Mac OS X Pocket Reference - Softcover

Toporek, Chuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596003463 ISBN 13: 9780596003463

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2002

Synopsis

Apple's new operating system, Mac OS X, is reaching a critical mass. Its sleek Aqua interface, combined with a powerful BSD Unix core, bring usability and stability to a new level. As companies start to migrate to Mac OS X from earlier versions of the Mac OS and from other flavors of Unix, IT managers are looking for a quick reference guide to get users started quickly; this Pocket Reference is that guide.The Mac OS X Pocket Reference introduces Mac, Windows, and Unix users to the fundamental concepts of Mac OS X. The book will show you how to use the Finder and the Dock, as well as how to configure your system using the System Preferences. Because Mac OS X is Unix-based, the Mac OS X Pocket Reference shows you how to issue basic Unix commands using the Terminal application. Topics covered in this book include:

• How to configure your Mac OS X system
• How to use the Finder and the Dock
• An overview of keyboard shortcuts for use with the GUI and the Terminal
• How to create special characters and symbols

The book starts out with a "Mac OS X Survival Guide," which shows Mac users what's changed from Mac OS 9, and also helps Windows and Unix converts get acclimated with their new OS. The Mac OS X Pocket Reference concludes with a 30+-page "Task and Setting" index, which answers questions that users might have when trying to configure their system.This handy pocket reference is the ultimate guide for newcomers to Mac OS X, and is a great companion for use with David Pogue's Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.

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Review

"....Rating: 93% A successful attempt at creating a pocket-sized reference book for Mac OS X users." -- The AquaticMac, 5 June 2002

"....this timely little paperback is the best bargain I am aware of" -- Bill Bankston, The Peel, July 2002

"...Mac OS X Pocket Reference caught all our Mac User's fancy and won itself a place in the Design-Bookshelf.com Editor's Choice Circle for July 2002" -- Design- Bookshelf, July 2002

"The ultimate guide to newcomers to Mac OS X " -- The First Coast Mac, July 2002

As is typical of O’Reilly books, the design, layout, and organization of the book are first-rate. -- Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, May 24, 2002

Contains tons of useful tips...more so by ounce than any other Mac OSX book I have. -- Jack Dolby, Club Mac of Hampton, August 2002

Don't take this book's size for minimal content...it's "mucho content at a mini size". -- The AquaticMac, 5 June 2002

Keep it right next to your computer as you will refer to it over and over again. -- Roger Lakner, Peninsula Apple Users Group, September 2002

The Max OS X Pocket Reference caught all our Mac User's fancy and won itself a place in the Design-Bookshelf.com Editor's Choice Circle for July 2002. -- Design- Bookshelf, July 2002

The ultimate guide to newcomers to Mac OS X. -- The First Coast Mac, July 2002

This timely little paperback is the best bargain I am aware of. -- Bill Bankston, The Peel, July 2002

From the Publisher

The Mac OS X Pocket Reference introduces users to Mac, Windows, and Unix and to the fundamental concepts of Mac OS X. The book starts out with a "Mac OS X Survival Guide," which shows Mac users what's changed from Mac OS 9, and also helps Windows and Unix converts get acclimated with their new OS. The Mac OS X Pocket Reference concludes with a 30+-page "Task and Setting" index, which answers questions that users might have when trying to configure their system.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0596003463
• ISBN 13: 9780596003463
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128