Mac OS X for Dummies
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Mac OS X includes dozens of new or improved features to make using your Mac easier, as well as dozens more that help you do more work in less time. Now you can use these new features to be more productive, have fewer headaches, reduce your cholesterol level, and fall in love with your Mac all over again.
With Mac OS X For Dummies, you'll be managing files, storing documents, launching programs, adjusting the way the machine works, and much more in the short time it takes to move through the smoothest reference guide you'll ever meet (and re-greet every time you need a trusted resource for fast, friendly answers). In this updated volume, you'll find out what make your Mac a Mac, in addition to discovering
- The new-fangled Finder window
- The big deal on the Dock
- Icon info galore
- A sea of menus and shortcuts
- Straight talk on folder navigation
Navigating the depths of Mac OS X safely and sanely is a breeze with the coverage in this must-have companion to your Apple product. Written by renowned Mac expert and best-selling author Bob LeVitus, Mac OS X For Dummies takes you from basic training to advanced maneuvers, including
- Customizing Finder Windows with Views
- Mastering the Save Sheet and the Open Dialog Box
- Haggling with Removable Media
- Applying yourself to the Applications Folder
- Backing up by using commercial software
- Troubleshooting operating system annoyances
- Tuning into cool programs and preferences that you may use every day
Whether you’re brand-spanking new to the Mac or a grizzled old Mac-vet, Mac OS X For Dummies proves that exploring the ins and outs of Mac OS X can be fun, easy, and totally habit-forming.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A handy book to have
Comment: I rely mostly on books and some videos to get around on my G4 with FCP3 and Photoshop 7. My Mac has OS 10.2. I have the Robin Williams and the David Pogue books. The are both very helpful. But, like most, I don't like to read detailed directions. Sometimes I feel I don't even qualify to read books for "Dummies". This book seems easier and quicker than the above 2 books to find answers to my problems. I am now becomming a fan of the "Dummie" books and I am beginning to feel that I might be a qualified reader. I can then go from there and read the Geek books if I need to. I would highly recommend these and other "Dummie" books. They are quicker and cheaper than highering a consultant or teacher.
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Summary: Good book for Beginner Mac Users
Comment: I recently switched from a PC to an iBook notepad with OS X. So I was looking for any help I could get to teach me what I need to know. I checked out this book from the library and have found it extremely helpful. I don't think this book is aimed at "dummies" as another reviewer wrote, but at someone like myself who is just starting out with a Mac (and I don't consider myself a dummie). It is true that someone who is a "Power User" and has years of experience with Macs and the OS would find this book boring and talking down to them. But, if you're new to Macs at all, I think you'd find this book very helpful. It is a starter book, and from here, I would like to read other, more advanced books on the topic to further my knowledge.
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Summary: Truly aimed at Dummies
Comment: This book wastes too much space trying to be hip and funny "Dummies" style. While it's a nice quick-read introduction of what's new in OS X, there is very little in the way of nuts and bolts. For example, you won't be able to configure Mail using this book, or figure out how to wend your way through the new multiple-users security system. Just when it starts to get meaty the author says something like "but that's beyond the purview of this book" or "this book is too short to cover this in detail." (Well, it wouldn't be if they didn't waste so much space with quips and cliches.)
Read this one at the library...you can do it in an hour. Then spend a few bucks more and get THE MISSING MANUAL.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ratio of useful info to bad jokes very low
Comment: This book is filled with overly cute writing and bad jokes. Like radio talk show hosts, Levitus and Brisbin take every opportunity to say something they think is funny. This kind of writing makes it very difficult to follow any thread of useful information. I'm very sorry that I bought this book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A "Dummies" book - little beyond the entry level basics
Comment: This is a good book for true novices...
Just go the book from the library and remembered why it is a "Dummies" book. It has page after page with screen shots of things like the dock, or how to navigate the file folder structure.
If you know how to use a Mac and have looked at X for over a few weeks this might not be the book for you. I am still looking for something that would say tell me where to find the Apache config files, and this book will never do that!
Technical Details
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005.4469
EAN: 9780764507069
ISBN: 0764507060
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 2001-04-25
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
