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Getting Started
  • Picking the right Mac for your needs & budget
  • Switching from Windows to Mac OS X
Upgrading Hardware
  • Buying a new Mac
  • Increasing memory
  • Adding drives, monitors & peripherals
Upgrading Software
  • Upgrading Mac OS X
  • Enhancing & customizing Mac OS X
  • Upgrading & switching applications
Networking
  • Creating a wireless local network
  • Setting up a firewall
  • Sharing an Internet connection
  • Coexisting with Windows PCs
Troubleshooting
  • Diagnosing & fixing software & hardware problems
  • Improving system performance
Training
  • Applications – Mail (accounts, Rules, plug-ins), iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) · iLife (iPhoto, iWeb & more) · Photoshop · Photoshop Elements · PixelMator · Web site authoring · FileMaker · peer-to-peer file sharing
  • Mac OS X – Tips & tricks · Time Machine, Retrospect & CrashPlan backup · font management · Windows on a Mac · screensharing (iChat, VNC) · screenshots (built-in, Skitch, Snapz Pro X)
  • Mac Customization & Automation – QuicKeys · Keyboard Shortcuts · Automator · KeyCue · Typinator
  • Multi-Mac syncronization – MobileMe Sync · Dropbox · ChronoSync
Custom Solutions
  • Integrating standard applications
  • Creating custom applications
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