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Take Control of Apple Mail in Snow Leopard
May 2010 
Ebook: $15.00

Are you using Apple Mail in Snow Leopard effectively? In this book, author Joe Kissell provides comprehensive guidance. Perhaps you just want to fully understand the basics of receiving, composing,… Read more.

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Take Control of Permissions in Snow Leopard
April 2010 
Ebook: $10.00

Permissions problems got you down? Turn to Unix expert Brian Tanaka's unique guide to the permissions in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that control access to your files, folders,… Read more.

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Cocoa Programming
By Daniel H. Steinberg
April 2010 
Print: $32.95

Apple's Cocoa frameworks let you write powerful and attractive applications for Mac OS X or the iPhone. With this book plus your existing knowledge of object-oriented programming you can take… Read more.

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Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running
By Scott Stevenson
April 2010 
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Ebook: $27.99
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Build solid applications for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod Touch, regardless of whether you have basic programming skills or years of programming experience. Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running… Read more.

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Beginning Mac Programming
By Tim Isted
March 2010 
Print: $34.95

You already know the reasons to get into Mac programming: millions of users rely on the Mac as their primary operating system. If you are searching for a new job,… Read more.

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Learning iPhone Programming
By Alasdair Allan
March 2010 
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Ebook: $23.99
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Get the hands-on experience you need to program for the iPhone and iPod Touch. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll build several sample applications by learning how to use Xcode tools,… Read more.

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Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard
February 2010 
Ebook: $10.00

Screen sharing lets you control the mouse and keyboard of one computer while you sit at another computer across the room or on the other side of the world. It's… Read more.

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Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac
January 2010 
Ebook: $10.00

Using an Intel-based Mac means you can choose the best of both worlds—running Mac OS X or running Windows, but what's the optimal way way to go about it? Cross-platform… Read more.

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Take Control of Easy Mac Backups
January 2010 
Ebook: $10.00

Backup guru Joe Kissell teaches you the fastest and easiest way to create a complete Mac backup system from which you can restore your data after an accident or disaster—including… Read more.

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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition
By David Pogue
December 2009 
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
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Ready to make the leap to Snow Leopard? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a… Read more.

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Take Control of Syncing Data in Snow Leopard
By Michael E. Cohen
December 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

With clear directions and a humorous touch, expert Michael Cohen walks you through exactly how to sync managed data from a Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with… Read more.

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Take Control of Users & Accounts in Snow Leopard
By Kirk McElhearn
October 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

Mac expert Kirk McElhearn walks you through everything you need to know to understand and manage accounts on your Mac, even if the only person using the Mac is you.… Read more.

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Take Control of Sharing Files in Snow Leopard
By Glenn Fleishman
October 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

This detail-packed book makes file sharing easy, whether it's between two Macs on a local network, among a mixed-platform office workgroup, or between far-flung computers on the Internet. You'll get… Read more.

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Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard
By Michael E. Cohen
October 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

Is your data stuck on your Mac? Learn how to sync it with another Mac, iPhone, iPod, mobile phone, or PDA! With clear directions and a humorous touch, Take Control of… Read more.

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual
By David Pogue
October 2009 
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Ebook: $27.99
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For a company that promised to "put a pause on new features," Apple sure has been busy-there's barely a feature left untouched in Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard." There's… Read more.

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Core Data
By Marcus S. Zarra
October 2009 
Print: $32.95

Learn the Apple Core Data APIs from the ground up. With Core Data, you can concentrate on designing the model for your application, and use the power of Core Data… Read more.

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iPhone SDK Development
By Bill Dudney, Chris Adamson
October 2009 
Print: $38.95

Jump into application development for today's most remarkable mobile communications platform, the Pragmatic way, with iPhone SDK Development. This Pragmatic guide takes you through the tools and APIs, the same… Read more.

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Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Fourth Edition
By Joe Kissell
September 2009 
Ebook: $15.00

Backup expert Joe Kissell provides all the latest advice you need to create a backup strategy that protects your data and enables quick recovery. Joe compares backup media and all… Read more.

