Product Description

Is there a Mac doctor in the house? The answer is yes, and guess what, it's you! With Ted Landau's Mac OS X Help Line, Panther Edition at your side, you'll find all the smart, common-sense solutions and sound advice you need to maintain Apple's latest operating system. In this new volume, Mac doctor extraordinaire (and MacFixIt Web site founder) Ted Landau offers a host of solutions for every Mac OS X glitch under the sun, plus the grounding you need to turn a diagnostic eye on your own Mac setup.

Filled with hundreds of tips, tools, and preventive measures for dealing with Mac OS X, it also includes a chapter on troubleshooting iApps. In-depth coverage of Library directories, file and font maintenance, crash prevention and recovery, Unix commands for Mac OS X, and more complete the doctor's bag of advice contained in this invaluable book. You'll learn:

• How to fix problems specific to the new features of Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
• How to diagnose, recover from, and prevent startup crashes, freezes and unexpected quits.
• The smart way to install, reinstall, update and backup Mac OS X.
• How to harness the hidden power in Mac OS X's Get Info windows, invisible files, preferences files, and packages.
• How to master Mac OS X's permissions -- launching, saving, moving and deleting files even when the Finder says you can't.
• Techniques to troubleshoot printing glitches.
• How to set up (and fix problems with) your network--including local file sharing, routers, wireless connections and the Internet.
• How to make sure your Mac is secure from network intruders or other unauthorized access.
• How to take advantage of Mac OS X's high-power UNIX foundation to expand your troubleshooting powers.
• Which third-party utilities you should get to help diagnose and fix problems.
• How to troubleshoot problems with your i-software from iTunes to iSync.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1052169 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1184 pages

From the Back Cover

Is there a Mac doctor in the house? The answer is yes, and guess what, it's you! With Ted Landau's Mac OS X Help Line, Panther Edition at your side, you'll find all the smart, common-sense solutions and sound advice you need to maintain Apple's latest operating system. In this new volume, Mac doctor extraordinaire (and MacFixIt Web site founder) Ted Landau offers a host of solutions for every Mac OS X glitch under the sun, plus the grounding you need to turn a diagnostic eye on your own Mac setup.

Filled with hundreds of tips, tools, and preventive measures for dealing with Mac OS X, it also includes a chapter on troubleshooting iApps. In-depth coverage of Library directories, file and font maintenance, crash prevention and recovery, Unix commands for Mac OS X, and more complete the doctor's bag of advice contained in this invaluable book. You'll learn:

• How to fix problems specific to the new features of Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
• How to diagnose, recover from, and prevent startup crashes, freezes and unexpected quits.
• The smart way to install, reinstall, update and backup Mac OS X.
• How to harness the hidden power in Mac OS X's Get Info windows, invisible files, preferences files, and packages.
• How to master Mac OS X's permissions -- launching, saving, moving and deleting files even when the Finder says you can't.
• Techniques to troubleshoot printing glitches.
• How to set up (and fix problems with) your network--including local file sharing, routers, wireless connections and the Internet.
• How to make sure your Mac is secure from network intruders or other unauthorized access.
• How to take advantage of Mac OS X's high-power UNIX foundation to expand your troubleshooting powers.
• Which third-party utilities you should get to help diagnose and fix problems.
• How to troubleshoot problems with your i-software from iTunes to iSync.

About the Author

Noted author and Mac guru Ted Landau is the founder of the MacFixIt Web site and is a contributing editor for Macworld magazine. He is also the author of Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters.

Customer Reviews

How to Maintain and trouble shoot your Mac the easy way
Even though Mac OS X is easier to use for the newbe than Windows XP it is a Very advanced operating system. If you want more than just scratch the surface of its abilities you need books. Some books like Mac OS X The Missing Manual Panther Edition are great if you want to use the GUI as effeciently as possible
Others like MacOS X Unleashed Panther Edition are great if you want to learn about the many utilities and possibilities in the UNIX underpinning and others are great if you want to learn about the command line in general like Mac OS X Command line under the hood.

If you however need a book about how to troubleshoot your MacOS X.
Need to know why it did as it did and how to prevent it again. This book is the book to look for. It is well writen and easy to understand, and It is the only of the books I have mentioned that I will recommend to all Mac Users. The Other books has their advantages and are all greate, but this book is Only book that helps the newbee as well as the seasoned uses with their troubleshooting needs.