Dr. Mac: The OS X Files. Panther Edition: How to Become a Mac OS X Power User - Softcover

LeVitus, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764540688 ISBN 13: 9780764540684

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

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* 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

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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.

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At last, the long-awaited update of Dr. Mac: The OS X Files-loaded with new tricks and tips to turn you into a power user! Macintosh main man Bob LeVitus covers everything that's 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 you'll 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: What's 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 can't
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(r) 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. Mac's office, see how he configures his workstation, and check out his list of recommended software

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0764540688
• ISBN 13: 9780764540684
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 504
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: WROX; https://www.wiley.com/en-us; ; 111 River Street; Hoboken; NJ; 7030; USA
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