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| The Little MAC Book (Little Book) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robin Williams
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
List Price: £13.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 141953
Media: Paperback
Edition: Leopard Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0321509412
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.446
EAN: 9780321509413
ASIN: 0321509412
Publication Date: January 10, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 to 9 days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A classic returns, this time updated to include Mac OS 8.6, the iMac and more Internet material. The Little Mac Book will fit your needs well if you've chosen to get into personal computing by way of a Macintosh computer and want a friendly and thorough guide. Robin Williams--no, not the comic actor-- assumes her readers have no computer experience at all. She provides explanations of all the essentials as well as the perennial stumper of all Mac novices--how to get the floppy disk out of its drive! She also explains why hooking Macs together in a network is easier than you might think and shows how to use Sherlock to extract the information you need from the Internet. Since she focuses on Mac OS 8.6 in general, her approach is suitable for users of all Macs that use this system, including the iMac and iBook. Throughout, her love for the Mac and its community of users is obvious. A lot of effort has gone into this book's design, too--there are few slapped- in screen shots and lots of carefully trimmed and laid- out illustrations. Not enough publishers put this kind of care into their books' production. As a result of the collaboration between Williams and her publisher, The Little Mac Book is a joy to look at, hold, read and use. --David Wall Topics covered: The Mac OS 8.6 system, the mouse, keyboard, file management, Mac text editing and Internet tips.
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 Best introduction to OS X January 31, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ignore the hopelessly outdated description and review above. This is for OS X, not 8.6 or 9.1. After getting as bloated as a copy of Microsoft Word the Little Mac Book has been on a diet and is all the better for it. If you're new to OS X then this is just the book for you. (But if you're simply upgrading from 10.3 look elsewhere - perhaps towards The Missing Manual.)
If you only buy ond Mac how-to book, buy this one. September 6, 1999
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Having never owned a computer before, I bought every book I could find about iMacs and Macs in general. What a waste of money! Robin Williams' book is the only one I or anyone needs! It not only is comprehensive, but is easy to understand and to use. I particularly enjoy the way she uses real- world analogies to explain what a hard disk is or what memory is. I really believe that Apple should endorse this as the "Official Apple Handbook," enclose it with every iMac they sell and give everybody a big break, after all, Jeff Goldblum's charisma and Steve Jobs' Nehru jacket only take you so far. Buy this book before any of the others pretending to teach you iMac or Mac. PS: I got a strawberry.
Great book August 21, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
To the person who asked if this book works for the iMac, yes it does.I am new to Mac, but an experienced Wintel user. I found the book was very useful. I especially enjoyed the section on customizing the Apple menu. I like the author's casual style and I have to say that it was great to read a computer guide written by a woman.
Get this Book! April 16, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I teach Macintosh based design courses, and this is (and has been for the past five years) the standard textbook for my classes. It offers Mac beginners the definitions for all of the "geek speak" terms in language that everyone can understand. It explains how the computer works and offers easy to read text and pictures. Even for advanced users, you will be surprised to dicover the true meaning of the icons and acronyms you have been using all of these years.
Not a review - a question before I buy Little Mac Book. April 13, 1999
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Is "The Little Mac Book" applicable to the I-Mak as well as other Macs? I just got one and need help - will this work?
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