Part I: Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous! 9

Chapter 1: Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need 11

Chapter 2: Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse 35

Chapter 3: The Laptop Owner’s Introduction to OS X 47

Part II: Shaking Hands with OS X  57

Chapter 4: Opening and Closing and Tapping and Such 59

Chapter 5: Getting to the Heart of Mountain Lion 81

Chapter 6: A Nerd’s Guide to System Preferences 97

Chapter 7: Sifting through Your Stuff 115

Chapter 8: Using Reminders, Notes, and Notifications 127

Part III: Connecting and Communicating 135

Chapter 9: Let’s Go on Safari! 137

Chapter 10: iCloud Is Made for MacBooks 155

Chapter 11: Your Laptop Goes Multiuser 161

Chapter 12: Working Well with Networks 181

Chapter 13: Spreading the Word with Messages and FaceTime 201

Part IV: Living the iLife  219

Chapter 14: The Multimedia Joy of iTunes 221

Chapter 15: The Masterpiece That Is iPhoto 247

Chapter 16: Making Film History with iMovie 271

Chapter 17: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand 293

Part V: Getting Productive with iWork 315

Chapter 18: Desktop Publishing with Pages 317

Chapter 19: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 331

Chapter 20: Building Presentations with Keynote 347