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A modest selection of Macintosh books about every version of MacOS X as well as earlier versions of the MacOS. Please click on the title for more information on each book.
MacOS X 10.4 Tiger Books
The definitive, complete handbook and reference for the more than 12 million Mac OS X users has been improved and expanded to include essential expert guidance and advice on all of Tiger's 150 new features -- including Spotlight, the new system-wide search tool; Dashboard, which provides instant access to accessory programs; and iChat AV, which allows users to videoconference with up to three additional people.
Andy Ihnatko gives you a hundred reasons to fall in love with Tiger. Packed with sage advice--and plenty of humor--this beefy volume holds your hand through installing Tiger, helps you diagnose and cure common problems, introduces you to more shortcuts than you ever imagined, and provides tips on everything from using Spotlight to choosing a tattoo. It's not only the greatest Mac OS X guide ever, it's surely the most entertaining.
MacOS X 10.4 Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series
Robin Williams uses her trademark friendly teaching style to reveal exactly what you want to know: What's new in Tiger, what's great about it, and how can you get the most out of it fast! Focused lessons take you step-by-step through practical, real-world projects that teach Mac OS X Tiger inside and out. Covers everything from upgrading your Mac to Tiger and customizing and troubleshooting your system to all of Tiger's new goodies: configuring the spoken-user interface, audio and video messaging with multiple people at once, a Dashboard full of Widgets, the innovative Spotlight Search system, the enhanced Safari RSS browser, and more.
Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed is the most comprehensive guide to unlocking the full power of Mac OS X Tiger that you can find. Written by Unix/BSD experts and Mac users, John Ray and William C. Ray, you will go inside the Mac OS X Tiger operating system and the underlying BSD environment. In-depth background coverage and useful hands-on lessons will help you understand the changes with the new version and master the new features.
MacOS X: The Missing Manual (Tiger Edition)
With new material on practically every page, the latest update of David Pogue's best-selling title offers a wealth of detail on the all of the changes in Apple's Mac OS X 10.3, aka "Panther". Written with humor and technical insight characteristic of the Missing Manual series, the new edition covers everything from the all-new Finder to iChat AV--Apple's exciting tool for video conferencing. The book also deals with features under the hood, such as the Terminal and networking tools. Pogue, the renowned New York Times computer columnist, tackles his subject with scrupulous objectivity--revealing which new features work well and which do not. An authoritative book that will appeal to novices and experienced users alike.
Got a little maverick in you? Sure you do. That's why you chose a Mac in the first place. And now there's OS X Tiger, just begging you to get in there and create your dream machine. Here are serious hacks you won't find anywhere else--ways to change the boot screen, unlock hidden Finder settings, enhance speed and performance, and really customize your Mac. Make your backups and start making tracks! There's something for everyone--basic user, advanced tinkerer, or serious programmer.
Learning Unix for MacOS X Tiger
Beneath Mac OS X Tiger's easy-to-use Aqua interface lies a powerful Unix engine. Mac users know that Unix is at their fingertips, if only they knew how to access it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger provides Mac users with a user-friendly tour of the Unix world concealed beneath Mac OS X's hood and shows how to make the most use of the command-line tools. Thoroughly revised and updated for Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition introduces Mac users to the Terminal application and shows you how to navigate the command interface, explore hundreds of Unix applications that come with the Mac, and, most importantly, how to take advantage of both the Mac and Unix interfaces.
MacOS X 10.3 Panther Books
MacOS X: The Missing Manual (Panther Edition)
With new material on practically every page, the latest update of David Pogue's best-selling title offers a wealth of detail on the all of the changes in Apple's Mac OS X 10.3, aka "Panther". Written with humor and technical insight characteristic of the Missing Manual series, the new edition covers everything from the all-new Finder to iChat AV--Apple's exciting tool for video conferencing. The book also deals with features under the hood, such as the Terminal and networking tools. Pogue, the renowned New York Times computer columnist, tackles his subject with scrupulous objectivity--revealing which new features work well and which do not. An authoritative book that will appeal to novices and experienced users alike.
Robin Williams MacOS X Book (Panther Edition)
No matter how many bells and whistles a new operating system offers--and with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther the list is a long one--using that new OS can be an intimidating process. Unless, of course, you have Robin Williams in your corner: In this volume she once again works her magic by providing a gentle and friendly introduction to Mac OS X Panther. In these pages, Robin covers not just the basics of using a Mac under Mac OS X--printing, sending e-mail, exchanging files, surfing the Internet--but all of the important new and improved features as well: working with Panther's all-new Finder, using Expose to work with windows, getting started with iChat AV, expanded coverage of networking, improved Web access with the Safari browser, working with Mail, and lots more.
