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Mac OS X Pocket Guide, Second Edition
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  1. Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide - June 2005
  2. Mac OS X Panther Pocket Guide, Second Edition - November 2003 (out of print)
  3. Mac OS X Pocket Guide, Second Edition - November 2002 (out of print)
  4. Mac OS X Pocket Reference - May 2002 (out of print)
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Concise, easy to use, and thoroughly updated to cover Mac OS X 10.2, this new edition of the Mac OS X Pocket Guide introduces you to the fundamental concepts of Mac OS X. It also features a handy "Mac OS X Survival Guide," that shows Mac users what's changed from Mac OS 9, and helps Windows and Unix converts get acclimated to their new OS.
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Table of Contents
  1. Chapter 1 Mac OS X Survival Guide

    1. Changes to Mac OS Xfrom Mac OS 9

    2. Tips for Switchers

  2. Chapter 2 Mac OS X Basics

    1. Window Controls

    2. Window Tips

    3. The Finder

    4. Keyboard Shortcuts

    5. The Dock

    6. Mac OS X and the Classic Environment

    7. Users and Logging In

  3. Chapter 3 System Tools

    1. System Preferences

    2. Applications and Utilities

    3. Developer Tools

  4. Chapter 4 Mac OS X Unix Basics

    1. Configuring and Using the Terminal

    2. Command-Line Editing with tcsh

    3. Additional Shell Commands

    4. Basic Unix Commands

  5. Chapter 5 Task and Setting Index

    1. Task and Setting Index

    2. Special Characters

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    Product Details
    Title:
    Mac OS X Pocket Guide, Second Edition
    By:
    Chuck Toporek
    Publisher:
    O'Reilly Media
    Formats:
    • Print
    Print Release:
    November 2002
    Pages:
    160
    Print ISBN:
    978-0-596-00458-3
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-00458-3
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    About the Author
    1. Chuck Toporek

      Chuck Toporek cut his teeth on a Mac II system when he got his first job in publishing in 1988, and has been using them ever since. Chuck is a senior editor in charge of the Mac OS X/Apple Developer Connection (ADC) series for O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. He is also the author/editor of the Mac OS X Panther Pocket Guide, co-author of Mac OS X in a Nutshell, and author of the upcoming title, Inside .Mac.

      View Chuck Toporek's full profile page.

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