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With Leopard, Apple has unleashed the greatest version of Mac OS X yet, and David Pogue is back with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover the operating system with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and this Missing Manual. Jan 01, 2007 With Leopard, Apple has unleashed the greatest version of Mac OS X yet, and David Pogue is back with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover the operating system with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and this Missing Manual. For a company that promised to 'put a pause on new features,' Apple sure has been busy-there's barely a feature left untouched in Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow. Selection from Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual Book. The new Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and this Missing Manual. It's just one of reasons this is the most popular computer book of all time. Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition is the authoritative book for Mac users of all technical levels and experience. 'Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual' by David Pogue is a digital PDF ebook for direct download to PC, Mac, Notebook, Tablet, iPad, iPhone, Smartphone, eReader - but not for Kindle. A DRM capable reader equipment is required. Fortunately, you're in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to the Macintosh. Moving from Windows to a Mac successfully and painlessly is the one thing Apple does not deliver. Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition is your ticket to a new computing experience.
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'The preeminent general reference source for Mac OS X has always been the Missing Manual Series written by David Pogue. The latest iteration in the series is its Mac OS X Leopard Edition, completely revised, and it is the biggest, most comprehensive, and most useful of all the editions in the series. It covers the Mac OS X desktop and file system, the free applications included with the Mac OS X installation, the system components and technologies, networking and online features and components, and includes welcome appendices on installation, troubleshooting, Windows/Mac comparisons, and a Master Keystroke list.' Read on for the rest of John's review.| Mac OS X Leopard Edition: The Missing Manual | |
| author | David Pogue |
| pages | 893 |
| publisher | O'Reilly Media Inc. |
| rating | 10 |
| reviewer | John Suda |
| ISBN | 9780596529529 |
| summary | Great Manual for all levels of users |
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Every one of the editions has been exceedingly well-designed and written combiningserious treatment of subject content with style, wit, and humor, as well as honestevaluation and critique of features of the Mac operating system. All of the OSX Missing Manuals have addressed issues for a broad range of users, from the lightlyexperienced, the intermediate, and for power users. For the most part, however,the primary focus of each edition has been on the less experienced users. Thishas changed with the Leopard edition.There seems to have been a deliberate effort to make the book more appealing anduseful to upper-end users without losing any utility at all for others. Thereseems to be more material for power users- -there are more Power UsersGuides providing advanced information and techniques, more UNIX referencesfor those willing and able to take avail of the UNIX kernel underlying the operatingsystem, more identifications of keyboard shortcuts, and more disclosure of undocumentedand advanced features than in previous editions.
For example, Pogue itemizes and describes at least 20 UNIX utilities that onlypower users would want to use, explains how to configure preferences for the Terminalapplication, explains how to deal with the file and folder permissions systemusing UNIX commands, and even notes the existence of the venerable Elizatherapist emulator program hidden in a part of the emacs text editor. At eachjuncture of describing operating system features, Pogue explains from the perspectiveof different levels of users, including the power user, like himself. Unlike inmany other books purporting to cover a broad range of users, this one does notshort on the higher-end.
This is all well and good as casual users are still widely well-taken care ofby the thorough and well-organized explanations of nearly every feature of OS10.5. The book is illustrated profusely with screenshots of system features, configurationprocesses, comparison of the Mac OS X versions, comparisons of Mac OS X to Windowsfeatures, and more. Nearly every page is loaded with Tips, Notes,FAQs, lists, tables, and sidebars. Throughout, there are nuggets of insightand technical arcana that even Mac veterans will be surprised to learn about.I learned, for example, that the one-button Apple Mighty Mouse has a secret 2-buttonfeature. Also there is a similar way to operate a laptop with a two finger trackpadtechnique. There are a lot of tips and tricks like that in the book. Even beyonddescription and explanation, Pogue provides useful recommendations for configurationsof the Dock, recovery from common errors, and using Automator to design practicalworkflows for common tasks.
The subject content builds upon that of previous editions and updates it withmaterial relating to the 300-plus new features of Leopard. Much of the new materialcovers the Leopard update highlights the backup program called Time Machine,a desktop switching application called Spaces, the Stacks organizing feature,the file previewer, QuickLook, and the feature enhancements in iChat, Mail, andespecially Spotlight, the search tool.
Spotlight is much more than a mere search tool although it is a great one. A wholechapter is devoted to it alone. Pogue explains how to use it not just for casualand advanced searching (using over 125 types of data and metadata) but as a quicklauncher of files, folders, and applications; as a calculator; and as a dictionary.Sophisticated query languages can be used and Pogue lists a series of power userkeyboard shortcuts for Spotlight use.
I see the book as especially useful for those Windows users of all levels gravitatingto the Mac platform. Not only is the treatment of the Mac OS done well, but atnearly every juncture, Pogue takes the perspective of a Windows user and providespractical comparisons and contrasts of operating systems.
Weaving all of these perspectives into a harmonious, readable manual is a fineachievement. The content discussions and explanations are never abstract but writtenfrom the viewpoint of the thoughtful and practical user and no one is better atthis than David Pogue who has been cited before as one of the worlds best(technical) communicators. The denseness of the treatment of the subject contentdiminishes somewhat from the readability of the book compared to prior editionsand there is a bit less wit, humor and style. That is the trade-off, I presume,for the increased breadth and depth of the content treatment but this MissingManual is still as well written as a computer manual can be expected to be.
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