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Summary: Basic Quick Start for X
Review: This is an extremely basic book. I could have used this book for maybe the first two weeks after I installed X. If you know how to get around the aqua interface of X and the "iapps" then you do not need this book. If you know what Samba is don't consider this book. The book covers X up to 10.1.3 and the "iapps", 10.1.4 is out now and 10.2 will be out soon, but that should not deter you from buying this book if you are a mac newbie. This book is for the user converting over from a PC environment or possibly an earlier OS mac user like 8.6-9.1 or earlier. This is not for the intermediate to advance mac or PC user. I have looked at all the chapters and I think I may get one or two bits of information. That hardly makes it a worthwhile purchase. I would recommend the advance version of this book after Maria updates it. Besides the fact that the book should be aimed at only beginners instead of beginners to intermediate users, the book is well written and uses the X aqua interface well to explain the topics. If have any of the other Peachpit Visual guides, then you know the format. I love the format and think the book is well written, but I did not learn much if anything from the book so far. Langer does make it clear after you read a few chapters that this book is for the beginner and advanced users should buy her Mac OS X Advanced guide, however, this book was not advertised that way by Peachpit. Overall, good for the beginner, but worthless otherwise. I find it hard to believe that Maria would have spent the time to write a book that covers so little of the OS X experience. Skip this book and buy something more advanced and useful, as you learn OS X you will be glad you did.
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