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This book is intended for those who need to get things done with Mac OS X Server 10.6. As such, you can use this book two ways. Those new to Mac OS X Server can read straight through the entire book, and by the end should feel competent to administer any Mac server thrown their way. For those with some knowledge of Mac OS X Server, or perhaps a thorough knowledge of other Unix-based servers, the book is arranged by tasks so that you can either start reading at any point, skipping material you already know, or pick and choose the chapters you’ll find most helpful to your own work or system needs. This task-oriented approach also makes the book useful as a general reference for all aspects of Mac OS X Server.

Throughout the book, special emphasis is given to the new features of the latest release, Mac OS X Server 10.6, aka Snow Leopard Server. For instance, you’ll find out how to integrate an iPhone with Mac OS X Server using the new Mobile Access features, or how to install an SSL certificate in the web service, Apache.

• Task-oriented approach to server administration makes it easy to find and accomplish what needs to get done
• Thorough subject coverage including workflows for Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server GUI-level features, command-line features, and alternatives
• Features introductory material for new administrators, emphasis on new features for upgrading to Snow Leopard Server, and more advanced material for experienced IT and enterprise administrators who want to get the most out of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server

What you’ll learn

• The key features of Mac OS X Server, including new services such as mobile access for iPhone integration and Address Book Server
• The most efficient approach to suit your working style, including GUI and command-line alternatives
• When to call on third-party products where no Apple products are available
• Integration strategies for a range of network and server configurations
• How to enable each required service and all of their services from start to finish

Who is this book for?

This book is for administrators interested in a complete course on Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, including first-time Mac OS X Server admins, admins upgrading from older versions, and experienced Unix or Mac admins who want to master all aspects of Apple’s newest Server software.

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Brilliant Author, Poor Editing, Awful Images
Mr. Edge clearly knows his stuff, but the images in his book are almost completely illegible. They are terribly printed which makes referencing them and comparing them to the text nearly impossible. The book has a few typos (blame the editor, not the author!) and in parts moves along far too quickly, referencing operations and aspects of the OS that have not been discussed yet. It is likely an excellent reference for the already experienced OS X server user but for the beginner... look elsewhere. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (32)

Great Book for Mac Geeks

I own dozens of books about computers because I collect old Apples, especially Macs.This is one of my favorite general read books on the subject and I have read it several times without growing bored.If you are a Apple or Mac geek, buy this book.

The book for Mac Fanboys
Have you ever wondered how crazy Mac/Apple fans are? Well, this is the book to let you know. This book is mainly composed of pictures of crazy Mac/Apple fans and their crazy ways of showing others how much they love Macs. It a good coffee table book to have friends browse through while they are chilling at your house.

New Religion
Apple is one of the few companies, such as Harley Davidson, that has such a strong loyal base of customers that they even tattoo the company's logo on their bodies. These two quotes from the book say it all:

"Apple is like a strange drug that you just can't quite get enough of."

"They shouldn't call it Mac. They should call it crack!"

With the invention of iPods and iPhones, it seems like the entire world is getting addicted to Apple. In this book, readers learn just how loyal the company's customers are toward the brand. For example, people travel around the country to celebrate Apple store openings. I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in Apple.

- Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

Incredible insight into the minds of Mac fanatics!!
This book is great.Die hard Mac fans can relate to some if not many of the people/experiences in this book.Non-Mac fans or even computer-illiterate people can still enjoy the stories and accounts in this book due to their sometimes extreme passion.Check this one out!!

A very optimistic book
I have read Leander Kahney's Cult of Mac and liked it a lot. Even though I am not a Mac user and never owned any Mac gadgets I thought that the book is very interesting. It is describing a unique phenomenon in our culture when lots of people go crazy for a computer.

Being a computer user is not always an enjoyable experience. The software is not intuitive, the hardware is not reliable and so on. In fact, it is quite possible to imagine a society that abandons computers in favor of handwritten book-keeping. After reading this book I got convinced that this would never happen.

Computers are surrounded with eternal love. They are taken care of throughout their life cycle. Their purchase or birth is marked with extensive parties often videotaped. Even their packaging is saved - furniture is built of it. As computers get older their guts are replaced with newer content. There are computers 30 years old and still working. Often, one family owns as much as a dozen Macs. If one of them is not used then it is converted into a Macquarium. People decorate their computers with pictures, place Apple graphics on their bodies and cars and advertise them in hundreds of different ways.

In general, people do not treat each other as carefully as they treat their Macs. A take-home point from this very optimistic book is that beautiful things are not created but rather developed. Everybody is welcome to the exciting world of computing technology!

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When Macaroni sings a song,
Cheese will never sing along.
Mac likes to jump and play and sing,
But Cheese does not like anything.

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It seems as if everyone is writing applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPad, but how do they all do it? It’s best to learn Objective-C, the native language of both the iOS and Mac OS X, but where to begin? Right here, even if you’ve never programmed before!

Objective-C for Absolute Beginners will teach you how to write software for your Mac, iPhone,or iPad using Objective-C, an elegant and powerful language with a rich set of developer tools. Using a hands-on approach, you’ll learn to think in programming terms, how to use Objective-C to build program logic, and how to write your own applications and apps.

With over 50 collective years in software development and based on an approach pioneered at Carnegie Mellon University, the authors have developed a remarkably effective approach to learning Objective-C. Since the introduction of Apple’s iPhone, the authors have taught hundreds of absolute beginners how to develop Mac, iPhone,and iPad apps, including many that became popular apps in the iTunes App Store.

What you’ll learn

• The fundamentals of computer programming: how to understand variables, design data structures, and work with file systems
• The logic of object-oriented programming: how to use Classes, Objects, and Methods
• The flexibility of Apple’s developer tools: how to install Xcode and write programs in Objective-C
• The power of Cocoa and Cocoa touch: how to make Mac OS X applications or iOS apps that do cool stuff

Who this book is for

Everyone! This book is for anyone who wants to learn to develop applications for the Mac or apps for the iPhone and iPad using the Objective-C programming language. No previous programming experience is necessary.

Customer Reviews (17)

Wow
So I just got this delivered today, and I've gotta say: I need to read ALL the reviews instead of just accepting an average.

As others have said, there are various typos and other grammatical errors, which could be excusable since you don't need to be an English major to write a program.

Problem is, those aren't the only problems with this book.

I'd only made it to chapter three before I got fed up with the layout of it.They'll tell you to start a new project, then tell you to run the code, and only after all of that do they show you the code you need to put into the editor.

I've got some programming experience with Visual Basic, and I've gotta say: If not for that, I'd prolly have not even given this book THAT much of a chance.

Gonna go ahead and return it for a different book, and in the interim, tackle "Programming in Objective-C 2.0" by Stephen G. Kochan.From the sample I've read, it's already proven to be this book's superior.

Yeah, beginners....RIGHT
I have programming experience, and this book is absolutely terrible for any beginner or even advanced student. The grammar is horrible and the ideas and concepts are not explained at all. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK, if you are new to programming. Trust me, your head will probably explode trying to grasp these concepts explained by these authors. It does not offer any basic understanding to beginners.

