MacBook For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

by Mark L. Chambers (Author)
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Product Description
Tired of being tethered to your desktop computer? If you're ready to break free with a laptop,  the new MacBook could be just what you're looking for. In addition to the freedom to work wherever you happen to be, a MacBook offers you

• A portable darkroom with iPhoto
• Mobile music, podcasts, and Internet radio
• GarageBand software that lets you make your own music
• The ability to create and share original movies and DVDs
• Safari, a safer and ultra-cool Web browser, and all the other OS X advantages

Whether you already have your new MacBook or are still weighing the pros and cons of various models,  MacBook For Dummies is a valuable resource.  For newcomers to laptop land, it’s packed with basic information about using and caring for Mac laptops. It also walks you through Mac OS X, the revolutionary Macintosh operating system that makes your laptop tick. Then it's on to all the fun stuff you can do with your MacBook, like making music, editing photos and turning them into a book, creating DVDs on the road, or adding a wireless keyboard.  MacBook For Dummies will help you

• Set up your MacBook and get acquainted with all the features of the Mac OS X Tiger operating system
• Use the Safari Web browser and Apple's .Mac Internet subscriber service, connect your MacBook to a printer, and communicate with your cell phone or PDA
• Connect to a wired or wireless network
• Make the most of the iLife applications that come with your MacBook—iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand
• Keep your MacBook and your data safe, troubleshoot any problems, and maintain your system

Popular For Dummies author Mark Chambers has loaded this fun book with tips, ideas, and his famous "Mark's Maxims"—power user advice that will guide you around the pitfalls and make you a Macxpert in no time.  From latptop basics all the way to upgrading and adding memory, MacBook For Dummies will be your MacBook's best friend.

From the Back Cover
Work with networks, share access, troubleshoot, and more

Enjoy music and videos, cruise the Web, and even do some work — from anywhere!

Not only can your MacBook do everything a desktop computer can, it can do some things better! Find out how to use the cool iLife applications, like iPhoto, iMovie, and iTunes, plus gobs of other software that comes with your Mac. Connect to a network, get online, and don't miss Mark's should-be-patented troubleshooting guide!

Discover how to

• Set up and personalize your laptop
• Import stuff from your old computer
• Search with Spotlight and Sherlock
• Open a .Mac account
• Create with the iLife suite
• Add wireless devices

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; illustrated edition edition (August 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047004859X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470048597
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #133,347 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Macbook Dummy's Review, January 9, 2007

By	W. R. Jaeckle - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As expected it's a basic volume with a friendly, reassuring tone. It helped a lot to overcome initial anxieties, and to foster a lot of eagerness to master a smart machine. It started to show its limitations at the point of explaining how to use various applications. I found very limitted help when trying to burn audible books to CD's. As a slightly wiser dummy I am still trying to figure that out......

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MacBook for Dummies, March 12, 2007

By	Faye H. Levine - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It has a lot of wonderful tips that make using the MacBook very easy. I use it for reference if there is something I want to do, but cannot figure out how to do it, I find the right chapter and I am off and running.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MacBook For Dummies, February 6, 2007

By	W. D. Keegan "Dan Keegan" (Cheverly, Md) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got into computers a little late in life at age fifty-seven, and had only been exposed to a PC. Seven years later I was given a MacBook and was totaly lost. This book came to the rescue.I'm still no expert, but I'm in no hurry. I'm happy with this book and, now with my MacBook. Bye Bye PC. I would have given the book five stars, but I have only gotten about fifty pages into it.