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| Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual | 
 enlarge | Author: David Pogue
Publisher: Pogue Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 912
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 1.9
ISBN: 059652952X
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4465
EAN: 9780596529529
ASIN: 059652952X
Publication Date: December 15, 2007
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 Great Training Wheels February 1, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
My review won't be as thorough as some other reviewers; however, I write to you all today simply to say this book broke me into the Mac World. Formerly a die-hard Windows Vista fan and user, this book gently and logically walked me through all of the mac nuances, idiosyncrasies, and programing logic, which helps the new mac-user understand how and why things look and act the way they do on a mac os 10.5 platform.
Bar-none, one of the best qualities this book pushes and explains, are the use of short cut keys, which has dramatically increased my workflow 200%, compared to my Windows Vista experience. In addition, Mr. Pogue gives adequate attention to every program and user-feature pre-installed with your copy of mac os 10.5 Leopard.
With that being said, this book does not have overly complex or technical prose, if anything it's written for the "american idiot"! Mr. Pogue tries his best to make the book light-hearted with his somewhat bizzaro, border-line blasphemous humor (for all you bible-thumpers out there), but it does not detract from the juicy instruction that is dripping off of each page.
Overall, this is a fine purchase, as this should compliment any geek's or first-timer's computer/tech. library! Happy reading; and remember, once you go mac, you never go back!!!
Demystify Leopard here! April 3, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Book Title: The Missing Manual - Mac OS X Leopard Edition
Author: David Pogue
Publisher: Pogue Press - O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Publish Date: December 2007
ISBN-10: 0-596-52952-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52952-9
Reviewed by: Curt Blanchard - Tucson Macintosh Users Group (4/1/08)
Panther and Tiger and, now Leopard, oh my! With each cat comes a slew of new features to master and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is no kitten - it's a seriously big update. Rest your fears, however, because our favorite lion tamer, David Pogue has come to our rescue with the Leopard Edition of the Missing Manual series from O'Reilly Media. This new edition weighs in at nearly 900 pages but don't let that put you off - books like this aren't meant to be read like a novel, they are true reference guides designed to ease the transition into a new operating system. If you have a question about something specific, a quick look at the extensive 23 page index permits you find your answer efficiently.
This is much more than a What's New book. Pogue started the Mac OS Missing Manual series long ago and updates them with each new OS update. The book begins with the very basics and covers the Desktop, Organization, Spotlight, Included Programs, the Technologies of Mac OS X and wraps up with an excellent section covering Online applications, navigation and use.
For those who are upgrading their current machines to Leopard, there is a clearly written appendix that deals with installation of the new operating system. This section alone is worth buying the book.
Pogue's tongue-in-cheek sense of humor shines through the technicalities making for an entertaining experience rather than an onerous one. This is why I'm a fan - I'm a manual guy, I like to sit down and read about what I'm doing in order to understand it. I just cannot get the same satisfaction from onscreen Help menus and manuals that arrive on a CD. That is precisely why Pogue started the Missing Manual series - "The book that should have been in the box".
No qualms here, I highly recommend this book. It belongs on your bookshelf; you'll find yourself referring to it often.
Learn and Laugh: A Computer Manual that Cares Enough Not to Bore You May 18, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
David Pogue is a great technical writer - he can take complex subjects and boil them down to their most essential elements. His reviews and commentaries in The New York Times are always useful, clear and incisive. Which isn't surprising - the NY Times doesn't hire slackers.
Even better, Pogue has a sense of humor, and he's not afraid to use it. A minority of reviewers here on Amazon have suggested they'd prefer Pogue never crack a joke, but, for me, his occasional witty asides enliven his work greatly. This book is 912 pages long, but you can sit and read it cover-to-cover, because Pogue imbues his work with personality and humor.
Of course, Pogue brings his gift for instruction along with the funny. This book is overflowing with helpful tips and clear-headed explanations.
I'm coming to the Mac after years of using Windows machines at a pretty high level. But after my second Vista PC in ten months self-destructed, I find I can no longer support the Microsoft empire. This book has helped me tremendously with my transition.
As a podcaster and writer, I depend upon my computer to always be up and running. Macs have a reputation for stability, but they're not perfect either. I bought Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual not only because I wanted to get the most out of the OS, but because I needed a resource to help when things went wrong, as they invariably will.
It's already helped me once. True story: I had a weird thing happen with my Finder where I could no longer see the file structure on the left. That made it very difficult to navigate my folders. I went to the Apple Store with a print-out of what I was seeing on my screen, and they had no idea what the problem was. So, I opened up and had my answer in minutes (turns out there's a "classic Finder mode" you can toggle on and off. Mine was erroneously toggled on).
The people in the Apple Store are experts, but apparently, with this book, you can be expert, too. It's a great resource and I give it my highest recommendation.
Scott Sherman, author, First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery
iLuv this Mac OS X Leopard Manual January 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have owned a Macbook since July 07, and I loved it. It was pre-installed with Tiger and to be honest I didn't know any of the features of that operating system. I just needed it to be functional for work.
Well, for Christmas I got Mac OS X Leopard, and I knew that I needed to learn the features, so I got this book!
OMG, this is the best manual ever! David Pogue writes in such an easy manner, that it is almost like a bedtime story reading every new feature.
I do recommend sitting at your computer while you read it, because every new trick you learn, you will want to immediately test it on your Mac. I found myself walking back and forth from my bedroom to my office wanting to test every new feature.
The simple investment of $21 is super! I have already learned so much from this manual.
Oh, one more tip for you: Buy those little sticky arrows to bookmark pages when you are NOT near your computer. With a book almost 900 pages, and the constant flipping from section to section, you will certainly forget where a great tip was!! The sticky arrows will save you the headache of trying to remember where you read a certain tip!!
That's my fun tip for you all...
The best Leopard guide book out there... January 14, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the best guidebook out there for Macintosh Leopard. I've read a lot of OS guidebooks and this one is very thorough, deep and even interesting! I've owned the previous series on Tiger and thought it was great.
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