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Mark L. Chambers (Author)
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Publication Date: Sep 13 2011 | Series: For Dummies (Computers)
Eight minibooks thoroughly cover the newest Mac operating system—Mac OS X Lion

Macs continue to gain market share, and Mac OS X Lion is expected to draw even more converts as it adds the magic of some of your favorite iPad and iPhone features to the legendary power of the Mac. This easy-to-follow guide to Mac OS X Lion features eight self-contained minibooks covering every phase of navigating, customizing, and expanding Mac OS X Lion; the iLife and iWork applications; maintenance and troubleshooting; Internet activities; and much more.

Mac OS X Lion All-in-One For Dummies is ideal for those switching to a Mac, anyone upgrading from an earlier version of Mac OS X, beginning Mac users, and experienced users looking for a more comprehensive reference.

  • Minibooks include: Introducing Mac OS X, Customizing and Sharing, the Digital Hub, Using iWork, the Typical Internet Stuff, Networking in Mac OS X, Expanding Your System, and Advanced Mac OS X
  • Covers Mac OS X Lion basics, using the Finder and Spotlight, customizing the desktop, setting up multi-user accounts, working with the Address Book and Apple Mail, and using the amazing iTunes, iLife and iWork applications
  • Highlights the new features of Mac OS X Lion showing readers how to find and download apps from the Mac App Store, organize their desktop with Launchpad and Mission Control, take advantage of full-screen apps, and more
  • Features advanced advice on using AppleScript, troubleshooting your system, staying secure, and setting up a network

You'll tame your Lion in no time with this book and a little help from For Dummies.

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Get to know OS X Lion, enjoy the digital lifestyle, and make the most of your Mac

Whether you're new to Mac or a longtime Mac-thusiast, you've come to the right place. OS X Lion is no pussycat when it comes to features and power, and this handy guide gives you a whisker-to-tail view of your Lion and how to get it to do your bidding. From the basics for first-time Mac users to living the iLife®, getting busy with iWork, and downloading apps, the fun begins right here.

  • Here, Kitty — become acquainted with OS X Lion, enjoy the cosmic views of Mission Control, and navigate with Multi-Touch gestures

  • Take pride — customize your desktop and system preferences

  • Roaring good time — get jamming with iTunes, go on an Internet Safari, and manage and share all your media easily

  • Get things done — use iWork to create graphically rich documents, crunch the numbers, and add some pizazz to your presentations

  • Be connected — set up your network and Internet connection, connect with e-mail and FaceTime, and sync everything inthe iCloud

  • In the Lion's mouth — Ready for advanced techniques? Peek inside the Unix behind OS X Lion

  • Fun stuff — Increase performance and have more fun with added RAM, awesome hardware, and super apps

Open the book and find:

  • How to navigate around the desktop with Launchpad and Mission Control

  • Details about running Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp

  • Steps for backing up your media and docs with Time Machine

  • How to use iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iTunes, and iWeb

  • Advice for being more productive with iWork

  • Tips for setting up a wireless network

  • Troubleshooting advice

  • Secrets of the UNIX command line

8 books in 1

  • Introducing Mac OS X

  • Customizing and Sharing

  • The Digital Hub

  • Using iWork

  • The Typical Internet Stuff

  • Networking in Mac OS X

  • Expanding Your System

  • Advanced Mac OS X

About the Author

Mark L. Chambers has been an author, computer consultant, BBS sysop, programmer, and hardware technician for almost 30 years — pushing computers and their uses far beyond “normal” performance limits for decades now. His fi rst love affair with a computer peripheral blossomed in 1984 when he bought his lightning-fast 300 BPS modem for his Atari 400. Now he spends entirely too much time on the Internet and drinks far too much caffeine-laden soda.
Mark's rapidly expanding list of books includes MacBook For Dummies, 3rd Edition; Macs for Seniors For Dummies; iMac For Dummies, 6th Edition; Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies; Building a PC For Dummies, 5th Edition; Scanners For Dummies, 2nd Edition; CD & DVD Recording For Dummies, 2nd Edition; PCs All-in-One For Dummies, 5th Edition; Mac OS X Tiger: Top 100 Simplifi ed Tips & Tricks; Microsoft Office v. X Power User's Guide; BURN IT! Creating Your Own Great DVDs and CDs; The Hewlett-Packard Offi cial Printer Handbook; The Hewlett-Packard Official Recordable CD Handbook; The Hewlett-Packard Offi cial Digital Photography Handbook; Computer Gamer’s Bible; Recordable CD Bible; Teach Yourself the iMac Visually; Running a Perfect BBS; Offi cial Netscape Guide to Web Animation; and Windows 98 Troubleshooting and Optimizing Little Black Book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars OS X Lion for Dummies Jan 3 2013
By HARRIET SCHLEIFER
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Much more information than I will ever need. But clear and easy to use and answers most of my questions as a first time Mac user.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars The author should try Lion. Oct 17 2011
By Peter G. Cook - Published on Amazon.com
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I do not recommend this book because it is full of errors. The author apparently took a previous OS X manual, added the name Lion in two or three places, and shipped it out with a new cover.

Lion is a major migration in Apple philosophy from Leopard toward iOS interfaces. I bought the book to get an overview of the changes and new features, but the author seems to completely ignore them. He refers to the system not as Lion, but as "Big X", apparently in a move to ease his work in covering new releases.

Lion has a greatly enhanced trackpad interface with many new gestures. The one small paragraph on trackpad (pg. 220) is wrong. It completely ignores the importance of the trackpad in the new paradigm and its 16 gesture repertoire, particularly on desktops.

Chambersrefers over and over (pgs. 51, 435, 450, and probably more) to the "familiar" SAVE and SAVE AS commands, as in Pages. THEY ARE GONE, replaced with CLOSE, SAVE A VERSION, AND DUPLICATE. The most glaring deficiency here is not explaining the new Auto Save system, and the very important new REVERT DOCUMENT... command with its Time Machine-like capabilities for individual documents. Ironically, he says "I know one technology author who is downright thankful for Auto Save". But there is only one index entry for Auto Save, pointing to this reference on page 15. This feature is a big addition, and a major change in how OS X should be used. I COULD NOT FIND ANY EXPLANATION OR DIRECT REFERENCE TO IT IN THE VOLUME.

Page 191 says that an icon is reomved from the doc by dragging it off. Sorry, Charlie/Mark, that has been replaced by right clicking the icon, and selecting Options>Remove from Dock.

I bought the book hoping to get some insight into the new world of Lion. There are many chapters full of useful information, but unfortunately the ones that I tried to use were left over from previous editions of the book, so there is no easy way to tell whether something worked or not except by trying it. That is not why I bought this book. I wasted a lot of time figuring all this out, and probably way too much effort on this negative review.

David Pugue's book is not out at this writing, but it is probably worth waiting for.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars OS X Review Oct 4 2011
By RichardZ - Published on Amazon.com
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The book is well written and very easy to understand. It provided a great deal of insight and features that I had no idea existed. I highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Latest Version Of IMAC Dummies Book!!!! Oct 6 2011
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I wasn't sure if this was the latest book. .... I'm happy to tell you that this is the new one!
and is it very inexpensive
It even got here 3 day early!

Enjoy your new Dummies Mac Book

~~R.I.P. Steve Jobs~~
~~~1955 - 2011~~~
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