Mac OS X v. 10.2 Jaguar Killer Tips [Paperback]

Scott Kelby (Author)

Book Description

Series: Killer Tips | Publication Date: September 26, 2002

Mac OS X Killer Tips is not another newbie book. OS X Killer Tips speaks directly to the daily Mac user who needs to get the most out of their Mac NOW. "Nothin' but sidebars!" Time is money. And a lot of experienced users find themselves trying to save time by skimming through larger computer books in order to pull out the useful nuggets of info that are often placed within what we call sidebars (i.e. those Note/Tip/Warning boxes). The Killer Tips series was developed by Scott Kelby because he recognized how useful non-beginning technology users find those cool "I didn't know THAT" sidebars that are peppered all over the other computer books out there. This book is all about speed; showing the Mac professional how to get more work done faster, while actually increasing quality. The whole concept is to help make the reader faster and more productive than ever using their Mac. In an ever-tightening and competitive marketplace, this kind of book is sorely needed.

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About the Author

Scott Kelby is president of NAPP, the trade organization for Adobe Photoshop users. NAPP has thousands of members around the world. Scott is editor-in-chief of both Photoshop User magazine, and Mac Design magazine. Scott serves as training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and is the technical chair of the largest Photoshop gathering, Photoshop World. Scott is one of the leading Photoshop trainers in the country today and trains thousands of Photoshop users across the country each year. Scott is the author of Macintosh... The Naked Truth, Photoshop 6 Down + Dirty Secrets, Photoshop 7 Down + Dirty Secrets, Photoshop 6 Photo Retouching Secrets, and Photoshop 6 Killer Tips.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Press; 1 edition (September 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735713170
• ISBN-13: 978-0735713178
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,209,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, and a book author myself, having penned more than 30 titles.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer topic and a Killer Book, November 2, 2002

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Lorene S. Romero (Windsor, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mac OS X v. 10.2 Jaguar Killer Tips (Paperback)

This is a great book! Scott Kelby has found a way to take the best parts of teaching a complicated subject and put it all in one book. His humor starts on page one and is sprinkled throughout the book.

Scott goes into detail for each iApp (as we know the Apple help sections need more help) and I constantly got the "oh that's how it works" thought. The chapters are clear and makes sense.

I saw this book listed for pre order on Amazon[.com] and contacted 5 of my friends. We each bought a copy and all love it, no sharing necessary. It is a great investment. This is a book I am reading and using, it is not collecting dust in my book library.

This is a must have book for anyone migrating to Jaguar.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get up to speed quickly with OS X, October 18, 2002

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J. T. Kennedy "g4john" (Sammamish, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mac OS X v. 10.2 Jaguar Killer Tips (Paperback)

There are plenty of little tricks in OS X that seasoned users take for granted: just clever little ways to move windows, adjust icons, speed up common tasks with key-combinations.

If you have come to the Mac as a "switcher" from the world of Windows, OS X can appear a little alien. This is the ideal book to help you feel more at home: don't tell your more experienced Apple buddies you've bought it, and they will be extremely impressed when you demonstrate your new knowledge. And of course you'll be happier that you've adjusted the Dock to work the way you want, found a quick way to open your Home folder and discovered a new way of using iMovie.

Killer Tips is a beautiful looking book, and the price is good too. Definitely worth a peek if you are a new or new-ish Apple user, or want to one-up your Mac mates. It's like several years worth of Mac magazine tips in one glossy book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A tip or two for everyone!, February 1, 2003

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Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mac OS X v. 10.2 Jaguar Killer Tips (Paperback)

This is a terrific book for brand new users of Mac OS X, but if you're a long time user it's value falls a bit. A lot of these tips are keyboard shortcuts and other little things that you pick up just by messing around with the OS. But there are so many hidden corners of OS X that you're bound to miss a few and that's where this book comes in.

The tips cover everything from the iapps, to managing the Finder, the Dock, the Classic enoronment, icons and more. There are so many tips offered, covering so many aspects of your Mac that you're bound to run into a few things that pique your interest. I discovreed the Font Panel because of this book and it has helped me so much, that it alone makes the purchase worthwile. Thats the kind of benefit this book can give. You might have to wade through a bunch of stuff you already know or don't care about but then, you run into someting that makes you jump for joy!