Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual by David Pogue
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Book Reviews of Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual
Book Review: Saved my life at 3 a.m.
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought I would go out of my mind. The display of my PowerBook G4 went completely haywire. It was rolling around in an absolutely crazy way, as was the additional Samsung display that I always keep hooked up. I tried everything I could think of. I shut the thing down several times and rebooted. I looked at every single item in System Preferences, tinkering here and fooling with things there. Then I took fifteen minutes off to think things over. Then it occurred to me: the last time something weird happened, David Pogue's book got me out of trouble. So off the bookshelf it came, this lifesaver of a book. I spent five minutes in the index (an excellent index in this book -- a great help), and another five minutes in two different parts of the book. Then the answer sprang out at me on page 302: just press option-command-minus sign ! (I had fooled with this an hour ago, not realizing what I was doing.) I did what David P. told me to do, and, I'm telling you, both my PowerBook and my peace of mind returned instantly as if by magic. And, as I said, this is not the first time that Dave has pulled me out of a pickle. Great work, Dave !Book Review: Typical New Mac User Thinks It's Great
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a poweruser but I do like to understand how things work and how to do some things without a lot of trial and error actions. This book fills my needs and then some. Macs are pretty simple and intuitive but I had no idea how easy it is to do so many things - and the many different ways to do each of them. For example, backing up info is so important to me and yet Mac doesn't come with an apparent backup program. I've tried a number of simple programs and have been dissatisfied. Right there on Pg. 75 the author explains how to label (color code) your files, use Find to locate all that I've labelled a particular way, and burn them to a CD or DVD. That alone was worth the price of the book to me and there are so many other topics that he explained to me that I've become a Mac disciple rather than a switcher! David Pogue writes in such a clear manner that even a subject as dry as an operating system becomes fun to read. My next adventure with him will be to learn how to make iPhoto really work for me.Book Review: Exquisite book for an exquisite OS
Summary: 5 Stars
Looking for a comprehensive yet enjoyable book about Mac OS X Tiger? Look no further! At twice the price, this would still be the one to get. Covers more material than you can imagine, with accuracy and good humor. And it's filled with great tips. So fresh, it even has three well-integrated references to the hot-off-the-press impending switch to Intel CPUs (one mention in the main text, one in a sidebar, and one in a screenshot)!
Mr. Pogue knows this OS as well as anyone alive, and his love for it spills from the pages as he explains everything. Not overly wordy--yet comprehensive, not overly chatty--yet humorous: this one is just right!
People who've never used a computer before should probably get a beginner's book first, but Mac OS 7/8/9 users, Windows users, Unix users, and users of earlier OS X versions can't go wrong with this comprehensive, fun book at this low price.
Book Review: The best. See note on reprintings
Summary: 5 Stars
The other reviews describe how good this book is, and I agree. It's the one to buy, by far. The only thing I would add is that on page 10, the author says readers are encouraged to send corrrections and updates to the email address he gives. He also says that as those are confirmed, changes are then made at each reprinting, as well as being posted on the missingmanuals.com website. My copy is from the eighth printing, Dec 2006, so it should be current. But I noticed that at the local Barnes & NobIe some copies on the shelf were from several printings back. I'm sure Amazon provides the latest printing, but if you buy in a bookstore, it might be worth checking to see which reprinting you're being sold.Book Review: Truly should be packaged with the computer
Summary: 5 Stars
Even Mac geeks will be hard pressed to take advantage of all the new features in Mac OS 10.4 without the help of David Pogue's indispensable manual.
Whether one is trying to make the most of Tiger's new Spotlight search system, optimize one's Dashboard, or get over the learning curve with Automator, The Missing Manual has hints that it would take weeks to figure out on one's own, and is written in the easy style that has made Pogue one of the top technology writers in the world today.
I make a point of buying each of his books as a new Macintosh system comes out, and am never disappointed. This new book surpasses all expectations, and I cannot recommend it more highly.