Maran Illustrated Mac OS X v.10.4 Tiger [Paperback]

Ruth Maran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2005 | ISBN-10: 159200878X | ISBN-13: 978-1592008780 | Edition: 1

Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics Group, Maran Illustrated™ OS X Tiger is a valuable resource for all readers, regardless of experience. Clear, step-by-step instructions walk you through each operation from beginning to end. Helpful topic introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to enhance your OS X Tiger experience and help meet your individual needs. Maran IllustratedTM OS X Tiger is packed with information useful to those who have purchased their first computer and are learning OS X Tiger for the first time. Those who have experience with older versions of OS X will find this book an excellent guide to help them take command of their OS X experience, by way of the easy-to-use maranGraphics format. You have the option of reading the book from cover to cover, or simply reading the individual topics they are interested in.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Features a unique two-page spread, over 500 full-color screen shots, illustrations, and useful tips that appeal to and engage visual learners and simplify the learning process.

Provides extensive coverage of OS X Tiger, the latest version of Apple’s popular operating system, including new features such as Spotlight, Dashboard, VoiceOver, Parental Controls, and much more.

Using simple, easy-to-understand and concise text, this book covers over 120 essential OS X Tiger topics, making it a great reference for all skill levels.

Written using "Visual Grammar™," a proven method that combines instructions with full-color screen shots to provide the best synergistic learning experience available.

About the Author

Ruth Maran is one of a select few North American authors who can claim over 10 million books in print. Ruth has written bestselling user guides in a number of different computer topic areas including Windows, Access and Mac OS X.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159200878X
• ISBN-13: 978-1592008780
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,257,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginners Level Beautiful Book, September 14, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maran Illustrated Mac OS X v.10.4 Tiger (Paperback)

The folk at Maran do beautiful books. This one is no exception. It is intended for the beginner to get started quickly. If you're an expert on previous versions of the software, this book will not do you much good. But if you just bought your first Mac and it has Tiger on it, this is a good place to start.

As an indication of the level of this book, the book starts out with the sentence: 'Tiger controls the overall activity of your computer and ensures that all parts of your computer work together smoothly and efficiently.' As you can see, that's pretty basic.

What makes the Maran books so good is the quality of the graphics they incorporate as part of their philosophy. The pages in their books look good, they are easy to follow, the screen shots match up with their descriptions of what's going on (sometimes it seems that the description and the screen shot are several pages apart, but not with Maran).

Conclusion, Beginners level, but probably the best Beginners level book available.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this to learn Mac's Tiger System Software., August 2, 2005

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China flyboy CBI (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maran Illustrated Mac OS X v.10.4 Tiger (Paperback)

I found this book to be a copy of the book Maran published for "Panther" with very little if any thing to assist a person with the new "Tiger" software. L. B. Harper.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Pictures, Piddling Information, May 4, 2006

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RKM (Sedona, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maran Illustrated Mac OS X v.10.4 Tiger (Paperback)

I bought this book for full price ($24.95) at a Waldenbooks store when I was pressed for time. Not a good idea; and in this case, an expensive mistake. I do agree with the gentleman from Winnemucca, NV, who said that the book has high quality graphics and looks very good. (That's why I bought it without doing any research -- or even looking through it very carefully!)

However, virtually all of the information in the book can be found faster and more completely documented by using the Mac Help menu on your Tiger equipped Mac. And the book doesn't even tell you how to install new software or make a copy of a CD or DVD.

In summary, this book might be helpful to a person who has never used a computer--any computer--before, but it is of no value at all to anyone else. If you feel you must have it despite what I've said, definitely buy it here rather than pay full retail for it as I did. At least that way you won't waste as much money.