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Pocket Guide
By Chris Seibold
September 2009 
Print: $14.99
Ebook: $11.99
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Whether you're new to the Mac or a longtime user, this handy book is the quickest way to get up to speed on Snow Leopard. Packed with concise information in… Read more.

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Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard
By Joe Kissell
September 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

Installing a major new version of Mac OS X should be exciting and fun, but without proper guidance you may find it nerve-wracking or even risk losing valuable files. Fortunately,… Read more.

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Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard
By Matt Neuburg
August 2009 
Ebook: $15.00

Read along as long-time Mac expert Matt Neuburg takes you on a Snow Leopard safari. With dry wit and infectious enthusiasm, Matt shines a light on the major and minor… Read more.

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Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X, Second Edition
August 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

Suffering from password overload or anxiety? Set your mind at ease with friendly assistance from Mac expert Joe Kissell! You'll learn how to match your personality type and risk factors… Read more.

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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, Second Edition
By Wallace Wang
August 2009 
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Ebook: $23.99
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You finally took the plunge and bought a Mac. Whether yours is a MacBook, Mac Pro, Mac mini, or iMac-it's still a Mac, and it runs the Macintosh operating system,… Read more.

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Programming Cocoa with Ruby
By Brian Marick
July 2009 
Print: $34.95

Programming Cocoa with Ruby brings together two enthusiastic development communities. Ruby programmers will tell you how productive they are with just the right amount of code. Cocoa developers know the… Read more.

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Take Control of Back to My Mac
By Glenn Fleishman
June 2009 
Ebook: $10.00

With the Back to My Mac feature of Mac OS X, you can connect securely from one of your Macs to another for file and screen sharing, making it possible… Read more.

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iPhone Hacks
By David Jurick, Adam Stolarz, Damien Stolarz
April 2009 
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Ebook: $27.99
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With iPhone Hacks, you can make your iPhone do all you'd expect of a mobile smartphone -- and more. Learn tips and techniques to unleash little-known features, find and create… Read more.

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Mac OS X for Unix Geeks (Leopard), Fourth Edition
By Ernest E. Rothman, Brian Jepson, Rich Rosen
September 2008 
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Ebook: $27.99
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If you've been lured to Mac OS X because of its Unix roots, this invaluable book serves as a bridge between Apple's Darwin OS and the more traditional Unix systems.… Read more.

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Big Book of Apple Hacks
By Chris Seibold
April 2008 
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Ebook: $27.99
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Bigger in size, longer in length, and broader in scope, the new Big Book of Apple Hacks offers a grab bag of tips, tricks and hacks to get the most… Read more.

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Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
By Jim Elferdink
March 2008 
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Ebook: $27.99
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Though Office 2008 has been improved to take advantage of the latest Mac OS X features, you don't get a single page of printed instructions to guide you through the… Read more.

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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition
By David Pogue
February 2008 
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
Bundle: $32.99

Ready to make the leap to Leopard? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth… Read more.

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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
By David Pogue
December 2007 
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With Leopard, Apple has unleashed the greatest version of Mac OS X yet, and David Pogue is back with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover the operating system with a… Read more.

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Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide
By Chuck Toporek
November 2007 
Print: $14.99
Ebook: $11.99
Bundle: $16.49

This little guide is packed with more than 300 tips and techniques to help you get acquainted with Mac OS X Leopard. You get all details you need to learn… Read more.

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iMovie '08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
By David Pogue
October 2007 
Print: $39.99

Apple's iMovie 08 and iDVD 08 are amazing right out of the box. But the box doesn't include much of a user's guide, so learning about these applications is another… Read more.

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bash Cookbook
By Carl Albing, JP Vossen, Cameron Newham
May 2007 
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Ebook: $39.99
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bash Cookbook teaches shell scripting the way Unix masters practice the craft. It presents a variety of recipes and tricks for all levels of shell programmers so that anyone can… Read more.

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The Cult of Mac (Paperback edition)
By Leander Kahney
October 2006 
Print: $24.95

Wired News managing editor Leander Kahney takes an in-depth look at Mac users and their unique, creative, and often very funny culture. From people who get Mac tattoos and haircuts,… Read more.