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy
I've been trying to teach myself Objective C, and had high hopes that this was the breakthrough book I've been looking for.What a disappointment!Bad enough that the book was obviously never proof-read -- so many typo's and grammatical errors -- but it is just plain incomplete.The number-guessing example for Alice (p. 172) uses coding strategies that are never explained, and if you don't know Alice beforehand (I don't) you haven't a chance of duplicating it.

Then we move on to Objective C.Here's an example (p. 92): "Methods need to go outside of the @interface portion, but still inside of the @interface portion of the header file."If I was trying to confuse students on purpose, I couldn't have done a better job.

What truly pushed me to write this review, though, was the "Understanding C Language Basics" section on pp 98-99.An example of a simple program is given on p. 98 (in C; I'm not sure why the authors think it necessary to go back to C in order to teach Objective C), and the explanation of the code on p. 99 describes a statement which isn't even in the example.

These authors had a good idea.It's a shame that they didn't take the time and trouble to execute it even half-way well.

Really bad book, and definitely not for absolute beginners.
A few months ago, I discovered programming with JavaScript. I bought a book that taught me all the basics of this language, and I was quickly able to make some things with it. This was a great experience and a nice surprise to me as I was not confident on my ability to learn any kind of programming.
So after this great experience, I wanted to go further and discover the world of objective C. So I bought "Objective-C for absolute beginners" and it was clearly a huge disappointment. It's certainly the worst book I've ever read, and it did not teach me anything.

So, the five first chapters are a pure waste of time. The exercises are not explained at all, and completely useless. First you have an exercise where you are making a short program using alice. So you follow the step by step (which contains many many mistakes), and... nothing. No explanations and you go straight to XCode where you follow another step by step still with no explanations on what you are doing, no explanations on the syntax, nothing.At the end of the chapters we have some exercises that we can't do as we don't have the explanations of how all this is working...

The sixth chapter is a new introduction to what we were already meant to know, as it's another introduction to Objective C and Xcode !?!? but still not clear enough and don't give enough informations to get used to objective C.

The seventh chapter is then a huge gap, as it is very technical and quite abstract. It explains quite a lot of things, but we are still missing a lot of the basics.

And I couldn't continue reading it further as it became too technical. I was completely lost in chapter 8. You do a lot of stuff here in the step by step, but nothing is explained.

So a really really big disappointment. This book is definitely not for absolute beginners. For those who still want to try the experience, you can skip the 5 first chapters, it's pure waste of time.

I really don't understand the 5 stars comments about his book. Did the editor pay for them?

Excellent resource - I definitely got my money's worth
This book is outstanding, and I highly recommend "Objective C for Absolute Beginners", by Bennett, Fisher, and Lees.If you are starting to venture into iPhone or iPad development, this book is a superb foundation.I've given it 5 stars because I gained so much valuable information from reading the explanations, and following the code samples.

(1) The authors introduce the concept of Object Oriented Programming by using `Alice', a software program for which they provide the download instructions and some very simple programming activities.I have already worked with Object Oriented Programming (OOP) for several years, but decided to read along just in case I picked up any additional ideas from this book.Honestly, if I had been able to get my hands on a resource like this when I first started, it would have saved me a great deal of head-scratching and confusion -- I really envy anyone learning about OOP by using this book! Since I can't rewind my own experience, the best that I can do is strongly encourage anyone else to follow the approach that these authors outline, because it is very powerful.
They clearly have experience teaching basic, fundamental concepts and it really adds a valuable dimension to this book.

(2) The authors' collective knowledge base is impressive -- for instance, they explain how memory is stored, which helped me understand why certain procedures need to be followed in a specific way.This is basic knowledge that will serve anyone long after they are finished with this book, and I'm really glad that I took time to slowly read my way through the entire book.When I first started this book, many features of Objective C looked really weird to me -- but the authors' background explanations helped me see **why** Objective C follows certain rules and formats.Each of the three authors brings expertise, and that was a real benefit for me.

(3) This book contains the clearest, best description of a SWITCH statement that I've ever read (and I own approximately 100 computer manuals, so I regard myself as qualified to make this kind of assessment). In other words, the authors do a good job of conveying basic concepts that you will use over, and over again.I wish that I'd had a book like this when I first started out writing small applications (!).

(4) The book is very well organized; I felt that each chapter provided me with a good intro to a topic. After each chapter, I felt that I was making progress and I could read the Chapter Summaries to note which new concepts I'd added to my own knowledge base.

(5) The whole book is excellent, but the sections on debugging and on storing information were particularly useful in my case -- I'm still new to XCode, so for me this content was invaluable.


The downsides:
As with all computer books, there are typos and a few spots where the copy editors missed some flaws.I tend to skip over these kinds of errors, because in my experience they come with the territory.If you hit a mistyped word, keep reading and skip over it!

The more serious errors, in my view, are with code samples **in the book** that don't work properly.However, in hopes that it will help some other future programmer, I'm happy to post my 'workaround' along with my review, in hopes that it will assist others to save some time and eliminate frustration.

I would advise any users to follow my method for working with computer manuals:read the chapter, then try the code samples printed in the book.
If you run into a problem, the first thing you should do -- assuming that you are new to all this computer manual stuff -- is check the files you've downloaded from the book's site at Apress.

Download an application like TextWrangler, or whatever "file compare" software you prefer.
This software -- and others like it -- enable you to pull up two files and get a report of what differences exist between them.
First, you pull up the code file that you have written, and then you compare it with THE DOWNLOADED FILE FROM THE APRESS BOOK WEBPAGE for that same code sample.TextWrangler will then highlight code that differs from one file to another, and you can easily, methodically figure out where your problems lie.

I tend to find the DOWNLOADED FILES to be the best template to use any time that I need to copy and practice writing some code -- in fact, I honestly am not sure why computer manual companies print the code samples in the books.The downloaded files always work, whereas the manual printed code often does notwork -- not just in this book, but in many other manuals that I own. (I assume that somehow the wrong code gets in the printed versions of these manuals; if you just use the DOWNLOADED FILES, you can't go wrong -- but it took me quite a few manuals and problems to figure this method out.So I pass it along in case it helps someone new to the process.)

My only quibble with this book is that some of the code in the book does not work for me -- however, using myTextWrangler workaround solves that problem.

Despite that one quibble, I highly recommend this book.
I actually have it in both eBook and print versions; sometimes it is easier for me to compare an eBook to my own code, but that's a personal preference.

I'm putting this title in my `top 10%" in terms of quality of content, ability to convey fundamental concepts, and topics covered.It is an excellent value for my money -- in fact, if I were going to give an iPhonebook as a gift, this is the one that I'd select. If you are buying a gift for someone else, you can't go wrong with this title.If I were giving a gift, this is the book that I'd select for someone trying to learn about Objective C and developing for iPhone and iPad. ... Read more

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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle 150 Mac OS X Snow Leopard tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Snow Leopard in no time.

You'll learn to:

• Use the Dock, toolbars, and files

• Synchronize your iPod® and iPhone

• Create, edit, and print documents

• Communicate via e-mail and iChat®

• Play DVDs and digital video

• Use MobileMe mail and contacts

• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step

• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

Customer Reviews (12)

Excellent book, covers all the bases with visual instruction.
The best instructive book on a given computer instruction, giving visual instruction step by step.

