This Mac Is MINE

John Pivovarnick • This Mac Is MINE This Mac Is Mine This Mac Is Mine John Pivovarnick .f. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Reading, Massachusetts • Menlo Park, California New York • Don Mills, Ontario • Wokingham, England Amsterdam • Bonn • Sydney • Singapore • Tokyo Madrid • San Juan • Paris • Seoul • Milan Mexico City • Taipei Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Addison-Wesley was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in ini- tial capital letters. The authors and publishers have taken care in preparation of this book and software package, but make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the infor- mation or programs contained herein. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pivovarnick, John. This Mac is mine I John Pivovarnick. p. em. ISBN 0-201-63206-3 I. Macintosh (Computer) I. Title. QA76.8.M3P58 1992 004.165--dc20 92-10937 CIP Copyright© 1992 by John Pivovarnick All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other- wise, without the prior written consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Published simultaneously in Canada. Sponsoring Editor: Julie Stillman Project Editor: Elizabeth Rogalin Production Coordinator: Vicki Hochstedler Technical Reviewers: Jane Tamlyn-Hayden and Langston Earley Cover Design: Jean Seal Cover illustrations: Jeff Seaver Set in ll-point Meridien by CIP 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-MW-9695949392 Second printing, November 1992 For Langston The Usual Suspects In the tradition of most first books, it's time to round up the usual suspects and pass out thanks. Thanks to my parents, for giving me my first computer, and my sister, Mary Ellen, for not creaming her little brother every chance she got. Thanks to my brother, Mike, who in 1985 said "Check this out. It's a Macintosh." Now look what you did. Other folks who offered support and encouragement: The Darlings (Dawn, Brian, and those amazing McGurl boys), Teresa Fallon, and T. Greenfield especially. Also Claudia Earley-Stanford, Cathy Lyman, Sandy Lauro, and Juanita Epps. Thanks also to all the software authors who graciously allowed me to cobble their work together to make something of my own. My work would mean nothing without theirs. Special thanks to Robert Johnston, who hustled his buns getting version 1.2 of WindowShade ready for release. Thanks to Mark Carter (aka Pilobolus and Guide MC) for test driving some cranky chapters for me. I cons…