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  • Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly (26 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0596514123
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596514129
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,915 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X.

Why is this such a good time to switch? Upgrading from one version of Windows to another used to be simple. But now there's Windows Vista, a veritable resource hog that forces you to relearn everything. Learning a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better. No viruses, worms or spyware. No questionable firewalls, inefficient permissions, or other strange features. Just a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. And if you're still using Windows XP, we've got you covered, too.

If you're ready to take on Mac OS X Leopard, the latest edition of this bestselling guide tells you everything you need to know:
  • Transferring your stuff -- Moving photos, MP3s, and Microsoft Office documents is the easy part. This book gets you through the tricky things: extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files.


  • Re-creating your software suite -- Big-name programs (Word, Photoshop, Firefox, Dreamweaver, and so on) are available in both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds of other programs are available only for Windows. This guide identifies the Mac equivalents and explains how to move your data to them.


  • Learning Leopard -- Once you've moved into the Mac, a final task awaits: Learning your way around. Fortunately, you're in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to the Macintosh.
Moving from Windows to a Mac successfully and painlessly is the one thing Apple does not deliver. Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition is your ticket to a new computing experience.

About the Author
David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times, a contributor to CBS Sunday Morning, a frequent guest on NPR's Morning Edition, and a Discovery Channel series host. As the creator and primary author of the objective and entertaining Missing Manual computer book series, David is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. Titles in the series include Mac OS X, Vista, Windows XP, iPod, Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Dreamweaver, the Internet, iMovie, and many others.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, 4 April 2008
By Neil Partridge (Brighton, England) - See all my reviews
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I haven't finished this book yet, as I have only just "switched" from PC to iMac. However, the style is great, with just enough humour to make it an enjoyable read. The text is clear and concise, the diagrams useful, and the subject matter comprehensive.

My only word of caution, is that once you have "switched" you might find the Mac OS X Missing Manual is even more useful. Of course if money is no object, buy both!

Anyway, I am a wholehearted convert to the Missing Manual series now - I believe they are the best books in their genre.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written, 19 Jun 2008
By D. Everatt (Lincolnshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I bought this with my computer (sorry Amazon). Anyway; I've bought a few PC technical books in the past and found them tough going, I actually found myself enjoying reading this book; I will look out for other titles written by David Pogue.
As a side note it was a good job I did buy this book as you get no manual to speak of with a new i-mac
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Made the switch really easy, 20 Mar 2009
By C. E. A. Nicholls "Colin TV" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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As a new buyer of a Mac Pro I had no idea how to install programs or even find ones that were on my computer. This book lead me through the whole process in a fantastic jargon free way and gave me the confidence to get used to the Mac way of life. Thoroughly informative and entertaining, I felt I had a friend on the desk who spoke to me in a very helpful and encouraging way. There are also excellent side trips through the history of Macs, so you understand why they do things the way they do. Fantastic, indispensible book, Thoroughly recommended,
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