Easy Learning
Very simple and easy to learn instructions.Highly recommend the 'Teach Yourself Visually" series

Horrible. For a beginner only.
Do not buy this book unless you've never used a computer before.
Complete waste of my money.

Nothing really specific to Snow Leopard whatsoever.

I really hated this book, and I love the TEACH YOURSELF VISUALLY line.

teach yourself visually Mac OS X snow leopard
I ALWAYS LEARN BEST BY SEEING HOW SOMETHING IS DONE.I FIND THE ILLUSTRATIONS QUITE GOOD.I HAVEN'T HAD TIME LATELY TO WORK ON IT, BUT PLAN TO START SETTING ASIDE A SECTION TO DO AT A TIME.I THINK THIS WILL BE A LITTLE LESS OVERWHELMING.I KNOW ENOUGH TO DO MOST OF WHAT I AM DOING ALREADY, BUT I KNOW THAT THE MAC SNOW LEOPARD CAN DO FAR MORE THAN I USE IT FOR.THIS IS THE REASON FOR PURCHASING THE BOOK AND HOPEFULLY I WILL LEARN A LOT OF NEW USES OF MY COMPUTER. DIANA E.

Don't waste your time or money
I'm a long time PC user and a recent iMac convert so I felt I needed some help getting up to speed.This book was recommended to me and received pretty good reviews so I settled on it as a resource.What a disappointment!I love my iMac, even though I'm still figuring things out.It's generally easy to use and largely intuitive.When I need assistance, the built in HELP has been of value.The Book, on the other hand, is largely useless.Pretty pictures and a description of whatever is already obvious;no explanation whatsoever about what might be more nuanced or less obvious.The index has no listing for most topics of concern, so I find myself figuring things out or asking someone with more experience.

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Tractor Mac is awestruck when Plane Jane swoops in to land in his hayfield with a cabin full of sightseers.If only he could learn to fly like that and give hayrides in the sky!Soaring through the air is all he can think about - until Mac learns that maybe he's meant to keep his wheels on the ground after all. ... Read more

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Loved by Grandson, TJ
We purchased these books for our grandson, TJ, who adores tractors & everything that tractors hook on to as well as every part of a tractor.He had one of the series & was always looking on the back & telling us that he would like more in the series.They are one of his favorites.The author must have little boys like TJ in his mind when he writes this series.We are very grateful to him.

Excellent Books!
We bought 2 of these books for our 1 1/2 year old son who LOVES tractors. He now can't go anywhere without them. I just ordered the other 4 to complete the collection since as much as he carries them around and sits quietly (alone) and looks at them, they are sure to be WELL worn in a few months. He is already recognizing the animals and mimicing the animal sounds from looking at the pictures. Our 4 year old daughter (who is HUGE princess fan)loves to climb up in the chair and listen to the stories as well!

Great to read aloud!
My 3 year old loved this book so much that when we left it behind on a trip I had to order it again.It has all the right elements for little boys (or girls!): tractors, farm animals, and an airplane.A simple, short story with great illustrations make this a good read for kids and parents. ... Read more

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It's time for the Pumpkin Picking Festival!Everyone is excited except Tractor Mac and Small Fred, a neighbor tractor.Tractor Mac dreads the job of helping harvest apples and Small Fred struggles with pulling the heavy wagon to the pumpkin patch.Pumpkins roll, apples fly and a twist of fate helps the work get done. ... Read more

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Wonderful series that blends machines and animals!
My two year old son and 4 year old daughter both love the Tractor Mac books.So many books are either all about machines, or all about animals.I love how this series blends the two the animals are Macs friends and they interact.This is a very nice story and a great way to get the kids in the mood for all that goes on during the Fall season.

Great bedtime story for toddlers and preschoolers!
My son (3) loves all the of the Tractor Mac books, he particularly loves this one. All of the books in the series are well written, informative and nicely illustrated. Really a joy to read (again and again!)

Great book
My son loves the Tractor Mac series.I was very pleased with the quality of this book.The glossy pages will hold up well with little fingers.

We like Tractor Mac
My little boys love tractors and stories. I've been disapointed with "learning" books calling mufflers "funnels" and other errors. With Tractor Mac I can read my boy's heart warming storie and not sacerfice accuracy.We own the whole collection!

Tractor Mac series
"Tractor Mac" series is A+++++++++++++++++For every little one who has loved tractors and farms and animals...a must read!!!!The illustrations are amazing and give such life to the characters!!I bought the entire series for my Grandsons and another "entire series" for my 30 year old son who always loved tractors and backhoes...and will someday have his own children.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of the Mac! Whether you’ve just decided to switch from Windows or you’ve been using a Mac for awhile and want to take advantage of all its bells and whistles, Macs All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is the perfect guidebook to Mac land.

You probably already know that Macs were made for media. There’s iPhoto for organizing, editing, and sharing your digital photos; iMovie to let you become a moviemaker; iDVD for preserving that movie and playing your favorites; and of course, iTunes for managing your music. But your Mac is just as happy creating documents, browsing the Internet, putting together cool presentations, or even crunching numbers. This guide shows you how to use all those applications and more. Seven minibooks cover Mac basics; working with photos, movies, and music; using the Internet; working with iLife and iWork applications; various other Mac programs; time-saving tips; and networking. You’ll discover how to

• Set up and customize a new Mac
• Get online, choose a browser, configure an e-mail account, and instant-message with iChat
• Handle Mac security and troubleshoot problems
• Create a Web site with iWeb and get it online
• Back up your files, sync your stuff, and manage your life with your Mac
• Network your Mac with other computers, even PCs, and share files, printers, and more

Even if you’re a seasoned Mac veteran, we bet you’ll find some things here you didn’t know! And you’ll refer to this book again and again. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Macs for Dummies
I purchased this book to keep as a reference after I purchased my new Mac. I have very pleased with this book. I find that it is easy to read and explains in step by step directions many different procedures. Since receiving this book, I have gotten more out of my Mac & hope to discover more in the future.

Not Just for Dummies!
PRO: quick referencing at your fingertips, tangible, no electricity required! thorough table of contents and index.

CON: it's heavy, the title is embarrassing,

Despite the title of this book, the `Dummies' part, it is an extremely useful reference book for long-term users of Apple computers as well as the newbie and / or PC converts. This reverence book takes the reader through the Mac basics it a very friendly, readable way.I've been working with Macs for 20 years, since the early 80s when they were first made available and I thought I knew my Apple product.But we must remember that the geniuses as Apple continue to tinker with and improve upon the software of the product as well as the hardware.Therefore, there are always new things to learn, new short cuts, new tips, etc.The world of Apple computing is as organic as an organization and it's products can get.

Apple niche is the ease at which these computers handle the media world. So one big advantage this reference book has over others; ie, Using Mac OS X Leopard.doc, is that it also covers the use of the basic applications that come as standard with every Apple computer. The publishers actually claim that there are 7 mini-books within this one reference that cover Mac basics; working with photos, movies, and music; using the Internet; working with iLife and iWork applications; various other Mac programs; time-saving tips; and networking.

