Product Description

The latest update of David Pogue's immensely popular Mac manual offers a wealth of detail on Apple's latest Mac OS X operating system. Known as �Snow Leopard�', this version of OS X is faster and more reliable than its predecessors, and no one is a faster or more reliable Snow Leopard resource than bestselling author and �New York Times� tech columnist David Pogue. His meticulous coverage includes crystal-clear, jargon-free introductions to the Dock, the Mac OS X folder structure, and the Mail application. There are also mini-manuals on iLife applications such as iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto, and a tutorial for Safari, Mac's web browser. �Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual� is the authoritative book for Mac users of all technical levels and experience. There's something new on practically every page of this edition, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. No wonder it's one of the most popular computer book of all time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2608 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 912 pages

About the Author
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

Customer Reviews

Very useful for the basics
The last time I used Macs was back in the 90's. Having decided on a MacBook, I thought it would be useful getting a manual on the latest OS. I have looked at a lot of the available manuals and I like the style and lay out of his other manuals so decided to get it. Plus the other manuals appear even more superficiial.

It is clear that David has updated this with the latest Snow Leopard information and the book is littered with specific enhancements on virtually every page.

I find the style very readable and the information provided, very helpful. But it is not as detailed as I have come to expect from the Que 'Special Edition Using' series for Windows applications.
It is also not as full of the practical help of the 'Real World' series, for example, the area of using this OS on a MacBook with no mouse would benefit from some enhancements in future editions.

There are a places where I would like more detail, for example, the track pad section just covers the information that is covered by the videos that are built into the software without the practical advice of the benefits of certain options. To move applications in the dock meant a considerable amount of experimentation and I didn't find my eventual solution documented in this manual (hence the 4 stars). Prior to the publication of this manual, I had also found other keyboard shortcuts which are not documented for page up or page down, home or end, go to the beginning or end of line, next word etc.

I think it is the best of those manuals available and certainly worth buying to discover the potential of all the inbuilt applications. It is something I will read but then unlikely to keep referring back to in the future.

Another Gem
Having bought several "missing manuals" already, I knew what to expect. An excellent helpful manual, easy to access and use. Thoroughly recommended.

The inside track!
Usual very high standard. All sorts of information one would not normally expect, except from someone with an inside track on what makes Snow Leopard tick. Introduces you to 'hidden' features of the software.