Mac Os X Tiger Killer Tips

By Scott Kelby

Presents the need-to-know nuggets that other guides offer in sidebars and notes so veteran Mac users can work faster and smarter with better results and beginners can have access to a broad range of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321290542
• ISBN13: 9780321290540
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Another Killer Success for Scott Kelby

I am a Mac fossil, having used Macs since they first appeared. I have bought more than a few (!) of Scott Kelby's "Killer Tips" books, always useful, if you like the format; i.e., being able to jump in anywhere. Most tech books begin with the basics and become more advanced with progressive chapters. I have those, too, and the encyclopedia types, "bibles" and "missing manuals." The Tips books appeal to me because they present both "a review and what's new." Even the most veteran Mac user can appreciate a review of certain tips. After all these years, I still find myself saying, "Oh, yeah. I forgot about that." Well thought out and easy to digest, the Tips books are great because they can be read at any point in the book. I keep one in the car, and read it when I get stuck in traffic, or when I have an appointment and spend time in a waiting area. Recently, I spent an hour waiting for a routine car maintenance checkup, took this book, and learned a few tips that save so much time, plus deepened my understanding of Tiger. That's how I see these books: if I learn even a few tips that enhance my Mac knowledge and skills, they are well worth the money. It's easy to become overwhelmed with (way) too much information. My philosophy is to learn something every day. The Tips books help. They're sort of like taking a daily Mac vitamin to keep my knowledge base intact--and always growing.

You want tips, this is the book for you

Very good book for getting hints that are not only helpful and productive, but just increase your knowledge.

Very helpful

This book is a very useful guide for computer challenged people like myself. I have found a number of the hints and tips already very useful

Member of Alaska Apple Users Group Review

I switch to Mac in 2003. I am continually amazed of the power of the OS X Tiger operating system. However I, like many of the day to day users of the system, do not know how to access many of the neat tools available to Mac OS X Tiger users. I attend workshops and attend Apple User's Group meetings and I'm blown away by the knowledge and skills of some of our Apple users. The problem for me is that even though the tips or hacks given are great one does not use them enough to remember them several weeks later. Most publications that cover Apple applications have side bar graphics that draw the readers attention to a neat tip. However, what is really needed is a book that gathers these "Killer Tips" and put them in one resource organized in a manner that allows the reader/user access to the real power of Tiger. That is exactly what Scott Kelby's Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips does. The book is well designed and the layout is pleasing. The tips contained in the book are the type that cause you to smile, nod and say "amen". Do you want to know how to zip a file in Tiger, capture a page, keep your private data private? The books contains literally hundreds of truly killer tips and they are explained in a language and style that we all can understand. Between the table of contents, index and content specific chapters the navigation of Tiger becomes achievable and the powerful secrets of Tiger are revealed. This is one book that all Tiger users should have in their library. However, it is especially beneficial to those users that would be considered intermediate users. I highly recommend Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips - its like having a techie on call when you need to access one of those awesome Tiger tools or tricks.

Totally Killer Tips Dude!

Apple said there are at least 200 updates to its Tiger OS! Well, how do you know what the first 10 are past the obvious Automator, Dashboard and updated mail? You get this book, that is how! I am not sure still that I do know all of the updates or hidden features in Mac OS 10.4 but at least I am a whole lot closer to knowing some. Thanks for making this book! If you are a novice and a new Mac Switcher, this will absolutely hook you and then scratch your head and say "Why didn't my new PowerMac G5 come with this book complimentary"?