Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max [Paperback]

The Mac has come a long way, and OS X Lion is the best version yet of Apple's desktop and laptop operating system. Stable, powerful, and versatile, the Mac allows you to do everyday tasks with ease.

Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max walks you through the awesome features and apps standard on the Mac and the new OS X 10.7 Lion to help you become a true power user. You'll discover keyboard shortcuts and gestures to help save timewhether you're on a iMac, Mac mini, Macbook Pro, Air, or other Mac computer.

In terms of apps, you'll learn about iLife, iCal, Mail, Mac App Store, Safari, Address Book and more. You'll see how to use amazing built-in applications like Time Machine, Photo Booth, and Front Row. Also, you'll learn how connect to your other Apple devices like iPhone or iPad, Apple TV and more. You'll sync, work and play remotely, file and screen share, make your Mac secure, or even make your Mac a Windows PC.

After reading this book, you will be able to fully leverage your Mac and the new OS X. And, have some fun, too!

1. Finder Basics
2. File Management
3. Mac App Store
4. Managing Your Data: AutoSave and Versions
5. Controlling your Mac
6. Controlling your Mac: Mission Control, Dashboard
7. Built-in-apps: Mail
8. Built-in-apps: iCal and Address Book
9. Browsing the Web with Safari
10. Communicating in Real-Time with iChat and FaceTime
11. System Preferences
12. Lion Server

Steve Sande has been a loyal fan of Apple technology since buying his first Mac in 1984. Originally trained as a civil engineer, Steve's career as an IT professional blossomed in the 1990s. A longtime blogger, Steve is an editor at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (lC=