TheNewMacBook:AGuideforBeginners

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Introduction

TheAppleMacBookisoneoftheleadingdevicesthataremadefromthetopcomputermanufacturerAppleInc.Itwasfirstreleasedin2006andnowitisre-releasedinMarchof2015.

ItisbilledasathinandportablenotebookthathasasimilardesigntotheMacBookAir.TheinitialcolorsreleasedareSilver,SpaceGrayandGold.ItcarriesfeaturessuchastheRetinaDisplay,Trackpad,RedevelopedKeyboardandTwoPorts.

Itwasdesignedtobeafullexperienceinalightandcompactcomputerthatisimmenselypowerful.Thisbookwillseektocovermanyofthefeaturesoftheunittoproperlyinformthereader.

1. AmazingDesign

ThenewMacBookwasdesignedwithpowerinmindwhilekeepingtheunitsmallandcompact.Applesetouttomaketheunitthinnerandbetterthanthepreviousnotebooks.Whattheyendedupwithistheflagshipoftheindustry.

2.Keyboard

Thekeyboardisoneofthedesignapproachesthatwasupgraded.Itisstillafullsizekeyboardthatuseshalfofthespace.ThisisessentialtouserfriendlinessandApplehasachievedthisconstruction.

3.ImprovedDisplay

Thedisplayhasbeenredesignedwithanedgetoedgeglassthatbringsthedisplayintosharpfocus.Whenviewingthescreen,thecontentisrichandvibrantwithvividdetails.Itcontainsover3millionpixelsthatrenderthecontentwithcrystalclarity

withenergyefficiencytotopitalloff.

4.GreatTrackpad

ThetrackpadhasalsobeenimprovedwithabrandnewexperiencewithForceTouch.Ithasnewfeaturessuchasbetterresponse,uniformclickingnomatterwhereispressedandforcesensorstodetectthepressurethatisbeingappliedtothesurface.Theadditionalfeaturesgivestheusernewcapabilitiesbasedonthenewfunctionality.

5.Wirelesscapabilities

ThenewMacBookisequippedtobefullywirelessandhandleallitscapabilitieswiththeleastamountofeffort.ThemachinetakesadvantageofthelatestWi-FiandBluetoothtechnologywhichmakestheunitcapableofconnectionvirtuallyanywhere.Thereisnoneedforcordstotransferyourfiles,photosormusic.

6.USB-Cport

ThenewUSB-Cportallowstheusertoefficientlychargetheirunitbyconnectingthechargertoit.ItisanadvancedportthatallowschargingandthefastestUSBtransference.Thedesignisalsomadetobesmallandcompactmakingitabout1/3thesizeofaregularUSBport.

7.Efficientperformance

TheMacBookhasbeenengineeredtoprovidegoodperformancethatrunsona5thgenerationIntelCoreMprocessorthatrunsonapproximately5wattsofpower.ItisalsomademoreefficientthroughtheuseofOSXYosemite.Theefficientbalanceofpowermakestheunitrunveryresourcefully.

8.BatteryLife

TheApplenotebooksareknownfortheirgreatbatterylifeandthenewMacBookisnodifferent.Itoffersupto9hoursbatterypowerwhilestillretainingthethinshapeoftheunit.ThiswasachievedthroughAppledevelopingitsowntypeofbatterytocomfortablyfitintheslimspaceandstillbeverypowerful.

9.OSXOperatingSystem

TheOSXOperatingSystemiswhatpowersthenewerversionsofMaccomputers.Thefoundationofthesystemissolidasarockandisdesignedtoefficientlyuseallthehardwarethatisavailabletoit.TheoperatingsystemallowsallyouiOSand

Macdevicestoworksmoothlytogether.

10.Built-inApps

Theappsthatareonthesystemareproducedtoallowtheusertobecreativeandusefulinanythingtheyhavetodo.Therearemanyappsthatallowtheusertocarryoutmanyoftheirfunctionsquiteeasilywiththeleastamountofeffortfromtheuser.Anapplicationsearchcanbedoneintheappstoretofindanappthatwilldowhatyouwant.Manytimesyouwillsearchforanappthatyoudonotknowexistsandwhenitisfounditmayprovetobeuseful.

11.AppStore

Theappstoreistheplacewheretheuserwillgotofindtheappstheyneedfortheirdevice.Asimplesearchcanbedonetofindappsofmanykindsthatcandomanythingstheusermayrequire.Thereareoveronemillionappsthatcanbesearchedandtheywillbecertaintofindsomethingthatwillsuitthem.

