Mac OS X Hacks

Both savvy Unix hackers and hardcore Mac users have found a new home in Mac OS X. Most of them are pleasantly surprised to discover that a few of their old tricks still work, but they're most excited by a whole new set of tools and technologies that make Mac OS X a state-of-the-art computing platform. It seems like everyone is busy learning new ways to do clever, interesting things. A new developer community is also rapidly emerging to supply system enhancements and cool applications. Written by expert users and developers, Mac OS X Hacks is a collection of 100 tips, techniques, and tools that will help you learn how to take full advantage of Mac OS X. Each hack reads like a magazine article and focuses on solving a challenging problem. You can read hacks in any order and explore nonobvious solutions that aren't covered in the basic documentation. With Mac OS X Hacks, you can become a Mac OS X hacker yourself. * Rename your user account or move your whole account to a new system * Boot from another device or turn your Mac into a FireWire hard drive for fast copying of large amounts of data between two Macs * Learn to work with audio, video, text, and photos in some unexpectedly useful ways * Customize the OS X environment to your liking and download useful applications that work the way you want them to * Understand all your options for setting up mail, including running your own mail server * Explore the command-line world and built-in Unix applications under the candy-coated GUI * Network with Windows desktops, Unix servers, and other Macs to share files, printers-or even your Internet connection * Turn your Mac into a full-scale web, email, and database server.Dornfest, Rael is the author of 'Mac OS X Hacks', published 2003 under ISBN 9780596004606 and ISBN 0596004605.