MacBook For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
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Tired of being tethered to your desktop computer? If you're ready to break free with a laptop, the new MacBook could be just what you're looking for. In addition to the freedom to work wherever you happen to be, a MacBook offers you
- A portable darkroom with iPhoto
- Mobile music, podcasts, and Internet radio
- GarageBand software that lets you make your own music
- The ability to create and share original movies and DVDs
- Safari, a safer and ultra-cool Web browser, and all the other OS X advantages
Whether you already have your new MacBook or are still weighing the pros and cons of various models, MacBook For Dummies is a valuable resource. For newcomers to laptop land, it’s packed with basic information about using and caring for Mac laptops. It also walks you through Mac OS X, the revolutionary Macintosh operating system that makes your laptop tick. Then it's on to all the fun stuff you can do with your MacBook, like making music, editing photos and turning them into a book, creating DVDs on the road, or adding a wireless keyboard. MacBook For Dummies will help you
- Set up your MacBook and get acquainted with all the features of the Mac OS X Tiger operating system
- Use the Safari Web browser and Apple's .Mac Internet subscriber service, connect your MacBook to a printer, and communicate with your cell phone or PDA
- Connect to a wired or wireless network
- Make the most of the iLife applications that come with your MacBook—iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand
- Keep your MacBook and your data safe, troubleshoot any problems, and maintain your system
Popular For Dummies author Mark Chambers has loaded this fun book with tips, ideas, and his famous "Mark's Maxims"—power user advice that will guide you around the pitfalls and make you a Macxpert in no time. From latptop basics all the way to upgrading and adding memory, MacBook For Dummies will be your MacBook's best friend.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Two Years Makes A Lot of Difference in Computers !
Comment: Two years in the rapidly changing landscape of computers makes a lot of difference. "Macbook For Dummies" is helpful to a novice Mac owner like myself, but there is a lot of already outdated material in this manual. The book invests a lot of its pages defining the "Tiger" operating system. While there are many similarities to the new Leopard OS, I stumble through a lot of the exceptions presented that were distinctive to Tiger.
I've learned a lot of basics through this book, but I spend almost as much time filtering through outdated material. I wish now that I had waited for the update revision I hope is coming.
In my opinion, in terms of usefulness to owners of new Macbooks, this manual should be price discounted considerably.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book for beginners
Comment: This book has definitely not disappointed. I switched to the mac world from a pc world and found myself struggling just to do basic things on my new mac book pro. This book is a great resource and really gets you up to speed very quickly. If you have always had a mac and know the basics this book maybe a little too basic for you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: MacBook for Dummies
Comment: I think the book is a good summary of the technical aspects of use of the MacBook. It would have been more helpful to me if more specific discussions of the Intel duo core aspects of the MacBook Pro had been included. Apparently the work had been written before the MacBook Pro version was issued. On the whole I am satisfied with the book and its mode of presentation, in any case.
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Summary: Jfelix
Comment: Great book, It would be nice to have bought a more up to date version, barley covers anyhing on I chat, other than that it really helps out if your a beginner. Not as huge as most help you mac books out there. Easy refrence guide to get you the info you need.
Customer Rating:
Summary: good for laptops
Comment: i thought this was for a desktop but it's for a laptop.the information is still useful and it makes a great reference book.
Technical Details
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 004.165
EAN: 9780470048597
ISBN: 047004859X
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2006-08-28
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