12.SolidInvention

TheMacBookwasdesignedtobepowerfulandefficientwhilebeingthinnerandlighter.Whiledoingthis,itisfunctionalandintuitive.Appletookthetimetoredevelopthecompletedesignfromscratchtoensurethatnostonewasleftunturnedinthedevelopmentofthenewversion.

13.ButterflyMechanism

Thetraditionalapproachtothekeyboardusedthescissormechanismwhichwouldgivetroubleofwobblingaroundtheedgesofthekeyboard.Thismaycausethelackofprecisionwhichwouldendupwiththeusermakingmultiplemistakesandtypinginefficient.Themakershavereducedthiswobblingandmadetypingbetterbyusingthebutterflymechanismwhichmakesitmoreresponsivetothekeystrokes.

14.DesignoftheKeys

Theareaonthekeysaremuchbiggerwhichisinfactalargersurfaceareathatusesthinnerconstructionwithdeepcurvature.Itallowsformorespaceforthefingertipssotypingisdistinctandintuitive.Thisapproachalongwiththebutterflymechanism,givestheuserbettercontrolwhentheyaretyping.

15.KeyboardBacklight

Inadditiontotheefficientlydesignedkeyboard,Applehasfiguredouthowto

illuminatekeyswithouttakingupmuchofthespacethatiswassavinginthefirstplace.TheydidthisbyputtinganLEDundereachkeywithuniformbrightnessandmaintainingtheenergyefficiency.

16.3MillionPixels

Theunitcomeswitha12inchRetinadisplaythatissharpwithover3millionpixels.Thisamazingdisplaypackedintoapaperthindeviceisstunning.ThismachineholdsthetitleofhavingthethinnestretinadisplayeveronaMaccomputer.Theedgetoedgeglassthatisutilizedisonly0.5millimeterthickanditisdevelopedbyusinganautomatedmanufacturingprocess.

17.DesignApproach

Toachievetheimprovedretinadisplay,theyhadtoemploygreatinnovationallthewaydowntothepixel.Thepixelswereredesignedtoallowmorelighttopassthroughbasedonthelargeraperture.Thenewapproachallowedthemachinetobeabout30%moreenergyefficientbasedonthechanges.Thisisoneofthenewapproachesinthedesignwhichallowsittobeawellthoughtoutunitthatplacesemphasisonefficiency.

18.TapticEngine

WiththenewForceTouchtrackpadtheforcesensorscandetectwherevertheuserwillclicktomakeaselection.Thetapticengineisusedtoprovidehapticfeedbackwhichmeansnotonlydoyouseewhatishappeningonthescreen,youcanfeelittoo.Thereisatangibleresponsethatisgiventoyourfingertipwhencertaintasksareperformed.

19.ForceTouch

Theforcetouchfeaturesputsanewdynamictothemultitouchgesturesthatyouhavebeenusedtoinpreviousmachines.Thatis,inadditiontothescrolling,swiping,pinchingandrotating.Theforcetouchallowstheusertoadjusthowmuchpressuretheyshouldgivetoregisteraclick.Thetrackpadcanevendetectwhetheritisathumborfingersothesensitivitylevelcanbeadjustedappropriately.

20.Accelerators

ThereisafeaturethatwillrecognizetheamountofpressurethatisbeingappliedandallowtheusertofastforwardthroughthingssuchasvideosorzoomthrougheasilyonsomethinglikeaMap.

21.Pressuresensitiveactions

Thereareactionsthatcanbedoneontheunitthatwillrespondtodifferentlevelsofpressure.Forexample,indrawingapplications,whentheuserpresseslightlyyouwillgetathinlineinthedrawing,ifyoupressharderyouwillgetathickerline.

22.CompactComponents

ThecomponentsthatarecontainedintheMacBookaremeticulouslymadetomaximizethecompactspacethatisintheunit.Itisathinandlightenclosure,soithastobemadeinsuchawaynottoincreasetheweightofthedevice.

23.OptimizedDevice

ThedevicehasaveryefficientprocessoralongwiththeIntelHDGraphic5300whichmakesitpowerfulwithoutpullingmuchontheprocessor.Thereisalsononeedforafanastherearenomovingpartsanditoperatesvirtuallysilent.Withthecompactdesign,itmakesmorespaceforthebatterytocontainmorecellstogivemoretimeforperformance.

24.IntelProcessor

Thedevicecontainsa5thgenerationIntelCoreBroadwellprocessorwhichisthefirstprocessortobedesignedwith14nanometertechnology.Thisapproachpackstheprocessorwithmoretransistorsthanthepreviousdesignswhichgivesbetterperformance.

