Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps: Twelve apps for enhanced creativity and productivity (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

John Tollett (Author), Robin Williams (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321508963 | ISBN-13: 978-0321508966 | Publication Date: June 1, 2008 | Edition: 3

This popular book shows readers how to take advantage of the iLife '08 applications that to many are the coolest parts of using a Mac. Through tutorials, tips, and techniques readers will learn how to use each of the powerful applications -- individually and as part of an integrated, interactive suite. Robin and John also cover the features of the immensely popular .Mac Web Gallery, which enables you to share your iPhoto library with family and friends with just a few clicks. Friendly, practical instructions will have new and veteran Mac owners using all that's new in the suite in no time. They'll find everything about getting on the Internet and using email; using the way-cool iChat AV, which adds audio and video to instant messaging; using iTunes, including access to the iTunes Music Store; the new video libary in iMovie; new organization and editing tools in iPhoto; new animated themes in iDVD; and much more!

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About the Author

Robin Williams is the author of dozens of best-selling and award-winning books, including The Little Mac Book, Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps, The Non-Designer's Design Book, The Non-Designer's Web Book, and Robin Williams Design Workshop and Web Design Workshop. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has influenced a generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the Web. John Tollett's graphics background includes working as a designer, art director, and illustrator at advertising agencies and as a freelancer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 511 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 3 edition (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321508963
• ISBN-13: 978-0321508966
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #704,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Mac Apps 3rd Edition, June 6, 2008

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Marty Grauer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps: Twelve apps for enhanced creativity and productivity (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

"Cool Mac Apps" Third Edition by Robin Williams is an excellent information provider for anyone using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Covered in this book are the mac applications iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes, Mail and more, twelve in all.
There is an explanation of the application and instructions on how to do each of the functions within the application. The book is quite detailed. For example iPhoto itself is 97 pages.
This is an excellent book for reference after going through it at least once. I have prior editions and refer to them whenever I have a question on a covered application. Of course with each new Edition many features are repeated from the prior but the latest Edition incorporates all the new features of those applications.

This book is now part of my reference library and it is highly recommended. I would give it a 5 star rating.

Reviewed by Marty Grauer, Fresno Macintosh Users Group.

"Cool Mac Apps".
Author Robin Williams with John Tollett.
ISBN-0-321-50896-3
US $ 24.99
Peachpit Press, www.peachpit.com

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tollett and William's Cool Mac Apps 3rd Edition, August 20, 2008

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Dr. Beaker (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps: Twelve apps for enhanced creativity and productivity (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Simply: This book is very useful for Mac Leopard and iLife users with two years of experience or less, but even advanced Mac Leopard and iLife users will pick up some useful information from this book.

Along with Robin William's book "Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard" book (which overlaps some of the contents of this Cool Mac Apps book), the two books are enough to get a newer Mac user going very nicely. The two books are written in a friendly and practical style (as opposed to a technical style with too many details) to focus on what you really need to know to do tasks well.

One of the strengths of the books is how the Mac Apps (in the iLife application package, and in Mac Leopard itself) can work together. Some of this info is rather surprising. Personally, I was able to use the iDvd application successfully for the first time, using this Cool Mac Apps book, to make a very nice DVD of my favorite family picture slideshows and short movies, and have shared this with distant family members with many positive comments.

I can honestly recommend this book to all of us who have started to use Apple Mac versions and applications in the last few years, and all those who would like to make those most of their Macs.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest author in the world, November 2, 2008

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This review is from: Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps: Twelve apps for enhanced creativity and productivity (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

This author is just excellent. I cannot say enough about her. She takes the technical out of technology and speaks to us like a friend. She is the Pulitizer-worthy author of computer books. What can I say to convince you. She is very cool as well as being totally informed about the software and hardware she writes about