Mac users are going to flip over this book. Why? Because it shows them exactly how to find the hidden Easter eggs in their software. What are "Easter eggs," you ask? They're the secret surprises, goofy graphics, and gonzo games hidden inside the computer software! Who put them there? Subversive (or bored) programmers. How do users find these eggs? Simple. Read The Great Macintosh Easter Egg Hunt. Here's what Mac users can expect to find: • A secret arcade game that nobody knows about • A QuarkXPress Martian who'll zap you with his raygun • A waving iguana flag and a stately moose • The musical marching theme from Monty Python's Flying Circus • The infamous Chimes of Doom • And much, much more!
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David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. Each week, he contributes a print column, an online column and an online video. His daily blog, "Pogue's Posts," is the Times's most popular blog. David is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News and a frequent guest on NPR's "Morning Edition." His trademark comic tech videos appear each Thursday morning on CNBC. With over 3 million books in print, David is one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 60 titles. David graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with distinction in Music, and he spent ten years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He's been profiled on both "48 Hours" and "60 Minutes."
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Why pay,
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This review is from: The Great Macintosh Easter Egg Hunt (Paperback)
I have not completely read this, but I glanced through this book at a bookstore, and It's not worth paying for. I can name a myriad of other sites (I don't know if I can but just look for "mac easter egg" on a search engine) that list more eggs than this, more up to date (obviously), and FREE
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Astonishing content,
This review is from: The Great Macintosh Easter Egg Hunt (Paperback)
This book offers some astonishing content. It's also small in size, so you can carry this book anywhere. Kudos to Pogue! He's made an interesting little book worth its price. Just read it - it'll be a positively astonishing read!
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The Great Macintosh Easter Egg Hunt,
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This review is from: The Great Macintosh Easter Egg Hunt (Paperback)
This book is excellent! It tells you how to find the hidden Easter eggs in your mac and software. This is a great book.
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