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- Take the default apps that Apple includes on Mac OS X and find out new and interesting ways to use them. Bet you didn't know that you could do some amazing things with good old Preview, QuickTime, and Terminal!
- Find out about awesome programs that go beyond what Apple provides to you. If you need extra capabilities or advanced features, you'll find plenty to download and install.
- Learn how to take care of your Mac in detail to protect yourself from bad guys, bad luck, or just your own mistakes. You'll find out that on a Mac it can actually be fun!
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About this book
Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users: Advanced Capabilities and Techniques is for Mac OS X users who want to go beyond the obvious, the standard, and the easy. If want to dig deeper into Mac OS X and maximize your skills and productivity using the world's slickest and most elegant operating system, then this is the book for you.
Written by Scott Granneman, an experienced teacher, developer, and consultant, Mac OS X for Power Users helps you push Mac OS X to the max, unveiling advanced techniques and options that you may have not known even existed. Create custom workflows and apps with Automator, run Windows programs and even Windows itself without dual-booting, and sync data on your hard drive, on your phone, and in the cloud—learn all of these techniques and more.
This is not a book that talks down to you; Mac OS X for Power Users is an essential book for experienced Mac users who are smart enough to know there is more tobe known, and are ready to become power users.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mac OS X Snow Leopard for Power Users
Book Subtitle: Advanced Capabilities and Techniques
Authors: Scott Granneman
Editors: Clay Andres, Douglas Pundick, Steve Anglin, Mark Beckner, Ewan Buckingham, Gary Cornell, Jonathan Gennick, Jonathan Hassell, Michelle Lowman, Matthew Moodie, Duncan Parkes, Jeffrey Pepper, Frank Pohlmann, Douglas Pundick, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh, Kelly Moritz, … Ralph Moore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3031-1
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Scott Granneman 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-3030-4Published: 21 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-3031-1Published: 11 January 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 480
Topics: Apple and iOS, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems