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| Mac OS X Tiger: The Missing Manual / David Pogue : 4 of 5 | |
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9.21.2005
10:46 PM | Link |
 I've been a fan of the Missing Manual series for quite a while. I read an edition of this same book several years ago when I returned to the Macintosh fold (lured by the incredible iPod), and I've also read an older version of his iMovie book, which really helped me down the video editing road (and taught me a lot about the craft itself). Since Tiger is such a major new release of the Mac OS, I decided I should buy this edition and get a good overview of all the new goodies (I finished about half of the book before my new Power Mac arrived!). I rarely read computer books anymore, but the Missing Manuals are something I can actually sit down and go through cover to cover. They are well-written and full of little-known tips, yet still "chatty" enough to feel like light reading. Of course, there are tons of screen shots to illustrate everything, and they also make use of sidebars to go into subtopics right where they make sense. The chapters on the new Automator and Spotlight features were really well done, but even the basic information on the Finder was excellent. I actually learned about several cool settings that have been around for years that I never knew existed! This is a massive 800+ page book, but it's well worth the reading (or skimming) time to discover all of the new Tiger goodness. I definitely recommend it to beginners and experts alike!
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