Dr. Mac: The OS X Files, Panther Edition
At last, the long-awaited update of Dr. Mac: The OS X Files--loaded with new tricks and tips to turn you into a power user! Macintosh main man Bob LeVitus covers everything that's new about OS X, Panther, and beyond. Learn all the cool shortcuts, ways to customize OS X to fit your needs, fun things you can do with Unix, remedies for a sick Mac, and so much more. Plus you'll get a whole new crop of recommendations from power users all over the world, more MacStyles of the Not-So-Rich-And-Famous, and all the other great features for which Dr. Mac is known and loved.
The third edition of Mac OS X Unleashed takes the same approach as the best selling first and second editions. The book is known for helping the reader deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the user interface, but also focusing to a great extent on the BSD environment and how the user and administrator can get the most out of the operating system.
Have you ever noticed that in just about every Mac book, the author will include a couple of tips in each chapter (you'll usually find them in the sidebar, or at the bottom of the page in a tinted box). Sometimes it's a shortcut, a faster way to do something, or a clever workaround that just makes your life easier. People really love those tips, but there's only one problem--there's never enough of them. That's why Scott Kelby, best-selling author and Editor-in-Chief of Mac Design magazine, came up with the idea to create a book that's nothing but "sidebar" tips. That's right&emdash;this entire book, cover-to-cover is packed with nothing but those cool inside secrets, slick workarounds, undocumented shortcuts, and sneaky little tricks that will make you faster, better, and have more fun using Mac OS 10.3 (Panther). Nothing but the tips!
MacOS X Power Hound (Panther Edition)
Mac OS X Power Hound lifts the hood on the sleek and elegant, Formula-One-powered operating system and delivers over 500 high-octane secrets in every conceivable category, including the Desktop and Finder, iApps, Mac OS X programs, mastering the system and terminal, and much more. Consider this book your pit crew, helping you find easier, faster, and better ways of using the Finder, the Dock, the assortment of programs that come with Mac OS X, and a bunch of programs that don't. And if you want to become your own master mechanic, it also includes two rich chapters on Unix, the engine under Mac OS X's hood. With this collection of stand-alone hints, notes, tips, and tricks--every one of them organized, indexed, tested for compatibility with the latest version of Mac OS X 10.3, and, in many cases, illustrated--you'll rapidly progress from an anybody-can-do-this user to a power user.
Mac OS X Panther Hacks brings together the perfect combination of tips, tricks, and tools to help serious Mac users--regardless of their background--get the most from their machines. This newly revised collection reflects the real-world know how of those well-steeped in Unix history and expertise, sharing their no-nonsense, sometimes quick-and-dirty solutions to administering and taking full advantage of everything a Unix desktop has to offer: Web, Mail, and FTP serving, security services, SSH, Perl and shell scripting, compiling, configuring, scheduling, networking, and hacking. Add to that the experience of die-hard Macintosh users, customizing and modifying their hardware and software to meet their needs. The end result is cool stuff no power user should be without.
MacOS X Conversion Kit: 9 to 10 Side by Side, Panther Ed.
Mac OS X Conversion Kit: 9 to 10 Side by Side aims to take readers from their old Mac operating system to the new one. There's a lot to learn and a lot to get used to, and this book makes the learning curve as smooth as possible by cataloging the most important things you need to know and showing them in a format Mac users will appreciate; the old way is on the left page, and the new way is on the right page. Mac OS X promises to offer exciting new features that will change how people use their Macs, such as iChat, improved Unix tools, Bluetooth-enabled contact management software, QuickTime 6, and advanced handwriting recognition. To take full advantage of these new features, Mac users will want Side By Side at their side.
MacOS X 10.2 Jaguar Books
Robin Williams MacOS X Book (Jaguar Edition)
This practical, how-to guide covers all of the exciting new features in Mac OS X 10.2, including the revamped Finder, new instant messaging client, global address book, spam-blocking email program, QuickTime 6, Sherlock 3, and more. Robin doesn't neglect the basics either. You'll find logical, easy-to-follow sections on how to use your Mac for a variety of everyday tasks: printing, sending email, exchanging files, and surfing the Web. And for those frustrating moments When Things Go Wrong, Robin has compiled a troubleshooting guide for common Mac snafus. See for yourself why Robin's books have won her millions of fans.
