Index
Numbers
-36 or -38 errors, 307
A
About Me template, 139
access
bookmark, 236–240
group iDisk, 198
Public folder, 89–90
Account Settings page, 8–12
credit card information, 11
logging in to, 8–9
password settings, 12
personal information, 10
storage settings, 97–98
Accounts preferences, 51–56
auto reply setup, 54
checking other e-mail accounts, 55–56
forwarding mail, 54
Add Bookmark button, 241
Add Device window, 215
Add Folder button, 243
Add Network Place Wizard dialog, 75–76, 94, 95
Address Book, 3, 32–34, 221–234
adding contacts to, 27, 224–225
browsing contacts in, 226
deleting contacts from, 229
editing contact information in, 228
Mac OS X and .Mac, 221–222
Quick Addresses menu, 34
searching contact information in, 227
setting preferences for, 44, 222–223
sharing information in, 230–234
subscribing to another member’s, 233, 234
synchronization of, 210, 217, 221
using addresses from, 32–33
addresses, Web site, 124
Adjust Image palette, 147
Advanced template set, 108
creating, 52
deleting, 53
editing, 53
alternate e-mail address, 10
announcing
blog pages, 152
calendars, 252
movie pages, 169
photo pages, 174
podcast pages, 158
Apple Knowledge Base, 309
Apple Mail. See Mail program
AppleConnect password, 303
AppleWorks backup, 291
applications
backing up, 276
See also specific applications
attaching files
to e-mail messages, 30–31
to group messages, 196
Authenticate dialog, 269
auto reply, 54
automatic synchronization, 206
Auto-Renew check box, 11
available-space gauge, 284
B
Baby template set, 107
Backup, 263–299
updates required in, 269
Backup 2, 281–299
file groups in, 292–294
hard drive backups, 281, 287–289, 296
iDisk backups, 281, 282–284, 296
QuickPicks, 290–291
restoring files with, 298–299
schedules in, 295–297
setting up, 281
Backup 3, 265–280
applications and, 276
backup plans in, 270, 271–276, 277
downloading, 265–266
installing, 267–269
restoring files with, 278–280
schedules in, 275–276
setting up, 270
Backup folder, 64
Backup Items list, 273
Backup Now button, 284, 285, 289
Backup plans
choosing, 270
editing, 277
history of, 280
setting up, 271–276
templates for, 271
backup strategy, 264
BackupHelper, 282
Bcc address field, 46
Blank template, 141
announcing, 152
comments in, 159–165
creating, 148–151
photo, 175–176
Blog template, 140
Bluetooth phones, 217
bookmarks, 235–247
accessing, 236–240
adding, 241–242
collections of, 239–240
overview of, 235
removing, 245–246
setting preferences for, 247
synchronization of, 210, 214, 235, 247
browsing
calendars, 262
contact information, 226
See also Web browsers
Burn button, 286
C
Calendar Published dialog, 251
calendars
announcing, 252
backing up, 290
browsing, 262
downloading, 261
event details, 262
group, 197
private, 252
publishing, 250–251
removing orphaned, 254
setting preferences for, 260
unpublishing, 253
unsubscribing from, 257
URL information for, 256
viewing online, 258–259
See also iCal
canceling groups, 201
Castro, Elizabeth, 131
cell phone synchronization, 215–217
Choose Items to Back Up window, 273, 274
collections, bookmark, 239–240
Colors palette, 147
comments in iWeb, 159–165
activating, 159–161
deleting from your site, 164
posting/responding to, 162–163
tips on using, 165
composing
group messages, 195–196
Composing preferences, 45–50
Bcc address field, 46
image option, 49–50
original message exclusion, 45
signature option, 48
spelling checker, 47
compressing iDisk files, 98
Conflict Resolver dialog, 208–209
adding, 224–225
backing up, 290
browsing, 226
deleting, 229
editing, 228
preferences, 222–223
searching, 227
sharing, 230–234
See also Address Book
copying files to iDisk, 77
Creating a Web Page with HTML: Visual QuickProject Guide (Castro), 131
Credit Card Info page, 11
Custom backup plan, 272
custom Web sites
integrating into existing sites, 132–134
publishing without HomePage, 135–136
customizing
group pages, 185–188
iCards, 61–62
D
Day view of calendars, 258
Deleted Messages folder, 39
deleting
aliases, 53
bookmarks, 245–246
calendars, 257
comments, 164
contacts, 229
file groups, 294
groups, 201
mail folders, 38
messages in groups, 196
Photocasts, 179
Web pages, 122
Web sites, 130
See also removing
Desktop file backups, 291
Destination and Schedule pane, 275
devices, handheld. See handheld devices
discussion boards, 309
Documents folder, 64
downloading
Backup, 265–266
calendars, 261
files from iDisk, 88
draft e-mail messages, 29
E
Edit Group page, 194