Oh my gosh, if you have the time and the inclination, the detail in which this book goes into telling the reader the pros and cons of one of these basic applications, just when, where and the how of using them as well is a breath of fresh air.I have learned more tidbits just thumbing through the pages.It's not only amazing, it's fun; it's refreshing; and it is addictive. Actually knowing the ins, outs and short cuts is what turns an interested buyer of an Apple computer into an enthusiastic fanatics.And believe me, Mac addicts are known for their devotion to the machine.It's the programmers who keep us hooked!

To be able to take advantage of all the bells and whistles for which Apple computers have become known, you need to know them.This reference book also works as a guide for these, offering useful "Tip" on just about every page. You will find this book is not only well written but also well illustrated.

The purpose of a reference book is to have it readily available when that one question arises for which a physical book is invaluable, especially if that question covers something to do with your inoperable computer!I know that I refer to this book fairly consistently and certainly over and over again and again.

macs for dummies
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The latest update of this best-selling Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running in no time with Snow Leopard, the fastest and most reliable version of the Mac OS X ever. Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer will take you through all of Mac OS X's groundbreaking capabilities and new features. With plenty of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques, this reasonably priced guide is a great reference to the essentials of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Get up and running in no time with the best-selling Visual QuickStart guides. The key to their worldwide popularity: concise, step-by-step explanations of core tools and techniques in a task-based reference format, with plenty of screenshots to keep you on track as you work.
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Customer Reviews (7)

Snow Leopard Instruction Manual
I'm enjoying this book.It's not filled with volumes of text, but explains a concept and shows diagrams to reinforce that concept.Have your Mac Book in front of you to go through the steps that are being explained.I highly recommend to those who are not already Mac OS savvy.

Great Guide and Reference Book
THis book should be near every user of Snow Leopard. It is a great and easy read as well as being very easy to look things up when you get stuck. I am an enthusiast of the style developed for this series and also a fan of the Author who has done a thorough job in putting it together. I am a long time Mac user and have read many Mac guides. This is the one!

help for th helpless
Since computer manufacturers no longer include a manual with new computers this book has been a great help to me.I have owned Macs for 20 years and was lost when I purchased my latest model.I was trying to use the video aids and was getting more and more confused since there was no way to mark information to refer back to when I tried to apply what was shown to my very confused problem solving skills.This book has been a lifesaver. Now I can find out what I need to do and the tips in the chapters are very helpful.I still have a lot to learn about 10.6!!!!

parents
I purchased this book for my parents who recently bought their first mac.They said the book was "very helpful and informative"

Good Basic Manual
This book is easy to read and understand.It is also basic.You can learn and look up all the basic features of Snow Leopard quickly.However, if you are looking for deeper information on the operating system this is not the book for you.On the whole, I am happy with the book, but I do wish it had more information,.Joe ... Read more

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Do you prefer instructions that show you how instead of telling you why? This book is packed with easy, visual directions and full-color screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 tasks with Mac OS X Leopard, including adding applications to the Dock, color-coding files and folders, viewing windows in Exposé, using the QuickTime player, storing files on your iPod, creating your own Web widgets, and more. Succinct explanations walk you through step by step. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (25)

INDEX Errors
Try finding iPhoto or the many other i"things" in the index and get referred to page 264. NONE of these are on that page and I can't find them elsewhere in the book either.

Teach Yourself Visually MAC OS X LEAPORD
It is very good but now they have snow leopard is it a big change??

Great.
I am very happy with this seller and the product.It arrived in timely fashion and in good condition.

Teach Yourself Visually
This is a great Book for first time Mac users and seniors.

Well illustrated and easy to follow instructions.

Very Good Book.

Mac OS X Leopard book
Handy book - goes over the basics, making this a great reference book, especially useful for applications that are not often used. I like the visual part which allows me to relate what is being said to where it's at on my computer. ... Read more

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Your essential, no-holds-barred guide to Mac security threats and solutions

Myth number one: Macs are safer than PCs. Not really, says author Joe Kissell, named one of MacTech's "25 Most Influential People" in the Mac community for 2008. In this timely guide, he not only takes you beyond the myths, he also delves into the nitty-gritty of each potential threat, helping you weigh the pros and cons of the solutions you might choose. Learn to measure risk versus inconvenience, make informed decisions, and protect your Mac computers, your privacy, and your data with this essential guide.

• Explains the security threats to Macs, including data in transit from your e-mail or network, and malware such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses; these threats, formerly the exclusive worry of PC users, now increasingly threaten Macs
• Explores physical security and hardware barriers, software settings, third-party solutions, and more
• Shows Mac OS X users how to develop and enforce security policies
• Covers security for Windows running on a Mac with Boot Camp, virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion, and more

Learn the full range of options you need to consider to make your Mac safe.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (17)

Comprehensive
If you're someone who wants to know a little more about security on your Mac, you've come to the WRONG book. This book won't be very helpful for the casual user precisely because it tells you EVERYTHING about security, far beyond most people's abilities.

On the other hand, if you want a book that explains EVERYTHING very clearly and in precise detail, then this is the book to get. If you're the computer guru among your friends or you're in charge of a corporate Mac network, then this book might be for you.

If you want simple and easy-to-follow advice, you will want to find another book or call your guru friend to set up your security.

Definitive guide
The author of this book, Joe Kissell is a senior contributing writing to the popular Macworld magazine and the senior editor of TidBITS, a website and weekly email newsletter about Mac computers and the Internet. I have read several of Kissell's books and articles, including his "Take Control of OS X Backups" ebook, and so I was definitely eager to have this comprehensive guide about Mac Security as part of my computer library.

Kissell is not expecting most people to read this 900 page tome from cover to cover, though the writing style and organization of the content certainly makes for very accessible reading, even as a technical book.

This book would be useful for both home Mac users and IT folks who have manage lots of Mac computers. As Mac users, its quite easy to take the computer security for granted. I have been using Macs for nearly two decades and have never experienced security issues, but that doesn't mean I'm aware of the types problems that I could run into. This is what makes Kissell's book useful. He describes various types of potential security risks (everything from spam mail to Internet and network vulnerabilities) that might impact Mac users.

The best way to use this book is to read the first chapter overview and then selectively go through chapters that are of particular concern to you. Topics in this book include, but are not limited to, working with Mac accounts, configuring basic security settings, using the OS X keychain, working with passwords, sharing files, backing up your Mac, protecting your privacy, browsing the web securely, accessing other computers, using virtual networks, encrypting and securely deleting files, using firewalls, and securing an OS X server.

As I dipped into different chapters, I realized that this book is not just about security issues, it's also about learning how to be a more powerful Mac user. In reading the information, you will learn about applications, features, and tools on your Mac that you might previously had not been aware of.

So yes, "Mac Security Bible" is a very useful reference book for dedicated Mac users. Even as Apple releases future updates of the Mac OS X software, the core instructions of this book will still be applicable.

Excellent resource
I am not a computer geek -- just someone who loves my Mac and needs a little help with it from time to time. The "Mac Security Bible" is a fantastic resource. After being told a number of times that I don't have to worry too much about security on my Mac, I got a little suspicious. Since I've learned over the years that nothing that seems to be too good to be true generally is, I wanted to check out what this book had to offer.
According to Joe Kissell, I don't need to be alarmed -- just armed. The chapters were divided in such a way that I could look up a specific topic and find information easily. It's definitely a reference book, not one you'll probably want to read cover to cover. What I like about it is that you don't have to be intimately familiar with your Mac or a complete computer geek to understand what he's talking about. I can confidently recommend this to anyone.

