You finally took the plunge and bought a Mac. Whether yours is a MacBook, Mac Pro, Mac mini, or iMac &mdash it's still a Mac, and it runs the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. But what do you do with your Mac after you turn it on? Do you even know how to turn it on and off properly or put it to sleep? You need a book like My New Mac to make everything easy. Wallace Wang, author of the best-selling Steal This Computer Book, will show you, step-by-step, how to use tools like iPhoto to organize your photos, track birthdays with iCal, and clip and save information from the Internet so you can find it again. You'll find simple projects that will show you how to:

• Organize your files and folders by color and keyword

• View stocks, flights, and the weather

• Set up and manage parental controls to limit your children's computer and Internet access

• Play and burn CDs and DVDs

• Transfer photos from your digital camera to your computer

• Share songs, images, and documents wirelessly between Macs

Don't put off learning how to use your new computer. Let Wallace Wang show you the ropes with My New Mac.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 8 Ratings

Questionable Accuracy? - 2008-11-08
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I'm a Macintosh tech. Just perusing the excerpt of this book available on Amazon, I found a couple errors. First, he says that pressing the power button will bring up the Shut Down dialog. This is only true of laptops and certain very old Macs which had the power button on the keyboard. All current non-laptops will by default just go to sleep if you press the power button.

He then recommends the keystroke combination "CTRL-OPTION-ESC" as a way to shut down your Mac if it is frozen. This too is incorrect. To begin with, that keystroke does nothing whatsoever. The keystroke he is looking for is "COMMAND-OPTION-ESC"... and even that keystroke doesn't shut down your Mac. Instead it brings up a list of programs you can force to quit.

Since it seems this book is targeted at beginners, every small error like these will cause considerable confusion and frustration. Whether the rest of the book is like this, I do not know, but felt a review might be helpful to someone. Best of luck!

My New Mac: 52 Simple Projects to Get You Started - 2008-08-31
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My New Mac: 52 Simple Projects to Get You Started
IS PRETTY GOOD FOR INFO
BUT THERE IS STILL 40% SHORT ON INFO
BUT IT IS MORE TECH INFO THAT IS NEEDED
ESP. CONNECTION PROBLEMS AND EMAILING

Great Book - 2009-08-29
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Being new to the Mac I find the book extremely helpful. After my One-on-One lessons at Apple I can refer to the book for extra help. Highly recommend!

My New Mac - 2009-08-29
Reviewer Rating:
This book is very straight forward and easy to understand. It has projects explained in a manner that even a computer novice can easily complete.

Good Informational Mac Book in Everyday Language - 2009-05-01
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I recently purchased My new Mac Book and have found it to be very helpful to a former PC user. The index provides easy access to subject matter. Using this book has saved many telephone calls for support and has boosted my computer confidence.