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For a company that promised to "put a pause on new features," Apple sure has been busy-there's barely a feature left untouched in Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard." There's more speed, more polish, more refinement-but still no manual. Fortunately, David Pogue is back, with the humor and expertise that have made this the #1 bestselling Mac book for eight years straight. You get all the answers with jargon-free introductions to:
- Big-ticket changes. A 64-bit overhaul. Faster everything. A rewritten Finder. Microsoft Exchange compatibility. All-new QuickTime Player. If Apple wrote it, this book covers it.
- Snow Leopard Spots. This book demystifies the hundreds of smaller enhancements, too, in all 50 programs that come with the Mac: Safari, Mail, iChat, Preview, Time Machine.
- Shortcuts. This must be the tippiest, trickiest Mac book ever written. Undocumented surprises await on every page.
- Power usage. Security, networking, build-your-own Services, file sharing with Windows, even Mac OS X's Unix chassis-this one witty, expert guide makes it all crystal clear.
About the Author
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been a fan of the Missing Manual series for OS X since I changed from PC to Mac back in 2004. Having just moved to an iMac with Snow Leopard I have stuck with the series and have not been disappointed. Whilst all the information in the book is probably out there somewhere it is a great plus to have all this stuff sitting on a shelf close to hand. The shortcuts and 'hidden' properties that are in the book make it a real aid to faster and more efficient working. On past experience with my previous Mac I also found that when I had to do some emergency re-installation etc the relevant section in the Missing Manual was a great help, so regard having the current volume as good insurance.
Given my experience with the OS X series I have also invested in the companion volume on iWork.
Given my experience with the OS X series I have also invested in the companion volume on iWork.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
D Pogue writes a truly excellent guide to the Mac.
BUT - a very large *but* - he does not begin where the beginner's actual needs are! Anyone coming from Windows to Mac - with the correct Missing Manual - will find he assumes you know so much more about Apple Mac than you possibly could. I spent ages fruitlessly looking for 'font book' for instance - so simple to any mac-user - but not to a newbie!
2] the other missing bit - which really is crucial - is a far better Index
There is plenty of helpful info here - you cannot grasp it when you are a new user - and unless you can cope with the total overload of trying to read the entire manual in search of what you need, you cannot find this info quickly and easily.
Looking at other reviews, it is clear that the 1-star ones are from people who have had this problem. so let's hope the publisher will employ a really thorough Indexer; and encourage David Pogue to do a first chapter which is a real 'beginner's guide'.
However - when you have explored your Mac, used it for a while and got used to some of the new ways of doing things, THEN come back to the Manual, and bless the day you bought it. Everything you want to know how to do *better* is there, waiting for you to have the questions ready to ask.
BUT - a very large *but* - he does not begin where the beginner's actual needs are! Anyone coming from Windows to Mac - with the correct Missing Manual - will find he assumes you know so much more about Apple Mac than you possibly could. I spent ages fruitlessly looking for 'font book' for instance - so simple to any mac-user - but not to a newbie!
2] the other missing bit - which really is crucial - is a far better Index
There is plenty of helpful info here - you cannot grasp it when you are a new user - and unless you can cope with the total overload of trying to read the entire manual in search of what you need, you cannot find this info quickly and easily.
Looking at other reviews, it is clear that the 1-star ones are from people who have had this problem. so let's hope the publisher will employ a really thorough Indexer; and encourage David Pogue to do a first chapter which is a real 'beginner's guide'.
However - when you have explored your Mac, used it for a while and got used to some of the new ways of doing things, THEN come back to the Manual, and bless the day you bought it. Everything you want to know how to do *better* is there, waiting for you to have the questions ready to ask.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
if there is one thing that is pretty useless about macs it is the 'help' offered on the computer.
If you can find the issue you are searching for, the instructions have to be printed up,
unless of course you have a photographic memory, because the list of instructions vanish
as soon as you try to start following them. Googling your problem is far more helpful, and
it does show how many people, other than you, go through hell trying to resolve problems
that can generally be fixed simply with the right instructions.
running leopard and now snow leopard, I bought a new HP B110 printer, this time I had the
"Missing Manual" and in only two paragraphs of instructions learned the secret of adding a printer
to my Mac. Instead of installing the HP software using the CD provided,(for two years I used
this with my last HP Photosmart.) The "Missing Manual" told me to just plug in the USB to your
Mac, if the driver isn't already pre-installed, it will search the net, download it automatically,
and as the book says. "Voila" you have installed a new printer.
