Introduction Who Is This Book For Secrets of This Book Part by Part Sidebars Finding the Good Parts What’s New in Secrets 3.0 Important Note about the CD-ROM Free Electronic Updates Get Your Next SECRETS Edition Free, or Win $500 Where to Get Apple Software Part I: System Software Revealed Chapter 1: Your First Software: The Finder The Finder: The Unknown Program All about Icons Selecting icons Icon Secrets Renaming icons Icon-renaming Secrets The Truth about Finder Windows Window Secrets List-view Secrets Copying Files File-copying Secrets Your First Database: the Desktop File What’s in the Desktop file Curing a troubled Desktop file Desktop file Secrets Secrets of the Trash Trash Secrets All about Aliases Making an alias Finding the original file More alias notes Alias Secrets Drag-and-dropping icons Drag-and-drop Secrets Macintosh Drag and Drop Macintosh Drag and Drop Secrets Chapter 2: Finder Command Secrets The Apple Menu Apple menu Secrets The File Menu Print Get Info Sharing Make Alias Put Away The Find Command System 7.0 – 7.1 Find-command Secrets The Edit Menu Undo Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear Show Clipboard The Label Menu Finding and sorting by label More on labels Are labels useless? The Special Menu Eject Disk Erase Disk Clean Up Clean Up Secrets The Help Menu Balloon Help Apple Guide The Keyboard/International Menu Hidden System Commands Hidden System-software command Secrets Chapter 3: Desk-Accessory World Alarm Clock Alarm Clock Secrets AppleCD Audio Player AppleCD Audio Player Secrets Battery Calculator Calculator Secrets Chooser Chooser Secrets Control Panels Find File Find File (7.5) Secrets Jigsaw Puzzle Jigsaw Puzzle Secrets Key Caps Key Caps Secrets Note Pad (Old and New) Note Pad Secrets Puzzle Puzzle Secrets Recent applications, recent documents… Scrapbook Scrapbook Secrets Stickies Stickies Secrets • Shut Down • Shut Down Secrets Chapter 4: Control Panels and Extensions The Control Panels Apple CD Speed Switch Apple Menu Options Apple Menu Options Secrets AppleTalk At Ease Setup ATM GX Auto Power On/Off AutoRemounter Brightness Button Disabler Cache Switch Cache Switch Secrets CloseView Color Color control panel Secrets ColorSync System Profile Control Strip Control Strip Secrets CPU Energy Saver CPU Energy Saver Secrets Date & Time Date & Time Secrets Desktop Patterns Desktop Patterns Secrets Easy Access Energy Saver Express Modem Extensions Manager File Sharing Monitor General Controls (original) General Controls (7.5 and later) Keyboard Labels Launcher Launcher control panel Secrets Macintosh Easy Open Setup MacLink Plus Setup MacTCP Map Map Secrets Memory Memory control panel Secrets Monitors Monitor Secrets Monitors & Sound Mouse Network Numbers Open Transport (and related files) PC Exchange PC Exchange Secrets Portable Power Macintosh Card PowerBook PowerBook control panel Secrets PowerBook Display PowerBook Setup PowerTalk Setup Screen Serial Switch Sharing Setup Sound Sound control panel Secrets Sound & Displays Speech Speech Setup Startup Disk Text Trackpad Users & Groups Views WindowShade Extensions One by One !PowerAV Update !TYC ’040 VM Update 630 SCSI Update A/ROSE Abaton Interfax, Farallon Remote… About Apple Guide Apple CD-ROM (and related files) Apple Event Manager Apple Guide (and related files) Apple Multimedia Tuner Apple Photo Access AppleScript (and related files) AppleScriptLib AppleShare (and related files) Assistant Toolbox Audio CD Access AudioVision Extension AV Serial Extension Caps Lock Catalogs Extension Clipping Extension Color Classic Update Color Picker ColorSync Display Enabler Drag and Drop Duo Battery Patch EM Extension EM Sound Update EtherTalk Phase 2 External CD Sound Fax Extension Fax Terminal 7.5 Compatibility Find File Extension Finder Help Finder Scripting Extension Foreign File Access GeoPort