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Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickProject Guide
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by Tom Negrino
Sales Rank: 945973
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List Price: $12.99
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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; New title edition July 2, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321357566
ISBN-13: 978-0321357564
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
Product Description
For many users, it's not working with a new operating system that's intimidating, it's all that needs to be done before, during, and after the upgrade that has them running scared. That's why best-selling author Tom Negrino has devoted an entire guide to just that topic. Rather than cover every last feature and function of Apple's newest OS, Tom focuses on just the need-to-know essentials that will ensure a smooth transition to Mac OS X Tiger. In short order, readers will learn how to prepare for the upgrade, how to back up their data, what's entailed in the actual upgrade, and how to reinstall software. Once Tiger is safely installed, Tom provides a quick overview of what's changed before showing readers how to customize their systems and use three of Tiger's key features: Spotlight search, Automator (for streamlining repetitive tasks), and Dashboard (the control panel for Tiger's nifty new widget mini-apps). And for readers who want to know more about what's new in this system upgrade, the book provides a handy overview of the top ten new additions to Mac OS X Tiger.
About The Author
Tom Negrino is a Macintosh expert and a contributing editor to Macworld magazine. He has written numerous books on consumer technology, including QuickProject Guides on Quicken and PowerPoint.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book was a great help to me. Upgrading an operating system is a chore and if you spend much time on the internet you come across an endless stream of horror stories. I'm very busy and didn't want to spend any time searching for ways to fix disasters. Though I love web design, the technical aspects of operating systems and the innards of computers are daunting to me and, well, not very interesting. This book was exactly what I needed. In very few pages the author takes you step by step through everything you should do before upgrading, how to back up your current computer, how to choose an upgrade option, how to set up Tiger and customize it for your needs. He introduces Spotlight, Dashboard and even the automator and has good ideas for additional small but helpful software you can get online. His instructions are crystal clear and uncomplicated. Somehow he has just the right amount of smart tips. There isn't one bit of "padding" in this book - he gets right to the point and doesn't waste a minute of your time with chatter or unnecessary information. The process was far from overwhelming with the help of this book. One note: he recommends SuperDuper for backing up your hard drive. If you have Jaguar, or anything less than Mac OSX 10.3.9, you can't use the version of SuperDuper that is on their home page. However, as I discovered, they are happy to send you an older version of SuperDuper if you just contact them. Following the instructions in this book, I was very happy with my upgrade experience. Highly recommended.
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Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickProject Guide
List Price: $12.99
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