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Dr. Mac: The OS X Files - Softcover

LeVitus, Bob

 
9780764516801: Dr. Mac: The OS X Files
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0764516809 ISBN 13: 9780764516801
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life." –Chinese Proverb
"This book teaches you how to fish." –Dr. Mac
Macintosh guru Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus will help you use your Macintosh better and faster, and will kick–start you on your way to becoming a Power User. Starting with the basics, you′ll find tips, hints, tutorials, shortcuts, troubleshooting advice, informative screen shots, timesaving software recommendations, where to do what on the Web, and much more.
What is a Power User?
According to Dr. Mac′s Really Abridged Dictionary, Power User (pou′ar yoo′zer), n. 1. Someone who uses a Macintosh better, faster, or more elegantly than you do. 2. Someone who can answer Macintosh–related questions you can′t.
This book features hundreds of useful and timesaving tips and hints, and tons of advice – not only from Dr. Mac, but from more than 60 other Mac OS X Power Users.
The companion Web site is chock–full of links to the absolute best freeware, shareware, games, demo programs, informative .pdf files, icons, and more – all handpicked by Dr. Mac. Take a look at www.boblevitus.com/xfiles.html for more details.
Learn how to:
∗ Diagnose and cure common OS X problems, with a minimum of inconvenience
∗ Find anything and everything your Mac will ever need on the World Wide Web
∗ Impress your friends with your newfound Unix knowledge (and maybe even fix some things too)
∗ Customize your system with more than 100 handpicked programs reviewed throughout the book that make Mac OS X better, more fun, or both
Who is this book for?
Everyone from beginners to Power Users will benefit from reading this book. Anyone who would like to get more done with Mac OS X in less time and with less effort.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus has written 38 popular computer books, including Mac OS X For Dummies, Mac Answers: 2nd Edition, Dr. Macintosh, and Stupid Mac Tricks. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. He is also a columnist for the Houston Chronicle, and has been published in more than two dozen computer magazines. Bob lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, children, and a small pack of semi–domesticated animals.

From the Back Cover

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life." –Chinese Proverb

"This book teaches you how to fish." –Dr. Mac

Macintosh guru Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus will help you use your Macintosh better and faster, and will kick–start you on your way to becoming a Power User. Starting with the basics, you′ll find tips, hints, tutorials, shortcuts, troubleshooting advice, informative screen shots, timesaving software recommendations, where to do what on the Web, and much more.

What is a Power User?
According to Dr. Mac′s Really Abridged Dictionary, Power User (pou′ar yoo′zer), n. 1. Someone who uses a Macintosh better, faster, or more elegantly than you do. 2. Someone who can answer Macintosh–related questions you can′t.

This book features hundreds of useful and timesaving tips and hints, and tons of advice – not only from Dr. Mac, but from more than 60 other Mac OS X Power Users.

The companion Web site is chock–full of links to the absolute best freeware, shareware, games, demo programs, informative .pdf files, icons, and more – all handpicked by Dr. Mac. Take a look at www.boblevitus.com/xfiles.html for more details.

Learn how to:
∗ Diagnose and cure common OS X problems, with a minimum of inconvenience
∗ Find anything and everything your Mac will ever need on the World Wide Web
∗ Impress your friends with your newfound Unix knowledge (and maybe even fix some things too)
∗ Customize your system with more than 100 handpicked programs reviewed throughout the book that make Mac OS X better, more fun, or both
Who is this book for?
Everyone from beginners to Power Users will benefit from reading this book. Anyone who would like to get more done with Mac OS X in less time and with less effort.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0764516809
ISBN 13 
9780764516801
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
672