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| Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual | 
 enlarge | Author: David Pogue
Publisher: Pogue Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  144 reviews
Sales Rank: 461
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 912
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 1.9
ISBN: 059652952X
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4465
EAN: 9780596529529
ASIN: 059652952X
Publication Date: December 15, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Reviewing The Missing Manuel April 17, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The manuel is massive, weighs more than the computer, and covers many subjects. I did however fail to solve my problem from the book. What I needed was instructions for connecting my lap top to the printer in a wireless mode. Found that the printer I have is not capable of this.
I'm surprised that the computer manufacturer doesn't provide adequate info.
Pogue is a great explainer April 13, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the fourth OS X Missing Manual that I've read and like OS X itself they seem to get better with each version. David Pogue is one of the top explainers of technical subjects around and he doesn't disappoint with this book. In a past version I complained that the Missing Manual rambled a bit. I'm glad to say that the subject progression seems tighter. It's as good a one volume reference as I've seen on any complex subject, offering a pretty complete foundation, written in an easy to understand style.
As the president of a Mac User Group (MUG) I am often called upon to answer Mac questions. If I don't know the answer off the top of my head I turn first to my copy of the Missing Manual. It covers a wide range of basics from upgrading from earlier systems to moving to Macs from Windows as well as offering a logical progression of OS X instructions.
And it goes beyond the basics to cover, keyboard shortcuts, little known and somewhat hidden features as well as a bit of Unix command line and using Leopard's greatly improved Automator. Obviously, no one book can cover every aspect of something as complex as an operating system and the Apple installed programs, but Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual is a great place to start.
Great Book April 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not a book you curl up with by the fire. This one you keep next to your keyboard and when you wonder, "Can I do this? How do I do this?" You grab it and within seconds (sometimes minutes) you're doing it! I'm pretty comfortable with my Mac but like any other platform there is so much it can do that is not readily apparent. This book covers it. If you're new or if you've got years of experience this book is a must have. The guy is pretty entertaining in the way he writes as well. No need to be so serious about capturing a screen shot for pete's sake. Buy the book you won't be sorry.
Super book, VERY helpful April 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got my Mac about 18mos. ago and it took me awhile to get used to it.I learn better with a book than reading help online, so i thought it best to seek out help from a book, when i upgraded to leopard. I'm sure glad i did. I've learned things that i never knew my mac could do.
The book was and is so helpful that I've also purchased the missing manual for photoshop element 6 for mac, but that's a whole different review.
great book, for Mac users who are experienced or not experienced.
Very helpful, well written April 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some of these type of books make you cringe with the attempts at humor or constant PC bashing. I'm really enjoying this manual. It's well organized, well written, and hardly cringe-worthy at all.
I like the variety of content...for beginners, experts, etc. You can skip the stuff you don't need or care about.
I am very familiar with mac OS, yet I'm not in the tech field and don't write code or understand Unix, so this book has been perfect for me to really understand Leopard and get the most out of it.
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