No booting up with alien HP scanner software, Image Capture replaces 'HP Scan Pro'.
Printing requires no more effort than clicking on 'print'. No more Applications > Hewlett Packard >
Printer. Any further 'problems' that inevitably challenge a non Psychic user like me, are resolved
by a fantastically specific index. Full and easy to follow instructions that don't vanish when you need
them most.
Even if you only use one page of the Missing Manual to solve one specific challenge, you will have
got your ten pounds back in the time saved and the improvement to your digital experience.
If you were systematically to use the book as a learning tool, you would become so clued up,
that people might find your dinner conversation a little geeky. For the inexperienced and those
who become set in the ways they use their Macs, this book is a must have, the information is
100% accurate, addresses the 'errors' built into the 'snow leopard' format and it will not only
make you more confident to attempt something new, it will massively enrich the enjoyment
you get from using your Mac computer.
If you can find the issue you are searching for, the instructions have to be printed up,
unless of course you have a photographic memory, because the list of instructions vanish
as soon as you try to start following them. Googling your problem is far more helpful, and
it does show how many people, other than you, go through hell trying to resolve problems
that can generally be fixed simply with the right instructions.
running leopard and now snow leopard, I bought a new HP B110 printer, this time I had the
"Missing Manual" and in only two paragraphs of instructions learned the secret of adding a printer
to my Mac. Instead of installing the HP software using the CD provided,(for two years I used
this with my last HP Photosmart.) The "Missing Manual" told me to just plug in the USB to your
Mac, if the driver isn't already pre-installed, it will search the net, download it automatically,
and as the book says. "Voila" you have installed a new printer.
No booting up with alien HP scanner software, Image Capture replaces 'HP Scan Pro'.
Printing requires no more effort than clicking on 'print'. No more Applications > Hewlett Packard >
Printer. Any further 'problems' that inevitably challenge a non Psychic user like me, are resolved
by a fantastically specific index. Full and easy to follow instructions that don't vanish when you need
them most.
Even if you only use one page of the Missing Manual to solve one specific challenge, you will have
got your ten pounds back in the time saved and the improvement to your digital experience.
If you were systematically to use the book as a learning tool, you would become so clued up,
that people might find your dinner conversation a little geeky. For the inexperienced and those
who become set in the ways they use their Macs, this book is a must have, the information is
100% accurate, addresses the 'errors' built into the 'snow leopard' format and it will not only
make you more confident to attempt something new, it will massively enrich the enjoyment
you get from using your Mac computer.
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A true Bible for my Mac!
Almost 900 pages, this book is surely the ultimate Bible for OS X Snow Leopard users.
Tons of information, with a comprehensive index - and moreover, all of it... Read more
Tons of information, with a comprehensive index - and moreover, all of it... Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. M. Saunders
This is indeed the "missing manual"!
Purchased this manual to help me explore some of the potential within Mac OSX's 'Snow Leopard' and I'm glad I did! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bawddwr
mac os snow leopard
this book is the perfect thing to go with your new i mac it has everything and more you could ever need
Published 13 months ago by Stephen Nicholls
Your own Snow Leopard 'Genius'...!
If you bought the tutorials when you purchased your computer but you can't remember all you learned - or didn't get the tutorials because you thought you'd work it all out for... Read more
Published 14 months ago by LuckyLotus
An Excellent Manual
This is an excellent manual. Until I received this I was really struggling making the change from Windows and I thought I had made a big mistake buying an iMac. Read more
Published 14 months ago by H. S. Hallam
Everything you need, and easy to read
Having spent 12 years as an IT trainer, I am probably a hard customer to please for any training product. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ray H
Detailed reference guide
Acquired an Imac and needed a detailed reference book on the functionality of Snow Leopard.This book has proved excellent to date in that regard. Read more
Published 18 months ago by DL Sussex
David Pogue's Manuals
Indispensable ... especially when one runs into problems to do with the different features of varying keyboardes produced by Apple during the past: I sleep far more easily... Read more
Published 18 months ago by D. Vere-dresser
Snow Leopard
Bought as a present for someone changing from PC to a new Mac. It is excellent. Covering both basics and continuing to advanced. Read more
Published 19 months ago by History enthusiast
Everyone with OS X10.6 should have a copy.
Having bought the companion volume for the iPhone, the purchase of this volume was obvious.
Wow - what a tome! Read more
Wow - what a tome! Read more
Published 20 months ago by J.T.
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