The Healthy Mac: Preventive Care, Practical Diagnostics, and Proven Remedies

Keep your Mac running at peak performanceor restore it to like-new condition The Healthy Macexplains essential tasks that keep your Mac in top running order. This unique book offers you a money-saving, do-it-yourself solution to help you diagnose, declutter and debug your Mac. Topics covered include scheduled reviews and updates of user settings, proper methods for hibernation and sleep, safeguarding your Mac from malware, proper installation of software and updates, and more. Avoid costly repairs, lost data, and inconvenient downtime with this one-of-a-kind guide! Daily preventative maintenance routines plus "first aid" tips and home remedies for years of trouble-free use Solutions to problems that crop up long after the warranty has expiredincluding multiple file versions, conflicting programs, cluttered Launchpads, corrupt cache files, and more Explains common networking scenarios to help resolve problems working with Windows PCs, DLNA devices, and media servers Guidance on controlling multiple iOS devices and iTunes accounts Covers frequently overlooked topics, including hard drive optimization, encryption, and creating a "new user" just for boot emergencies Hands-on coverage: Optimize Your Data; Remove Unwanted Programs; Clean up the GUI; Optimize iTunes; Take Control of Mail; Optimize Safari; Control What you Don't Like About Lion's New Features; Inventory and Secure Your Network; Inventory and Secure Your Mac; Manage a Network that Contains Windows PCs; Optimize the Boot Process and Increase Performance; Improve Security; Troubleshoot Your Mac

Part I: Getting Started
1)Introduction to a Healthy Mac
Part II: Optimize Data, Apps, and Programs on your Mac
2)Optimize Your Data
3)Remove Unwanted Programs
4)Clean up the GUI
5)Optimize iTunes
6)Take Control of Mail
7)Optimize Safari
8)Control What you Don't Like About Lion's New Features
Part III: Fine Tune Your Network
9)Inventory and Secure Your Network
10)Inventory and Secure Your Mac
11)Manage a Network that Contains Windows PCs
Part IV: Prevent Problems from Occurring
13)Optimize the Boot Process and Increase Performance
14)Improve Security
Part V: Remedying Problems when they Occur
15)Troubleshoot Your Mac