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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide (Pocket ref / guide)

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide (Pocket ref / guide)
By Chris Seibold, Seibold Chris

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Whether you're new to the Mac or a longtime user, this handy book is the quickest way to get up to speed on Snow Leopard. Packed with concise information in an easy-to-read format, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide covers what you need to know and is an ideal resource for problem-solving on the fly.

This book goes right to the heart of Snow Leopard, with details on system preferences, built-in applications, and utilities. You'll also find configuration tips, keyboard shortcuts, guides for troubleshooting, lots of step-by-step instructions, and more.

  • Learn about new features and changes since the original Leopard release
  • Get quick tips for setting up and customizing your Mac's configuration
  • Solve problems with the handy reference to the fundamentals of the Finder, Dock, and more
  • Understand how to manage user accounts
  • Work more efficiently using keyboard shortcuts
  • Take advantage of MobileMe, Apple's online suite of services and tools

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #8152 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-09-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 232 pages

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About the Author

Chris Seibold is an engineer, writer, and cartoonist residing in Knoxville, Tennessee. He has tackled such diverse processes as powder coating and hot dog casing manufacture, and has written for a variety of online and traditional media, including the Apple Matters web site, as well as contributed hacks to iPod and iTunes Hacks.

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Great Information in a small package5
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide is as advertised a great guide that is conveniently small to Snow Leopard and its new features. It opens with a quick guide to what is new in Snow Leopard including a new feature in Preview to import images through a scanner. Combining that with improved sharing and we now can, I hope, use our scanner with both of our iMac and our MacBook.

Chapter 2 is provides more information than unsophisticated users need about installing Snow Leopard and migrating data to it.

Chapter 3 is a quick guide to Snow Leopard itself beginning with the Menu bar. Services under the Apple Menu has been redone in Snow Leopard. When you have a new application to drag to the Applications file, just drag it to Applications in the Side Bar. Click and hold on any open application in the Dock to display all the open windows for that application. There is a lot of information that is new in this little book as well as reminders of features I forget to use such as command-tab.

Chapter 4 is a quick guide to troubleshooting the more common problems. Chapter 5 covers what is new and what you want to know about the System Preferences including Sharing. Chapter 6 includes some information about each of the many applications and utilities that come with Snow Leopard. Chapter 7 is about MobileMe which is useful only if you have MobileMe. Chapter 8 is primarily about passwords which I believe is all most people really need to know about Security on a Mac except for using some common sense. The final chapter 9 includes the keyboard commands and how to access the special characters - very useful information in a easy to use format.

This book provides a look at what is new in Leopard and a concise reference for information when you need it. A lot of book in a compact package for a small price.

Pocket Guide for Snow Leopard5
A well written concise guide explains the main features of Mac OS X Snow Leopard clearly, logically and quickly. I keep a copy in both cars to read while waiting at appointments. 219 narrow pages gets to the point quicker than the usual 1000 pages. Inexpensive and great for starters. Get one with other orders to get over the Amazon $25 free shipping limit! A handy gift for Mac friends.

Concise, Useful, Clear5
Has all the essentials. Not as comprehensive as the The Missing Manual, but that's too big to read through. This book is great for anyone new to Mac as a thorough introduction and is great for anyone except a Mac expert for a quick reference.