Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
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Book Reviews of Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Not a book you curl up with by the fire. This one you keep next to your keyboard and when you wonder, "Can I do this? How do I do this?" You grab it and within seconds (sometimes minutes) you're doing it! I'm pretty comfortable with my Mac but like any other platform there is so much it can do that is not readily apparent. This book covers it. If you're new or if you've got years of experience this book is a must have. The guy is pretty entertaining in the way he writes as well. No need to be so serious about capturing a screen shot for pete's sake. Buy the book you won't be sorry.Book Review: Newbie Becomes Convert
Summary: 5 Stars
Got an older laptop but a Leopard DVD, so decided to get this book in order to know more about the OS. Wow! It helped me with a lot of Mac basics and gave great details about what comes with the Operating System. Knew that I would fall for Mac but this helped the relationship move along...
Well-organized, great writing style and such a pleasure to discover the wide array of tips and tricks of what's possible - before purchasing any additional software. [If you're looking to learn about iLife programs, you won't find much, here - but everything else is covered grandly.]
Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
David Pogue writes well, but what's special about this is that it covers details that most authors wouldn't bother with. I've been a Mac OS X user since 2003, and upgraded to Leopard the moment it was available and yet I was absolutely astonished by how much I learned - this is just packed with tips!
As an old Unix hand, I was happy to see that David included an excellent chapter on Terminal and Unix in general; too many Mac books ignore the Unix underpinnings or gloss over it.
Definitely recommended for anyone using Leopard.
Book Review: Worked for me
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm in IT and my company is getting a few Macs. My last computer built by Apple was the IIc, so I thought I might need to brush up. I bought the Mac Mini, Mac OS X Leopard Bible, and the Missing Manual. I thought I'd need the Leopard Bible for the more complex tasks I'd need to do and as a good reference, but I have yet to do more than scan through it once or twice because the Missing Manual has it all. It's written in a way that doesn't assume you know a lot, yet doesn't insult you if you do and it is loaded with valuable information.Book Review: Very helpful, well written
Summary: 5 Stars
Some of these type of books make you cringe with the attempts at humor or constant PC bashing. I'm really enjoying this manual. It's well organized, well written, and hardly cringe-worthy at all.
I like the variety of content...for beginners, experts, etc. You can skip the stuff you don't need or care about.
I am very familiar with mac OS, yet I'm not in the tech field and don't write code or understand Unix, so this book has been perfect for me to really understand Leopard and get the most out of it.