- Paperback: 1704 pages
- Publisher: Sams; 3 edition (Jan 18 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0672326043
- ISBN-13: 978-0672326042
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.7 x 6.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.4 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,753,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Often hailed as one of the most thorough, well-written books on the subject, Mac OS X Panther Unleashed is all you will ever need in order to learn the Mac OS X operating system and the BSD Unix underlying system. The new Mac OS X has added performance and interface enhancements, which further extends the capabilities of the underlying subsystem. Unleashed teaches you how to get the most out of your operating system by focusing on the subsystem. It will also show you how to deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the user interface. Whether you're new to Mac OS X or you're a skilled user, as long as you're familiar with the basics of the Mac OS drag and drop and menu functions, Unleashed will be able to show you how to get the most out of your Mac operating system!
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Often hailed as one of the most thorough, well-written books on the subject, Mac OS X Panther Unleashed is all you will ever need in order to learn the Mac OS X operating system and the BSD Unix underlying system. The new Mac OS X has added performance and interface enhancements, which further extends the capabilities of the underlying subsystem. Unleashed teaches you how to get the most out of your operating system by focusing on the subsystem. It will also show you how to deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the user interface. Whether you're new to Mac OS X or you're a skilled user, as long as you're familiar with the basics of the Mac OS drag and drop and menu functions, Unleashed will be able to show you how to get the most out of your Mac operating system!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally an 'Unleashed' that means it -,
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Ce commentaire est de: Mac OS X Panther Unleashed (Paperback)
This books dives into Mac OS X (Jaguar) with style and grace. The authors make a greatwriting team; they balance between graphical and Terminal (Command-line) usage quite well. The organization is such that any intro user will find a simple and clear introduction to the new face of Mac OS and the blend of Administrative duties (thanks to the underlying BSD Unix the administrative coverage is also splendid). The index is well wrote, with categories where they should be found! At 1580++ pages, this book is work the price listed, and then some. Trust that it is a proficient In short, tons of information, from a to itunes to zcat. A great reference AND introductory text. This review One caveat, if you are strictly looking for a GUI reference; preview this book carefully somewhere else. As an aside, this text reassures that SAMS Publishing has hope this helped-
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Excellent Book!,
By Tony Martin "veggiedude" (So San Fran, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Mac OS X Panther Unleashed (Paperback)
This has to be the be all and end all for every book on Mac OS X. It has good coverage of the Mac and the iLife apps, but it stops short of Garageband - which was released early in 2004. The first 500 pages cover the GUI aspect of OS X, but I don't buy it for this. It is the next 1100 pages that cover the UNIX aspects and web technologies such as SQL and PHP, if you want to get into these things, but don't know much about UNIX, this book does a good job of hand holding you through the basic concepts. It's enough to wet your appetite, and if you want to get to know more, about PHP (for example) then you can get a book dedicated on just PHP (but a dedicated book on PHP won't tell you how to set up PHP on OS X - that's why you need this book).This is definately a book for thoses wanting to get into the UNIX side of the system. For the casual Mac user, it is overkill, and for them I would recommend "The Missing Manual, Panther Edition" or "Mac OS X Panther Killer Tips".
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Excellent Book!,
By Tony Martin "veggiedude" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Mac OS X Panther Unleashed (Paperback)
This has to be the be all and end all for every book on Mac OS X. It has good coverage of the Mac and the iLife apps, but it stops short of Garageband - which was released early in 2004. The first 500 pages cover the GUI aspect of OS X, but I don't buy it for this. It is the next 1100 pages that cover the UNIX aspects and web technologies such as SQL and PHP, if you want to get into these things, but don't know much about UNIX, this book does a good job of hand holding you through the basic concepts. It's enough to wet your appetite, and if you want to get to know more, about PHP (for example) then you can get a book dedicated on just PHP (but a dedicated book on PHP won't tell you how to set up PHP on OS X - that's why you need this book).This is definately a book for thoses wanting to get into the UNIX side of the system. For the casual Mac user, it is overkill, and for them I would recommend "The Missing Manual, Panther Edition" or "Mac OS X Panther Killer Tips". 24 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally an 'Unleashed' that means it -,
By T. Fitzpatrick "Thornite" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Mac OS X Panther Unleashed (Paperback)
This books dives into Mac OS X (Jaguar) with style and grace. The authors make a greatwriting team; they balance between graphical and Terminal (Command-line) usage quite well. The organization is such that any intro user will find a simple and clear introduction to the new face of Mac OS and the blend of Administrative duties (thanks to the underlying BSD Unix the administrative coverage is also splendid). The index is well wrote, with categories where they should be found! At 1580++ pages, this book is work the price listed, and then some. Trust that it is a proficient In short, tons of information, from a to itunes to zcat. A great reference AND introductory text. This review One caveat, if you are strictly looking for a GUI reference; preview this book carefully somewhere else. As an aside, this text reassures that SAMS Publishing has hope this helped- 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
for a digital lifestyle,
By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Mac OS X Panther Unleashed (Paperback)
I have reviewed other books on Apple's Mac OS X Panther. Most notably by O'Reilly. They have been well done. But usually crafted with an eye towards brevity. For a possibly impatient reader. But this book may be unsurpassed in its comprehensiveness. It shows that while the Mac has a lovely and very intuitive UI, there is a vast amount under the bonnet that you can also accessMost readers may be attracted to Part 2 - Media Tools. They describe how to best use the Mac for audio and video, plus photography and image editing. Packages like iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, iTunes and QuickTime. These form the basis for a digital lifestyle, that tracks the huge rise in digital cameras, camera phones, iPods and other consumer electronics. Apple has done an excellent job with these software packages and the book gives them full attention. Other parts of the book deal with important topics like the sysadmin details of what is a fully fledged unix box. (You knew that about the Mac, didn't you?) Yet these are specialised topics that only a few of you will really be concerned with. |
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