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Mac OS X Tiger Server Administration
By Michael Bartosh
September 2006 
Ebook: $19.99

Mac OS X Tiger Server Administration gives Unix, Windows, and Mac administrators what they need to master every aspect of this server, from the command line to Apple's graphical tools.… Read more.

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Running Mac OS X on Windows
By Wei-Meng Lee
August 2006 
Ebook: $7.99

Despite Apple's move to Intel's CPU architecture, if you want to run the Mac OS X operating system on your Windows PC, the only logical way to do it is… Read more.

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Windows for Intel Macs
By Todd Ogasawara
July 2006 
Ebook: $7.99

Even the most devoted Mac OS X user may need to use Windows XP, or may just be curious about XP and its applications. This Short Cut is a concise… Read more.

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Your Life in Web Apps
By Giles Turnbull
June 2006 
Ebook: $5.99

Have you dreamed of a simpler life where web apps and a browser meet all of your computing needs? All you need is a network connection. In this PDF Giles… Read more.

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Running Boot Camp
By Chuck Toporek
April 2006 
Ebook: $7.99

When Steve Jobs jumped on stage at Macworld San Francisco 2006 and announced the new Intel-based Macs, the question wasn't if, but when someone would figure out a hack to… Read more.

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The Mac Tiger Server Black Book
By Charles S Edge, Jr.
February 2006 
Print: $34.99

This unique black book guides you through all the aspects of the new Mac Tiger Server including understanding the Apple network, managing network access, and network protocols such as TCP/IP AppleTalk,… Read more.

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AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
By Matt Neuburg
January 2006 
Print: $39.99
Ebook: $31.99
Bundle: $43.99

Fully revised and updated--and with more and better examples than ever--this new edition of the top-selling AppleScript: The Definitive Guide shows anyone how to use AppleScript to make your Mac… Read more.

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Running Mac OS X Tiger
By Jason Deraleau, James Duncan Davidson
December 2005 
Print: $39.95

Running Mac OS X Tiger is the ideal resource for power users and system administrators who want to tweak Tiger to run faster, better, or just differently. Easy to follow… Read more.

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Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell
By Andy Lester, Chris Stone, Chuck Toporek, Jason McIntosh
November 2005 
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Ebook: $31.99
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Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell offers a complete overview of Mac OS X Tiger (Version 10.4), focusing on the BSD Unix layer. This book familiarizes you with over… Read more.

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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
By David Pogue, Adam Goldstein
September 2005 
Print: $24.95
Ebook: $19.99
Bundle: $27.45

The latest reprint of this book has been updated to reflect the new generation of Mac models that run on Intel chips. There's even a new appendix that guides you… Read more.

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Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
By David Pogue
July 2005 
Print: $29.95
Ebook: $20.99
Bundle: $32.95

As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another impeccable Missing Manual to cover it. This edition explores the… Read more.

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Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition
By Joli Ballew
July 2005 
Print: $24.99

Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition follows in the footsteps of the bestselling book, Degunking Your Mac. This Tiger edition shows all Mac users the tried-and-true techniques they need to get… Read more.

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Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide
By Chuck Toporek
June 2005 
Print: $9.95
Ebook: $7.99
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The Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide introduces you to the fundamental concepts of using Mac OS X Tiger, including over 250 tips and tricks for using and configuring your… Read more.

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Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger
By Dave Taylor
June 2005 
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Ebook: $15.99
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Thoroughly revised and updated for Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition introduces Mac users to the Terminal application and shows you how to navigate the command interface, explore hundreds… Read more.

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Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration
By Michael Bartosh, Ryan Faas
May 2005 
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Ebook: $39.99
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If you've ever wondered how to safely manipulate Mac OS X Panther Server's many underlying configuration files or needed to explain AFP permission mapping--this book's for you. From the command… Read more.

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Making Music on the Apple Mac
By Keith Gemmell
May 2005 
Print: $14.95

Whether you're a singer/songwriter, a band member, a dance music producer, a composer, or a music educator, this book will point you in the right direction. There's advice on setting… Read more.

