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This authoritative, Apple-Certified training course is designed both for professionals who support Apple computers as well as Mac enthusiasts who want to upgrade, service, or troubleshoot their favorite machines. Fully revised, this second edition covers Apple's new models, including the popular Mac mini and the iMac G5. Keyed to the learning objectives of the Apple Desktop Service and Apple Portable Service certification exams, this is the companion curriculum used in AppleCare Technician Training courses worldwide. The book starts out with basic computer theory and underlying technologies, then moves on to cover everything from networking and hardware specifications to displays and internal drives-plus the nitty-gritty steps and diagrams for upgrading and troubleshooting six sample computer models. o Detailed take-apart and upgrade procedures for the Mac mini, eMac, iMac G5, PowerMac G5, iBook G4, and PowerBook G4.o CD-ROM includes six complete service manuals, plus utilities and diagnostic toolso Diagrams and step-by-step instructions help you master techniques fast o Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your timeo Chapter review tests summarize what you've learnedThe Apple Training Series is both a self-paced learning tool and the companion curriculum for the AppleCare Technician Training and Apple Customer Training programs. Upon completing the course material in this book, you can become an Apple Certified Technician by passing the Apple Desktop Service and Apple Portable Service exams. You can work through this book as a self-paced course, enroll in the online AppleCare Technician Training program, or attend a class at an Apple Authorized Training Center. To learn more, go to www.apple.com/training. ... Read more

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MIA CD please
It came in a very timely manner. However the book came with a CD and if your not sending it, would have been nice to know. Book was more abused than stated as well. Thanks for sending so fast though.

What I needed for a quick answer
My old G4 desktop suddenly died, with some weird patterns on the screen and, though the power and fan kept going, there were none of the usual sounds from the harddrive. I live in a town with no Apple repairs and being short on money, didn't have funds to ship it off and potentially write a blank check to some repair guy I would never see. I didn't even know if it would be worth doing at all. Peachpit has a good trackrecord for Mac stuff, so I gambled and ordered this book to figure out what to do next, to see if it would even be worth fixing. Well, the book helped a lot, and narrowed things down to a motherboard problem, with either a replacement of the motherboard battery ($15) or the motherboard itself (ouch, over $700 from what I could find). I replaced the battery and that wasn't it, so this book saved me from shipping off my computer and paying for the shipping and then with that money already gone, trying to figure out what to do about a motherboard + repair cost I wouldn't have had the money to cover. So my computer is still dead, but at least I didn't throw a lot of good money after bad money. It is a nice book, attractive design, etc. Worth its weight in gold for those folks stuck in rural areas without Apple repair places nearby. I would have given it 5 stars but I still needed to check some stuff online at Mac FAQ that had some better diagrams and photos of battery replacement.

Very Informative As Far As It Goes...But More Detail Needed
An Apple repair manual for desktops and portables printed by Apple?I couldn't believe it when I saw it on Amazon; so, I had to order it!

All the essential information for user upgradeable components is covered in great detail with pictures.There are trouble shooting procedures for each recent Apple desktop and portable.When my iBook refused to boot, I diagnosed the need for a logic board upgrade using the book.(I was 99% sure of the problem before since I had a similar issue on a refurb iBook a year or so prior, but I digress...)

Detailed procedures are provided for all the steps up to the point but not including the instructions needed to remove the logic board.(This is true for each model, not just the iBook.)When disassembling and re-assembling the iBook, it is very important that these instructions be followed exactly and the correct screws used for each hole.Failure to put the correct screw type in the proper hole can (and will) damage the iBook logic board, optical drive, and other components.(I almost learned this the hard way, and I don't recall seeing this warning in the book!)I was able to install my own logic board by carefully marking each screw with its location on a set of diagrams I drew.This took extra time, but it saved me from breaking another component.Also, make sure that you attach the heat sink correctly with the proper heat conducting tape.

It would have been nice to expand coverage to include removal and installation of logic boards.This would greatly expand the number of pages of the book, possibly making it unwieldy.Perhaps this should have been two books?one for desktops and one for portables?

Very usefull tool to have in your mac repair kit
I have relied on this book a few times now when repairing the older clamshell style ibooks and also some of the newer G3 and G4 white ibooks. It's got a pretty helpful guide for taking them apart and putting them back together. I have also used this book as a reference tool to determine what configurations various Macs I am selling or working on had when they were first introduced. For example I sold my G4 powermac sawtooth and wanted to know exactly what specifications it had, so I looked in the book and found the 500 mhz powermac G4 (gigabit ethernet) and found it was released in 2000, it also showed the cache, number of memory slots, expansion slots, basic stuff like that for a quick reference. And it covers all models of ibooks and powermacs, imacs, but not all powerbooks unfortunately. It does not have any info on the pismos, lombards or wallstreets powerbooks or any older macs. That would be the only draw-back, I wish it had some information on the G3 powerbooks. It also has chapter tests at the end of each chapter, that are unfortunately pretty basic simple questions. Great big useful book for any mac tech or just plain apple computer users who want a little more info on their computer.

