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1. | Accelerated Mac OS X Core Dump Analysis: Training Course Transcript and GDB Practice Exercises By: Dmitry Vostokov, Memory Dump Analysis Services Publisher: OpenTask Publication Date: 15-AUG-2012 Insert Date: 21-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Accelerated Mac OS X Core Dump Analysis: Training Course Transcript and GDB Practice Exercises
The full transcript of Memory Dump Analysis Services training with 12 step-by-step exercises. Learn how to analyze app crashes and freezes, navigate through process core memory dump space and diagnose corruption, memory leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, and much more. We use a unique and innovative pattern-driven analysis approach to speed up the learning curve. The training consists of practical step-by-step exercises using Xcode and GDB environments highlighting more than 30 patterns diagnosed in 64-bit process core memory dumps. The training also includes an...
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2. | Beginning OS X Lion Apps Development By: Michael Privat; Robert Warner Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 16-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 27-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning OS X Lion Apps Development
With the Mac App Store launch in early 2011, a new age in Mac development began. Look for many of the cool apps for iPhone and iPad coming to an iMac or MacBook Pro near you!
Beginning OS X Lion Apps Development explains how to develop OS X Lion-based apps and publish them in the Mac App Store. It begins with the basics of Objective-C and Cocoa, and then moves through all the topics necessary to build and publish your first successful Mac apps!
Get started with Objective-C and Xcode
Build your first complete apps that integrate well with Mac OS X
Publish your apps on the Mac...
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3. | Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS® X Lion™ App Development in 24 Hours By: Kevin Hoffman Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 09-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 21-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS® X Lion™ App Development in 24 Hours In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you
can master Mac OS X Lion development from the ground up, and start
writing tomorrow’s most exciting iOS-style Mac apps! Using
this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach,
you’ll get comfortable with Apple’s powerful new
development tools and techniques, build engaging user interfaces,
integrate data and web services, and take advantage of
Apple’s latest innovations…everything from gestures and
multitouch to iCloud and In-App Purchasing. Every lesson builds on
what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid
foundation for real-world...
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4. | Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide By: Mark Dalrymple Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 18-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 27-AUG-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide While there are several books on programming for Mac OS X,
Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is
the only one that contains explanations of how to leverage the
powerful underlying technologies. This book gets down to the real
nitty-gritty. The third edition is updated for Mac OS X 10.5 and
10.6 and covers new technologies like DTrace, Instruments, Grand
Central Dispatch, blocks, and NSOperation....
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5. | Beginning Mac OS® X Programming By: Michael Trent; Drew McCormack Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 22-JUL-2005 Insert Date: 19-FEB-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Mac OS® X Programming
Beginning Mac OS X Programming
Every Mac OS X system comes with all the essentials required for programming: free development tools, resources, and utilities. However, finding the place to begin may be challenging, especially if you have no prior development knowledge. This comprehensive guide offers you an ideal starting point to writing programs on Mac OS X, with coverage of the latest release - 1.4 "Tiger."
With its hands-on approach, the book examines a particular element and then presents step-by-step instructions that walk you through how to use that element when programming....
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6. | Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences By: Edward Marczak; Greg Neagle Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 16-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 22-AUG-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences
Many systems administrators on the Mac need a way to manage machine configuration after initial setup and deployment. Apple's Managed Preferences system (also known as MCX) is under-documented, often misunderstood, and sometimes outright unknown by sys admins. MCX is usually deployed in conjunction with an OS X server, but it can also be used in Windows environments or where no dedicated server exists at all.
Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences is the definitive guide to Apple's Managed Client technology. With this book, you'll get the following:
An example-driven guide to Mac OS X...
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7. | Enterprise Mac Administrator's Guide By: Charles S. Edge Jr.; Beau Hunter; Zach Smith Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 15-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 13-MAY-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Enterprise Mac Administrator's Guide
Charles Edge, Zack Smith, and Beau Hunter provide detailed explanations of the technology required for large-scale Mac OS X deployments and show you how to integrate it with other operating systems and applications.
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8. | Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 10-MAR-2008 Insert Date: 29-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mac OS® X Leopard™ Bible
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.
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9. | MAC OS® X UNIX® Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for the Mac OS® X By: Christopher Negus Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 23-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 21-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MAC OS® X UNIX® Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for the Mac OS® X
Explore a ton of powerful Mac OS X UNIX commands
This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Mac OS X UNIX systems as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply the skills you learn from this book to troubleshoot networks, lock down security, and uncover almost anything you care to know about your Mac OS X system.
Expand your Mac OS X UNIX expertise in these and other areas:
Using the shell
Finding online software
Working with files
Playing with...
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10. | Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Directory Services v10.6 By: Arek Dreyer; Ben Greisler Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 01-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 08-JAN-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Directory Services v10.6 This reference provides in-depth technical information on Mac OS
X and Mac OS X Server's directory services architecture. System
administrators and IT professionals will learn the details of how
to deploy Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server within a multiplatform,
heterogeneous environment, with an emphasis on integrating user
accounts and authentication processes. This book is a perfect study
aid for the Directory Services exam, and also serves as an in-depth
technical reference for experienced system administrators and
engineers. This reference follows the learning objectives of the
Directory...
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11. | By: Kevin M. White Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 14-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 08-JAN-2010 Slots: 1.0 | 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...
