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I have ordered and used several of these "Missing Manual" books and find them to be easy to read, accurate, and very helpful.That being said, the Kindle implementation of this is almost WORTHLESS.One of the most crucial sections of the book is its table of contents and its index. The index of terms, which I find indespensable, is omitted entirely, probably because the terms would have to be reformatted to be tied to locations in the Kindle instead of pages (as it is in the printed manual).Furthermore, the hardcopy book is filled with marvelous illustrations - showing in detail exactly what you see on the Macintosh screen when you are trying to carry out different tasks.
Reitz It travels with me and is wonderful entertainment.
In the Kindle implementation of this work, the illustrations are so fuzzy that you cannot see what is actually in them making them totally WORTHLESS.I love my Kindle and use it daily. However, I was so disappointed (and so needed help with the Leopard operating system) that I went out and purchased the hardcopy of this book, which suits me fine.I am writing this in hopes of keeping other Kindle/computer users from wasting their money.Richard H.
I want to start this review by stating that I love the manual itself. The table of contents is huge and extremely hard to navigate on the Kindle.
I had thought it would be helpful to have the Missing Manual always with me when I traveled with my laptop.
Any time I have a question I flip to the index and look it up and in 2 minutes I have my answer. Love this book. David Pogue is a great author and he is really thorough.
Easy to read and learn the information I need to extend the knowledge base of this complex system. Where the book for Dummies leaves off, this one takes over. If I can not find the answer here, then it is time to make an appointment with the Genius Bar.
It arrived in a timely manner and much to my surprise appeared to be brand new.absolutely no indication of ever having been used before. I'm very happy with my purchase. A bit overwhelming at first glance but it's organized very well for specific subjects and does a very good job of informing the customer.I'm one happy customer.RM
I find it very cumbersome to go back to a Windows computer. More impressive is that I shut off in 6 seconds. It's a fantastic computer. It is well worth the money to buy this book. There are so many mouse clicks, key strokes and ways to do things easily and quickly that it opens up another world to your Mac. When Leopard needs to download an update you can easily put it off till you are ready and not interrupt your work.
No waiting for Windows to shut down or finish installing something. No need. The actual computer does not need the most extreme processor clocks or memory to be super fast because it runs Unix at the core on Intel processors. Well, it's pretty easy to adjust to the directory and file structure of a Mac as opposed to Windows but it is different.
It's a long book that covers everything there is to know about the Mac and Leopard. There are so many good things about the Mac that it's impossible to write here. You may only want to refer to chapters that you need to know more about. It's a reference book. I got so tired of XP running me, instead of me running my computer, that I bought a Mac after consulting with many friends.
The instructions that come with the Mac are pretty minimal and poor. If you use your Mac a lot you will speed up what you can do with the shortcuts that this book describes. Yes, you learn the basics quick but if you don't read this book and learn what Leopard can really do you are missing about 80% of what a Mac is really about. The Internet is lightning fast with Safari with no Virus checking software. This is truly the Missing Manual that should of been included with the computer. They actually waste your computers actual power to, well, compute.
If you only use your computer for email and the Internet then maybe you won't benefit from this book. You can do everything from a mouse, or the keyboard or any way you are comfortable with. I learned how to get into my work computer over the Internet in Space 4, run XP in Space 2 and run Leopard in Space 1 and seamlessly switch between all of them. There is no bloat or waste or slowness that is common with XP and VISTA. So what about the book.
If you do a lot of file manipulation, pictures, video, music you will definitely want to get this book and learn WAY more than what you can get out of the box and by poking around trying to learn the programs. I've owned my MacBook Pro now for 10 months. I boot up in 40 seconds. But reading it from cover to cover is the only way to truly understand and take full advantage of this computer and operating system.
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