Mac OS X Unleashed

By John Ray and William C. Ray

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Introduction to Mac OS X
  • Chapter 1. Mac OS X Component Architecture
  • Chapter 2. Installing Mac OS X
  • Chapter 3. Mac OS X Basics
  • Chapter 4. The Finder: Working with Files and Applications
  • Chapter 5. Running Classic Mac OS Applications
  • Part II: Inside Mac OS X
  • Chapter 6. Native Utilities and Applications
  • Chapter 7. Internet Communications
    • Internet Software
    • Mail
    • Address Book
    • Sherlock
    • QuickTime 5
    • iTunes
    • Keychain Access
    • Third-Party Utilities
    • Summary
  • Chapter 8. Installing Third-Party Applications
  • Part III: User-Level OS X Configuration
  • Chapter 9. Network Setup
  • Chapter 10. Printer and Font Management
  • Chapter 11. Additional System Components
  • Part IV: Introduction to BSD Applications
  • Chapter 12. Introducing the BSD Subsystem
  • Chapter 13. Common Unix Shell Commands: File Operations
  • Part V: Advanced Command-Line Concepts
  • Chapter 14. Advanced Shell Concepts and Commands
  • Chapter 15. Command-Line Applications and Application Suites
  • Chapter 16. Command-Line Software Installation
  • Chapter 17. Troubleshooting Software Installs, and Compiling and Debugging Manually
  • Chapter 18. Advanced Unix Shell Use: Configuration and Programming (Shell Scripting)
  • Part VI: Server/Network Administration
  • Chapter 19. X Window System Applications
  • Chapter 20. Command-Line Configuration and Administration
  • Chapter 21. AppleScript
  • Chapter 22. Perl Scripting and SQL Connectivity
  • Chapter 23. File and Resource Sharing with NetInfo
  • Chapter 24. User Management and Machine Clustering
  • Chapter 25. FTP Serving
  • Chapter 26. Remote Access and Administration
  • Chapter 27. Web Serving
  • Part VII: Server Health
  • Chapter 28. Web Programming
  • Chapter 29. Creating a Mail Server
  • Chapter 30. Accessing and Serving a Windows Network
  • Chapter 31. Server Security and Advanced Network Configuration
  • Chapter 32. System Maintenance
  • Appendix A. Command-Line Reference
  • Appendix B. Administration Reference

Third-Party Utilities

Apple has included two other third-party applications to make your Internet browsing a bit more enjoyable. First, Java Web Start (Path: /Applications/Utilities/Java Web Start) is a Java application written by Sun Microsystems to provide a quick and easy way to launch and store other online Java applications. One of the biggest problems with Java applications is the lack of a standard installation and execution procedure. With Java Web Start, users can click on a Java Web Start enabled app within a Web page and transparently download, install, and execute it. For more information and demo software, visit Sun's page at http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/.

In addition, Adobe Acrobat Reader (Path: /Applications/Adobe Acrobat Reader) is included for those who need functionality beyond what Apple's Preview application can provide. The Reader software can search PDF documents, display PDFs within a Web browser, and, arguably, does a better job of rendering some PDFs that Apple's offering. For more information on Acrobat Reader, check out http://www.adobe.com/.

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