Great Apple Hardware Manual
This book is part of the AppleCare training curriculum, designed to be a training manual for people who want to get certified by Apple to be an AppleCare-certified technician. As such, each chapter in the book is a Lesson. Early lessons cover topices such as "General Troubleshooting Theory," and "Safe Working Procedures and General Maintenance."

Lessons 5 through 10 cover common hardware and technologies, including basic computer theory , underlying technologies, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), wired networking and wireless networking.

If you are a person who likes to do your own upgrading and maintenance of your Mac, you'll find this book very helpful. Likewise, if you want to make your living taking apart Macs and replacing parts as repair or upgrade.

This book does not cover Operating Systems.If you want to solve a problem in OS 9 or OS X, you need a different book. But, if you want to see the "Take-Aparts" for certain Mac models, including iMacs, iBooks, mini-towers and PowerBooks, this is for you. Both CRT-based and Flat-Panel based computers are covered.

There is a good section on how to search the AppleCare knowledge base, and doing advanced searches. They recommend you bookmark Apple Knowledge Base document 75178, as it gives good info on how to use keywords to search the Knowledge Base. And another section on locating Apple replacement parts.

The main reason this book has over 800 pages is the copious amount of photos. They support the step-by -step instructions for installing or replacing hard drives, optical drives, RAM, Airport Cards, etc.

I'm glad I got this book, as it will be useful when I want to upgrade the hard drive on our G4 flat-panel iMac and add a second hard drive to my G5 desktop.

Apple states in the beginning of the book, "Whether you are an experienced technician or someone who just wants to dig deep into a Macintosh, you'll find in-depth technical service information as well as a comprenhensive overview of the service tools and procedures used by AppleCare-certified technicians to diagnose, upgrade and maintain Macintosh computers." ... Read more

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This authoritative, Apple-Certified training course is designed bothfor professionals who support Apple computers as well as Macintoshenthusiasts who want to upgrade, service, or troubleshoot theirfavorite systems. Fully revised, this third edition includes Apple'snew models with Intel processors, the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac.Keyed to the learning objectives of the Apple Desktop Service and ApplePortable Service certification exams, this is the companion curriculumused in AppleCare Technician Training courses worldwide. The bookstarts out with basic computer theory and underlying technologies, thenmoves on to cover everything from networking to the nitty-gritty stepsand diagrams for upgrading and troubleshooting six sample computermodels. ... Read more

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Like Reference Material for Mac Service Manuals
The reason I've read this book is because I'm planning on taking the exams for the ACMT(Apple Certified Macintosh Technician) certification. This book and other Apple Training Series books are the only books out there authorized by Apple as training material for the exams. This one in particular is to prepare you for the 9L0-008 exam, which is one of the two exams you have to take to get the ACMT certification.

I knew beforehand that this book was going to be dated. It's last revision was done in 2007. So that was something that I expected and willing to deal with. But I wasn't expecting it to point to so many extra reference material. It sends you to read Apple Knowledge Base articles, there are extra chapters to download, and 5 service manuals you'll be using throughout the book. At times it felt like the book is extra reference material for each of the Mac models' service manuals.

The first 8 chapters, or lessons, deal with stuff like using the resources Apple provides, safety precautions, tools to use, and some general networking theory. The rest of the book deals with 5 of the Mac family computers: The iMac, the Mac Mini, and the Mac Pro on Desktops, and the MacBook and Macbook Pro on Portables. There are no MacBook Airs. Each of the models follow a four lesson format. The first lesson is a quick and short intro, an upgrading lesson, a taking apart lesson(in these lesson you might as well read the service manuals) and a troubleshooting lesson. The troubleshooting lessons are a series of symptoms and the steps to take to fix the problem.

It still remains to be seen if the book will do it's job. I'm hoping on taking the 9L0-008 exam before the year ends. There's still some extra material I have to read. There are lessons on iBooks and PowerBooks still waiting to be read. All this extra material is available to download when you register the book at Peachpit. The problem is that this extra material which include the service manuals you're going to need, are for late 2006 Macs. The importance of the service manuals is that they have the detailed taking apart instructions for each of the models, and these service manuals are only available to authorized Apple service providers, AASP's.