25.Fanless

ThisisthefirstMacBookthathasbeenmadewithoutafan.Thelightweightprocessoralreadypullsonly5wattsofpoweranddoesnotprovidemuchheat.Inadditiontothis,thedesignismadetodisperseanyheatthatmaybegeneratedduringuse.Therearealsomanyappsthatensurethattherightamountofpowerisusedduringtheoperation.

26.LogicBoard

ThenewMacBookcombinedsomeofthethingsthatwerelearnedinthedesignoftheotherdevicessuchastheiPhoneandiPadwithnewconcepts.Thecomponentssuchastheprocessors,memoryandflashstoragewerecarefullyarrangedonthehighdensitylogicboardtogetthebestperformance.

27.Storage

Despitethesmallinternalcomponentsiftheunit,thereisanimmensecapacityintheMacBook.Itcanstoreallthefilesandapplicationsthattheuserneedsintheirdailylives.Ithas8GBworthofmemorythatiscombinedwith256or512GBofflashstorage.

28.Innovationineveryinch

Themanufacturersmadesuretouseeveryinchofthespaceinthesystemenclosuretoachieveefficiency.Inregardstothebattery,itisterracedanddoneinacustomshapetousealltheareaintheenclosure.Thisresultedina35%increaseintheperformanceastheamountofcellsinthebatteryismore.

29.Portability

TheMacBookisthinandlightandmakesaspecialeffortonefficiencyineverydetailofthedesign.Eventheperipheralsandthepowerhasanewconnectivitystandardthatcombinesallofthisintooneport.

30.EnergyEfficient

EveryaspectoftheMacBookwasmadewithenergyefficiencyinmind.ThisincludestheRetinadisplay,thebatteryandthemanyfeaturesoftheOSXoperatingsystem.Theunithasanaverageconsumptionof10kWhperyearandexceedsthelowpowerrequirementsthathavebeensetbyEPA.Alsowithlessneedtobeconstantlycharged,thereisnotmuchofacarbonfootprintfordailyuse.

31.Environmentallyfriendly

Theunitwasdesignedwithnoharmfultoxinsthatcanaffecttheenvironment.Itisdesignedfromrecyclablematerialsthatincludesglassandaluminium.Ithasalsoachievedanawardforahighenvironmentalratingbasedonbeingenergyefficient,thedesignanditsmanufacturingprocess.

32.Connectivity

TheconnectivityisoneofthegreatthingsoftheMacBookasitisfullywirelessandnotconnectedbyanycables.ItisdesignedtomaximizewirelesstechnologiesandtogetthemostoutofApplesoftware.Alongwiththelightandcompactdesign,theabsenceofwiresmakesitabsolutelyportable.

33.iCloud

TheiCloudserviceallowsuserstobackuptheirphotos,musicandfilestotheircloudaccount.Thisisalldonewirelesslyanditallowsmanyoftheirdevicestosynchseamlessly.TheiCloudaccountwillsimplifythelifeoftheuserasitmakesthesecureorganizationoftheirinformationveryeasytodo.

34.Airdrop

ThisfunctionallowsusersofaMacoranyotheriOSdevicetoeasilysharefileswithjustafewclicks.Filescanbesharedbetweenthedeviceswhichareincloseproximitytoeachother.Thereisnolongeraneedtoshareitbyanywebbasedserviceoremail,itisaseasyasdraganddrop.

35.BluetoothAudioTechnology

Thewirelessfeaturesarealsoextendingtoaudiofeaturessuchaslisteningtomusic.WirelessheadphonescanbeusedasanaccessorysoitiseasytoconnectyourheadphoneandhaveyourmusicstreamingviaBluetoothtechnology.

36.AirPlay

AirPlayallowstheusertosharetheirphotosandvideosfromtheircomputertoaTVwithoutanycomplicatedsetup.UsingAppleTV,thiscontentcanbewirelesslystreamedtothetelevisionset.ThiscanbeconvenientinsomesituationswhereguestsareinthevicinityandtheycanusetheAppleTVtogetaccesswithoutconnectingtotheWi-Finetwork.

37.PersonalHotspot

Thissettingallowstheusertohaveawirelessconnectionwherevertheygo.IftheuserhappenstobeoutsideofWi-Firange,thenitcanconnecttotheiPhonewhichwillusethephonenetworkforconnectivity.Onceyouhavesetituptorecognizeit,theoperationwillgoseamlesslytoensurethatyouwillalwayshaveaconnection.

