Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide [Paperback]

Jeff Carlson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0321646894 | ISBN-13: 978-0321646897 | Edition: 1

This low-priced, pocket-sized, handy guide is packed with bite-sized chunks of practical information for people who want to jump in and master Snow Leopard, the fastest and most powerful Mac OS X to date. Written by Mac expert Jeff Carlson, this essential companion features snappy writing, eye-catching graphics, and a fresh design that walks readers through the most common Snow Leopard tasks.

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About the Author

Jeff Carlson divides his time between his Seattle design company, Never Enough Coffee Creations (www.necoffee.com), and writing for publications such as Macworld and HOW magazines. He is the author of many bestselling Peachpit books including iMovie 09 and iDVD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide. Jeff is also managing editor of TidBITS (www.tidbits.com), the weekly electronic newsletter on Mac technology, and is the Mac cocolumnist for the Seattle Times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (September 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321646894
• ISBN-13: 978-0321646897
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,139,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a freelance writer and designer. I've authored and edited a number of best-selling books about video editing, Web design, the Mac, and Palm devices. I'm a columnist for The Seattle Times, contribute regularly to magazines such as Macworld, HOW Magazine, and Photoshop Elements Techniques. The closest thing I have to a real job is Managing Editor of TidBITS.

See my personal weblog at http://www.jeffcarlson.com/, and my iMovie/video editing weblog at http://www.jeffcarlson.com/imovievqs/. More information about my work and current projects can be found at http://www.necoffee.com/.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide, September 28, 2009

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The Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide

Jeff Carlson

Jeff Carlson's OSX Snow Leopard Guide is a fast read that packs a lot of tips into a book of its size. Even a seasoned Mac user will find this book a worthwhile buy. Its chapters cover the most basic features of OSX Snow Leopard, right on through to security and backup savviness. I wish other books were as portable.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Endlessly helpful, October 14, 2009

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Dan Neal "labrat" (Murfreesboro, TN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide (Paperback)

To put it succinctly, I've used something from this little book everyday since I got it and it's been much more useful than any of the bigger more comprehensive books. Well done!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful Guide for Your Mac, January 14, 2011

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This review is from: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide (Paperback)

Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is as of this writing the latest iteration of Apple's revolutionary operating system. It is the operating system that comes preinstalled on all Macs, and it is the interface through which you get to interact with your computer. Like all other editions of OS X, it combines the ease of use with a powerful and stable underlying Unix-based engine.

This Pocket Guide aims to take some mystery out of the Snow Leopard. It is written with a regular user in mind, and it is a very accessible and convenient little book. It covers all the important topics that any Mac user would come across: setting up your preferences, navigating the file system, using applications and customizing the dock, working with media, using some of the more common apps and utilities, printing and troubleshooting. The book is easy to navigate and its small size makes it an ideal handy reference. The only setback with the size is that most of the screenshots are too small and perhaps not as useful as they could have been in a larger format book.

Overall, this is a very well written and useful guide to Mac and OS X 10.6.