Mac OS X Panther All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 740 pages
• Published by: For Dummies; Subsequent edition December 19, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764543253
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764543258
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 2.4 pounds

Book Description
7 books in 1 – your key to taming the Panther!

Your one-stop guide to setting up OS X and using the latest Panther features

Wow – a whole set of OS X guides under one cover! All the new stuff is here, like iChat AV, Fast User Switching, and all the iLife™ applications including iTunes^®4, Expose, and the latest incarnations of the Finder™ and Apple Mail^®. Customize your Panther, explore the digital hub, check into AirPort, and enjoy it all!

The Dummies Way

• Coverage of the essentials and beyond
• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Thumbtabs and other navigation aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Navigate OS X and run programs
• Make repairs with Disk Utility
• Set up multiuser accounts
• Use iTunes and iPod™
• Expand Internet storage with iDisk
• Upgrade your internal hard drive

Download Description

• An in-depth For Dummies guide to the latest Mac OS X version, code-named "Panther"–seven minibooks with more than 700 pages of fun and easy tips, tricks, and techniques
• Approximately five million users have already upgraded to Mac OS X, and that number is expected to double within a year
• Covers "Panther" basics, personalizing the desktop, getting on the Internet, using Apple Mail, setting up multiuser accounts, and going digital with iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
• Also explores building a network, upgrading a system, discovering Unix, and more, including thorough coverage of all the "Panther" enhancements and new features
• Bestselling author Mark Chambers has written more than fifteen computer books

Reader Reviews
Chambers seems to cover the required material for Mac OS 10.3 OK, but he could have said it in less than half of the 692 pages if he kept his all-to-frequent attempts to be entertaining out of the book. Example: ". . . drag the default bar at the bottom of the window to the toolbar at the top. This is the toolbar equivalent of tapping your ruby slippers together three times and repeating, 'There's no place like home.'" (p.-175). He carries on like this to the point of distraction. I would recommend two other books: Easy Mac OS X, v10.3 Panther ©2004 (288 pages) by Kate Binder - much more clear than Chambers, and has lots of screen shots to show how to set up and use OS X. The second book, Mac OS X Panther Unleashed ©2004 (1673 pages) by John & William C. Ray - delves into technical details, but also covers all the information non-technical users need. Comment | | (Report this)