Extension (and related files) High Sierra File Access IIci/IIsi Monitors InLineFilter ISO 9660 File Access LaserWriter (and related files) MacinTalk Pro Macintosh Guide MacTCP DNR MacTCP Token Ring Mailbox Extension Mount IDE Drive My Speech Macros Network Extension ObjectSupportLib PlainTalk Speech Recognition PowerBook 150 Update PowerBook Guide Additions PowerBook Monitors Extension PowerPC Finder Update PowerPC Monitors Extension PowerTalk Extension (and related files) PowerTalk Guide PowerTalk Manager Printer Descriptions Printer Share PrintMonitor Quadra AV Monitors Extension Quadra Monitors Extension (and related files) QuickDraw GX QuickTime QuickTime Musical Instruments QuickTime Power Plug Record Button Extension Scripting Additions SCSI Manager 4.3 Serial Tool Shortcuts Sound Manager Speech Guide Additions Speech Manager Speech Recognition (and related files) SR Monitor StyleWriter System Speech Rules Thread Manager TokenTalk Phase 2 TokenTalk Prep TTS Male Voice, etc. Tuner Type III Battery Video Guide Additions WorldScript Power Adapter Chapter 5: Enablers, Installers, and Apple Extras The System Folder Folders Apple Menu Items folder Control Panels folder Control Panels (Disabled) Control Strip Modules folder Extensions folder Extensions (Disabled) folder Fonts folder Preferences folder Launcher Items folder PrintMonitor Documents folder Shutdown Items folder Speakable Items folder Startup Items folder All about Enablers Why Enablers exist System 7.5 resets the counter 32-bit enabler and Mode32 The System Update Series Hardware System Update (HSU) System Update 3.0 System 7.5 Update 1.0 System 7.5 Update 2.0 The System File Itself Apple Extras — and Apple Leftovers Apple Classic Fonts (System 7.1) Apple File Exchange (pre-System 7.5) Apple HD SC Setup (Internal HD Setup) Apple Video Player/FusionRecorder AppleScript Disk First Aid The Font/DA Mover Font/DA Mover Secrets LaserWriter Utility PlainTalk Portables The Installer Performas: Make your own Installer How to use the Installer What to install (System 7 and 7.1) What to install (System 7.5 and later) Installer Secrets Switching between System Versions Two different disks Two different disks (occasional method) One disk System-switching Secrets Great Invisible Files of System 7 Chapter 6: The System Software Museum The System Software Museum System 1.0 System 1.1 System 2.0 System 3.0 System 3.1 System 3.2 System 3.3 System 4.0 System 4.1 System 4.2 System 6.0.2 System 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.7 System 6.0.8 System 7.0 System 7.0.1 System 7.1 System 7 Pro (System 7.1.1) System 7.1.2 System 7.1.2P System 7.1.3 System 7.5 Added value Deep-seated changes System 7.5.1 System 7.5.2 System 7.5.3 System 8 (Copland) Gershwin The Performa System Software Annex System 7.0.1P System 7.1P System 7.1P1 System 7.1P2 System 7.1P3 System 7.1P4, P5, P6 Conversational AppleSpeak Part II: Secrets of the Machine Chapter 7: On, Off, and Everything In Between Power On The ADB Bus Powering-up Secrets The Start-up Sequence ROM: the hidden software Why the Mac needs a System file The start-up continues The search for a good system The first programs to run: enablers More start-up software: extensions and control panels Extensions and control panels: how they load Your personalized loading order Drivers: sometimes invisible, always vital Icon row Start-up Keys Start-up Secrets Beyond the Start-up Sequence Start-up Items Shutting Down The cycle of last chances Shut Down Secrets The Restart (Reset) Switch Where is it? What is it? Sleep Modes What is it? Chapter 8: The Disk Chapter Disk Basics Sectors, tracks, and blocks Two things you don’t want to think about — but should What’s a volume? Hard Disks The device driver All About IDE How to update your hard-drive driver Interleave The Secrets Hard-Drive Maintenance Schedule