Application Data Through Tor Configuring Your Mac as a Tor Relay Additional Ideas for Preserving Your Anonymity Online

32. Encrypting Your Hard Disks and Backups

What You’ll Be Using Checking Partitions and Backing Up Your Hard Disk Turning On FileVault Whole Disk Encryption Encrypting Secondary Volumes Encrypting Time Machine Backup Disks Additional Ideas for Using Full Disk Encryption

VII. Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance

33. System and Process Monitoring

What You’ll Be Using Why You Need to Monitor Your Mac Learning the Lingo Using Activity Monitor Using top Using iStat Menus Additional Ideas for Monitoring Your Mac

34. Repairing Disk Permissions

What You’ll Be Using How Repairing Disk Permissions Works Verifying and Repairing Disk Permissions Manually Repairing Disk Permissions Automatically

cron Crash Course Using CronniX to Schedule Repairs

Additional Ideas for Repairing Disk Permissions

35. Verifying and Repairing the Hard Disk

What You’ll Be Using Should You Verify and Repair Your Hard Disk? Verifying the Hard Disk Repairing the Hard Disk with Disk Utility Repairing the Hard Disk with fsck Additional Ideas for Repairing the Hard Disk

36. Making Better File Backups

What You’ll Be Using Creating a Backup Plan Backing Up with Time Machine

Making Your First Time Machine Backup Scheduling Backups Excluding Files from Backups Using a Network-Attached Storage Device

Making an Exact Copy of Your Hard Disk

Making Your First SuperDuper Backup Testing Your SuperDuper Backup Scheduling and Updating SuperDuper Backups

Storing Backups on the Internet

Making Your First CrashPlan Backup Configuring CrashPlan’s Network Options

Restoring from Backups

Restoring from a Time Machine Backup Restoring from a SuperDuper Backup Restoring from a CrashPlan Backup

Additional Ideas for Backing Up Your Mac

37. Maintaining a MacBook’s Battery

What You’ll Be Using Tips for Keeping Your Battery Healthy Achieving Incredible Battery Life

Monitoring the Battery’s Status Configuring Energy Settings Changing the Display and Keyboard Brightness Disabling AirPort and Bluetooth Quitting Applications and Disconnecting Peripherals

Calibrating the Battery

Manually Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration Assistance

Additional Ideas for Maintaining a MacBook’s Battery

38. Creating an Emergency USB Drive

What You’ll Be Using Evaluating Your Emergency Drive Options

Emergency USB Drive Recovery HD Internet Recovery

Making Your Own Emergency USB Drive Using Your Emergency USB Drive Peeking Inside the Emergency USB Drive

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