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AppleScript: The Missing Manual
By Adam Goldstein
January 2005 
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Ebook: $19.99
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AppleScript: The Missing Manual is every beginner's guide to learning the Macintosh's ultimate scripting tool: AppleScript. Through dozens of hands-on scripting examples, this comprehensive guide ensures that anyone including novices… Read more.

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All About Your iPod Photo
By Wei-Meng Lee
January 2005 
Ebook: $5.95

Apple has recently released the iPod photo, a fourth generation (4G) iPod capable of displaying color photos. With its new enhanced color screen, you can now do more than ever… Read more.

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Revolution in The Valley
By Andy Hertzfeld
December 2004 
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Ebook: $19.99
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Revolution in the Valley traces the development of the Macintosh computer from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond. In… Read more.

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Mac Annoyances
By John Rizzo
November 2004 
Print: $24.95

Mac Annoyances provides solutions to scores of common problems faced by Mac owners. Hassles associated with Mac OS X, iLife, Mac hardware, Microsoft Office, and more are all addressed in… Read more.

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PowerBook Fan Book
By Derrick Story
November 2004 
Print: $14.95

The PowerBook Fan Book is the perfect guide for mastering your beloved new PowerBook. It helps you make the most of the PowerBook's portable connectivity, wireless networking, lightning-fast graphics, and… Read more.

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iBook Fan Book
By Derrick Story
November 2004 
Print: $14.95

Energy-efficient, lighter weight than most textbooks, and exceptionally powerful, the iBook is Apple's ultra-thin G4 notebook. It's the perfectly portable and highly affordable laptop for everyday business and pleasure computing.… Read more.

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Cult of Mac
By Leander Kahney
November 2004 
Print: $39.95

Written by Wired news journalist Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac is an in-depth look at Mac users and their unique, creative, and often very funny culture. Like fans of… Read more.

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Mac OS X Power Hound, Second Edition
By Rob Griffiths
September 2004 
Print: $24.95

In Mac OS X Power Hound, creator and editor of the extremely popular Mac OS X Hints Web site (www.macosxhints.com) Rob Griffiths lifts the hood on the Formula-One-powered operating system… Read more.

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Modding Mac OS X
By Erica Sadun
September 2004 
Print: $24.95

This book uncovers dozens of ways to customize the user interface for both Mac OS X and its applications, using the newest tools; from hacking the preferences, enabling and disabling… Read more.

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Mac OS X Panther Hacks
By Rael Dornfest, James Duncan Davidson
June 2004 
Print: $29.95

The perfect combination of tips, tricks, and tools to help serious Mac users get the most from their machines, this revised collection provides hands-on solutions in topics such as user… Read more.

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Inside .Mac
By Chuck Toporek
May 2004 
Print: $19.95

This handy, quick reference offers a clear overview of the entire .Mac package and many of its not-so-obvious features. You'll learn how to set up and manage your account quickly… Read more.

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Digital Media Collection
By Derrick Story, J.D. Biersdorfer
January 2004 
Ebook: $5.95

This collection of tips, hacks, and tutorials is designed to accelerate your mastery of these media. We cover video, music, and photography because they're not isolated forms of expression--in fact… Read more.

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Apple Confidential 2.0, Second Edition
By Owen Linzmayer
January 2004 
Print: $24.95

Apple Confidential examines the tumultuous history of America's best-known Silicon Valley start-up--from its legendary founding almost 30 years ago, through a series of disastrous executive decisions, to its return to… Read more.

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Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition
By David Pogue
December 2003 
Print: $29.95

David Pogue's best-selling title offers a wealth of detail on the all of the changes in Apple's Mac OS X 10.3, aka "Panther". Written with humor and technical insight characteristic… Read more.

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Mac OS X Unwired
By Tom Negrino, Dori Smith
November 2003 
Print: $24.95

Mac OS X Unwired is a one-stop wireless information source for technically savvy Mac users. If you're considering wireless as an alternative to cable and DSL, or using wireless to… Read more.

