Like clockwork, everytime Apple Computers comes out with another new product to add to their line-up, David Pogue is there with his award-winning Missing Manual series, indepth and easy-to-understand manual guides that “should’ve come in the box.” This time, Pogue tackles Mac OS X in his latest How-To: Mac OS X : The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition.
Pogue is refreshingly objective in his examination of Mac’s latest OS offering; he tells you what works well and what doesn’t. This particular volume gives focus to the programs that are coupled with OS X, including Spotlight, Mac’s new enhanced search feature, iChat AV for video-conferencing, Automator for repetitive or batch tasks, and hundreds of small tweaks and changes that Apple advertising fails to mention, for better or for worse. For Window-users transitioning to Mac, Pogue gives a thorough introduction into, and demystification of, the differences between the two operating platforms. For those who are more advanced, Pogue gives readers several tips on how to customize their system preferences, including basic UNIX commands for executing system actions in the Terminal application.
Pogue explains things in a clear and entertaining manner, easy to understand without being too dry and technical. His approachable, easy, layman style has garnered him with the distinction of writing the most popular Mac computer books in the industry.