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

by Mark L. Chambers (Author)
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Product Description
Got a new MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? Want the scoop on Mac laptop basics, using Mac OS X Leopard, networking a laptop, or connecting your laptop to wireless devices? There’s no better place to find what you need than MacBook For Dummies, 2^nd Edition!

With your Mac laptop, you can take your movies, music, documents, e-mail, and Internet wherever the action is. MacBook For Dummies, 2^nd Edition provides the lowdown on maintaining and upgrading your MacBook, customizing the Dock and desktop, traveling with a laptop, turning iPhoto into your portable darkroom, and much more. Learn to:

• Locate the battery compartment, iSight camera, ports, and “on” button
• Move your existing files from an older computer
• Use all the cool new features of Mac OS X Leopard
• Work with iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, and GarageBand, all packaged with your MacBook
• Identify the signs of a well-functioning laptop and check for trouble
• Set up your Mac for multiple users
• Explore the cool options available with a .Mac account and iDisk storage that lets you retrieve your files anywhere
• Manage your digital music, photos, and movies
• Use Bluetooth and get all your wireless devices communicating with each other

And if you’ve been considering switching from a PC to a Mac, MacBook For Dummies, 2^nd Edition guides you through the process and even shows you how to run Windows on your Mac laptop. If there’s a MacBook in your future — or present — this is the book for you!

From the Back Cover

Have more fun and get more done with your MacBook — here's how to claim your freedom!

Chained to a desktop computer? Not you! You want to take your movies, music, documents, and Internet wherever the action is. This handy guide gets you up and running, and even walks you through Mac OS® X Leopard®, common upgrades, and troubleshooting.

• Fall in love with Leopard — get familiar with the latest Mac operating system and learn to use all its features

• Explore the iLife — learn to use iTunes®, iMovie®, iPhoto®, iDVD®, and GarageBand®, all packaged with your MacBook

• Make the switch from a PC to a Mac — learn how to move your existing files and how you can still run Windows on your MacBook

• Back up your MacBook — discover how to use Time Machine and iDisk storage to keep your files safe

• Be cool with Bluetooth — get your wireless devices communicating with your MacBook

• Maintain your Mac — find out how to keep your laptop updated and running smoothly

Open the book and find:

• Full coverage of all three MacBook models

• How to migrate files from another Mac or PC

• Tips for conserving battery power

• Advice on customizing your preferences for productivity

• Maintenance and troubleshooting solutions for your MacBook

• Steps for networking your Macs

• Secrets for customizing Leopard

• Explanations for managing your digital music, photos, and movies

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (July 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470278161
• ISBN-13: 978-0470278161
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 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: #10,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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)

This review is from: MacBook For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

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)

This review is from: MacBook For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

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)

This review is from: MacBook For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

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.