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Take Control of Users & Accounts in Snow Leopard Take Control of Users & Accounts in Snow Leopard $19.99 Kirk McElhearn Book Mac expert Kirk McElhearn walks you through everything you need to know to understand and manage accounts on your Mac, even if the only person using the Mac is you. You'll learn how to create the right types of accounts for the different people who use your Mac, why it's often a good idea to set up at least two accounts, and how you can take advantage of the parental controls options. Kirk shows you how to set up a troubleshooting account, use Fast User Switching, share files among users, manage login and startup items, and more. Kirk also reveals tricks for sharing music and photos among multiple users on your Mac using iTunes and iPhoto. Coupon savings! Snow Leopard's parental controls can limit the content that a Mac user sees, but for still more control, a coupon in the ebook saves you 25% on Intego's ContentBarrier X5 (normally $49.95, so you save about $12). You'll find the answers to these questions and more:
  • Why do I have I log in to my Macintosh?
  • Why do my files reside in the Users folder?
  • What is the purpose of an Administrator account?
  • How can I take advantage of the Guest account?
  • How do I limit time of day when my child can use the Mac?
  • Can I control who my child exchanges email with?
  • What's the best way for users on my Mac to share files?
  • How can I customize the way my login window behaves?
  • How can I speed up the log in and log out process for everyone?
  • Can users on my Mac share my iTunes songs or iPhoto images?
  • What's the difference between a login item and a startup item?
Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X, Second Edition Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X, Second Edition $20.99 Joe Kissell Book Suffering from password overload or anxiety? Set your mind at ease with friendly assistance from Mac expert Joe Kissell! You'll learn how to match your personality type and risk factors to a personal plan for choosing and managing your Mac, Web, and iPhone/iPod touch passwords efficiently and securely. You'll also learn how to handle:
  • Passwords on your Mac (login, master, root, firmware, email, AirPort, keychains)
  • Interactions between your Web browser and your stored passwords
  • Syncing passwords between Macs, and to your iPhone or iPod touch
  • Use Apple's Keychain Access password manager
  • Getting started with a third-party password manager
  • Planning for what to do if your software (or your brain) forgets key passwords
  • Solving password-related problems
Read this ebook for advice on these password-related issues:
  • Coming up with secure passwords that are easily remembered and typed
  • Keeping track of impossible-to-remember passwords
  • Setting up sensible passwords that control access to your Mac
  • Reducing hassle by making your Mac automatically log you in to Web sites
  • Balancing security with the annoyance of frequent password entry
  • Understanding the purpose of the common Mac keychains
  • Finding and viewing the passwords that your Mac has tracked for you
  • Syncing passwords between different Macs (or with an iPhone/iPod touch)
  • Planning for disaster—what if you're injured and someone else needs your passwords?
  • Deciding whether you should memorize your passwords, write them down, or have your Mac store them
Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac $19.99 Joe Kissell Book We may love our Macs, but they can still suffer significant problems. In this essential guide from best-selling author Joe Kissell, you'll learn 17 basic troubleshooting procedures and how to solve 9 common problems, along with an easy-to-follow way to troubleshoot novel problems. Whether your Mac won't turn on, experiences kernel panics repeatedly, or is glacially slow, this book has the calm, friendly advice you need to find a solution. Following in the footsteps of his critically acclaimed books Take Control of Mac OS X Backups and Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac, Joe starts by helping you prepare for trouble. You'll learn how to prevent problems from occurring, what tools you'll need to diagnose and fix problems, and the key troubleshooting techniques and solutions for common problems. You'll also learn how to handle problems that include:
  • Your Mac won't turn on.
  • Repeated kernel panics.
  • Abnormal slowdowns.
  • Emptying the Trash when the Finder balks.
  • An application grinds to a halt.
  • An application crashes.
  • Recalcitrant keyboards and mice.
  • A dead Internet connection.
  • Printing doesn't work.