Mac security for the rest of us!
I just got my Mac a little over one year ago, and really have NOT delved into any "system" stuff. I bought it because I was sick and tired of struggling with a PC ("piece-a crap") for over 25+ years, and just wanted a computer that I could turn on and it would just WORK! It does!

As far as I am concerned, I do NOT fuss with the "terminal" function of my Mac. I know it's there, in the background, but I have no reason to deal with it.

So when I saw this book, it made me curious enough to pause and say "OK, now it may be time to learn more about the inner workings of my new friend."

Well, when I received it I gulped. This book is literally two-inches thick! **yikes!!** Talk about intimidating! However I boldly plunged into its pages and learned a LOT! (I will be referencing this book many more times in the future, I can tell you that!)

The first thing I noticed is that the Table of Contents is broken into two different versions: "at a Glance" and a full version.

Here are the "Contents at a Glance":

Part I: Mac Security Basics
1 Mac Security Overview
2 Securing Your Mac Against Theft
3 Working with User Accounts
4 Configuring Basic Security Settings
5 The Mac OS X Keychain
6 Working with Passwords
7 Securely Sharing System Resources
8 Backing Up Your Mac

Part II: Protecting Your Privacy
9 Securing Email, Chat, and Voice over IP
10 Browsing the Web Securely
11 Securely Accessing Other Computers
12 Using Virtual Private Networks
13 Encrypting and Securely Deleting Files

Part III: Network Security Fundamentals
14 Guarding Against Malware
15 Securing Your Wired Network
16 Securing Your Wireless Network
17 Using Firewalls
18 Web Server Security
19 Using Logs

Part IV: Advanced Security Measures
20 Network Scanning
21 Vulnerability Scanning and Testing
22 Network Monitoring
23 Monitoring File Integrity
24 Forensics: Discovering What Went Wrong

Part V: Securing Mas OS X Server
25 Mac OS X Server Security Overview
26 Using Directory Services
27 Working with SSL Certificates
28 Securing Email Services
29 Securing File Sharing
30 Securing the Web Server
31 Securing Other Network Services

Glossary

Appendix: Where to Find More Information

Index

My fears about this being "over my head" were removed, and I will be implementing many of the measures laid out in this book.

Thank you very much for such an understandable reference!

I highly recommend this book for any Mac user who wants to be safe with their online communications.

Top notch reference!


Regarding an operating system which has had exactly NO viruses (in the wild) since its introduction, you would think it impossible to write 900 pages (including index) on security for the Macintosh.In the "The Mac Security Bible," author Joel Kissel, has done just that and has justified his efforts by providing a thoroughly comprehensive guide.There is much more to security than immunizing a machine or network from viruses.In regard to most other security vulnerabilities, the Mac is no less susceptible to hardware threats, social engineering attacks, network snooping, password cracking, and more.

The author is aa accomplished book writerand authors articles for MacWorld magazine, Tidbits, and others.He writes in amazing scope and depth here on technology topics without being ponderous.The book is written in plain English, straightforward and systematically, and covers both OS 10.5 and 10.6 (Leopard and Snow Leopard).Most sections of the book are heavily cross-referenced with in-line references to topics elsewhere in the book or online sources.

The book is framed by three major foci: protecting hardware, data, and privacy; understanding threats and their solutions; and balancing risks versus ease of work.There are five parts dealing with Mac security basics, privacy, network security and sharing resources, OS X server issues, and advanced security topics. Problems and solutions dealing with Apple's MobileMe cloud services system and other online services are covered as well as running Windows in the Mac. The book is not meant for enterprise situations but for the ordinary Mac user, although the coverage is deep, advanced, and provides more than enough information and guidance for even the most technical geeks. Kissel has a pragmatic approach to security, wanting to balance the best security measures against the trade-off to convenience and workflow."Best practices" don't always fit the ordinary user.

Part One is a broad security overview of the Mac, dealing with preventing physical threats, securing user accounts, making security settings, using the Keychain application, securing security over networks, and backing up.Kissel provides a useful seven items checklist To Do Now!

The second part deals mostly with application security of e-mail, chat, VOIP, Web, VPNs, the Keychain, and encryption.Up to this point, casual Mac users can readily follow the discussions and take actions to protect their machines and networks while geeks could be a bit bored.But that ends as the depth and complexity develops in the later parts dealing with wired versus wireless issues, advanced firewall setups, configurations using logs, scanning networks, doing monitoring, checking file integrity, vulnerability scanning, and forensic investigating.

Part five covers issues with OS X server, and provides details about third-party applications and solutions to security problems.Much of the material is of a high technical level covering Directory Services, SSL certificates, file sharing, and other network services.

The book is a heavy thick item with easy to read text, many grayscale screen shots (mostly of configuration windows), with a handful sidebars on incidental matters - insurance issues, scripting, and an interesting discussion and explanation of "cold boot" attacks.This is where RAM chips are cooled by gas to preserve volatile memory long enough to pull data from them even when the machine is off. Who thinks these things up anyway!


(FTC disclosure (16 CFR Part 255): The reviewer has accepted a reviewer's copy of this book which is his to keep. He intends to provide an honest, independent, and fair evaluation of the book in all circumstances.) ... Read more

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Mac OS X Leopard is the new cat in town, and wait until you see all the tricks it can do! Whether you’re new to the Mac or a longtime Mac-thusiast, Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies is the fun and friendly way to have your Leopard purring in no time.

While the Mac has built its reputation in part on being user-friendly, OS X Leopard has lots of features that do lots of things—and that’s where Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies puts you a step ahead. If you’re meeting your first Mac, start at the beginning and you’ll feel like a pro in no time.  If you’re familiar with earlier incarnations of OS X, you can jump right to the chapters on organizing your files and getting a sneak peek with Quick Look, backing up with the cool new Time Machine, using Spaces to manage Finder and application windows, and getting down with all the cool Mac multimedia features.

Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies shows you how to:

• Customize your Dock and desktop
• Search smarter with Spotlight
• Sync your contacts and calendars
• Watch movies, play music, and download digital photos or video
• Start video chats on the fly
• Surf the Web with Safari—safely
• Get organized with Spaces
• Run Microsoft Windows on an Intel-based Mac
• Protect your kids with Parental Controls
• Set up a network and share files

Written by Bob LeVitus, a.k.a. “Dr. Mac”, Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies is quite likely the fastest and easiest way to tame a Leopard! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (17)

Good Stuff!
Not only well written, but entertaining as well.An absolute wealth of information written so even dummies like me can not only understand but actually acquire and use the knowhow immediately.Highly recommended and it has made me a Mac junkie forever!

Mac OS X Leopard for Dummies
Just a great easy to understand foundation knowledge book on the subject matter. It will take me months to sort through and learn. With an OS as complex as this one is, this book sits right next to the Mac mini to solve my issues and learn more every week.

great

very informative book so far. I also have OSX tiger for dummies but

upgraded to OSX leopard. Anyone with an OSX leopard would benifit from

this book.

Mac OS X Leopard
I am a Windows user and needed to learn how to use a Mac. This book is very helpful.

