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Kirk McElhearn is a freelance writer, technical writer, journalist, and translator. Co-author of the award-winning Microsoft Office v. X Inside Out, he has also written user manuals for many popular Macintosh programs, and is a regular contributor to several Mac publications, including the premier Macintosh e-zine TidBITS. As a translator, he works for some of the world's leading computer and telecommunications companies.
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Acknowledgments.
Part I: Getting Ready to Upgrade.
Chapter 1: Time to Upgrade?
Chapter 2: Figure Out Your Mac.
Chapter 3: File Your Upgrade Plan.
Chapter 4: Inside Your Mac.
Chapter 5: The Port and Slot Primer.
Part II: Performing the Upgrades.
Chapter 6: Processor and Logic Board Upgrades.
Chapter 7: Upgrading Memory.
Chapter 8: Hard Drives.
Chapter 9: CR-ROMs, Recordable CDs, and DVDs.
Chapter 10: Backups and Removable Drives.
Chapter 11: Input Devices.
Chapter 12: Scanners, Digitable Cameras, and Handheld Devices.
Chapter 13: Monitors and Video Cards.
Chapter 14: Digital Video, Video Editing, and TV.
Chapter 15: Sound, MP3, MIDI, and Speech.
Chapter16: Printers and Print Sharing.
Chapter17: Modems and Internet Access.
Chapter 18: Networking.
Chapter 19: Dealing with Windows and Linus.
Chapter 20: PowerBooks and iBooks.
Chapter 21: Upgrading iMacs and eMacs.
Part III: Troubleshooting and Repairing.
Chapter 22: Troubleshooting Basics: What's the Problem?
Chapter 23: Power, Accelerators, and Memory.
Chapter 24: Startup, Storage Devices, SCSI, and IDE.
Chapter 25: Input Devices, Scanners, and Cameras.
Chapter 26: Monitors, Video, and Sound.
Chapter 27: Printers and Modems.
Chapter 28: Networking Issues.
Chapter 29: Gaming, Multimedia, and PC Issues.
Chapter 30: Powerbook and iBook Issues.
Part IV: Tweaking and Recovering the Mac OS.
Chapter 31: First Aid for Ailing Mac Systems.
Chapter 32: Maintaining Your Mac's File System.
Chapter 33: Resolving Conflicts and Panics.
Chapter 34: In Case of Emergency: Reinstalling Mac OS.
Appendia A: What's on the CD-ROM.
Appendix B: Online Resources.
Indes.