Mac OS X v. 10.2 Jaguar Killer Tips (Special Order)
If you're one of those people who love to pick up a book and read all those cool little side-bar tips (you know, those great little tips that appear in boxes on the side of the page in all great computer books) then you're going to lose your mind over this new book from Mac Design magazine's Editor-in-Chief Scott Kelby. It follows the same brilliant premise as his bestselling "Photoshop Killer Tips" book, in that the entire book, cover-to-cover is nothing but side-bar tips (without all the sidebars).
MacOS 9 Books
MacOS 9: The Missing Manual (Special Order)
The latest system software for the resurgent Macintosh platform is Mac OS 9, which includes over 50 new features. Despite the long list of enhancements, however, Apple ships Mac OS 9 without one of the most important features of all: a manual. O'Reilly/Pogue Press comes to the rescue with Mac OS 9: the Missing Manual. Award-winning author David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to Mac OS 9 for the first time in this lucid, impeccably written guide. Readers will appreciate the step-by-step guides to setting up small networks, the tutorials on Mac OS 9's new Multiple Users control panel, and the coverage of Mac OS 9's speech-recognition, color printing, digital video, and self-updating software features. Along the way, Pogue communicates the joy of using the little shortcuts, drag-and-drop surprises, and elegant design touches that make the Mac the most passionately championed computer in the world.
MacWorld MacOS 9 Bible (Special Order)
If Mac OS 9 can do it, you can do it too.... From its Sherlock 2 search engine to its voiceprint passwords, Apple's new operating system is packed with ingenious features that make your life easier. This all-in-one guide explains how to make the most of OS 9's capabilities, whether you're a Mac veteran or you just bought your first iMac. So let Mac experts Lon Poole and Todd Stauffer take you on a grand tour of this amazing OS -- and show you step-by-step how to maximize your Mac!
MacOS 9: The Complete Reference (Special Order)
At nearly 900 pages, it's safe to say that after reading Mac OS 9: The Complete Reference, you'll learn all you need to know about Apple's operating system. Gene Steinberg, author of several Mac-related books, has provided an all-encompassing guide to OS 9, though it isn't for the faint of heart. Although Steinberg covers the basics (installation, setting user preferences), this book is geared more toward users who are already familiar with the Mac OS and want to take their knowledge to the next level. Steinberg gives ample space to such topics as networking and AppleScript. He also gives special attention to setting up a PowerBook or iBook, including a lengthy, helpful explanation of configuring an AirPort Card for wireless Internet access. Mac OS 9 newbies will probably want to check out a less intimidating guide. But for those who wish to take full advantage of Apple's operating system, this book should reside right next to your candy-colored iMac.
Earlier MacOS Books
MacWorld MacOS 8.5 Bible (Special Order)
Find out just how much you can do with your Mac- beyond cleaning folders and emptying the trash. Without wasting any time, Mac expert Lon Poole walks you step-by-step through the entire system, demonstrating everything from the Finder to e-mail to the state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities of OS 8.5. So wait no longer. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Mac OS 8.5!
MacOS 8.5 Black Book (Special Order)
Mac OS 8.5 Black Book distinguishes itself from most books for intermediate Mac users by providing a comprehensive picture of the latest version of the Macintosh operating system without descending into wearisome interface documentation or indecipherable jargon. This book tackles the Mac OS 8.5 one task at a time, devoting chapters to functional areas (such as AppleScript and memory management). Within the chapters, headings describe problems users might want to solve (such as "Sharing Files and Folders" and "How to Determine Your Hardware Configuration"). Explicit procedures--combined with expository prose, plenty of screen shots, and some bulleted lists--tell exactly what the user needs to do to accomplish the stated goal.
The MacOS 8 Book (Special Order)
The perfect companion to Apple's Macintosh operating system, The Mac OS 8 Book is a comprehensive end-user guide for all levels. The text is written like a user's manual rather than a tutorial, so you can expect depth as well as clarity on all of the topics. Plenty of screen shots, charts, and highlighted tips illustrate each section. Seasoned users may appreciate the exhaustive reference and troubleshooting guides, as well as the complete tour of OS 8's new features.
MacWorld MacOS 7.x Bible (Special Order)
This volume in MacWorld's Mac OS Bible series covers all versions of the Mac OS from 7.0 through 7.6 with a thorough examination of what differs in each update and upgrade. Find out if you're running the best version for your hardware and what you need to upgrade. There are plenty of tips and tricks to configure system attributes that you might have considered "untouchable." In addition, the MacWorld Mac OS 7.6 Bible features a detailed guide to available utilities and cool toys to check out. The [then] latest advancements in key Apple technologies, such as Quicktime, CyberDog, OpenDoc, and more, are all covered.
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