Chapter 6: What Can I Do with Utilities?

Utilities do a lot of the dirty work for your Mac. They diagnose problems with your network, help you partition or format drives, take screenshots, manage passwords, and much more. Some utilities are more specialized than others, but there’s a little something for everyone in Mountain Lion’s utilities. In this chapter, I explore the Mountain Lion utility offerings and the basics on how they can be used to enhance your Mac experience. I also delve a bit into Terminal as homage to the Mountain Lion UNIX underpinnings. These utilities can all be found in the Applications→Utilities directory on your Mac.

Working with Software Utilities

Administering System Utilities

Using Hardware Utilities

Managing Network Utilities

Additional Utilities