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To the first, the answer is YES, I have and, I’m impatient to buy my first Mac. So, the questions arise have I made the decision and did the book in any way influence me? But this one makes a serious attempt to compensate for that by both flagging likely changes and providing the means to address them. It is, of course, inevitable that a book about the fast moving world of computing will be out of date as soon as its writing is complete.
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But, Baig makes this clear and gives the URLs of several websites to help the reader update, including the specific Mac site that will keep all prospective and current users up to date. So, there are some aspects that are no longer current. The operating system he describes is the Snow Leopard, but there have been 2 upgrades since then and, as I understand it, we are now on safari with the Mountain Lion OS. Of course, it was written before this date, so certain things have changed since then.
The book was published in 2011 and is in its 11th edition. Inevitably, there are technical terms, but where these need explanation, he provides it in terms that are easily understood. The author explains the similarities and the differences, he describes the hows and whys of various aspects of using the machine and its operating system.
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I learned about the ease and user-friendliness of the operating system, which makes Windows look decidedly clunky (though you can run Windows in parallel, should you so desire). I learned, with growing wonder, the huge variety of programs and applications provided with this amazing machine. Packed with information, tips, technical bits (that you can skip if you wish), warnings and short asides into the more esoteric aspects of the Mac world, this is definitely the book to read if you’re either about to make the momentous decision I face or have taken the first step and purchased your first Mac. The ready humour and light presentation make the book a delight to read. But, as Baig makes clear in his introduction, the book is designed as much for that eventuality as for those who have already committed to the Mac.
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Reading a computer manual without benefit of the machine may seem a little odd.
I read it well out of order in my ‘to read’ list, as I was considering making the change on or around my 65th birthday, which comes up next month.
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I was gifted the book as part of my retirement present from work colleagues, who knew I was considering the idea of swapping my PC for a Mac, once I’d left employment and could devote more time to writing. In what could so easily have been a dry and dull presentation, we have here a text book which is readable and enjoyable. Baig, consists of more than four hundred pages of erudition delivered with humour and easy style. I read it well o Macs for Dummies, by Edward C. USA Today Personal Technology columnist Edward Baig, a longtime technology writer who appears regularly on TV, radio, and at major industry trade shows, has rewritten this edition from scratch ensuring you get the up-to-date information you need.
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USA Today Person Updated to cover the new Intel-based Macs, Mac OS X Tiger, and the latest Mac tools and trends, this bestseller includes: Mac basics, customizing a workspace, getting acquainted with Mac OS X, going online, working with iLife applications, setting up e-mail, connecting an iPod to a Mac, turning a Mac into a fax machine, troubleshooting, security, and more. Updated to cover the new Intel-based Macs, Mac OS X Tiger, and the latest Mac tools and trends, this bestseller includes: Mac basics, customizing a workspace, getting acquainted with Mac OS X, going online, working with iLife applications, setting up e-mail, connecting an iPod to a Mac, turning a Mac into a fax machine, troubleshooting, security, and more.
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