Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard by Joe Kissell
Installing a major upgrade to Mac OS X can be stressful, but in this 81-page book, award-winning author Joe Kissell helps readers upgrade calmly and successfully with clear, expert steps developed over innumerable test installations.
Readers will learn how to evaluate if their Mac's hardware and software are ready to run Snow Leopard, create a bootable duplicate as insurance against upgrading woes, understand what the installer will do, run the installer, perform post-installation tweaks, and solve problems that might arise. The book is available at TakeControlBooks.com in both PDF ($10) and print ($19.99) formats.
Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard by Matt Neuburg
Although Apple focused on performance and stability with Snow Leopard, key features also received attention. In this 165-page book, author Matt Neuburg takes readers on a tour of Snow Leopard's major features, explaining the basics and pointing out subtle, yet important changes from how things worked previously.
Readers will get expert advice on quick navigation and consistent organization of files and folders, and they'll learn the ins and outs of working with Spotlight, Time Machine, Software Update, Services, Dashboard, the Dock, Exposé, and Spaces. The book also teaches users how to type special characters or in another language entirely, manage fonts, customize the menu bar, set up keyboard and trackpad shortcuts, configure Internet helpers, and much more. The book is available at TakeControlBooks.com in both PDF ($15) and print ($27.99) formats.
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For more information about Take Control of Exploring and Customizing Snow Leopard, including table of contents, index, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781933671642/
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