OS X Support Essentials 10.9 Supporting and Troubleshooting OS X Mavericks (Apple Pro Training Series)

1150 Pages·2013·45.66 MB·English

by  Kevin M. White

Apple Pro Training Series
OS X Support Essentials 10.9
Kevin M. White and Gordon Davisson
Apple Pro Training Series: OS X Support Essentials 10.9
Kevin M. White and Gordon Davisson
Copyright © 2014 by Kevin M. White and Gordon Davisson
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I could not have made this journey without the support
of my family and loving wife, Michelle.
This book is dedicated to my greatest works; Logan, Sawyer, and Emily.
— Kevin White
Much appreciation to my amazing wife, Berit Benson, and
her uncanny ability to sense when I needed coffee the most.
— Gordon Davisson
Acknowledgments
In addition to the amazing Peachpit staff members who were instrumental in
completing this work, we would like to thank the development team for their
hard work: Adam Karneboge, Shane Ross, and John Signa. Additional thanks go
out to those involved with Apple Training & Communications including Eugene
Evon, Judy Lawrence, Tyson Vu, Cindy Waller, Arek Dreyer, Ben Greisler,
Benjamin Levy, Patrick Gallagher, and Benjamin Beasley Jr. Also, the accuracy
of this guide is greatly enhanced because of feedback from those who reviewed
early versions of the guide, including those who attended the Mavericks Support
Essentials Beta class.
Contents at a Glance
Installation and Configuration
Lesson 1 About This Guide
Lesson 2 Install OS X Mavericks
Lesson 3 Setup and Configuration
Lesson 4 OS X Recovery
Lesson 5 OS X Software Updates
User Accounts
Lesson 6 User Accounts
Lesson 7 User Home Folders
Lesson 8 System Security
Lesson 9 Keychain Management
File Systems
Lesson 10 File Systems and Storage
Lesson 11 FileVault 2
Lesson 12 Permissions and Sharing
Lesson 13 File System Troubleshooting
Data Management
Lesson 14 Hidden Items and Shortcuts
Lesson 15 System Resources
Lesson 16 Metadata and Spotlight
Lesson 17 File Archives