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Summary: The essential manual for OS X
Review: Even if my new iMac DID come with a manual, I'd discard it and use "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Second Edition" instead. Not only does David Pogue cover all the bases, he also puts the information into context as no official manual would do. For example, he says, "Few people use PlainTalk speech recognition. But if your Mac has a microphone, PlainTalk is worth at least a 15-minute test drive." And "For the movie fan, [the Movies] feature of Sherlock might be worth the entire price of Mac OS X right there."The book revealed features I had no idea were present in OS X, and told me enough to begin using them. For example, I now write my own AppleScript programs, and can use FAXstf to send faxes. It's incredible how up-to-date this book is. I'm running OS X 10.2.3, and the book covers it all. Two months ago I had never seen an iMac. Thanks to this book, I'm approaching "iMac expert" status - at least within my family.
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Summary: THE Manual for OS X
Review: I'm a long, long time user of Macintosh computers that finally migrated from OS 9 to OS X (10.2.6) about a year ago. A great OS, stable, feature-filled, and visually attractive but oh so different from the old Mac operating systems! This manual has paid for itself many times over in the last year that I've used it. It's sheer size is daunting but Pogue writes so clearly and the book is so well organized that it is a great resource for both beginners and experienced users. I tried the more basic guides first but they seemed "too cute" or too abbreviated for my taste. I recommend this manual without reservation.
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Summary: Pogue's in vogue but aint informed
Review: I bought this book to help me switch from Winduhs. It's a lotta words and I later read in his New York Times column that he "types" by dictation into .. I think Dragon Naturally Speaking on a Winduhs based machine (uh hu). The book's contents could have been cut down to less than a hundred pages-- but these books are sold by the kilo anyway. He didn't really know the OS he just banged out a quick book to earn a yep a quick buck. I read his "consumer" columns in the NYtimes and find them useful but this book wasn't. Oh yeah and the switch ...... to Mac .... over rated but OK.
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Summary: Great book for mac owners...
Review: I switched to Mac OS X from windows and this book was the only reason I stayed! It helped me get a grasp of Mac OS X quickly. It even gives you great tips that will increase your productivity. I used a coupon from UnderTag.com, so it was almost free for me too.
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Summary: THE Manual for OS X
Review: I'm a long, long time user of Macintosh computers that finally migrated from OS 9 to OS X (10.2.6) about a year ago. A great OS, stable, feature-filled, and visually attractive but oh so different from the old Mac operating systems! This manual has paid for itself many times over in the last year that I've used it. It's sheer size is daunting but Pogue writes so clearly and the book is so well organized that it is a great resource for both beginners and experienced users. I tried the more basic guides first but they seemed "too cute" or too abbreviated for my taste. I recommend this manual without reservation.
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Summary: New Mac Convert Finds Most Of My Questions Answered Here
Review: As a new mac convert who switched from the pc, the mac OS is a totally different environment. I ordered 7 mac books before my new iMac arrived and this is the one along with"Teach Yourself Visually Mac Os Xv.10.3 Panther" that I am able to obtain the most helpful info and answers to my questions from.I am very pleased with both of these books for their thoroughness and ease of use. A mac newbie won't go wrong with both of them(which I recommend),and you will find yourself referring back to them over and over so I suggest you keep them in the vicinity of your computer area!
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Summary: A switcher says: "Get this Book!"
Review: As a recent Win-to-Mac (Panther) switcher, this book has been invaluable to me. Even with the easy Mac GUI and almost 20 years of power-user experience in the PC world I found this book to be a great reference for my learning curve. My new G4-12in. Powerbook rocks.
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