Not much help
This book is really no different from his book on the last Mac operating system. He's really just a cheer leader for Apple. I tried his web site then phoned with a question, and got NO reply. Save your money. There has to be a better book out there on Macs. ... Read more

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As more and more vulnerabilities are found in the Mac OS X (Leopard) operating system, security researchers are realizing the importance of developing proof-of-concept exploits for those vulnerabilities. This unique tome is the first book to uncover the flaws in the Mac OS X operating system—and how to deal with them. Written by two white hat hackers, this book is aimed at making vital information known so that you can find ways to secure your Mac OS X systems, and examines the sorts of attacks that are prevented by Leopard’s security defenses, what attacks aren’t, and how to best handle those weaknesses. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Good book but needs an update
The Mac Hacker's Handbook covers a lot of useful technical topics surrounding vulnerability analysis and exploit development for Mac OS X.That said, it doesn't so much teach you directly, as guide your learning.For example, it introduces the use of DTrace on OS X for dynamic analysis.It makes a very good case for DTrace's usefulness in reverse engineering, and for you to go out on your own and learn about it.Its DTrace examples aren't really freestanding, and require some background that you must get yourself.If the book were to give you the necessary background on every topic it introduces, it would be an enormous tome, and the authors probably would still be writing it.

Think of the book as explaining to you what all tools you need in your Mac hacking toolbox and why you need them, and how to put them together once you have them. It's up to you do go develop those skills on your own.

The biggest shortcoming of the book, however, is it is out of date.The concepts are sound and still very applicable, but the examples are written for OS X 10.5.Most do not work on Snow Leopard.Many you can get to work if you go out and beat the pavement trying to figure them out.I recommend this, but be aware, your progress through the book will be slow going as you get bogged down trying to figure out how to adapt each example so that it works.

This book succeeds if taken for what it is: a guide for your learning.You'll need to invest a fair amount of sweat equity to get the most out of it, though.

Well, it at least had Mac in the title
I have to disagree with the other reviewers of this book. The book seemed to be a jumbled collection of thoughts with only a very faint sense of direction. The book consist of a large number of code samples, but the explaination of these samples lacked.

The arena for Mac hacking books is relatively small. While I appreciate the effort to put together a basic understanding of the Mac attack surface, the manner in which this book does this seems less than cohesive. Admittedly I have not finished the entire book yet and that is largely due to the fact that reading the book more than a chapter at a time is tiresome.

I will give the authors credit for venturing into a new area of security research and hope that future books on the subject are easier to read. Not easier as in smaller words, but easier as in thought flow.

The best Mac security reference
The Mac Hacker's Handbook is the best reference for Mac-specific attack information that I have found. At 368 pages, it may appear small compared to the typical 750+ page security tome. That's because the authors have done a near-perfect job of sticking to the topic at hand, the Mac. The authors do not succumb to the usual temptation to try and teach assembly language or reverse engineering. Rather, they do an excellent job touching on those topics in an OS X context, and assume the reader has a little background in that area already, or can otherwise keep up. I have done some limited research into the areas of Mac malware and process injection in the past. This book has done a fantastic job of filling in many holes in my knowledge that I hadn't been able to take care of before. Plus, it introduced me to a number of Mac-specific security features I wasn't aware of before. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Mac security.

Breaks new ground into the Mac
As a security professional Mac's are an interesting subject. They combine many of the best features from other operating systems into a wonderful package. I purchased a Macbook during a pen test about 8 months ago and have been in love with it since then. Before this book looking at security on Apple products was a difficult dive into the unknown. Charlie and Dino have done a lot of hard work and figured out the internals of OS X as related to security. They clearly present what's going inside the OS and how they learned the internals. This enables other security professionals to follow their method to both gain better understanding and to know what's wrong when something inevitably changes.

I'd definitely recommend this book for experienced security professionals looking to do exploit development on the Mac.

Fantastic book for understanding details of Mac OSX
Well-written, readable, and fascinating, Charlie and Dino describe what goes on under the covers of Mac OS X, warts and all. They explain the obscure, badly-documented, and unsupported. Well worth reading for anyone who wants to know what's under the covers. ... Read more

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Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Deployment v10.6 uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach intermediate and advanced users how to deploy a wide range of files and systems to multiple users in a large organization. Author Kevin White takes readers through the deployment of software, ranging from individual files, to complete systems, to multiple users, discussing the range of methodologies used. Intermediate users will learn how to use Apple deployment tools, including Disk Utility, PackageMaker, and Apple Software Restore. Advanced users will learn how to customize deployment solutions with scripts to provide post-installation configuration. Throughout the book, users learn how to tie all the solutions together to create fully integrated software and hardware deployment plans.

The Apple Training Series serves as both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server certification programs.
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Delivery packaging
THe way the ordered goods were packaged should be improved, since all the ordered books, containing CD's, were delivered in a post bag. This caused the books to get damaged, luckily the CD's didn't got damaged. ... Read more

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The beauty of Leopard is that there is so much more than meets the eye, including over 300 new enhancements and its ability to run on both Intel PCs and PowerPC Macs. This comprehensive reference is your best guide on how to tame this powerful new cat. You'll find the latest technologies, new wireless networking, cool Dashboard widgets, a reflective Dock, and more. Discover secret tips and workarounds that even Apple doesn't know about. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

Good reference guide and helper
If you are troubleshooting/supporting Mac's, then this book will definitely help you out a lot.

Begininng from how to install leopard OSX down to Time Machine, this book is clearly written and easy to understand.Although its a bit thick!, yeah but it does contain a lot.

I work on Mac's mostly, and this book has been really helpful.Almost everything has been explained in much detail, although i doubt many would read it from beginning to end.

I did read through it in that fashion though, and appreciate the work of all the authors who worked on this.I did not have much background of 10.4 tiger, but reading this book will give you also brief idea about the previous OS/ and the core of it.

Syed.

Poor content will kill the Kindle
The book is superb, but only if it's the printed hard copy version.In creating their Kindle version, the publisher embedded low-resolution .jpg images where diagrams and screen shots would be found in the printed book.Most areunreadable, and that's not acceptable in a book of this kind, where images are much more than just decorative.In addition, the savings vis-a-vis the printed book are negligible.

I've noticed also that newspaper subscriptions via Kindle are minus their photos and some of the articles.If the content quality doesn't perk up soon, I will be returning the Kindle reader.

Excellent but
The Bible is an excellent book as it does give the reader good instructions on the use of Leopard.However, I do not find it as user friendly as the Pogue book.The pictures and diagrams could be improved to make them more readable.As one reviewer said "if you can afford both, buy them". As a first choice I would pick the Pogue book.

Essential Reference
This is my third Mac "Bible", and I have found all of them extremely useful. If you have ever had a desire to dig below the pretty surface to work out what is going on this is the book you need. Some reviewers have expressed a preference for Pogue's "Missing Manual". I own both and for me they compliment each other. What one misses, the other picks up. If you can afford it, get both.