Hard drive Secrets File fragmentation Defragmenting Secrets Partitions How to partition a hard drive The truth about partitioning and speed Partitioning for smaller block sizes Your hard drive’s secret partitions Reformatting Floppy Disks How they work The obligatory “floppies-are-fragile” discussion? Floppy Disk Secrets Other Kinds of Disks SyQuest Secrets Chapter 9: The Memory Chapter Save, Save As, Revert… Save and Revert Save As A visual tour of the Save box Save File and Open File dialog box Secrets Stationery Stationery Secrets RAM: the Chips Where your memory goes What to do about the RAM shortage How to buy SIMMs Types of SIMMs Installing memory SIMMs 32-Bit Addressing and All That 32-bit addressing Why it’s called 32-bit addressing Problems with 32-bit addressing Mode32, the 32-Bit Enabler, and dirty Macs RAM: for Programs The two “out of memory” messages Three different memory sizes per program The Finder’s memory partition See where your memory’s going RAM Doubler to the rescue A calm discussion of memory fragmentation The Disk Cache Setting the Disk Cache The correct Disk Cache size (before System 7.5) The correct Disk Cache size (System 7.5) Disk Cache Secrets RAM Disks: High-Speed Imaginary Drives What’s wrong with RAM disks Where a RAM disk comes from RAM disk Secrets Virtual Memory: Instant, Free RAM Who can use virtual memory How it works Virtual memory Secrets How to turn on virtual memory Chapter 10: Keyboards and Mice About the ADB chain The Keyboard A few odd keys and what they mean The Option key The Power key A word or two about Caps Lock A guide to the strange keyboard symbols Keyboard Secrets The Mouse and Trackball Journey to the interior Cleaning the mouse or trackball Mouse alternatives Ergonomics Basics Chapter 11: Monitors Monitor Basics How a CRT works About VRAM Deeper colors = more VRAM needed How much VRAM do I need? Color vs. Black-and-White Specifying the start-up monitor Selecting the main monitor Monitor Secrets Chapter 12: From 128K to Quadra: Model by Model Coming to Terms Compact Macs Mac Plus Secrets Mac SE Secrets SE/30 Secrets A Mac Classic Secret Classic II Secrets The Mac II Series Mac II Secrets A IIfx Secret IIci Secrets IIsi Secrets The LC Series An LC Secret An LC III (Performa 450) Secret The Centris/Quadra Line A Quadra 700 Secret Quadra 900 Secrets Quadra AV Secrets Portable Macs PowerBook 100 Secrets A Duo 270c (and 280c) Secret The Only Upgrade Guide You’ll Ever Need Chapter 13: The Power Macs: Model by Model The PowerPC Chip All about emulation Look and feel What PowerPC really means Power Macs, Model by Model Portable Power Macs Power Mac Secrets Macintosh Clones The Future: The PowerPC (CHRP) Platform Chapter 14: PowerBooks Exposed A Little History The Screen Passive-matrix screens Active-matrix screens Dual-scan displays PowerBook Screen Secrets Working from a Wall Outlet The problems with battery gauges Power-outlet Secrets Working from a Battery Meet your battery Charging batteries The memory effect Battery-swapping notes Conserving battery power Battery Secrets The Five-Hour Charge (RAM-Disk) Trick Choosing the right size for the RAM disk Creating the RAM disk Loading up the RAM disk Putting the RAM disk in charge Trashing your hard drive PowerBook RAM-disk Secrets Sleep Mode Sleep vs. restart How much time you have Sleep Secrets Getting Info In and Out Transferring files from a PowerBook to another Mac Keeping track of which files are current Making presentations Using the fax/modem A word or two about printing PowerBook printing Secrets Traveling with the PowerBook In the Airport Security on the road Inflight silliness Duo Notes Duo advantages What you can attach when Chapter 15: A Puny Performa Chapter What’s a Performa? The three original Performa features Other Performa principles At Ease Apple Backup Performa Secrets