So if you already have a background repairing PC's, this will be a piece a cake. For someone starting out I would first recommend to take the Applecare Training. The second option would be to wait for a new revision of the book, which it must be coming out soon. I mean, Mac OS X Support v10.6, which is for the second exam needed, is currently current. For the rest of the people who just likes to dabble with computers it's still a great reference to have and there's always iFixit.

Apple
No sabía nada sobre reparación de Apples... después de leer este libro y tomar mis estudios en serio puedo trabajar esta plataforma con la confianza necesaria... Incluso me certifiqué.

Review of Apple Training Series: Desktop and Portable Systems
Book was in nice shape and was mailed out promptly and I received it very quickly.

Best book for Apple laptop and desktop cert.
After obtaining my ACHDS, the way the materials were presented in this book helped me to easily transitioned between chapters.

Should have been a textbook
This book is too densely written and assumes that the reader will have all kinds of Apple equipment available to examine and tinker with.It would serve well enough in a classroom situation, but for stand-alone reading or reference it doesn't do the job. ... Read more

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This book provides a detailed overview over the hundreds of features of the premier Open Source Desktop Publishing software Scribus, as well as numerous tips and tricks.It has been written collaboratively by designers, pre-press experts, experienced Scribus users, and also by some of the Scribus developers. Led by Dr Gregory Pittman and Dr Christoph Schäfer, both experienced writers, they created this documentation, which was approved by the Scribus Team as the Official Manual for version 1.3.3.Hundreds of questions from the Scribus mailing list and the Scribus IRC channel, as well as real-world experiences in professional layout and printing with Scribus, have helped to make this documentation an invaluable resource for the use of Scribus.A substantial portion of the proceeds from each copy goes to the Scribus Project to support its development and ensure it is made freely available for many years to come. Scribus is open-source software, available for free download at http://www.scribus.net. ... Read more

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Scribus has saved me a ton of money
This is the manual for Scribus. It defines all the functions.It is not perfect, but had all the info I needed to make the transition from Pagemaker/InDesign/Quark for my quick printing business.Switching from commercial products to open source has saved me over $4000. per year in software costs.This includes the open source products Scribus, Gimp, and Inkscape.

A Great User Manual
I have done a lot of desktop publishing but have little experience with high-level page layout software. Using Scribus was confusing and frustrating until I bought this book. It is well done and very thorough. Creation of a simple book coverserves as an introductory tutorial. Hundreds of pages follow that add functions one at a time. It is all very practical -- push this, click that, select the other. Mixed in with the step-by-step material are comments on general philosophy that help wean the user from word processors into true page layout software. The book also treats Scribus on a variety of platforms -- Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh. The book's illustrations are a bit smudgy. The index is briefer than I would like. But all told, this is a great manual that I will make good use of for years.
John Reid, Bear DE

The handbook for the serious user
This is the answer to (almost) all your q's.
It takes Scribus from one end of, and explain
how you use what and in what way. The only
flaw (as I see it) is that it's hard to use
it as desktop reference. But seen as a book
to learn the programs parts from, it's very
good and well written.

Quick Scribus Review

Scribus, besides providing solid general DTP info, furnishes links to virtually all open source document production packages available on Unix/Linux based to other, more esoteric, systems. With a single exception, MS licensed products (all legal) will soon be stripped from the eight machines operated by me.My partial business background include the printing and publishing world.

The definitive guide to Scribus
Finally there is a book on Scribus, and what a book! All the bits and pieces of help pages and wiki items have been assembled, rewritten as needed and put into a coherent and comprehensive guide. Much of the material is not available anywhere else. Covering version 1.3.3.12, a recent stable version, the book goes beyond just Scribus and discusses the various companion programs every Scribus user should have.

The author list reads like a Who's Who of the Scribus developers' world, including Gregory Pittman, Christoph Schafer, Craig Bradney, Peter Linnell and a dozen others. One of the virtues of Open Source software is the participation of the actual developers in the documentation process. The buyer is assured that the documentation is authoritative and complete.

This book was a long time coming, but was worth the wait. ... Read more

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The computer animation market has expanded from a few computer graphics production facilities to over 3000 computer animation production houses, advertising agencies, computer and software companies, and film production companies. Computer animation techniques are used to visualize scientific information, create educational material, produce TV commercials, and even complete animated movies. Therefore, computer animation is no longer strictly the domain of the computer graphics programmer, but an increasingly useful tool for artists, educators, and scientists. As with every new technology, a consistent and common terminology has to be developed in order to facilitate wide-spread use of the existing expert knowledge. It is the goal of Roncarelli's Computer Animation Dictionary to provide a technically solid definition of computer animation terminology, and a standard reference for technical communication in this field. ... Read more

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what the two aspects of word processing software ... Read more