editing
aliases, 53
backup plans, 277
contacts, 228
groups, 194
Web pages, 121
Web sites, 129
Education template set, 108
e-mail, 13–62
account options, 51–56
Address Book, 32–34
Apple Mail setup, 14–23
attaching files, 30–31
auto reply setup, 54
checking non-.Mac accounts, 55–56
draft copies of, 29
finding messages, 41
folders for, 35–39
image option, 49–50
moving messages, 40
overview of, 13
POP vs. IMAP, 14
preferences, 42–56
printing messages, 51
Quick Addresses menu, 34
reading messages, 26
replying to messages, 27
sending messages, 29
signature option, 48
sorting messages, 25
spelling checker, 29
third-party clients, 19
time zone setting, 42–43
viewing messages, 42–44
Webmail features, 24–41
See also .Mac Mail; Webmail
Empty Cache command, 303
errors
-36 or -38, 307
iDisk space, 304–305
See also troubleshooting
Excel file backup, 291
F
family pack, 5
feedback forum, 309
file attachments
for e-mail messages, 30–31
for group messages, 196
file groups
adding in Backup 2, 292–293
removing in Backup 2, 294
File Sharing template set, 106
file-download pages, 118–120
FileMaker file backup, 291
files
copying to iDisk, 77
downloading from iDisk, 88
restoring from Backup, 278–280
uploading to iDisk, 86–87
finding
contact information, 227
e-mail messages, 41
items for backup, 274
folders
backing up, 274
Webmail, 35–39
Fonts palette, 147
forwarding
domain names to .Mac sites, 130
full backups, 280
G
Goliath program
iDisk connections using, 69–70
Public folder connections using, 74
accepting invitations to, 192
calendar events for, 197
customizing pages for, 185–188
deleting, 201
editing existing, 194
iDisk access, 198
inviting others to, 189–191
links added to, 199
managing members of, 192–193
overview of, 181
posting messages to, 195–196
preferences page, 200
process of creating, 182–184
setup page, 183–184
storage allocation, 194
transferring ownership of, 200
Groups folder, 64
GroupSlideshow folder, 186, 187
H
handheld devices
iSync used with, 215–217
removing from iSync, 218–219
hard drive backups, 281, 287–289, 296
hardware requirements, 4
high-speed connections, 306, 307
advanced Web publishing, 131
creating pages/sites, 102, 123
custom site integration, 132–136
deleting pages/sites, 122, 130
file-download pages, 118–120
iDisk uploads, 103–104
Image Library, 126
movie pages, 114–117
overview of, 101
photo albums, 109–113
publishing sites without, 135–136
templates, 105–108
See also iWeb; Web pages
HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 6th edition (Castro), 131
I
backing up calendars, 290
publishing calendars, 250–251
removing orphaned calendars, 254
setting online preferences, 260
subscribing to calendars, 255–256, 261
synchronizing calendars, 210, 217
unpublishing calendars, 253
unsubscribing from calendars, 257
viewing calendars online, 258–259
See also calendars
creating custom, 61–62
sending standard, 57–60
Web page announcements, 121
available-space gauge, 284
backing up to, 281, 282–284, 296
compressing files on, 98
copying files to, 77
creating folders on, 84–85
deleting backed up files from, 281
downloading files from, 88
folders stored on, 64–66
group page, 198
listing folder contents, 82
local copy of, 99–100
Mac OS 9 connections, 69–70
Mac OS X connections, 67–68
opening folders on, 83
overview of, 63
password problems, 307
reported space problems, 304–305
storage allocation, 97–98
synchronization issues, 304
troubleshooting problems with, 304–307
unmounting and remounting, 304
uploading files to, 86–87, 103–104
usage information, 96
Web browser connections, 79–88
Windows 2000 connections, 74–76
Windows XP connections, 71–76
iDisk Utility
iLife
integration with .Mac, 2
images
e-mail, 49–50
group page, 185–186
HomePage, 126
iMovie template set, 107
incremental backups, 280
Inspector palette, 146–147
activating comments in, 160
functions of buttons in, 147
Internet connection speed, 306, 307
Internet Explorer
backing up settings in, 290
emptying the cache in, 303
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), 306, 307
invitations to groups
accepting, 192
creating, 190–191
Invite link, 191
Invite template set, 108
iPhoto, 171–180
backing up files in, 291
iWeb used with, 172–176
managing photos with, 172
photo blogs, 175–176
photo pages, 172–176
Photocasts, 177–180
iPod synchronization, 215–217
iSync, 215–220
compatible devices list, 217
handheld devices and, 215–217
Mac OS X versions and, 217
