Plenty of tips, tricks, and shortcuts help you make the most of Apple's newest OS X OS X Mavericks is Apple's newest operating system, with great new ways to enhance your digital lifestyle. This hip, straightforward guide focuses on helping you get everything you want from your Mac. You'll discover how to customize your computer and workspace, troubleshoot and maintain OS X, and have fun browsing and manipulating images and multimedia. You'll listen to music and podcasts, discover how to work with and connect peripherals, copy music to an iPod, add a printer, sync your Mac to other devices, and much more. * OS X Mavericks is the newest version of the Mac operating system, and this guide fills you in on how to use all the cool new features * Portable Genius guides are packed with tips and techniques to help you make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle * Covers such essentials as getting started and customizing OS X, browsing and manipulating images and multimedia, listening to music and podcasts, and using Game Center, Messages, and Notifications * Shows how to connect peripherals, copy music to an iPod, add a printer, sync your Mac to other devices, troubleshoot problems, and maintain OS X OS X Mavericks Portable Genius is like having an Apple genius at your side whenever you want one.

Dwight Spivey has specialized in working with Mac operating systems, applications, and hardware for nearly 20 years. He is the author of several books on OS X and the iPhone. He is an active member of Apple's Mac Developer Program.