Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X in 24 Hours will help new users to understand how the new OS (different from the traditional Mac OS, as well as Windows) will function, and how to use it successfully. The book will also explore how to use the native OS X applications that ship with the product. Specifically, the book will teach the reader how to install and configure OS X at a basic and advanced level, make use of Classic, Carbon, and Cocoa programs, create a network, use the UNIX command line and applications, and much more.
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Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X in 24 Hours will help new users to understand how the new OS (different from the traditional Mac OS, as well as Windows) will function, and how to use it successfully. The book also explores how to use the native OS X applications that ship with the product. Specifically, the book will teach the reader how to:
* Install and configure OS X at a basic and advanced level;
* Make use of Classic, Carbon, and Cocoa programs;
* Create a network;
* Use the Unix command line and applications, and much more.
About the Author
John Ray is an award-winning developer and security consultant with more than 16 years of programming and administration experience. He has worked on projects for the FCC, the National Regulatory Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Xerox, and the State of Florida, as well as serving as IT Director for Blue Cosmos Design, Inc. John has written or contributed to more than 10 titles currently in print, including Mac OS X Unleashed, Special Edition Using TCP/IP, Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 in 21 Days, and Maximum Linux Security. He bought his first Macintosh in 1984 and remains a strong proponent for the computer and operating system that revolutionized the industry. Robyn Ness holds a master's degree in psychology with a specialization in judgment and decision making. She currently works as a Web developer for the department of Communications and Technology at The Ohio State University, focusing on issues of usability and content design. Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X in 24 Hours marks Robyn's first Sams publication.
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Pros: While this manual is not as complete and technical as the phone-book size Missing Manual (Pogue), it is very detailed. It is written in language anyone can understand with many clear screenshot llustrations. I think it would be an excellent book for someone who is very new to Apple OS X. I have been using Macs for more than ten years. I bought this after using OS X (and now Jaguar) for over a year and I learned how to take care of some annoying things and also how to use many things I didn't know I had. It is laid out as 24 chapters (thus the 24 hour title) clearly named in the Table of Contents so you can easily find what you are looking for. The chapters end with a summary and a helpful Q & A section that often covers troubleshooting questions. These are followed by Workhop (practice), Quiz questions and Activities. Almost every option from the file menus of every program is defined in simple English as you learn about the program. Cons: Some of the programs have been updated either with Jaguar or with downloads and these latest features or options aren't covered. As I said before it is not as technical as others, i.e. you will not find sections on Bluetooth.
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