The original and much-imitated Macintosh Bible has undergone a complete rehaul--and returned to its roots. The Macintosh Bible, Eighth Edition is the most comprehensive volume ever, and like the original, was written by a group of Macintosh community leaders, each an expert in his or her subject. Fully updated to cover Mac OS 9 and X, The Macintosh Bible, Eighth Edition exhaustively covers the spectrum of Macintosh computing. This all-in-one reference is everything to everyone: Beginners will...
You watched enviously as your friends and colleagues all switched to Apple's snazzy Mac OS X. Now you can too--now that your favorite Mac accounting program, QuickBooks Pro, has ended its five-year exile and is finally Mac OS X ready! Best-selling author and trusted Mac teacher Maria Langer ensures you won't be left behind as she uses simple step-by-step instructions and loads of visual aids to take you through all of QuickBooks' features. She begins by giving a detailed accounting of how to ins...
In full-color and straightforward, jargon-free language, the sixth edition of iPhone in Easy Steps gives you all the information you need to get up and running with your new iPhone, so you will quickly feel you are in control of it. Learn how to find your way around the iPhone and customize it to your requirements, find and download apps, make and receive texts, phone and video calls, use email and social networking accounts, and access music, movies and books. Also discover how to take and edit...
Network Your Computers & Devices Step by Step (Step by Step)
by Ciprian Adrian Rusen and 7 Tutorials
Instructor Guide for Apple Pro Training Series (Apple Pro Training)
by Arek Dreyer and Ben Greisler
The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple’s online marketplace for iPhone applications. Over 1 billion apps were downloaded during the nine months following the launch of the App Store, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next bestselling iPhone app—presumably, that’s why you’re reading this now! And with the popularity of the iPad, this demand will just continue...
Teach Yourself Basic Mac Skills (McGraw-Hill Edition)
by Rod Lawton
Expression Media is the asset management tool for the entire Expression Studio suite of applications, which also includes Expression Design, Expression Blend, and Expression Web. With Expression Media users can catalog and organize all their digital assets for effortless retrieval and presentation. The book covers workflow efficiency and automation, batch processing media, scripting, customizing workspaces, creating and then viewing media in catalogs, reviewing and comparing media, metadata and...
The latest book from Cengage Learning on Microsoft" Office 2008 Macintosh, Illustrated Brief
Starting your own business (or at least thinking about it)? Want to run it with ease and style? Then you need a Mac! Get everything you need to know to effectively run your business on a Mac—from using productivity shortcuts to iWork and email with this handy guide. Adopting a back-to-the-basics approach, Mac consultant and expert Doug Hanley shows you how to dive in and start easily running your business with the Mac and OS X Leopard. You’ll get everything they need to know to plan and run thei...
Sams Teach Yourself iMac in 10 Minutes is a tutorial-based book, organized into a series of easy-to-follow, 10 minute lessons. You will easily learn how to use the updated Installer and the new Finder, effectively browse the World Wide Web and set up Personal Web Serving, customize the appearance of your desktop, optimize the iMac's performance, use Quicktime and Digital Audio (MIDI), share data with others and networking, work with AppleScript, and troubleshoot the iMac.
This book provides the reader with definitions, details, and explanations of the various components that make up this new operating system. Understanding the operating system helps the reader use the programming tools and the Carbon application programming interface (API) - both of which are covered extensively in this book. Mac OS X is a blend of old and new. Much of the original programming API (now referred to as the Classic API) is still usable. But it's been revamped and renamed - it's now...
The ads make it all look so easy, so simple and oh so utterly uncomplicated, don't they? Buy a Mac, live happily ever after. While we'll agree that right-out-of-the-box, Macs are more intrinsically friendly than their PC counterparts, they get difficult in a hurry, especially if you try to do anything useful with them. Setting up wireless networking, troubleshooting network problems, dealing with peripherals run amuck, futzing with security settings and living in a PC-dominated world is enough t...
This book is designed specifically for today's computer user: someone who's new to managing digital media with iLife, but not new to Macs. Someone who doesn't have time for long-winded explanations and wants a book organised into bite-sized, task-oriented pieces.
You're not a songwriter. In fact, you don't even read music, and you're not certain you can carry a tune. Not to worry: With Apple's Soundtrack software (previously sold only as part of the Final Cut Pro 4 package), you don't need to. Instead, you can choose from among its more than 4,000 audio loops and over 30 sound effects to create your own royalty-free music perfectly matched to the mood of your video or Web project. And if you have this Visual QuickStart Guide, you can start doing so immed...
Need answers quickly? OS X Mountain Lion on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will 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 OS X Mountain 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 p...
This book is a concise introduction to System 7.1 and 7.5's virtual memory, desk accessories, Finder, Control Panel, and other features. It covers TrueType, tricks for multi-tasking, and ways to customize your system. "There's just enough hand-holding to keep beginners from getting lost, but not so much that experienced users will lose interest. That said, this is also a great little book for more advanced users." - MacUser Author Kay Yarborough Nelson is an old hand at producing books in Peachp...