removing devices from, 218–219
setting preferences for, 220
See also .Mac Sync; synchronization
iTools, 1
iTunes
backing up items in, 291
submitting podcasts to, 158
iWeb, 137–170
blog pages, 148–152
creating pages with, 138, 142–144
enabling comments in, 159–165
Inspector palette, 146–147
iPhoto used with, 172–176
managing Web sites with, 138
movie pages, 166–170
overview of, 137
podcast pages, 153–158
themes and templates, 139–141
tool palettes in, 147
uploading pages with, 144, 151, 169, 174
See also HomePage; Web pages
J
“Join group now” button, 192
K
backing up data in, 291
BackupHelper access to, 282, 285, 287
L
language settings, 10
bookmark, 247
calendar, 260
Learn More button, 7
Learning Center, 309
Library folder, 65
links
group page, 199
site menu, 128
local iDisk copy, 99–100
login problems, 302–303
M
.Mac
account settings, 8–12
family pack, 5
Mac OS X setup, 6–7
origins of, 1
overview of, 2–3
signing up for, 12
space allocation, 66
support page, 308–309
system requirements, 4
troubleshooting, 301–309
unregistering from, 211–212
.Mac Address Book, 221–234
Mac OS X Address Book and, 221–222
setting preferences for, 222–223
subscribing to another member’s, 233, 234
synchronization of, 210, 217, 221
URL information for, 223
See also Address Book
.Mac Bookmarks, 235–247
accessing, 236–240
adding bookmarks to, 241–242
folders used for, 243–244, 245
removing bookmarks from, 245–246
setting preferences for, 247
synchronizing, 210, 214, 235, 247
See also bookmarks
.Mac discussion boards, 309
.Mac feedback forum, 309
.Mac IDs, 191
.Mac Learning Center, 309
Accounts preferences, 51–56
Address Book, 32–34
Apple Mail setup, 14–23
clutter reduction, 36
Composing preferences, 45–50
folders, 35–39
iCards and, 57–62
Inbox page, 24
message handling, 26–31
space allocation, 66
Viewing preferences, 42–44
Webmail features, 24–41
See also e-mail; Webmail
.Mac Members Portfolio, 62
.Mac network status, 309
.Mac Newsletter, 5
.Mac support page, 308–309
automatic synchronization, 206
Conflict Resolver, 208–209
first synchronization, 207–209
information synchronized by, 210
iSync utility and, 215–220
Mac OS X versions and, 217
manual synchronization, 206, 210
registered computers and, 211–212
resetting sync data in, 213–214
setting up, 205–206
See also iSync; synchronization
Mac OS 9
iDisk connections, 69–70
Public folder connections, 74
Mac OS X
configuring for .Mac, 6–7
iDisk connections, 67–68
Mail setup process, 15–23
Public folder connections, 92
synchronization capabilities, 217
Macintosh computers
.Mac system requirements, 4
unregistering from .Mac accounts, 211–212
Macintosh iLife ’06, The (Heid), 138, 146, 153
mail folders, 35–39
creating, 36
deleting, 38
emptying, 39
renaming, 37
viewing all, 35
Mail program, 14–23
new system installations, 15
overview of scenarios, 14
managing
group members, 192–193
Web sites, 138
manual synchronization, 206, 210
Map Network Drive dialog, 74, 94
Audio pane, 155
Movies pane, 167
Members Portfolio, 62
menus, Web site, 125–127
merge synchronization, 207, 208
Month view of calendars, 259
movie pages
creating with HomePage, 114–117
creating with iWeb, 166–170
Movie template, 140
Movies folder, 65
moving
e-mail messages, 40
files to iDisk, 77
Music folder, 65
N
NAT (Network Address Translation), 306
newsletter for .Mac, 5
O
opening
iDisk folders, 83
Webmail, 24–25
optical drives, 286
orphaned calendars, 254
P
Password Settings page, 12
passwords
iDisk, 307
Public folder, 91
retrieving forgotten, 303
Web site, 165
PDA synchronization, 215–217
Personal Info page, 10
personal information
changing, 10
phone synchronization, 215–217
Photo Album template set, 106
photo albums, 109–113
photo blogs, 175–176
photo pages, 172–176
creating, 172–174
photo blogs, 175–176
creating, 177–178
deleting, 179
subscribing to, 179
tips on using, 179–180
photos
adding to e-mail messages, 49–50
contributing to Members Portfolio, 62
Photos template, 140
Pictures folder, 65
podcast pages, 153–158
announcing, 158
comments in, 159–165
creating, 153–157
uploading, 157
Podcast template, 141
posting
comments, 162–163
messages to groups, 195–196
PowerPoint file backup, 291
preference file backup, 291
printing e-mail messages, 51
private calendars, 252
private servers, 252
problem solving. See troubleshooting
connecting to someone else’s, 74, 92–95
password-protecting, 91
providing Web access to, 90
setting access to, 89–90
Publish a Photocast dialog, 177–178
