The book weighs in at nearly 800 pages and the authors have covered nearly every aspect of OS X. From installation through maintenance and good backup habits, they explore Mac OS X and all its installed applications. There are few stones left unturned, including such important new concepts as the "superuser" account, the NetInfo Manager, and access rights and privileges.
The friendly and clear style of the writing masks the complexity of OS X and discussing it in bite-size chunks will help any level of Mac user understand. Each chapter is littered with sidebars, notes, tips, and tricks, offering an abundance of information on everything from setting a default Web browser to connecting pre-OS X Macs to their newer brothers to writing scripts in the new AppleScript.
If you're attempting to upgrade, have upgraded, or plan on diving into OS X, keep the Mac OS X Bible handy. Even browsing through the pages long after you've upgraded is a sure way to pick up a new trick. --Mike Caputo
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Trust us. <ul> <li>Build your first application right away <li>Understand Xcode's built-in compilers, program editor, and debugger <li>See how Xcode speaks your favorite language <li>Meet the Interface Builder and some classy data modeling tools
"Chock-full of delicious hints, tips, and details. Informative and enjoyable from cover to cover!"
—Mike Rossetti, Staff Engineer, Intuit QuickBooks Mac Engineering Team, ClubMacApp
"You have the makings of a hero, you know . . .
"This is a great time to be a Macintosh programmer. Sure, software developers have always been lionized as the true heroes of society — their movements obsessively tracked in gossip magazines, their achievements recognized in almost obscenely extravagant red-carpet awards telecasts.
"But Apple's own Xcode gives today's programmers unprecedented advantages. Xcode does it all. The system that allows a curious newbie to add a few buttons and menus to an existing AppleScript is the exact same one that Apple uses to build the next version of the Macintosh operating system. Today, we're all playing in either the deep or the shallow end of the same pool. Awesome, isn't it?"
—Andy Ihnatko
The Essential Companion to Your Digital Camera and Your Mac
You'll be amazed at what you can create with your digital camera and your Mac. Whether you're making striking portraits or hilarious montages, this book provides the essential tools, techniques, and advice to turn you into a photo pro. Written by two Mac and digital photography experts, Mac Digital Photography explores everything essential to snapping, enhancing, and sharing great digital images.
Inside you'll find expert techniques for refining your photo-taking techniques, editing and repairing your images, choosing the right camera peripherals, using your photos for fun craft projects, and sharing your creations with others across the globe or across the room.
Mac Digital Photography teaches you how to: <ul> <li>Snap high-quality photographs by concentrating on composition, lighting, and posing <li>Enhance your images and fix picture flaws with Photoshop Elements 2 and iPhoto <li>Create panoramas, 3D images, and poster-sized photographs <li>Get crafty—use your photos for T-shirts, calendars, greeting cards, tattoos, and more <li>Share your photos via e-mail and the Web <li>Make DVDs, picture CDs, and video CD slide shows <li>Perform special effects such as warping, morphing, and animation
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
]]>In this book, a couple of Mac experts (including Mac demigod Bob LeVitus) explain how to use the productivity applications that make up AppleWorks, getting straight to the point without sounding dry or dull. Whether you're interested in using the index to locate the authors' coverage of how to group objects in AppleWorks' paint program, or in following along as they reveal the intricacies of spreadsheet design, you'll be pleased by what you find here. The authors have written lots of easy-to-follow procedures, which include information on what you should do and what you should see as a result, and sprinkled their chapters with solid tips. These tips explain how to create image collections, for example, and how to avoid common pitfalls in database design. --David Wall
Topics covered: How to use the applications in AppleWorks 6, including the word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphics tools, and Internet applications. Adequate attention goes to the programs' extensive integration, as well as to utility operations, such as printing and file management.
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