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Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition -- With new material
on practically every page, the latest update of David Pogue's best-selling
title offers a wealth of detail on all the changes in Apple's Mac OS X
10.3, a.k.a. Panther. Written with humor and technical insight, the new
edition covers everything from the all-new Finder to iChat AV--Apple's
cool new tool for video conferencing. The book also deals with features
under the hood, such as the Terminal and networking tools. This
authoritative book will appeal to novices and experienced users alike.
iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual -- iMovie 3 offers powerful audio enhancements, slick new photo effects, and integration with iTunes and iPhoto--but it still comes without a single page of printed instructions. Award-winning author David Pogue provides a complete course in Macintosh filmmaking in this funny, authoritative, and updated guide. From the basics of moviemaking to mastering DVDs, iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual lets you marry the stunning quality of digital video with the power of your imagination.
iPod: The Missing
Manual not only covers all iPod models for both Mac and Windows,
including the super-slim 2003 series, it's also the ultimate guide to
iTunes, MusicMatch Jukebox Plus, and even the new iTunes Music Store. With
humor and authority, New York Times technology columnist J. D.
Biersdorfer lays bare an astonishing collection of useful tips, tricks, and
shortcuts. No matter what kind of music moves you, iPod: The Missing
Manual will help you get much more out of your iPod--and much more into
it.
Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar Edition -- Mac OS X holds many delicious secrets--you just have to know
where to find them. This handy reference shows intermediate to advanced
aficionados of Mac OS X how to adjust the desktop, tweak applications,
reconfigure the system, and even fine-tune the software in Mac OS X's
Unix-based core. It also shows how to handle numerous, complex system
administration tasks.
Presented in an easy-to-follow, cross-referenced format,
Mac OS X Hints will help you get the most out of Mac OS X 10.2. Sample Chapter 3, The Dock, is available online.
Looking for the free and shareware programs described in The Missing
Manuals? Check out the Missing CD-ROM page for a wide selection of useful applications. Download the entire software
archive from your Missing Manual of choice, or find the individual
programs listed from each chapter of every book
 iLife '04 Mini Manual (PDF)
David Pogue's newest booklet covers the latest features available in iPhoto 4, iMovie 4, iDVD 4, and GarageBand, four of the programs you'll find in iLife '04, Apple's suite of media applications. This mini manual also offers a sneak preview of the books we'll release this spring: iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual; iPhoto 4: The Missing Manual; iMovie 4 & iDVD: The Missing Manual; GarageBand: The Missing Manual; and iLife '04: The Missing Manual.
 iPhoto 2: The Mini Manual (PDF)
This booklet, excerpted from iPhoto 2: The Missing Manual, is a quick reference to some of the best features in Apple's highly regarded iPhoto 2 digital shoebox, including importing and editing pictures, emailing photos, and making big iPhoto libraries a lot faster.
 Mac OS X Hints Sampler (PDF)
This booklet is a sampling of the 560 high-octane secrets included in Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar Edition, such as making quick exits, stifling irrelevant software updates, minimizing all open windows, iTunes and iPhoto tips, and mail, calculator, and disk copy tips.
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David Pogue's iLife '04 Mini Manual (PDF) is your guide to the new features in iLife, Apple's tightly integrated suite of media applications. This exclusive preview is the only documentation available until the spring release of our full-length books on these applications: iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual; iPhoto 4: The Missing Manual; iMovie 4 & iDVD: The Missing Manual; GarageBand: The Missing Manual; and iLife '04: The Missing Manual. Meanwhile, be sure to check out the best Mac book, period: Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition.
Hopscotch Reading -- Mac OS X: The Missing Manual includes comments about earlier editions of the Mac OS, comparing what was with what currently is. One reader says these retrospective comments make him come to a screeching halt. David Pogue responds in the latest From David's Desk.
Read David Pogue's weekly "Circuits" column in The New York Times for a review of technology news and tips. This week: Microsoft's Latest, Strapped to a Wrist.
Trouble Downloading to
iPhoto -- A reader asked David Pogue why all of the
pictures stored in her digital camera aren't downloading to iPhoto. David
explains it's a matter of file format, not memory, and he offers solutions
that are covered more fully in his book, iPhoto 2: The Missing
Manual.
David Pogue's Worst Nightmare -- A comic strip from "The Joy of Tech."
The 2003 MDJ Power 25 -- Four of the MDJ's Power 25 of the Mac
Industry are speaking at October's O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference: Adam
Engst, David Pogue, Tim O'Reilly, and Sal Soghoian.
Read about this year's program and register
today.
iPhoto
2: The Mini Manual (PDF) is a quick reference to some of the best
features in the iPhoto 2 digital shoebox, including importing and editing
pictures, emailing photos, and making big iPhoto libraries a lot faster.
This booklet is excerpted from iPhoto 2: The Missing
Manual.
Networking with Windows -- Microsoft Windows may dominate the corporate
market, but there are Macs in the offices of America. Mac OS X 10.2 allows
Macs and Windows machines to see each other on the network. Find out how in
Chapter 12 of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition. Get
a free trial to read this and four other O'Reilly books on Safari.
Mac
OS X Hints Sampler (PDF) -- Learn how to make quick
exits, stifle irrelevant software updates, minimize all open windows, and a
host of tips to get the most out of iTunes and iPhoto, in this sampling of
the 560 high-octane secrets presented in Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar
Edition.
The
Care and Feeding of Your iPod -- Here are ten basic
battery tips to help iPodders keep the tunes spinning, from J.D.
Biersdorfer, author of iPod: The Missing
Manual.
Managing
Large Image Libraries with iPhoto 2 -- You have
thousands of pictures you want to move to iPhoto 2. How do you set up
iPhoto to handle all the data without getting bogged down? This tutorial by
Derrick Story shows you how to import, organize, and archive vast image
collections in iPhoto 2. Derrick is a coauthor of iPhoto 2: The
Missing Manual.
Power Keys in Jaguar
-- David Pogue received a letter from a reader who couldn't put his Mac to sleep. The keyboard command described in Mac OS
X: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition kept giving him a black screen
instead. David points the power user in the right direction in this From David's
Desk.
Rob's Top Mac OS X Hints, Part 1 -- Here are eight useful
and fun tips from Rob Griffiths, creator of macosxhints.com and
author of O'Reilly's Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar
Edition.
New on Safari: Mac OS X: The Missing Manual -- This best-selling Pogue
Press/O'Reilly title is now available online through the O'Reilly Network
Safari Bookshelf. If you haven't gone on Safari yet, try a free
trial subscription.
Getting Dreamweaver MX Up to Speed with PHP -- David McFarland has updated his article on Dreamweaver's PHP extensions to include some free and
commercial products from Interakt. If you missed his article the first time
around, Dave has written a comprehensive list of available add-ons for using PHP with Dreamweaver. Dave is the author of Dreamweaver MX: The
Missing Manual.
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