Press Release
July 15, 2004
"Mac OS X Panther Hacks": Ideas, Tweaks, Hacks, and Code for Making the Most of Your Mac
Sebastopol, CA--Mac OS X Panther Hacks (O'Reilly, US $29.95) celebrates
the Macintosh's adventurous spirit with loads of ideas, tweaks, hacks, and
code to inspire and guide serious Mac users to get the very most out of
their machines--and have more fun with them at the same time.
"Regardless of your skill level--basic user, accomplished user, power
user, or wild-eyed developer--you'll find many of the tools you need built
right into the system. Because of this rich set of features, there's a way
for almost everyone to dig and enjoy the system by hacking on it," say
authors and Mac folks Rael Dornfest and James Duncan Davidson. "Combine
this with the veritable cornucopia of third-party applications and cottage
industry of customizations, tweaks, and hacks, and you've a Mac to be
reckoned with like never before."
Mac OS X Panther Hacks is a collection of tips, tricks, and tools
gleaned from the real-world experience of Unix experts and die-hard
Macintosh users who know how to customize and modify their hardware and
software to meet their exacting needs and desires. The book provides
direct, hands-on solutions arranged by category: graphical user interface
(GUI); scripting; web, chat, and mail; multimedia; gadgets and hardware;
networking and network applications; servers; files and backup; and system
administration.
The book covers user interface, accessories (iPods, USB devices, mobile
phones, PDAs), wired and wireless networking (Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth),
email and web servers and clients, messaging (iChat and associated
applications), printing and faxing (sharing printers, fax servers), and
much more. The hacks in the book range from the quick and easy to the more
complex, and they teach readers how to:
Discover and hack Panther's interface improvements and delve into the
menu tweaks, folder spindles, keyboard and mouse hacks, haxies, and
desktop widgets
Interweave Mac's own AppleScript with Perl, Python, Ruby, and shell
scripting
Interact with peers, family, friends, and virtual buddies using
best-of-breed mail, web, instant messaging, and other collaborative tools
Draw outside of the otherwise nice, clean lines of iLife, remixing the
hitherto disparate bits of audio, video, and other multimedia content
flowing through a digital hub
Draw in and exchange data with WiFi- and Bluetooth-networked devices and
FireWire and USB drives, dongles, and third-party devices, and interact
with other Macs, Windows and Unix machines, PDAs, and cell phones
Turn a Mac into a full-fledged web and mail server
Discover, plan, and execute a backup strategy to keep a handle on the
chore of storing, organizing, maintaining, and protecting vital data
Perform regular maintenance and security tasks to keep the Mac running
smoothly and reliably
For those who want more than the average Mac user--those who want to
explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and come
up with fun things to try on their own--Mac OS X Panther Hacks
delivers.
Additional Resources:
Mac OS X Panther Hacks
Rael Dornfest, James Duncan Davidson
ISBN: 0-596-00718-3, 590 pages, $29.95 US, $43.95 CA
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938; 1-707-827-7000
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