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12. | Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.6 By: Kevin M. White Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 15-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 11-DEC-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.6 The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X v10.6, this revised
best-seller will take you deep inside the latest big-cat operating
system—covering everything from installation to automation,
customizing the operating system, supporting applications, setting
up peripherals, and more. Whether you're a support technician or
simply an ardent Mac user, you'll quickly learn and master the new
features in Mac OS X 10.6, including native support for Microsoft
Exchange Server 2007. Following the learning objectives of the
Apple Certified Support Professional exam, this self-paced book is
a perfect guide...
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13. | Apple Training Series Mac OS X Directory Services v10.5 By: Arek Dreyer Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 24-JUL-2008 Insert Date: 27-SEP-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series Mac OS X Directory Services v10.5 This reference provides in-depth technical information on Mac OS
X and Mac OS X Server's directory services architecture. System
administrators and IT professionals will learn the details of how
to deploy Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server within a multiplatform,
heterogeneous environment, with an emphasis on integrating user
accounts and authentication processes. This book is a perfect study
aid for the Directory Services exam, and also serves as an in-depth
technical reference for experienced system administrators and
engineers. This reference follows the learning objectives of the
Directory...
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14. | Mac OS X for Unix Geeks (Leopard), Fourth Edition By: Ernest E. Rothman; Brian Jepson; Rich Rosen Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 18-SEP-2008 Insert Date: 10-SEP-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mac OS X for Unix Geeks (Leopard), Fourth Edition
If you're a developer or system administrator lured to Mac OS X
because of its Unix roots, you'll quickly discover that performing
Unix tasks on a Mac is different than what you're accustomed to.
Mac OS X for Unix Geeks serves as a bridge between Apple's
Darwin OS and the more traditional Unix systems. This clear,
concise guide gives you a tour of Mac OS X's Unix shell in both
Leopard and Tiger, and helps you find the facilities that replace
or correspond to standard Unix utilities.
You'll learn how to perform common Unix tasks in Mac OS X, such as
using Directory Services instead of the...
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15. | Apple Training Series Mac OS X Advanced System Administration v10.5 By: Edward R. Marczak Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 18-JUL-2008 Insert Date: 15-AUG-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series Mac OS X Advanced System Administration v10.5 This in-depth look at advanced topics in Mac network
administration shows system administrators and other IT
professionals how to use Mac OS X Server v10.5 within a
multiplatform, heterogeneous environment. Following the learning
objectives of the Apple Certified System Administrator course, this
book is a perfect study aid for the Apple Certified System
Administrator exam....
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16. | Apple Training Series Mac OS X Deployment v10.5 By: Kevin M. White Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 27-JUN-2008 Insert Date: 27-JUL-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series Mac OS X Deployment v10.5 Apple Training Series: Mac OS X v10.5 Deployment v10.5 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, Apple Software Restore, and NetBoot. Advanced users
will...
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17. | By: Chris Seibold Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 17-APR-2008 Insert Date: 22-APR-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Big Book of Apple Hacks
Bigger in size, longer in length, broader in scope, and even more
useful than our original Mac OS X Hacks, the new Big Book of Apple
Hacks offers a grab bag of tips, tricks and hacks to get the most
out of Mac OS X Leopard, as well as the new line of iPods, iPhone,
and Apple TV.
With 125 entirely new hacks presented in step-by-step fashion, this
practical book is for serious Apple computer and gadget users who
really want to take control of these systems. Many of the hacks
take you under the hood and show you how to tweak system
preferences, alter or add keyboard shortcuts, mount drives...
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18. | Apple Training Series Mac OS X Support Essentials, Second Edition By: Kevin M. White Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 22-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series Mac OS X Support Essentials, Second Edition The only Apple-certified book on supporting Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard, this comprehensive reference takes support technicians and
Mac aficionados deep inside the new operating system, covering
everything from installation to networking technologies, and more.
Following the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Support
Professional exam, the lessons in this self-paced volume serve as a
perfect guide for Apple’s own training class and a first-rate
primer for computer support personnel who need to troubleshoot and
optimize Mac OS X as part of their jobs. Lesson-review quizzes
reinforce the...
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19. | Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups By: Joe Kissell Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 04-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups Are you making reliable backups and performing regular
maintenance on your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so,
and they regret it when something goes wrong. That's where
Macintosh expert Joe Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep
your Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and
yearly tasks, plus get advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates.
You'll also find out how to monitor your Mac to detect problems
early and where to turn if trouble raises its ugly head.
But the most important aspect of maintenance is a rock-solid backup
strategy that protects all...
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20. | Apple Training Series Mac OS X v10.4 System Administration Reference, Volume 2 Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 05-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series Mac OS X v10.4 System Administration Reference, Volume 2 Focusing specifically on Account Management and Deploying Mac OS
X Server, this comprehensive reference provides in-depth
information on Mac OS X Server's technical architecture. System
administrators, IT professionals, and Mac enthusiasts will learn
the details of how to deploy Mac OS X Server within a
multiplatform, heterogeneous environment, and how to manage Mac OS
X Server accounts. This is the second of two volumes certified by
Apple Computer. Following the learning objectives of the Apple
Certified System Administrator exam, this book is a perfect
supplement to Apple's own training...
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