Press Release
December 8, 2003
"Mac OS X Unwired": A Guide to Going Wireless at Home, in the Office, or on the Road
Sebastopol, CA--Remember the first time you held a wireless phone and
realized you were no longer tied to the wall by a cord? Or the first time
you drove off in your car with a cell phone and realized you could keep
talking? Each step of freedom makes you wonder how you ever survived being
wired. But going unwired is more than just a heady experience. In more
situations than not, it just makes sense. And fortunately, dramatic
improvements in wireless technology in the past few years, coupled with
the growing affordability of wireless equipment, make going "unwired" all
the more attractive. With Mac OS X--now primed to take advantage of the
many different wireless technologies--it gets even better. Mac OS X
Unwired (O'Reilly, US $24.95) by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith shows Mac
users how to make use of their operating system's unparalleled support for
going wireless.
"Mac users can connect to the Net whenever their iBook or PowerBook is in
range of a Wi-Fi network," Negrino and Smith explain. "That could be at
home, at school, at conferences, or even public hotspots such as an
airport, local Starbucks, or Borders Books and Music. Or, with a laptop
and a Bluetooth phone, you don't even need the Wi-Fi network."
But wireless technologies aren't just for Internet access, Negrino and
Smith advise. "You can also use your Mac to communicate wirelessly with
peripherals such as mice and keyboards, to connect to your cell phone or
PDA, or to share files and use iChat with other computers."
Mac OS X Unwired introduces readers to the basics of wireless computing,
from the reasons why they'd want to go wireless in the first place, to
setting up a wireless network or accessing wireless services on the road.
The book provides a complete introduction to all the wireless technologies
supported by Mac OS X, including AirPort and AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth,
and Infrared, as well as related wireless technologies such as CDMA and
GPRS. Readers will learn how to set up their first wireless network and
how use the Mac OS X software that supports wireless, such as iSync,
iChat, and Rendezvous. They'll also get a good understanding of the
limitations and liabilities of each wireless technology.
Other topics covered in the book include:
Connecting to wireless hotspots
Cellular data plans compatible with Macs
Using Rendezvous with wireless networks
Wireless Security
Wirelessly synchronizing with a Palm or cellular phone
Sending SMS messages from a Mac
802.1X authentication on wireless networks
Mac OS X Unwired is a one-stop wireless information source for
technically savvy Mac users of all levels. Anyone who has considered
wireless as an alternative to cable and DSL, or using wireless to network
computers in a home or office, will benefit from the book's full-spectrum
view of wireless capabilities of Mac OS X, and how to get the most out of
them.
Additional Resources:
Mac OS X Unwired
Tom Negrino and Dori Smith
ISBN 0-596-00508-3, 207 pages, $24.95 US, $38.95 CA
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938; 1-707-827-7000
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