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The Best of The Joy of Tech
By Nitrozac and Snaggy
November 2003 
Print: $14.95

This book is a collection of the very best from The Joy of Tech online series, and features several new, never-before-seen comics, exclusive notes from the artists about their work,… Read more.

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Digital Video Pocket Guide
By Derrick Story
July 2003 
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Ebook: $11.99
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The Digital Video Pocket Guide is organized into three chapters: "What Is It?", "How Does It Work?", and "How Do I...Tips, Tricks, and Techniques". Its compact size, organization, and detailed… Read more.

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Cocoa in a Nutshell
By Michael Beam, James Duncan Davidson
May 2003 
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.49

Cocoa in a Nutshell begins with a complete overview of Cocoa's object classes. It provides developers who may be experienced with other application toolkits the grounding they'll need to start… Read more.

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The Mac OS X.2 Power User's Book
By Gene Steinberg, Pieter Paulson
May 2003 
Print: $34.99

The Mac OS X.2 Power User's Book uses networking techniques, configurations tips and insight, Unix commands, and AppleScript to show users and networking administrators how to harness the real power… Read more.

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Mac OS X for Java Geeks
By Will Iverson
April 2003 
Print: $39.95

Mac OS X for Java Geeks delivers a complete and detailed look at the Mac OS X platform, geared specifically at Java developers. Programmers using the 10.2 (Jaguar) release of… Read more.

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Objective-C Pocket Reference
By Andrew M. Duncan
December 2002 
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Ebook: $7.99
Bundle: $10.95

Objective-C Pocket Reference provides a quick and concise introduction to Objective-C for programmers already familiar with either C or C++, and will continue to serve as a handy reference even… Read more.

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Macintosh Troubleshooting Pocket Guide for Mac OS
By David Lerner, Aaron Freimark, Tekserve Corporation
November 2002 
Print: $9.95
Ebook: $7.99
Bundle: $10.95

The Macintosh Troubleshooting Pocket Guide covers the most common user hardware and software trouble. It's not just a book for Mac OS X (although it includes tips for OS X… Read more.

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Learning Cocoa with Objective-C, Second Edition
By James Duncan Davidson, Apple Computer, Inc.
September 2002 
Print: $34.95
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.45

Based on the Jaguar release of Mac OS X 10.2, this 2nd edition of Learning Cocoa includes examples that use the Address Book and Universal Access APIs. Also included is… Read more.

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Building Cocoa Applications: A Step by Step Guide
By Simson Garfinkel, Michael Mahoney
May 2002 
Print: $64.99

Building Cocoa Applications takes a step-by-step approach to teaching developers how to build real graphics applications using Cocoa. By showing the basics of an application in one chapter and then… Read more.

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Book of VMware
By Brian Ward
March 2002 
Print: $39.95

VMware software allows users to run multiple operating systems (and their applications) simultaneously on a single computer. This comprehensive guide to installing and running VMware, developed with the help of… Read more.

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AppleScript in a Nutshell
By Bruce W. Perry
June 2001 
Print: $34.99

AppleScript in a Nutshell is the first complete reference to AppleScript, the popular programming language that gives both power users and sophisticated enterprise customers the important ability to automate repetitive… Read more.

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Learning Carbon
By Apple Computer, Inc.
May 2001 
Print: $34.95

Get up to speed quickly on creating Mac® OS X applications with Carbon™. You'll learn the fundamentals and key concepts of Carbon programming as you design and build a complete… Read more.

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AppleWorks 6: the Missing Manual
By Jim Elferdink, David Reynolds
May 2000 
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Ebook: $15.99
Bundle: $21.95

AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual guides readers through both the basics and the hidden talents of the new version of AppleWorks, placing special emphasis on Version 6's enhanced word processing,… Read more.

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Crossing Platforms A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook
By Adam Engst, David Pogue
November 1999 
Print: $29.95

Like travelers in a foreign land, Mac users working in Windows or Windows users working on a Mac often find themselves in unfamiliar territory with no guidebook. Crossing Platforms: A… Read more.

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