Product Description

You can set your watch to it: As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.4, better known as Tiger, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and Mac OS X: The Missing Manual. There are many reasons why this is the most popular computer book of all time.

With its hallmark objectivity, the Tiger Edition thoroughly explores the latest features to grace the Mac OS. Which ones work well and which do not? What should you look for? This book tackles Spotlight, an enhanced search feature that helps you find anything on your computer; iChat AV for videoconferencing; Automator for automating repetitive, manual or batch tasks; and the hundreds of smaller tweaks and changes, good and bad, that Apple's marketing never bothers to mention.

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition is the authoritative book that's ideal for every user, including people coming to the Mac for the first time. Our guide offers an ideal introduction that demystifies the Dock, the unfamiliar Mac OS X folder structure, and the entirely new Mail application. There are also mini-manuals on iLife applications such as iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto, those much-heralded digital media programs, and a tutorial for Safari, Mac's own web browser.

And plenty more: learn to configure Mac OS X using the System Preferences application, keep your Mac secure with FileVault, and learn about Tiger's enhanced Firewall capabilities. If you're so inclined, this Missing Manual also offers an easy introduction to the Terminal application for issuing basic Unix commands.

There's something new on practically every page, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. Mac's brought a new cat to town and we have a great new way to tame it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56369 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 864 pages

Synopsis
You can set your watch to it: As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.4, better known as Tiger, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual". There are many reasons why this is the most popular computer book of all time. With its hallmark objectivity, the Tiger Edition thoroughly explores the latest features to grace the Mac OS. Which ones work well and which do not? What should you look for? This book tackles Spotlight, an enhanced search feature that helps you find anything on your computer; iChat AV for videoconferencing; Automator for automating repetitive, manual or batch tasks; and the hundreds of smaller tweaks and changes, good and bad, that Apple's marketing never bothers to mention. "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition" is the authoritative book that's ideal for every user, including people coming to the Mac for the first time.

Our guide offers an ideal introduction that demystifies the Dock, the unfamiliar Mac OS X folder structure, and the entirely new Mail application. There are also mini-manuals on iLife applications such as iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto, those much-heralded digital media programs, and a tutorial for Safari, Mac's own web browser. And plenty more: learn to configure Mac OS X using the System Preferences application, keep your Mac secure with FileVault, and learn about Tiger's enhanced Firewall capabilities. If you're so inclined, this Missing Manual also offers an easy introduction to the Terminal application for issuing basic Unix commands. There's something new on practically every page, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. Mac's brought a new cat to town and we have a great new way to tame it.

From the Publisher
As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another impeccable Missing Manual to cover it. This new edition explores the latest features in Mac OS X Tiger, such as Spotlight, iChat AV and Automator. Ideal for every user, this guide has something new on every page, along with David Pogue's celebrated wit and expertise.

About the Author
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. With nearly 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), along with several computer-humor books and a technothriller, "Hard Drive" (a New York Times "notable book of the year"). Pogue is also the creator and primary author of the Missing Manual series of complete, funny computer books, a joint venture with O'Reilly & Associates. Titles in the series include Mac OS X, Windows XP, iPod, Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Dreamweaver, iMovie 2, and many others. His Web page is www.davidpogue.com, and his email address is david@pogueman.com.

Customer Reviews

It is Te Best
Clear, concise and written with a touch of humour. If your new to Mac this is an essential purchase.

Great straight forward book
As the front cover says this book should really be in the box. After a week of cursing at my new Mac after switching from a PC I bought this book. From the first few pages the mists started to clear and things became much easier. Things are now starting to make sense and the benefits of a Mac are shining through.

This is a really well written book that gives background and well laid out instruction. I would thoroughly recommend people buy this book if you have never used a Mac before as the simplest things such as right clicking are not active out of the box.

Extremely helpful reference
After a lifetime of being a PC-only user, I recently bought an Intel Mac. Approaching the transition with a certain amount of trepidation, I figured I should invest in a book on my new OS and after browsing a bunch of titles, picked on this one. And I have to say I haven't regretted it at all - I've learnt so much just browsing through it. The writing style is easy to read and gently humorous, although not at the expense of information - just enough to keep you from getting bored with the vast quantities of information presented. It's an enjoyable book to just dip into at random, the index is helpful and the different types of information - main text, power user tips, background info, etc. are well laid out on the page.

Pogue's approach to his subject is excellent for Windows-users like me - he is clearly aware that his readership consists of completely different sectors - Windows users, OS 9 users and other Mac people - and I haven't really come across anything in the book yet where an assumption was made that you already knew something (unless it was covered elsewhere in the book, and often a cross-reference is included). I also didn't feel that the author was "talking down" to me either. A nice bonus is the "Where did it go?" appendices - one for Mac OS 9 and one for Windows, which pinpoints where to find certain features of the previous operating system in this one. A section has also been included on the new Intel Macs and running Windows under Bootcamp (If your copy seems to be missing this, the update is available as a download from the book's website at http://www.missingmanuals.com/ )

All in all, enjoyable, interesting, informative reading - I would recommend this certainly to anyone making the switch from Windows to Mac, and probably to anyone else too.