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Title: The Macintosh Bible (Bible Series) by Sharon Zardetto Aker, Sharon Zardetto Aker ISBN: 0-201-87483-0 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $34.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Probably the single most useful mac book on the market.
Comment: I have been using macs for about ten years and had read earlier editions of the mac bible and loved them. But after becoming an old mac hand (ignorance is bliss!) I had stopped feeling the need for newer editions of the mac bible. But last week my mother bought her first ever computer, a really sweet G3 Powerbook, and in preparation for flying across the country to tutor her I went shopping for some reference books to give us a hand. I bought the Mac Bible, the Mac OS 8.5 Black Book, and the Microsoft Office 98 Visual Basic Book. The Mac Bible is far and away the most helpful of the bunch. Easiest to read, most in depth and with valuable opinions, real life applications and a sense of humor. In fact I decided to return the Black Book and buy a Mac Bible for myself to take home.
Rating: 5
Summary: The single most outstanding Macintosh book ever!
Comment: The Macintosh Bible series has been excellent, but this edition is wonderful. So much so that I had to buy a 2nd copy; it's heavy to take to work every day and then home every night. But the detail is what even experienced Mac users need to deal with almost every relevant topic, day after day.
Virtually all facets of Macintosh operation are covered sufficiently to overcome some of the (alas) now-expected roadblocks even in my favorite computers; for example, Ms. Aker and I agree that when it comes to providing a trustworthy, loyal, helpful, accurate, obedient, friendly, and kind installer for a new operating system, the folks at Apple Computer have, as is the nicest way to put it, have made progress, but there's lots of room for growth. She ably steers you around the icebergs.
The book is quite thorough for people using up to Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1; also, there's more on OS 8.5 than I'd have expected, given the publication date. Many thanks to Apple for assisting this, providing enough material on the newer OS to let her deal effectively with it.
This book is not only elegant in terms of describing the use of an excellent computer; it is also written beautifully. If the author had shown it to our former College English Composition Board, she'd have scored at an enviable level. Making technically complex procedures easy is very difficult, but she succeeds admirably.
The jokes, brief historical anecdotes, and other details make it a pleasure to read and use. It sets a standard, in my opinion, not only for the present present but for the future.
Rating: 2
Summary: "Bible" is apt...
Comment: I have to admit, from the outset, that I am not a Mac person. I am a PC tech trying to service one of the only Mac's I will probably work on this year. I have a copy of the Mac Bible. It is huge! That's not bad if it is useful. The problem I am having is finding what I need while I have to wade through the barrels of verbage that are useless to me. I finally had to resort to scouring the Web to find my answers. I guess I'm used to the more direct, almost cookbook approach to troubleshooting and setup. To be fair, and thats why I gave the book two stars instead of one, I realize that the different chapters are written by different authors, so the content and style will vary. Unfortunately for me the sections I needed were written by authors I would rather not consult in the future.
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Title: Mac Upgrade and Repair Bible, Third Edition by Todd Stauffer, Kirk McElhearn ISBN: 0764525948 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Upgrading and Troubleshooting Your Mac(R): MacOS X Edition by Gene Steinberg ISBN: 007219359X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Macs for Dummies by David Pogue ISBN: 0764507036 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 22 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Macworld Mac Secrets by David Pogue, Joseph Schorr ISBN: 0764534157 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters (4th Edition) by Ted Landau ISBN: 020169963X Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 17 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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