Craig Phillips wrote: > I have read the macaddict issues on OS X and I am lost. I simply >did not understand what I read. Are there articles or www-sites that >explains at the level of "OS X for dummies"? Why it is so great? I >hate buying a pig in a poke.
David Deckert wrote: >I've been waiting for some good books also. It seems wierd for this >user to need or want a MacOS book, but I freely admit I want one. It >isn't that it's hard to use, it's imposible to understand the guts >without some unix training, I think. MacOS X Little Black Book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576107019 The MacOS X Book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576106055 I have both of these. They're pretty similar -- a lot of good but basic information (much of it the same in both books), not much more than what you can learn by reading help files and poking buttons to see what they do. That is, if you've been playing with MacOS X for a while and it makes sense to you, you're going to be disappointed (although you're still likely to learn a few things); neither one does more than briefly mention the terminal, the developer tools, unsupported machines, or anything else beginners are not supposed to touch. If you have MacOS X already and are lost (completely or partially), I recommend the Little Black Book. If you don't have X yet, The Mac OS X Book is a decent introduction/should-I-buy-this-OS? book. If you want to understand the guts, neither one is what you're looking for. I suspect most MacOS X books out now are going to be similar (read: aimed at beginners, not those who want more details on the messy parts) and soon outdated. However, some of the books on Amazon's not-yet-published list (search for "Mac OS X" and scroll down) sound promising... Ashley -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
