The Mac OS X Lion Project Book [Paperback]

Scott McNulty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0321788516 | ISBN-13: 978-0321788511 | Edition: 1

The power of Lion, at your fingertips. With the new Multi-Touch gestures in Mac OS X Lion, you can swipe, pinch, and tap your way to managing your Mac and organizing your life. Want your pictures to stand out? Grab files off the Mac at home while on the road? Tune out distractions? In this practical hands-on guide to Mac OS X Lion, you learn how to

• Throw away your DVDs: Encode an entire season of your favorite TV shows and manage the episodes from iTunes.

• Stay in touch: Have a video chat with far-off friends with iChat Theatre.

• Captivate your audience: Make a vacation slideshow that doesn’t stink.

• Keep your relatives informed: Build a family website with RapidWeaver.
  

• Survive the crash: Create an easy and comprehensive backup plan to secure your personal photos, movies, music, and more.
  

• Express yourself: Write and record podcasts worth listening to.

• Plus many more useful projects—both big and small—to help you do stuff with Mac OS X Lion.

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

If it sports an Apple logo, chances are Scott McNulty has used it. He owns more e-readers than one man should and more books than are sensible. Scott lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Marisa. By day he works at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and by night he blogs about whatever strikes his fancy at http://blog.blankbaby.com. He has also been known to tweet once or twice under the handle @blankbaby

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (August 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321788516
• ISBN-13: 978-0321788511
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.4 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,814,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott McNulty loves technology, loves to read, and is really interested in the intersection of the two. He owns more ereaders and tablets than is sensible and yet has still managed to amass a rather large (and ever expanding) library of books.

Scott lives in Philadelphia with this wife.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly reccommended August 21, 2011

By Lisa L. Spangenberg

Format:Paperback

I'd recommend this book for someone new to Lion, someone who likes practical hands-on learning rather more theoretical approaches, and someone who wants to do more with Lion than they've been doing. The section on Interacting From A Distance alone is worth the price of admission, even for a long time user. McNulty offers clear instructions, and a genuine awareness of how ordinary people use Macs. Nicely done.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Now that I have a mac with Lion, what do I do? November 15, 2011

By D. Greenbaum VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

This book, despite its title, isn't as much a book about Lion as it is a book about how to use a Mac with Lion to do certain neat projects. Most Mac users can figure out email and surfing the web, but what about taking your DVD collection and putting in on your Mac?

Before purchasing this book, read through the projects. Even if one of them interests you, the book will be a great value. If you aren't interested in any of this, then it's probably worth taking a pass. Projects are as follows

1) Organizing your files
2) Mastering Spotlight searches
3) Printing to save paper
4) Installing applications purchased at the Mac App store
5) Providing Remote Technical Support
6) Remote controlling a Mac in your home
7) Accessing your files remotely from another Mac
8) Using DropBox
9)) Copying DVD content to your Mac
10) Basic photo editing and touch ups
11) Creating a slideshow
12) Using Rapid Weaver for a family website
13) RSS Feeds
14) Configuring TextExpander
15) Full screen mode to avoid distractions
16) Audio Podcasting
17) Setting up Time Machine alongside a cloning solution
18) Using your signature in a PDF

Each of these projects are short--just four of five pages. The book is easy to understand and the projects are fun and relevant. They assume a basic to intermediate knowledge of Lion. No explanations of files or how to click a mouse is included.

Since I knew how to do all of this or the things I didn't know didn't interest me, I didn't find the book that valuable. I learned this stuff the hard way through trial and error. However if someone asked me how to do any of these small projects, you bet I'll suggest this book.

New Mac users who simply want to feel more comfortable with their Mac and need some ideas of projects will find this book ideal. If I did Macintosh tutoring this would be a great companion manual.

Overall, a fun book for intermediate Mac users with relevant and interesting projects.

Pros: Excellent digest of fun projects to get to know Lion and your Mac better
Cons: Limited scope if you already know how to do these things or if they don't interest you.

Five out of Five