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 extraordinarily 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 for 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 who use that 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, the keyboard, file management, Mac text editing, and Internet tips.
User review
Mac user since 1988
The little Mac Book for operating system X was is very useful as it is direct and to the point. Some previous operating system
books have been so detailed that they are hundreds of pages long and hard to use. I would recommend Robin Williams book
to all who have been overwhelmed by the many changes in Mac computers.
User review
Great Reference Book
Being new to computers and at an age when my memory is a little dull-I like having this book on hand for the basic questions. I apparently thought I was ordering the leopard edition when I must have been looking at the tiger reviews. I was disappointed in that but it still has information that I needed and it is presented in a way that makes learning this computer stuff not so scary to me. It helped me loosen up and I like the way Robin Williams leads me through practice runs so that I'm not just reading about it. The shipping from the seller I used was very slow and I will not order from them again, but the book itself was in good shape and the price was good. Thanks Amazon!
User review
ONLY FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST BOUGHT THEIR 1ST APPLE
We actually bought our Apple several months and know all the basic stuff. This book was recommended to us when we first bought it, but we waited. Unfortunately, too long. This is a good book to learn the basics of Apple, but not for more involved aspects. For example, if you want to learn about photos, they only refer you to another book.
User review
Great for new mac users
I bought this book after looking at several at the local book stores and asking my teacher at the Mac `genius bar` what he recommended. It is making my pc to mac transition totally painless using simple instructions and great illustrations. I would definitely buy more of Robin Williams' books after I master the basics.
User review
kids book, if you are under 5, this books for you
kids book, if you are under 5, this books for you.
save your money, get the mac os-x missing manual. 10000 times better.
