Customer Reviews
Really excellent. Clear and interesting. - By: chrisjleu, 02 Aug 2008 
Yeah this is awesome. It can't be easy to make an instruction manual for an operating system interesting, but the author does it somehow. And the detail is great. I've been able to tell experienced MAC OS users a thing or two from having read this book. Recommended.
A must buy for any mac owner - By: A. J. Parkes, 25 Jun 2008 Having recently taken the plunge to buy my first Mac computer, although the operating system (Leopard) is easy to use, the way of doing things is slightly different. To help me fully migrate, I purchased this book.
This book is a mine of information covering all aspects of the Mac OS, from the very little things like minimising windows to the more complex things like Automation etc. It explains everythingin great detail & has lots of screen grabs & illustrations to help. It is clearly laid out & very well indexed, so if you are stuck on an item, you can find the solution rapidly.
This book resides by my computer "justin case" & is highly recommended.
Also, the book is that thick, that you can even use it as a step ladder when not needed.
Great Value!!!!!! - By: Ms Book Worm, 30 May 2008 I bought this as a complete novice to Apple Macs...it's very very informative &in a language that I can understand! I would really recommend this as the information on different aspects of the Leopard platform are endless....Excellent value for money!
Bulky guide but useful - By: Dr. Keith A. Moseley, 30 Apr 2008 As a new migrant from Windows XP, I had absolutely no idea how clever the Mac OS X Leopard operating system was until I picked up this book. There are so many hidden features that it takes a serious user manual to ferret them out. Unfortunately, Apple provide just a tiny little white booklet & expect you to spend hours online searching their website for tips. Call me old-fashioned but I prefer hard copy to flicking back & forth between help screens & the work I am doing (even if it is easier with a Mac than a PC).
The step by step instructions are particularly useful to those who are sittingin front of a Mac for the first time. There's also some useful information about third party software which can enhance a Mac further; for example, if the user wants to run Windows alongside Mac OS X on the same computer. There's also advice about customising Leopard as well.
Yes, this is a heavy book and, yes, it does become a little anecdotalin places, but I recommend it to anyone who wants to unleash the full power of Leopard.
Makes OS X seem complicated - By: F. Pearce, 29 Apr 2008 
I have to admit I'm not used to reading this sort of thing, but this author - to me - has gone so farin the 'make it easy to read' plan that it's pretty hard going. I'm fairly convinced that if it had been written properly it would be around a third of the size; there's so much condescending (and misleading) chit-chat to work through that it gets tedious to read page to page, & it's badly enough organised that it's impossible to skim-read to find what you're after. In fact, OS X is rather simpler to get to grips with than the book is - just poke aboutin the OS until you find what you're looking for.
There is some useful informationin there, but it's very well hidden.