Best Reference Book
I returned the David Pogue Missing Manual book when I could not find even one item that I needed information on in the index or book. I bought this Bible book instead and have been extremely happy with it. It has very detailed information and has answered all of my questions. I also returned the Missing Manual book on Microsoft Office for Macs and got the Bible series book for that. The bible books really explain how to do things and really have detailed info. I will stick with these books in the future. ... Read more

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Bernie Mac -- the star of Fox's The Bernie Mac Show, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award -- is more popular than ever. The Chicago-bred performer and royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy has won over countless fans of cutting comedy and family humor with an edgy show that tells it like it is but never loses heart. No surprise, Mac has earned a reputation as perhaps the truest voice of modern humor. Here, in his debut book, Mac brilliantly captures the R-rated side of his comedic genius in print.

Touring through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie Mac presents a way of looking at the world guaranteed to make you laugh. Tackling superstar athletes, the movie business, his fellow comedians, his marriage, and, of course, his friends and family, Mac offers side-splitting riffs on sex, religion, hygiene, money, and more. Nobody is safe; nothing is sacred. Not even Bernie himself. Throughout I Ain't Scared of You, Mac turns his humor inward, firing off hilarious self-deprecating salvos about his golf game and his own hypocrisies.

Bernie Mac's hit show and his vital live performances have earned him critical acclaim and international popularity. Now, I Ain't Scared of You reveals his humor whole -- unpretentious, unafraid, and unbelievably funny and raw. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (18)

Great Transaction
Product received quickly and in great condition. Must have if you like Bernie Mac. Great to hear his voice "Tell It Like It Is"

Bernie Mac
I found this book to be a great peek into Bernie Mac's youth.It was interesting and insightful and his "Mac-ism's" were entertaining.If you are a Bernie Mac fan I would recommend reading this book.

Bernie Mac is great
I loved this book.In fact I couldn't put it down, I finished in one day and it left me wanting more.This man was a true comedian and the world will be a little sadder now that he is gone.

JUST EXCELLENT...FUNNY TOO!
Although we lost Bernie so suddenly...I bought the book to just hear his voice again.And, I tell you, you got to read this one.If you were love comedy like me, reading this book is like having Bernie right in your living room...entertainingly funny...perfect timing, and his great, great story telling abilities.Reading this book also gave me a better perspective as to who the man was and how he was born to make us laugh.And, "I ain't scared of you" will have you laughing.One more note.I staring reading this book on my way home from Tucson, AZ to Charlotte, NC.And, I would just bust out laughing...right there in the Airport!OMG.I will always remember him as one of the funniest men that ever lived.

Gotta buy the CD
This book is awesome!!! He is hilarious. It's great to hear him tell his own story. This is true comedy, he may be a bit vulgar at times. Overall this gets 5 stars. He speaks from the heart and I respect that. ... Read more

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MacMost.com Guide to Switching to the Mac

Switching to the Mac? Awesome! You’ve got company—lots of it! And with this book, you’ve got help, too... all the help you’ll ever need!

MacMost.com founder Gary Rosenzweig quickly gets you comfy with your new Mac, demonstrates the ”Mac way” to perform every common Windows task, and shows how to do more with Macs than you ever could in Windows... way more!

It’s all here—everything from choosing the right Mac to creating your own videos and DVDs. Rosenzweig covers the latest Macs and the new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system. Best of all, he focuses on what today’s computer users need to know, including loads of coverage of using your Mac on the Web.

Every Mac switcher needs a friendly Mac expert to show them the ropes. With this book, you’ve got yours!

      •     Discover what’s different about your Mac’s hardware and software—
and what’s similar, too

      •     Navigate the Finder and learn how Mac files are organized

      •     Make the most of the Mac’s built-in applications

      •     Move your stuff from your PC to your new Mac

      •     Use Safari, Mac’s great built-in Web browser

      •     Set up Mac email, instant messaging, and audio and video chatting

      •     Share, back up, and archive your files

      •     Choose and use Mac business and productivity applications

      •     Organize your music and buy new songs with iTunes

      •     Import, manage, edit, and share your photos

      •     Create awesome videos with iMovie, QuickTime, and iDVD

      •     Run Windows on your Mac, if you must

      •     Keep your Mac up to date and running smoothly

Gary Rosenzweig is the producer of MacMost.com and the host of the MacMost Now video podcast. MacMost focuses on teaching people how to get the most from their Macs with tutorials, reviews, and tips. His previous 12 books include ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University and The MacAddict Guide to GarageBand. He also runs several Web-based game websites, including GameScene.com.

CATEGORY:  Mac Operating Systems

Customer Reviews (13)

Good Source for Transition
Lots of good information even for the experienced PC folks to make the change over.

Outstanding resource!
Highly recommend this resource for any new Mac User as well as for any Mac pro user. Written in an easy to follow format with lots of useful and practical information, tips and how-tos. Check out also Gary's podcast MacMost. They are another excellent resource for learning all things Mac as well as for keeping up-to-date with Apple's latest technologies as well as what others are doing.

Leading you through the process of entering the mac world
This book promises to lead you through the process of switching from Windows to the mac. It's a step-by-step guide, that gives you what i promises. However I can not give it full rating as I miss more details of the tools inside the Snow Leopard. Especially the iWeb tool is not described very thorough.

PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK - YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!
I've been following Gary for some time now listening to his podcasts and going to his website.With this book as a trilogy, he adds his clear, succinct, easy to understand information.I have learned more from Gary than I have from Apple sites, Googling, and Apple One to One sessions.This is a must have; it's also a great gift to give even people who know how to use the computer already; there is a lot of great information.Thanks Gary!!!

Help for first time mac users
Having purchased my first Apple Mac it was straight down to the library to look for books on the subject. I was lucky, they had just brought in a copy of MacMost and it set my mind at rest straight away. I can honestly say it is the first ''user guide'' I have read that directs me to a problem and provides an answer. ... Read more

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Topics covered: How to get around in Darwin, the UNIX implementationbuilt into Mac OS X. Sections deal with basic maneuvering at the command line, LDAP services, C programming, and graphical user interfaces under Aqua. There's a short section on building the kernel itself, but it's limited in scope. ... Read more

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Makes the transition easy (mine, anyway)
Bought this after a co-worker let me borrow their copy ... had to have my own.Definitely helped to understand some of the inner-workings and to correlate with what I'm accustomed to.

Very useful!
I am very happy to have found this book.I have been using BSD and Linux based platforms for many years now, and I was a little bit blown away by how much there is to adjust to on OS X.This book provided a fantastic set of hints as to where I should look to discover the OS X way of doing things.Highly recommended!

Exactly what the title announces
As the title say, this is a book to facilitate the transition of Unix
experts (or at least, proficient users) to OS X, and it certainly does.
We recently bought a Mac Pro to be used as a server but it came with the
usual OS X (not the server version) installed. I have worked before in
Linux an other Unices. Since our needs are restricted (serve file systems
via ssh, open remote desktops and serve web pages) the client version of
OS X (which, as Linux, is also server is some capabilities are enabled)
can be used. The book gives tips to make this and many other things,
apart from pointing to the most useful packages of software to be installed in a machine that is to be used for desktop, server and
programming.
Summarizing, an excellent book.

