Macworld Mac Secrets, 4e - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764540068 ISBN 13: 9780764540066

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

A new edition which contains shortcuts and time savers for both the new and well-seasoned Mac user. A CD-ROM is included which contains a selection of shareware along with an assortment of working commercial software titles.

About this title

Review

David Pogue is the king of the Mac OS writers, and indeed one of the best authors of computer books around. For the latest edition of MacWorld Mac Secrets, Pogue has teamed up with Joseph Schorr, the Mac writer who's written all the previous releases of this deservedly popular book. The result of their cooperation is a complete and fun-to-read treatment of Mac OS 9.1 and its predecessors. Coverage of Mac OS X is relegated to an appendix that doesn't touch on the Darwin core much at all, but all users of earlier Mac Systems will be delighted.

Straight documentation ("Follow these steps to accomplish this goal") is part of what this book is about, and the authors have done a good job of showing how to do everyday work with the Finder, its applications, and networks (including the Internet). The real value of this book, however, is its vast collection of tips, tricks, and shortcuts. They're not really secrets, but they're the kind of things that you'll want to try right away as you're reading. For example, the authors explain how to get two Macs to open the same file at start-up with the help of a removable disk, and how to use a utility from the book's Web site to change a file type. A lot of these tips come from readers of earlier editions, making this book a nice example of the Mac user community in action. --David Wall

Topics covered: how to get the most fun and utility from Mac OS 9.1, and earlier versions of the Macintosh operating system. Finder fundamentals, control panels, extensions, the history of the Mac product line, hardware, desktop publishing, digital photography and video, and Internet connectivity all are covered .

From the Publisher

Keep Your Mac Smiling
Completely revised and updated, this new edition of the international Macintosh best-seller brings you authoritative, thorough coverage of Mac OS 8.5, the red-hot iMac, USB, G3 Macs and PowerBooks, Office 98, and the Internet explosion--all with the expertise and humor you've come to expect from Pogue and Schorr! Overhauled and fatter than ever, this new editon packs over 650 new tips, productivity pointers, and troubleshooting techniques..."Macworld Mac Secrets, 5th Edition" will keep you--and your Mac--smiling!

100s of Mac Secrets Revealed and Mac Myths Debunked

*Double your Web surfing speed

*Make any icon, file, or folder invisible

*Create a high-speed Ethernet network for $8

*Identify anything in your System Folder

*Keep your e-mail spam free

*Make a PowerBook battery charge last 4 hours

*Marvel at Photshop 5's secret keystroke list

*Automate your tedious tasks with AppleScript

*Exchange disks, files, and peripherals with Windows

*Use your fax machine as a scanner

*Troubleshoot almost anything

*Conversational AppleSpeak: USB, AutoStart worm, MacsBug, AppleScript, AOL 4, HTML, and much more!

Web support can be found at the Unlimited Edition website.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764540068
• ISBN 13: 9780764540066
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1264