Mac OS X: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue
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Book Reviews of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual
Book Review: Delightfully Useful for ANY OS X User
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased "OS X: The Missing Manual" as a Christmas present for my nephew who recently migrated to OS X. I figured the manual would be a helpful "Getting Started" guide to him, and relieve me of a bit of tech support duty. Being a "power user" of OS X meself since the Public Beta days, I dun NEE no steenkin' manual, missing or no.After spending about 20 minutes with this book, I was back at Amazon ordering a second copy. For <ahem> meself. (Power user or no.)
"OS X: The Missing Manual" was a long-time coming... but it covers Apple's new operating system clearly and comprehensively. The book presents a huge (HUGE) subject with clarity, wit, and delightfully useful tips that any (ANY) user of Mac OS X will find helpful, time-saving, and wicked cool.
David Pogue didn't give us the first manual for OS X... but he has delivered the best.
I wish all technical writing were this good.
Book Review: Lower your blood pressure now
Summary: 5 Stars
I consider myself a MAC expert and avoided buying this book out of pride for too long. I have never needed a MAC book before and tried for 2 unhealty weeks to fully understand OSX through the Apple "help" menu. Ha!! While it's true that much of the info in this book can be found within Apple's OSX help menu, the main advantage to using this book for help is that a user can actually FIND the help they need quickly, and furthermore, the info offered in this book is concise, accurate and IT WORKS (i love Apple, but i must say that their OSX help menu is neither helpful, nor is it actually a functioning menu of what OSX offers, how it works, or what it can do). Within the first hour of owning this book, I solved 3 major problems whose solutions had eluded me for the past day (during which i could feel my blood pressure rising out of control, the more i used the Apple "help" menu). Buy it now, live longer.Book Review: Definitely a must-have...
Summary: 5 Stars
After installing and playing around with Mac OS X I immediately was on the search for books and references to help me regain my self-proclaimed 'poweruser' status. I became quickly disappointed with most OS X books I leafed through as I saw that most of what's been covered in all those books I'd learned or could easily learn by fiddling around with the OS. I wasn't very much looking forward to Missing Manual by the time I'd a copy to flip through but, to my amazement, I found there was information that was explained very well that would allow a poweruser to get up to speed as quickly as possible but I could also see myself having bought this book even if I were new to the Mac entirely- even Pogue's comparison of the OS 9 and OS X learning curves are right on the money. The icing on the cake is that this rather large, informative and approachable book is a great price for what it offers. See you all at MWNY 2002!Book Review: Perfect for new Mac users
Summary: 5 Stars
When I bought my iBook recently I knew I had to get something to help me along because I have mostly used PC's all my life. I skimmed many books but ended up with this one because it seemed comprehensive, and actually funny! I really needed something to hold my hand through my first few weeks of being a Mac user and The Missing Manual was perfect. It covers everything from the dock to UNIX and the author obviously loves macs and knows what he's talking about. Whenever I turn on my computer the book is at my side and I bet the same goes for even experienced Mac users because as he says in the book, Mac OS X is much different than OS 9. I love that as a novice I never felt lost navigating the strange world of the Mac OS, and that the author doesn't skimp on info that might be of use to me down the line, like if I get bored one day and attempt UNIX. It's an excellent book all around.Book Review: Superb all-around guide
Summary: 5 Stars
A superb all-around guide to OS X for those who are already familiar with the basics of computing (e.g. how to use a mouse, the difference between a file and a folder, etc.) but aren't especially interested in the complexities of Unix. What sets Pogue apart is his tone - you feel as though you're learning from a real, opinionated human being who anticipates your questions and answers them in a friendly, down-to-earth manner, without being cloying or condescending. He not only explains how to do things, but whether they're worth doing, and why. If I were to write a Mac guide, I would want it to read like this one.If you're completely new to computers and Macs, I would recommend this as a supplement to Robin Williams' "The Little OS X Book", which focuses more on the fundamentals and provides more visual guidance. But both books are superb all-around guides for the average user.