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What book would you suggest someone to get if they are fairly new to macs?
 
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Mac OS X Tiger: The Missing Manual. I've never read it, but I hear it recommended often in these forums. Also, the Macs for Dummies book seems to be very well done. I'm not calling you a dummy, I just use that book series when I have trouble understanding something (I used Calculus for Dummies in my Calculus class last year). Hope this helps!!!
 
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I have to say that the Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition is great. I am a new Mac user (less than a week now), and that book has been a great help to me so far.
 
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I purchased Mac OS X: The Missing Manual as well (based on many recommendations) and it's been fantastic. Combining that with things I've learned from various Mac forums, I got off to a decent start with learning things on my new MBP.
 
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The book I liked best when I switched was "Switching to the Mac." It is a part of the Missing Manual series by David Pogue. It explains Mac equivalents for the Windows routines you are used to using.
 
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This one is super simple with color pictures:
"easy Mac OS X v 10.4 Tiger" by Kate Binder
 
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Pogue's Missing Manual gets my vote. Years ago, there was The Llittle Mac Book by Robin Williams and Peachpit Press that might be updated and still around. It would be a lot less expensive than the Missing Manual.
 

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