Got a new MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? Want the scoop on Mac laptop basics, using Mac OS X Leopard, networking a laptop, or connecting your laptop to wireless devices? There?s no better place to find what you need than
MacBook For Dummies, 2nd Edition! With your Mac laptop, you can take your movies, music, documents, e-mail, and Internet wherever the action is. MacBook For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides the lowdown on maintaining and upgrading your MacBook, customizing the Dock and desktop, traveling with a laptop, turning iPhoto into your portable darkroom, and much more. Learn to: Locate the battery compartment, iSight camera, ports, and ?on? button Move your existing files from an older computer Use all the cool new features of Mac OS X Leopard Work with iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, and GarageBand, all packaged with your MacBook Identify the signs of a well-functioning laptop and check for trouble Set up your Mac for multiple users Explore the cool options available with a .Mac account and iDisk storage that lets you retrieve your files anywhere Manage your digital music, photos, and movies Use Bluetooth and get all your wireless devices communicating with each other
And if you?ve been considering switching from a PC to a Mac, MacBook For Dummies, 2nd Edition guides you through the process and even shows you how to run Windows on your Mac laptop. If there?s a MacBook in your future ? or present ? this is the book for you!
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Fantastic book for Mac users!
The book came early than expected. The book looked new. It was VERY HELPFUL in solving some of the questions I had about my Mac. I cross referenced it with the other `MACS for Dummies` book to learn even more about how to operate my MacBook Pro. Excellent book for MAC users!
And at the right price.
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Great Book/ careful to get the right edition,,.
This is a great general reference to the Macbook. I only wish I had payed closer attention to the Edition I was ordering. I needed the 2nd edition and had to re-order. Most of the book is the same, but the new Leopard OS was only in the 2nd edition,,.Otherwise a great purchase!
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No Dummy now
Another great book for `Dummies`. I'm new to Mac and this book has proven to be very valuable. Didn't have time to take the Mac classes that are offered at the store, so there were things about the Macbook that I had no clue how to do. I'm reference this book frequently and would be lost without it.
The only reason I didn't give it a five was because there was an issue downloading from Itunes and I couldn't find the solution in the book. (I called Apple and was helped after some research from the technician).
Maybe I should give the book a 4 and 1/2.
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MacBook for the PC Hater
Although helpful in sections for older Macbooks I couldn't fight my way through to the end of this one. The author can not separate himself from his egocentric ideals. As both a Mac and PC user I find it irritating to constantly be told that Mac users are more intellectual than PC users. Many times, over and over again we are reminded that the author, Mark Chambers, thinks highly of Mac users and looks down at the lesser PC user. It gets old by page 50. One sentence `You might have heard of the window switcher: a uniquely intelligent species that's becoming more and more common these days` sealed the deal for me.
Disappointing
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MacBook For Dummies
I recently purchased a MacBook after using a PC for too long and wanted to get a quick course on what to expect this book helped make the transition easy and also what to expect.
The Mac is really so easy to use that one would think that a book would not be necessary, but having used PC's at work and home for several decades there were a lot of habits that I needed to break and I did not want too many surprises,,.this book really helped make that transition easy and enjoyable.
I own a couple dozen `Dummy` books and they always provide good information in a short precise manner and are easy to read and understand.
