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The Little Mac Book, Snow Leopard Edition |  | Author: Robin Williams
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 216
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0321646916
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9780321646910
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Adopting a back-to-the-basics approach, this bestselling little Mac classic has been revised and overhauled to introduce users to Snow Leopard, Apple's newest version of its operating system. In the gentle, friendly, funny style that generations of computer users have come to know and love, author Robin Williams shows readers how to dive in and start working with the Mac and OS X Snow Leopard. This full-color little book walks readers through all of the key new features in Snow Leopard. Using straightforward, jargon-free explanations delivered in logical, easy-to-follow sections, Robin is a new user's personal guide, coaching and encouraging readers as they learn their way around the magic of the Mac.
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 commercial art department always used the newest edition of this book to get their students up and running on a Mac September 28, 2009
carol irvin (United States)
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
When I took my first commercial art course I had to learn how to use a Mac instead of a PC. I discovered that the commercial art department always used the newest edition of this book to get their students up and running on a Mac. As the head of the department told us, "you will be working on your first art projects in Photoshop on a Mac in two days." He was right. He gave us a test to show we'd all read the book and then we all opened Photoshop on the lab Macs and we were off and running. Not a single student had a problem. There are more complicated books about Macs. There are books with more tricks to use on Macs. But there is no other book which can get you up and running a Mac and creating projects on software running on a Mac this fast. My sister just took a new job and the first day the company handed her a Mac. I told her to get this book and she was up and running fast too. To this day the commercial art department where I learned still starts every new student off with this book.
Best for new users, fine for all users February 1, 2010
Hartley J. Jackson (Lyndonville, VT United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a well designed easy to read book about the very basic things you should know to use a Macintosh computer. It begins by covering things like icons and the visual clues they provide to their meanings. It goes on to the other basics like files, the desktop, the finder window and application windows. If you are new to computers and the Mac, you will learn much faster if this is the first book you read.
If you are not new, and you think you know all this basic stuff, this is still a fun book to read. If you are like me, you will be surprised by how many basic things you do not know, and how many things would improve your work if you practiced them.
I did not know that the fastest way to jump to the Location Box to enter an address in Safari is to type -L (command-L). I was aware that we do not have to type "http://" in the address. I even knew that to go to [...] all you have to type is "apple" without the quotes. However, do you know in which part of the address you do not have to key in the capital letters, and in which part you do?
Now, try this in Safari. Type "-L" then "google" without the quotes. Click on Images in the upper left corner, and in the search field key "leopard" and Return. Go ahead, explore, and remember you got the idea from The Little Mac Book: Snow Leopard Edition.
I agree with the back cover which says: "Follow Robin's step-by-step directions, and you will soon feel comfortable, confident, and to do just about anything you want to do on your Mac."
I would add: "if you are already a confident user of your Mac, read The Little Mac Book: Snow Leopard Edition to enjoy the magical little things there that you may have already known but would like to be using."
Helpful book January 9, 2010
H. BUCKLEY (Charleston, SC USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This has been a very helpful book with lots of hints on the best way to do things. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a quick start to using a mac.
A Real Gem March 13, 2010
A. Gardner (Chicago)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All beginning Mac users should start with this book. It's written in real English, not computerese. When you finish "The Little Mac Book" you know what all those terms and icons mean -- and you have had practice in the basics of surfing the web, word processing, and doing e-mail. I can't say enough good things about this book!
Good intro to the Mac, coming from a PC July 19, 2010
M. Stellmack (Minneapolis, MN USA)
I have plenty of experience using Windows-based PCs and I wanted a book that would get me into the basics of a Mac quickly and painlessly. This did it. It does not contain information on how to use the applications that come with the Mac, like iMovie and Garageband, rather it tells you how to move around the operating system. There were short sections intended for people with no computer experience at all, like information for those who have never used a mouse before, but they were brief and easy to skip. There was enough information and quick tips to make this book worthwhile. Although there are sections seemingly intended for complete novices, I'm not sure if there is enough of that material to make this book useful for a beginner. But the book was a quick, easy read and saved me a lot of time fumbling around on my own. I would recommend it to anyone in my position who is looking for more of a "quick start guide" rather than an exhaustive, encyclopedic reference. I have to give it 5 stars because it seemed to accomplish what it intended.
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