For a company that promised to "put a pause on new features," Apple sure has been busy-there's barely a feature left untouched in Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard." There's more speed, more polish, more refinement-but still no manual. Fortunately, David Pogue is back, with the humor and expertise that have made this the #1 bestselling Mac book for eight years straight. You get all the answers with jargon-free introductions to:

• Big-ticket changes. A 64-bit overhaul. Faster everything. A rewritten Finder. Microsoft Exchange compatibility. All-new QuickTime Player. If Apple wrote it, this book covers it.

• Snow Leopard Spots. This book demystifies the hundreds of smaller enhancements, too, in all 50 programs that come with the Mac: Safari, Mail, iChat, Preview, Time Machine.

• Shortcuts. This must be the tippiest, trickiest Mac book ever written. Undocumented surprises await on every page.

• Power usage. Security, networking, build-your-own Services, file sharing with Windows, even Mac OS X's Unix chassis-this one witty, expert guide makes it all crystal clear.

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Solid... weak index - 2009-12-27
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I'll start out saying this is the book to have for Snow Leopard users. When trying to figure out why my Wake on Demand wouldn't work on my laptop and after scouring the Internet for the answer and not finding it... this book had the answer. Who knew you had to have the laptop open for the Wake on Demand to work properly. Couldn't find that tidbit anywhere on the Internet at the time of this review. But it was in this book.

Overall you get great coverage of OS X Snow Leopard and it introduces you to a lot of topics. The book then turns into a reference material and is there when you need it.

However if you look up Wake on Demand in the index you won't find it. For a book that is most likely going to be used as a reference the index needs to be stronger.

keeping up with the Mac OS - 2010-01-30
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When I upgrade to the next Mac operating system I also purchase the companion edition of Mr. Pogue's Missing Manual. Always informative and entertaining, Mr. Pogue helps me get right up to speed with the latest and greatest in computer operating systems. Furthermore, by keeping several generations of these volumes on hand, I can easily track the evolution of the Mac operating system by comparing equivalent sections of the various volumes to help me in areas where I may have trouble adapting.

Amazon is Great and the book is excellent, by ordering thru amazon I save time and money. - 2010-01-27
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Amazon is Great and the snow leopard book by David Pogue the missing manual is excellent, by ordering thru amazon I save time and money on gas and rear and tare on my car.

Mac OS Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual - 2010-01-21
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This is a very helpful manual. Even though Apple offers classes, at times one forgets. This manual covers a great deal. Also, as you use the manual, you find out how to do things, that you where not looking for at the time.

I recommend this one.

Excellent book - 2009-12-26
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I bought this book along with "Snow Leopard Bible". Being brand new to the Mac, I have found all the answers to everything I needed to know, between the two books. Highly recommended.

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