Some good information, some fluff
I am a longtime Unix/Linux user/expert. I also used MacOS before switching to Windows (partly so I could dual boot into Linux) in ~1998. I just switched back to Mac, largely because Macs now have Unix under the hood and let me run (via virtualization) Windows and Linux simultaneously. I wanted a book to help me understand the things that are similar and different between Mac OS X and Linux. This book was generally good, but had some fluff that I wasn't interested in. In general the book had enough technical details to be useful and I could just skip the fluff.

Learn how to compile code, install open source software through Fink and MacPorts, and more
Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman and Rich Rosen's MAC OSX FOR UNIX GEEKS, 4TH EDITION now covers Leopard and offers a fine survey of the 'geekier' side of Mac OS X. This book bridges Apple's Darwin OS and traditional Unix systems, offering insights on how to perform common Unix tasks in Mac OS X's different environment. Learn how to compile code, install open source software through Fink and MacPorts, and more.
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Visual coverage of the latest Apple hardware and software, including the most popular programs

Fully updated to cover all the latest changes and features that Macs have to offer, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, 2nd Edition aims at helping visual learners get the most from their Mac hardware and software. Whether you’re switching from a Windows machine to a Mac or you're a veteran Mac user looking to maximize all that your system has to offer, this visual guide walks you through everything from managing your photos in iPhoto, creating award worthy home movies with iMovie, browsing the Web with Safari, exploring the ever growing iTunes store, and syncing popular mobile devices like an iPhone or iPad.

• Targets visual learners interested in getting the most from their Mac
• Boasts full-color screen shots and illustrations as well as straightforward, step-by-step instructions
• Demonstrates how to manage your photos in iPhoto, create movies with iMovie, browse the Web, explore the iTunes store, and sync up with an iPhone or iPad
• Walks you through basic productivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting for a Mac
• Transitions you from working with a PC to a Mac

Teach Youself VISUALLY Macs, 2nd Edition puts you well on your way to confidently making the most of your Mac. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Good overview
I am a visual learner, thus I chose a book with pictures--hurray!Who says picture books are just for children?=)In any case, the book provides a relatively good overview of how to navigate Macs.If you have ever used a computer, the book is relatively easy to follow.If you have never used a computer, well, take your time I suppose.I noticed a couple of errors (and there may be more) and the only reason I was aware of the errors is my prior light dabbling with Macs.One I noticed is it mentioned to toggle between programs you press and hold the "command" key, but that doesn't work for me on my Macbook--I actually press "command + tab."Also, to force quit an application the book stated to press "command + option + command" when it is in fact "command + option + esc."Regardless, the book is decent and the internet is always a great resource if the directions provided in the book are not activating the function you are seeking.I'm still learning and having fun.Hope ya'll do the same!

Teach Yourself Visually / Macs
This is an excellent publication for a person considering the purchase of a Mac as it gives a comprehensive overview of the various Macs available and describes in detail how all or most of the many Mac features are accessed and used.I frequently use them as reference sources to access some feature or activate some process I haven't used before.I highly recommend this book to any prospective, and existing, Mac user as well as the 'Teach Yourself Visually / Mac OS X Leopard'. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (34)

Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac
I have used several "Missing Manuals" over the years and find them very useful.Information is in a logical order and almost everything is explained fully.The author attempts to make the text interesting and entertaining. My only complaint of this book, (and series) is that they could edit out half of the 'cuteness', saving paper, lowering the cost, and still have an entertaining book.
The "Missing DVD"that is supposed to save $5 off the cost (see inside back cover) refers you to a web site which has nothing of value to offer, so really is no big deal.I would have liked a link to a practice spreadsheet.

Photoshop Elements 6 For Mac
Even though Photoshop Elements is now well past version 6, for macintosh users who still have the good ol' Motorola processors, version 6 is the last version offered on this format. This book is fully dedicated for the macintosh version of Elements 6.

Shoddy graphics
It was a big disappointment opening up the book and seeing the poor-quality illustrations and photo images--no doubt related to inferior paper quality. Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac (the application) is a significant improvement over Elements 4, but The Missing Manual for the former is a serious DOWNGRADE in quality. The photos and illustrations are so poorly rendered that it's sometimes difficult to see any difference between Before and After shots. I was surprised that O'Reilly Press would put out such a book--one devoted to top-notch image quality--with such disregard for clarity in its own photos and graphics. I know they can do better; I own their Elements 4 manual, and there's a world of difference between it and the Elements 6 book. Holding the two side-by-side and comparing identical photos is dismaying. In Elements 4, the images are sharp and crisp; in Elements 6 they are grainy, fuzzy, and washed out. It's as though they used an old dot-matrix printer to generate the images. Until O'Reilly can put out an edition in line with its usual high standards, I would not recommend purchasing this title.

Photoshop Elements 6 - The Missing Manual
An excellent instruction book for a good program. This is something that the program manufacturer should provide.

Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac
Warning Will Robinson! When it comes to Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, the Mac and PC versions of the software are different. Hence, there are two different books: one for the Mac and one for the PC whose covers look identical but for the added words, "for Mac," on the cover.

The main difference between the two versions of the software is that the Mac version comes with Adobe Bridge to sort and organize your photos whereas the PC version comes with a far less robust "Organizer." Bridge is better at handling RAW files.

However, the PC version of the software comes with fancier slideshows and web galleries than the Mac version. Brundage's explanation of the differences between the two platforms helped me understand why my friend in New Jersey could not follow my Elements tips on her PC.

Confession: I've always thought of Photoshop Elements as Junior Photoshop... a playtoy version of the real thing. However, when the majority of my students were using Elements, I needed to learn the program.

I started with Elements 4 which was pretty lame. However, Brundage showed me that there was very little I could not do in Elements 6 that I was doing in full-blown Photoshop.

When one has spent nearly twenty years becoming proficient with Photoshop, the one-click Quick Fix in Elements seems overly simplistic, yet Brundage demonstrates that with many photos, it does a pretty good job.

Many of the techniques she demonstrates in Elements can also be used in Photoshop. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that you can jump back and forth between various tools to refine a single selection without having to default to the selection brush to clean up a mask.

Brundage deftly demonstrates the power of layer adjustments which I was surprised to learn one could even apply in Elements. Although layer adjustments in Photoshop are more robust, Elements still provides a more than adequate amount of control over the image.

If there's one area that drives most digital graphics artists to drink, it's understanding monitor calibration and how to choose a color space for an image. Encyclopedias have been written on this subject, yet Brundage manages to give us a basic understanding of a very complicated issue.

By far, my favorite section in the book was where she walks you through coloring an old black & white photo... something I've wanted to do for years but just never got around to.

Easily following the steps she outlines, I worked on a scanned 1934 childhood photo of my uncle. Employing the selection and retouching techniques learned earlier in the book, I was able to turn a faded, aged black & white photo into a fairly respectable color rendition, erasing 75 years of creases and yellowing. And all within Photoshop Elements!

Make no mistake: even after reading the book, I'll continue to use the full version of Photoshop for my digital image work. But Brundage has given me new-found respect for Photoshop Elements. Indeed, 90% of all the things I do in Photoshop can be done just as easily in Elements and, in many cases, with a more straight-forward approach.

The forty-five dollar price tag may seem a little steep, but it's worth every penney and will remain on my bookshelf as a reference for some time to come. I was able to get my copy from Amazon.com for $31.70 including shipping.

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