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Mac OS X Lion on Demand (2nd Edition)
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| Binding: | Paperback |
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| EAN: | 9780789748195 |
| Label: | Que |
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| Publisher: | Que |
| Studio: | Que |
Editorial Reviews
Need answers quickly? Mac OS X Lion on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.
Inside the Book
• Find and preview everything you need with Spotlight
• Master the Mac OS X Lion user interface and file management
• Use the App Store and full-screen apps for maximum efficiency
• Explore the Internet with Safari and send e-mail with Mail
• Manage and play digital music with iTunes and iPod or iPhone
• Chat online instantly with iChat and FaceTime
• Manage and share your schedule with iCal
• Send files wirelessly to anyone around you with AirDrop
• Keep your files backed up with Time Machine
• Automatically save document changes as you work with Auto Save
• Use multi-touch gestures and keyboard shortcuts to save time
• Customize and fine-tune Mac OS X Lion
• Use Microsoft Windows along with Lion
Bonus Online Content
Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to:
• Workshops and related files
• Keyboard shortcuts
Visit the author site: perspection.com
Customer Reviews
Dr. Bojan Tunguz @ 2011-10-15 Know Your Lion When You Need It
OS X Lion is the seventh iteration of Apple's cutting edge operating system. OS X combines the stability and robustness of the underlying UNIX operating system with Apple's elegant and user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). It is a very powerful operating system, and for the most part it is extremely intuitive. However, if you want to make the most out of the experience with your Mac, as well as if you want to simplify your workflow, then it would behoove you to invest a bit of your time to familiarize yourself with as many subtleties and features of Snow Leopard as you can. However, if you are too busy (and who isn't these days), then you may not want to invest too much time in going through a long-winded book that takes you systematically through all of the aspects of Lion. If you just need to know very specific things that you need to know immediately, then "Mac OS X Lion on Demand" is an ideal book for you.
The book is essentially built out of many individual tasks, which are grouped in thematic units. These thematic units are essentially book chapters, although they are much more loosely organized. You don't have to go through chapters, or event the book, sequentially - you can focus on all the tasks that interest you at the moment, and each task is completely self-contained.
There is no prior knowledge necessary for reading this book, and even if you are an absolute beginner you will not feel intimidated with its content. However, there are many tasks and chapters that deal with the latest OS X features, and even people who use Macs professionally in their daily work stand to benefit from learning more about these by reading
Each task is presented on two facing pages. This greatly improves readability and accessibility of the content, and makes it easier to work on those tasks while simultaneously reading the book.
Many tasks involve manipulating or modifying various files. All the files that are required for the completion of the given examples can be downloaded from the publisher's website. This is a fairly straightforward procedure, and the files are relatively small and don't take long to download.
The book also provides plenty of insights and advice about items that go beyond the simple everyday tasks that you might need, such as the recommendations about the compatibility of various software and hardware add-ons. Unfortunately each new generation of Macs and OS X are not entirely backward compatible with all of their predecessors, so it will be advisable to do a bit of a research before you buy new software or decide to upgrade your hardware.
A lot of the information that can be found in this book is available online on various helpful websites. However, in my experience it is always easier to just leaf through a book when you need to find out something "on demand". This particular book is very useful in that regard, especially if you are new to OS X. If you've already had experience with previous versions of OS X you could still benefit from knowing what's new in Lion, but getting this book might be overkill for you.
Overall this is a very well written and informative book. Highly recommend it.
**** Review copy provided by the publisher. ****
patrickyork26 @ 2011-12-22 Good Resource
I will definately keep this as a tool in the future.
Staci L Pfingsten @ 2011-12-19 Great Resource!
sdm @ 2011-08-19 a must have
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