Synopses & Reviews
At last, the long-awaited update of Dr. Mac: The OS X Filesloaded with new tricks and tips to turn you into a power user! Macintosh main man Bob LeVitus covers everything thats new about OS X, Panther, and beyond. Learn all the cool shortcuts, ways to customize OS X to fit your needs, fun things you can do with Unix, remedies for a sick Mac, and so much more. Plus youll get a whole new crop of recommendations from power users all over the world, more MacStyles of the Not-So-Rich-And-Famous, and all the other great features for which Dr. Mac is known and loved.
Q: Whats a power user, anyway?
A. Someone who uses a Mac better, faster, or more elegantly than you do
B. Someone who can answer a Mac-related question you cant
C. Someone who gets a lot done with a Mac and has a heck of a good time
D. All of the above
The answer? D, naturally!
A Dr. Mac sampler
- Retrieve your old stuff on a trip through the Classic environment
- Cruise the Unix® shell and the Terminal program, learn shell command-line editing shortcuts, and discover 10 useful step-by-step Unix techniques for OS X
- Customize OS X and have Panther eating out of your hand
- Discover how to find anything and everything for your Mac on the Internet
- Tour Dr. Macs office, see how he configures his workstation, and check out his list of recommended software
Synopsis
* Completely updated, enhanced and expanded for OS X Jaguar, Panther, and beyond, including dozens of new power user techniques from Mac users worldwide
* Teaches readers how to become power users with chapters on the Classic environment, hardware and software add-ons, and ways to customize the Mac
* Includes coverage of Unix, including the shell, terminal program and shell command-line editing shortcuts
* Features Dr. Mac favorites such as recommended software, things other power users think you should know about OS X, MacStyles of the Not-So-Rich-and-Famous Power Users, The Dr. Macintosh Abridged Dictionary, and more
* Author hosts a weekly radio program, has been published in more than two dozen computer magazines, and has sold more than a million copies of his previous books worldwide
* Companion Web site provides links to the absolute best freeware, shareware, games, demo programs, informative PDF files, icons, and more
About the Author
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus has written more than 38 computer books that have sold over a million copies worldwide, among them Mac OS X For Dummies, The Little iTunes Book, and the previous edition of Dr. Mac: The OS X Files. He is currently the Macintosh columnist for the Houston Chronicle, "head forum geek" at OSFAQ.com, and host of the weekly Inside Mac Radio Show on KNEW in San Francisco. Bob lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Lisa, their son and daughter, and assorted furred, feathered, and scaly housemates.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: In the Beginning: The Basics.
Chapter 1: In the Beginning.
Chapter 2: Mastering the OS X Finder.
Chapter 3: Hard Disk Organization (and Navigation) Made Easy.
Chapter 4: Protecting Your Work.
Part II: On Becoming a Power User.
Chapter 5: Getting More Out of the Internet.
Chapter 6: The Classic Environment.
Chapter 7: Hardware That Makes Your Mac More Powerful.
Chapter 8: When Good Macs Go Bad.
Chapter 9: Customizing Mac OS X.
Part III: The Power of Unix and AppleScript.
Chapter 10: More Than Enough Unix to Get By.
Chapter 11: More Unix for Power Users.
Chapter 12: Users, and Groups, and NetInfo (Oh My!)
Chapter 13: AppleScript for OS X.
Part IV: The Cool Stuff at the Back of the Book.
Chapter 14: Highly Recommended Software.
Chapter 15: What Other Power Users Think You Should Know about OS X.