publishing
calendars, 250–251
custom Web sites, 135–136
movie pages, 169
Photocasts, 178
Web pages, 144
purchased music/video backups, 270, 272
Q
Quick Addresses menu, 34
QuickPicks
Backup 2, 290–291, 292–293, 294
R
reading e-mail messages, 26
redirection services, 178
registered computers, 211–212
removing
bookmarks, 245–246
calendars, 257
devices from iSync, 218–219
file groups, 294
orphaned calendars, 254
See also deleting
renaming mail folders, 37
replacement synchronization, 207, 208
replying
to group messages, 196
Reset Sync Data button, 213
Restore Now button, 299
Restore pane, 298
Restore Selection button, 279
Restore window, 278
restoring files
with Backup 2, 298–299
with Backup 3, 278–280
Resume template set, 107
RSS files, 177
S
Safari browser
backing up settings in, 290
bookmark synchronization, 235, 236, 238, 241, 242
emptying the cache in, 303
Schedule button, 295, 296, 297
scheduling backups
in Backup 2, 295–297
in Backup 3, 275–276
searching
contact information, 227
e-mail messages, 41
sending
e-mail messages, 29
group messages, 196
servers
private, 252
sharing contact information, 230–234
steps in process of, 230–232
subscribing to Address Books, 233, 234
Sharing pane, 231
signatures, e-mail, 48
Site Menu template set, 106
site menus
adding links to, 128
creating, 125–127
Sites folder, 65–66
slide shows, 186–188
Software folder, 66
software requirements, 4
sorting e-mail messages, 25
space allocation, 66
spelling checker
for group messages, 196
Sticky notes backup, 290
storage
checking iDisk usage, 96
reallocating in .Mac, 97–98
tips for reducing, 98
subscribing
to Photocasts, 179
support page, 308–309
Sync Now button, 207
synchronization
automatic, 206
iDisk controls for, 304
information included in, 210
iSync utility for, 215–220
local and online iDisk, 99–100
Mac OS X versions and, 217
merge vs. replacement, 207
performing your first, 207–209
registered computers and, 211–212
resetting data for, 213–214
resolving conflicts in, 208–209
setting preferences for, 205–206, 220
See also iSync; .Mac Sync
System Preferences, 6–7
system requirements, 4
T
HomePage, 105–108
iWeb, 139–141
Terminal commands, 305
themes, iWeb, 139–141
time zone setting, 42–43
transferring group ownership, 200
troubleshooting, 301–309
iDisk connection problems, 306–307
iDisk free space problems, 304
.Mac login problems, 302–303
.Mac support for, 308–309
U
unpublishing calendars, 253
unregistering Macs, 211–212
unsubscribing
from Address Books, 234
from calendars, 257
uploading
files to iDisk, 86–87, 103–104
movie pages, 169
pages with iWeb, 144
URLs
Address Book, 223
calendar, 256
group page, 199
V
viewing
contact information, 226–227
e-mail messages, 42–44
iCal calendars, 258–259
mail folders, 35
Viewing preferences, 42–44
time zones, 42–43
viewable messages, 44
Visit Site Now button, 145, 152, 169, 174
W
Web browsers
adding contacts using, 224–225
backing up settings in, 290
bookmark synchronization, 235, 236, 238, 241, 242
connecting to iDisk using, 79–81
emptying the cache in, 303
iDisk folders and, 83–85
Web folder, 66
Web logs. See blog pages
Web pages
creating with HomePage, 102
creating with iWeb, 138, 142–143
deleting, 122
editing, 121
file-download pages, 118–120
HomePage templates, 105–108
iWeb templates, 139–141
photo albums/pages, 109–113, 172–176
podcast pages, 153–158
uploading with iWeb, 144, 151, 169
See also HomePage; iWeb
Web publishing, 131
Web sites
adding pages to, 124
addresses to, 124
creating, 123
deleting, 130
editing, 129
forwarding domain names to, 130
integrating custom sites into, 132–136
managing with iWeb, 138
publishing without HomePage, 135–136
reordering pages in, 130
See also HomePage; iWeb
Webmail, 24–56
account options, 51–56
attaching files, 30–31
auto reply setup, 54
checking non-.Mac accounts, 55–56
clutter reduction tips, 36
deleting messages, 26
finding messages, 41
folders for, 35–39
image option, 49–50
moving messages, 40
opening, 24–25
preferences, 42–56
printing messages, 51
Quick Addresses menu, 34
reading messages, 26
replying to messages, 27
sending messages, 29
signature option, 48
sorting messages, 25
spelling checker, 29
time zone setting, 42–43
viewing messages, 42–44
See also e-mail; .Mac Mail
Week view of calendars, 258, 259
Welcome template, 139
Windows 2000
Public folder connections, 94–95
Windows XP
Public folder connections, 93
Word file backup, 291
Writing template set, 107