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SPECIAL EDITION USING MAC OS X
LEOPARD
THE ONLY MAC OS X LEOPARD BOOK YOU
NEED
We crafted this book to grow with you,
providing the reference material you need as you move toward
software proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy
only one book on Mac OS X Leopard, Special Edition Using Mac OS
X Leopard is the only book you need.
• Explore the depths of Mac OS
X's core including the desktop, Finder, Finder windows, the
Dock, user accounts, the Dashboard and widgets, Spaces, and much
more.
• Master OS X by installing and
using Mac OS X applications, customizing the system, making your
Mac accessible to everyone, automating your Mac with the Automator,
using Unix commands, and working with mobile Macs.
• Run Windows applications on
your Mac for those rare occasions when a Mac application
isn't available.
• Exploit Mac OS X's
Internet tools to connect to the Net with or without wires, use
email, surf the Web, and take advantage of the many features of
.Mac.
• Explore some of the great
applications included with Mac OS X, such as iTunes, QuickTime, DVD
Player, iCal, Address Book, iChat, and on it goes.
• Expand your system with input
devices (such as keyboards and trackballs), output devices
(printers, displays, and such), hard drives, and hubs (Ethernet,
USB, and FireWire).
• Connect to other computers and
devices safely and easily using Mac OS X's advanced
networking tools. Learn to configure your own network including
Macs and Windows computers and how to share an Internet connection
among them.
• Use great Mac OS X tools and
techniques to keep your system in top condition and to solve
problems.
"Whether you are already familiar
with OS X or are updating from an earlier Mac OS, you will find
this volume useful. A clear, comprehensive, well-organized and,
above all, usable reference."
–Glenn Lisle, Managing Editor,
MONITOR Magazine
"A must-read for anyone using Mac
OS X for the first time–and for those upgrading to the latest
version of the Mac operating system. Brad Miser covers all the
important topics in an interesting, easy-to-understand manner
that's aided and abetted by well chosen graphics, useful tips and
explanatory notes. Leopard's a great OS–and
Brad's book is a great guide for it.
–Dennis Sellers, Publisher,
Macsimum News
Brad Miser has written extensively about all
things Macintosh. In addition to Special Edition Using Mac OS X
Leopard, Brad has written many other books, including My
iPhone; Sleeping with the Enemy: Running Windows on a
Mac (digital Short Cut); Special Edition Using Mac OS X,
v10.4 Tiger; Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and
iTunes; Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling;
Mac OS X and iLife: Using iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD;
iDVD 3 Fast & Easy; Special Edition Using Mac OS X
v10.2; and Using Mac OS 8.5. He has also been an author,
development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other
titles. He has written numerous articles for MacAddict magazine and
has been a featured speaker at Macworld Expo, user group meetings,
and other venues. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University
at San Luis Obispo and has received advanced education in
maintainability engineering, business, and other topics.
