I just purchased a 27' imac from BB, it was an open box model for $400 off so I went for it. Any thing to beware of now. New to Mac's and wasn't terribly efficient on pc's. I'm looking for opinions on the best user manual book. I was just at borders and there were about 5 different ones.
What's the best "help book"
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Check out the " missing manual ... " series of books ... they are really good.
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David Pogue is THE man! Check out this link and either 'Switching to the Mac, Snow Leopard Edition' or "Snow Leopard - the Missing Manual" will be the go, or both if preferred!
David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist, CBS news correspondent
David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist, CBS news correspondent
I usually recommend this book for new users. The Little Mac Book, Snow Leopard edition, from Peachpit. Not the e-book selections. Ms. Robin Williams is a great Mac author with more than 10 years writing about Macs.
Sit down with it at your computer and start with the beginning of the book. Apple sometimes has other names for things, like Applications (instead of Programs) and she points out everything. Go as far as you like. When you know the correct names for things, it becomes easier to look things up in the Index or on Support Sites like this one, or even a Search Engine.
Sit down with it at your computer and start with the beginning of the book. Apple sometimes has other names for things, like Applications (instead of Programs) and she points out everything. Go as far as you like. When you know the correct names for things, it becomes easier to look things up in the Index or on Support Sites like this one, or even a Search Engine.
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I just bought my first Mac about 3 weeks ago and "Snow Leopard - The Missing Manual" has been an exceptional help in my transition.
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A very handy little pocket guide (not one of those 500 page monsters!) is Chris Sebold's "Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Pocket guide", Oreilly, 2009 $14.99 - but only $10.19 from Amazon.
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Yep another for David Pouge ..... I own his OS X Snow Leopard .. Invaluable
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