This is the all new update to the phenomenally popular Macintosh classic, revised an enhanced to cover Apple's most significant OS upgrade in years. It's packed with useful advice and secrets for every aspect of Macintosh computing, including hardware, operating system, Internet, applications, and utilities. This 6TH EDITION features a companion Web site for readers with a complete list and links of Mac Secrets software, searchable versions of all chapters from the book, new searchable chapters posted on a regular basis, new David Pogue comments and content, PDFs of past editions, and more!
For your Mac community, you can't go wrong with these titles. Linzmayer's Apple Confidential is an unofficial history of Apple and a great read. Pogue's MacWorld Mac Secrets explains all the oddities about any Mac still in use, while his iMac guide follows the format of the "Dummies" series. Poole's MacWorld Mac OS 8.5 Bible completely explains Mac 8.5, the newest operating system upgrade. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
More Reviews and RecommendationsAbout the Authors David Pogue writes the weekly "State of the Art" column in the Circuits section of The New York Times. A former Computer Press Association Award-winning columnist for Macworld, he is the author of many bestselling Macintosh books, including The Mac For Dummies, The iMac For Dummies, and The iBook For Dummies. Joseph Schorr, a former Macworld contributing editor, is a long-time Mac columnist and the coauthor of the five previous editions of this book. He is currently heading up a software development team as a senior product manager for the Extensis Products Group.
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May 03, 2002: The book is full of great tips and information. Even long time Mac users will learn new tricks and shortcuts in every chapter. Only bad thing - website is no longer available. Where did it go??