
If you've been using Mac OS X for a while, you might find some of the information in this chapter hauntingly familiar some features that I describe haven't changed from earlier versions of Mac OS X. In this chapter, I start at the very beginning and talk about Mac OS X in mostly abstract terms then I move on to explain important information that you need to know to use Mac OS X Leopard successfully. Mac OS X Leopard includes a plethora of new or improved features to make using your Mac easier and dozens more that help you do more work in less time. You made a smart move because you scored more than just an operating system upgrade.

Pointing, clicking, dragging, and other uses for your mouseĬongratulate yourself on choosing Mac OS X, which stands for Macintosh Operating System X - that's the Roman numeral ten, not the letter X (pronounced ten, not ex).

Understanding what an operating system is and is not
