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Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference)

Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference)
Author: Chuck Toporek
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book

List Price: $14.99
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 73189

Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 223
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6

ISBN: 0596529813
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.446
EAN: 9780596529819
ASIN: 0596529813

Publication Date: November 6, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
No matter how much Mac experience you have, Mac OS X Leopard requires that you get reacquainted. This little guide is packed with more than 300 tips and techniques to help you do just that. You get all details you need to learn Leopard's new features, configure your system, and get the most out of your Mac. Pronto. Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide offers an easy-to-read format for users of all levels. If you're a Mac newcomer, there's a Survival Guide that explains how to adapt, and a chapter on Mac OS X's key features. Experienced Mac users can go right to the heart of Leopard with chapters on system preferences, applications and utilities, and configuring. In all, plenty of tables, concise descriptions, and step-by-step instructions explain: What's new in Leopard, including the Time Machine How to use Leopard's totally revamped Finder All about Spaces and how to quickly flip between them How to search for and find things with Spotlight How to use Leopard's enhanced Parental Controls Handy keyboard shortcuts to help you be more efficient Quick tips for setting up and configuring your Mac to make it your own If you're ready to tame Apple's new cat, this is the guide you want.


Customer Reviews:   Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars mac os x leopard   March 26, 2008
buck (las vegas, nv)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

the best "in hand" tool for the switcher, simple yet direct to the point in assisting you in dealing with MAC BOOK. Highly recommend this for the beginner and the long-term user.


4 out of 5 stars Good Enough But...   February 29, 2008
Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

The 'Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide' is a good enough resource for those looking for a quick guide to useful Mac OS X abilities and ways to do things, but honestly I feel that this book is a bit light. I think a heavy base of users would be Windows switchers who have come to the Mac and want to learn more about how to do things in this environment versus where they came from. While this 200 page book does as advertised, it is very light on content and no color. With such a vibrant operating system and one that is very dense, I feel that this book is useful but readers will quickly hit a brick wall and be yearning for something more. If all you want is a quick reference this is good to have in your back pocket, but to get more from Mac OS X, make sure to add the 'Missing Manual' book to your collection as well.

****



1 out of 5 stars Buy something else, anything   February 14, 2008
J. Morrison (Washington, DC)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book is a waste of time. I bought it on the basis of O'Reilly's reputation. Won't do that again. Essentially, its someone going through all the menu and telling you what they are. You can figure that out without a manual. It doesn't cover things not apparent in the menus e.g. how program installation works on osx. I'm trying a David Pogue book next, based on the good Palm manuals he did a few years back. Lets hope that's better. Geez O'Reilly, what were you thinking?


5 out of 5 stars Great primer   February 8, 2008
A. Markow (Las Vegas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This book is really good for anyone with a Mac. You can learn the basics if you are a new Mac user, and you can learn the important functions of the new Leopard operating system without all of the unnecessary technical details.


5 out of 5 stars Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide   January 23, 2008
Julie Nelson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Great little book for reference when you are on the road...It packs snugly with your laptop...