Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual
by David Pogue
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Book Reviews of Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual
Book Review: Typical New Mac User Thinks It's Great
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a poweruser but I do like to understand how things work and how to do some things without a lot of trial and error actions. This book fills my needs and then some. Macs are pretty simple and intuitive but I had no idea how easy it is to do so many things - and the many different ways to do each of them. For example, backing up info is so important to me and yet Mac doesn't come with an apparent backup program. I've tried a number of simple programs and have been dissatisfied. Right there on Pg. 75 the author explains how to label (color code) your files, use Find to locate all that I've labelled a particular way, and burn them to a CD or DVD. That alone was worth the price of the book to me and there are so many other topics that he explained to me that I've become a Mac disciple rather than a switcher! David Pogue writes in such a clear manner that even a subject as dry as an operating system becomes fun to read. My next adventure with him will be to learn how to make iPhoto really work for me.Book Review: A Good Book for Total Beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is well-written, easy to follow, and easy to understand. It is good for a total beginner of MAC OS X. It is also good for someone who has had some knowledge or experience of using MACs.
This book is comprehensive, touching upon almost all the topics that are relevant for the general users.
If you are a more advanced user, you might find the majority of this book not so advanced as you want it to be. But it's not an expensive book. You can keep it as a reference, even if you are an advanced user. You might forget some of the shortcut keystrokes, or maybe there are tricks that you never knew before.
For topics on Unix terminal tools, and Mac OS X utilities, you might need to finish this book and go from there to read some of the recommended books in it on these special topics.
This book is also printed in the right font and format. It's very reader-friendly. I highly recommend this book for all new users of Macs.
Book Review: Exquisite book for an exquisite OS
Summary: 5 Stars
Looking for a comprehensive yet enjoyable book about Mac OS X Tiger? Look no further! At twice the price, this would still be the one to get. Covers more material than you can imagine, with accuracy and good humor. And it's filled with great tips. So fresh, it even has three well-integrated references to the hot-off-the-press impending switch to Intel CPUs (one mention in the main text, one in a sidebar, and one in a screenshot)!
Mr. Pogue knows this OS as well as anyone alive, and his love for it spills from the pages as he explains everything. Not overly wordy--yet comprehensive, not overly chatty--yet humorous: this one is just right!
People who've never used a computer before should probably get a beginner's book first, but Mac OS 7/8/9 users, Windows users, Unix users, and users of earlier OS X versions can't go wrong with this comprehensive, fun book at this low price.
Book Review: Mac OS Tiger: The Missing Manual
Summary: 4 Stars
This Manul along with Mac for Dummies and "Switchig to the Mac" is all I have available to learn how to use a MAC. My MacBook Pro Laptop came with not one ioata of information as to how to use it, even to turn it on and off. It is much different from the Microsoft Operating System computers that I have used in the past. Without these books it would have been much more difficult as to how things work on a Mac, and to be able to use them. The Manual for the Leapord Operating system is now out, which is what my machine has in it and I currently have a copy of the Leapord Manual on order. With the verious items I now have, and the new Leapord Operating System on hand, I feel it is just a matter of time until I can easily operate my new Mac.Book Review: The best. See note on reprintings
Summary: 5 Stars
The other reviews describe how good this book is, and I agree. It's the one to buy, by far. The only thing I would add is that on page 10, the author says readers are encouraged to send corrrections and updates to the email address he gives. He also says that as those are confirmed, changes are then made at each reprinting, as well as being posted on the missingmanuals.com website. My copy is from the eighth printing, Dec 2006, so it should be current. But I noticed that at the local Barnes & NobIe some copies on the shelf were from several printings back. I'm sure Amazon provides the latest printing, but if you buy in a bookstore, it might be worth checking to see which reprinting you're being sold.