Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition (Paperback)

Summary

Apple says that Mac OS X 10.3 introduces 150 new features--but that's not really true. In fact, "Panther" includes many more than that. It's faster, more polished, and much more efficient. But it still comes without a manual.

With 300,000 copies in print, the first two versions of this book became industry bestsellers. Now David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to this completely rewritten, greatly expanded edition. It covers:

• Getting started. The early chapters demystify the Dock, windows, and the unfamiliar Mac OS X folder structure--an ideal introduction.
  
  
• New technologies. Mac OS X 10.3 brings breakthroughs in window management (Expose, the Sidebar); security (File Vault, Secure Empty Trash); and productivity (faxing, Fast User Switching).
  
  
• Bonus software. Panther comes with over 50 free programs--and this book gives you expertise in all of them. This beefed-up edition includes all-new mini-manuals on iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto, iChat AV, and Safari.
  
  
• Basics of Unix. You can completely ignore Panther's Unix core. But if the command line intrigues you, this book offers a gentle introduction.
  
  
• Finding familiar features. Two "Where'd It Go?" Dictionaries make it easy for Mac OS 9 and Windows refugees to look up a traditional feature--and find out where it went in Mac OS X 10.3.

As always, Mac OS X: The Missing Manual offers warm, witty writing, and bursts with the shortcuts, surprises, and design touches that make the Mac the most passionately championed computer in the world.

摘要

蘋果表示Mac OS X 10.3引入了150個新功能，但這並不完全正確。事實上，「Panther」包含的功能遠超過這個數字。它更快、更精緻，並且更高效。但它仍然沒有附帶一本使用手冊。

這本書的前兩個版本已經印刷了30萬本，成為業界暢銷書。現在，大衛·波格將他的幽默和專業知識帶到這本完全重寫、大幅擴充的新版本中。它涵蓋了以下內容：

- 入門指南。前幾章對Dock、視窗和陌生的Mac OS X文件夾結構進行了解說，是一個理想的入門指南。

- 新技術。Mac OS X 10.3在窗口管理（Expose、側邊欄）、安全性（文件保險箱、安全清空垃圾桶）和生產力（傳真、快速用戶切換）方面取得了突破。

- 附加軟件。Panther附帶了50多個免費程序，而這本書將為您提供所有這些軟件的專業知識。這個增強版還包括了關於iMovie、iDVD、iPhoto、iChat AV和Safari的全新迷你手冊。

- Unix基礎知識。您可以完全忽略Panther的Unix核心。但如果您對命令行感興趣，這本書將提供一個循序漸進的介紹。

- 尋找熟悉的功能。兩本「它去哪了？」詞典讓Mac OS 9和Windows的用戶可以輕鬆查找傳統功能在Mac OS X 10.3中的位置。

和往常一樣，《Mac OS X：缺失的手冊》提供溫暖、幽默的文字，並充滿了使Mac成為世界上最受熱愛的電腦的快捷方式、驚喜和設計細節。