AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
by David Pogue
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
- Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- One. Welcome to Macintosh
- 1. How the Mac Is Different
- 2. Folders, Dock & Windows
- 3. Files, Icons & Spotlight
- 4. Documents, Programs & Mission Control
- A Word About Apps
- The Mac App Store
- Other Ways to Get Mac Software
- Opening OS X Programs
- Launchpad
- Windows that Auto-Reopen
- The Application Menu
- The “Heads-Up” Program Switcher
- Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter
- Dashboard
- Exposé
- Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
- How Documents Know Their Parents
- Keyboard Control
- The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
- Auto Save and Versions
- Documents in the Cloud
- 5. Entering, Moving & Backing up Data
- Two. Making the Move
- 6. Transferring Your Files to the Mac
- 7. Special Software, Special Problems
- ACDSee
- Acrobat Reader
- ACT
- Ad Subtract (Pop-Up Stopper)
- Adobe [your favorite program here]
- AOL
- AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
- Children’s Software
- Chrome
- Easy CD Creator
- Encarta
- Eudora
- Excel
- Firefox
- Games
- Google Desktop Search
- Google Earth
- Google Chrome
- ICQ
- Internet Explorer
- iTunes
- McAfee VirusScan
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Money
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visio
- Minesweeper
- MSN Messenger
- NaturallySpeaking
- Netscape
- Newsgroup Readers
- Norton AntiVirus
- Norton Utilities
- Notepad
- Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail
- Paint Shop Pro
- Palm Desktop
- Picasa
- PowerPoint
- QuickBooks
- Quicken
- RealPlayer
- RssReader
- Skype
- SnagIt (Screenshots)
- Solitaire
- Street Atlas USA
- TaxCut, TurboTax
- WinAmp, MusicMatch
- Windows Media Player
- WinZip
- Word
- WordPerfect
- Yahoo Messenger
- 8. Windows on Macintosh
- 9. Hardware on the Mac
- Mac Meets Printer
- Making the Printout
- Managing Printouts
- Printer Sharing
- Faxing
- PDF Files
- Fonts—and Font Book
- Digital Cameras
- Disks
- Startup Disks
- Erasing a Disk
- Burning CDs and DVDs
- iTunes: The Digital Jukebox
- DVD Movies
- AirPlay
- Keyboards
- Mouse
- Monitors
- Scanners
- Three. Making Connections
- 10. Internet Setup & iCloud
- 11. Mail & Contacts
- Checking Your Mail
- Writing Messages
- Stationery
- Reading Email
- VIPs
- The Anti-Spam Toolkit
- Contacts
- 12. Safari & Messages
- Four. Putting Down Roots
- 13. Accounts, Parental Controls & Security
- 14. Networking, File Sharing & Screen Sharing
- 15. System Preferences
- The System Preferences Window
- Accessibility
- Bluetooth
- CDs & DVDs
- Date & Time
- Desktop & Screen Saver
- Dictation & Speech
- Displays
- Dock
- Energy Saver
- General
- iCloud
- Keyboard
- Language & Text
- Mail, Contacts & Calendars
- Mission Control
- Mouse
- Network
- Notifications
- Parental Controls
- Print & Scan
- Security & Privacy
- Sharing
- Software Update
- Sound
- Spotlight
- Startup Disk
- Time Machine
- Trackpad
- Users & Groups
- 16. The Freebie Programs
- Your Free OS X Programs
- App Store
- Automator
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Chess
- Contacts
- Dashboard
- Dictionary
- DVD Player
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- Game Center
- GarageBand
- Image Capture
- iMovie, iPhoto
- iTunes
- Launchpad
- Messages
- Mission Control
- Notes
- Notification Center
- Photo Booth
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Stickies
- System Preferences
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
- Utilities: Your OS X Toolbox
- Activity Monitor
- AirPort Utility
- AppleScript Editor
- Audio MIDI Setup
- Bluetooth File Exchange
- Boot Camp Assistant
- ColorSync Utility
- Console
- DigitalColor Meter
- Disk Utility
- Grab
- Grapher
- Java Preferences
- Keychain Access
- Migration Assistant
- Network Utility
- RAID Utility
- System Information
- Terminal
- VoiceOver Utility
- Five. Appendixes
- A. Installing OS X Mountain Lion
- B. Troubleshooting
- C. The Windows-to-Mac Dictionary
- About [this program]
- About [this program]
- Accessibility Options control panel
- Active Desktop
- Add Hardware control panel
- Add or Remove Programs control panel
- All Programs
- Alt key
- Automatic Update
- Backspace key
- Battery level
- BIOS
- Briefcase
- Calculator
- Camera and Scanner Wizard
- CDs and DVDs
- Character Map
- Clean Install
- Clipboard
- Command line
- Control Panel
- Copy, Cut, Paste
- Ctrl key
- Date and Time
- Delete Key (Forward Delete)
- Desktop
- Directories
- Disk Defragmenter
- Disks
- Display control panel
- DLL files
- DOS prompt
- Drivers
- End Task dialog box
- Exiting programs
- Explorer
- Favorites
- Faxing
- File Sharing
- Floppy disks
- Folder Options
- Fonts
- Help and Support
- Hibernation
- Internet Explorer
- Internet Options
- IRQs
- Java
- Keyboard control panel
- Logging in
- Mail control panel
- Maximize button
- Menus
- Minimize button
- Mouse control panel
- (My) Computer
- (My) Documents, (My) Pictures, (My) Music
- (My) Network Places
- Network Neighborhood
- Notepad
- Phone and Modem Options control panel
- Power Options
- Printer Sharing
- Printers and Faxes
- PrntScrn key
- Program Files folder
- Properties dialog box
- Recycle Bin
- Regional and Language Options control panel
- Registry
- Run command
- Safe Mode
- ScanDisk
- Scheduled Tasks
- Scrap files
- Screen saver
- Search
- Shortcut menus
- Shortcuts
- Sounds and Audio Devices
- Speech control panel
- Standby mode
- Start menu
- StartUp folder
- System control panel
- System Tray
- Taskbar
- Taskbar and Start Menu control panel
- “Three-fingered salute”
- ToolTips
- Tweak UI
- User Accounts control panel
- Windows (or WINNT) folder
- Windows logo key
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Messenger
- WordPad
- Zip files
- About [this program]
- D. The Master OS X Secret Keystroke List
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
If you’re an online chat junkie, switching to the Mac involves very little disruption to your routine. AIM is available for the Mac, too, and it awaits your download at www.aim.com. Better yet, the minute you fire it up, you’ll discover that your entire Windows-version Buddies list is intact and ready to use. (That’s because it actually lives on the America Online network, not on your Windows PC.)
Tip
Actually, you might have a lot more fun—and save a lot of effort—by just using Messages. It’s a built-in OS X chat program that’s compatible with the whole AIM network, as described in Chapter 12.
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