38.WirelessPrinting

ThenewMacBookallowsforwirelessprintingwhichmakesiteasyfortheusertoprinttheirdocuments,photos,webpagesandvariousthingsfromtheirMacBook.Thiscapabilityisbuiltintomanyofthelatestprintermodelssotheywillallowprintingviathenetwork(Wi-Fi)withoutanydriverinstallation.

39.AutomaticBackup

ThereisafeaturecalledTimeMachinewhichallowstheusertokeeptheir

informationbackedupwirelesstotheAirPortTimeCapsuleoranexternalharddrivethatisconnectedtoanAirportBaseStation.Thisisanautomaticoperationthatisdoneviathewirelessnetworksotheuserdoesnothavetoalwaysremembertodoit.

40.Price

ThenewAppleMacBookisquitereasonablewhencomparedwithothercomparableunits.At$1,299itisagreatbargainforallthefeaturesthatyoureceiveinthelightandcompactunit.

41.SoftwareandHardware

TheoperatingsystemusedonthenewMacBookisOSXwhichwasdesignedtogetthemaximumusageoutoftheMaccomputer.Itallowsthesoftwareandthehardwaretoworkinsynergywitheachother.Alongwiththeprocessoritgivesthebestperformanceandishighlyresponsivetotheuser’sneeds.

42.MacandiOSconnection

OSXYosemiteandiOS8allowsalltheAppledevicestoconnecttoeachotherinasmartway.TheusercanusefeaturesoftheiriPhonesuchasmakingcallsontheirMacevenwhentheiPhoneisnotintheroom.TextmessagescanalsobesentfromtheMaccomputeraswell.

43.Intuitive

EverythingthatisdoneonaMacisintuitiveanddesignedtobeeasytounderstand.Theapplicationshavebeenbuilttoassistuserswiththeireverydaylifeinthebestpossiblewaywiththeleastamountofeffort.Theapplicationdockallowstheusertoeasilylaunchtheapptheyaredesirousofrunningatthetime.

44.Finder

ThefinderisasearchfeaturethatallowstheusertoeasilyfindeverythingthatisstoredontheirMaccomputer.ThisisalsofunctionalintheiCloudsothefilesanddocumentscanbefoundquiteeasily.

45.EasyControl

TheMacBookiseasilycontrolledbyusingfingergesturesthatincludingclicking,swipingorpressing.TheForceTouchtrackpadallowstheusertointeractwiththeirMacinmanynewwaysthatarealldonefromthefingertipsoftheuser.

46.MacStyle–MultiTouch

Themultitouchgestureswereintegratedintothesurfaceofthetrackpadforittodeterminewhattheuserisdoing.Therefore,whentheuserispinching,tapping,swipingetc.,itfeelsnaturaltothem.Theintegrationbetweenthesoftwareandthehardwaremakesitsomucheasiertouseasthereactionswillbesmooth.

47.Power

TheOSXoperatingsystemutilizesthelatesttechnologiesthatisbackbyasolidbackbonethathaveunrivalledstability.Italsoprovidesthebaseforthestandardoftheinternetwhileusingthepoweroftheprocessorscoupledwithamazingstoragespace.Thisallowsthemachinetobecapableofrunninganyapplicationthattheuserwillrequire.

48.Advancedusers

Thereisallowanceforadvanceduserswhoneedalotofpowertogettheirworkdoneefficiently.Withthefocusbeingonefficiency,theuserscanorganizetheirworkspaceanywaytheywanttogetmaximumproductivityfromthedevice.Fortheuserswholiketoworkinmultipleapplicationsatthesametime,MissionControlallowsthemtogetaviewofeverythinggoingonataparticulartime.

49.NewApplications

ThereareapplicationsthatallowhighproductivityontheMaccomputer.Therearesomebasicapplicationsthatcomewiththesystemandtheotherrequiredapplicationscanbedownloadedfromtheappstore.Youcanfindanapplicationthatcandoanythingtheuserwantswhichcanbeseamlesslyintegratedintotheoperatingsystem.

50.Security

TheMacBookcomputercomeswithadvancedtechnologiesthatworktogethertokeepthemachinesafe.ThereareappssuchasGatekeeperwhichmonitorsdownloadstoensurethattheyaresafeandwillnotaffectthecomputer.ThebestwaytokeeptheMacsafeistokeepuptodatewiththesoftwareupdateswhichwillupgradethesecurityfeaturesandenhancements.