Maria Langer's guides to the Macintosh and the Mac OS operating system have always been highly regarded for their comprehensiveness, intelligent writing style, and attention to detail. Mac OS 9: Visual QuickStart Guide continues her string of gems, incorporating coverage of the Sherlock 2 search tool and the other new additions to Mac OS.
You'll find information on the new Keychain Security feature, Apple Verifier, and multiple user support. Plus, there's some material of special interest to iBook users (the iBook runs Mac OS 9) and a "fine-tuning" chapter that's packed with high-quality nuggets that don't fit well elsewhere.
The Visual QuickStart format centers on close integration of text and illustrations. Assuming almost nothing, it is well-suited for users who aren't sufficiently familiar with the Mac environment to explore much on their own. There's a spread, a page or two in length, for each of several hundred tasks (sending an electronic mail message and changing the default printer, to cite two examples). Each spread has a series of steps for you to follow, next to which appears a series of screen shots that show, comic-book style, what you're supposed to see as the process moves along. Langer gets a chance to share her deep knowledge of Mac OS intricacies in numerous tips and brief conceptual explanations. --David Wall
Topics covered: Mac OS 9 for beginners and intermediate users. You'll see that the Finder (that's the file-management environment in Mac OS) is explained here, along with SimpleText and the other applications that ship with the operating system. Detailed chapters cover simple local area networks (LANs), printing, Internet connectivity, and Sherlock 2.
Book Info
Provides a easy, visual approach to teaching Mac OS 9, using pictures to guide you through the software and show you what to do. Softcover.
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