MacWorld Mac Secrets [With Loaded with Utilities, Resources & Applications]

by David Pogue and Joseph Schorr

Book Overview

Macworld? Mac? secrets? 5th Edition "The newly definitive Macintosh reference work, replacing the venerable Macintosh Bible." -- The Washington Post "If you can only buy one book, you won't be sorry if you buy this one." --TidBITS "Mac Secrets should ship with every Mac that is sold." -- Quill Services Web Book Reviews Completely revised and updated, this new edition of the international Macintosh bestseller brings you authoritative, thorough coverage of Mac OS 8.5, the red-hot iMac, USB, G3 Macs and PowerBooks, Office 98, and the Internet explosion -- all with the expertise and humor you've come to expect from Pogue and Schorr! Overhauled and fatter than ever, this new edition packs over 650 new tips, productivity pointers, and troubleshooting techniques. Complete with a CD-ROM crammed with over 500MB of software and shareware, Macworld Mac Secrets, 5th Edition, will keep you -- and your Mac -- smiling! 100s of Mac Secrets Revealed and Mac Myths Debunked Double your Web surfing speed (Ch. 25) Make any icon, file, or folder invisible (Ch. 1) Create a high-speed Ethernet network for $8 (Ch. 35) Identify anything in your System Folder (Ch. 4) Keep your e-mail spam-free (Ch. 27) Make a PowerBook battery charge last 4 hours (Ch. 14) Marvel at Photoshop 5's secret keystroke list (Ch. 20) Automate your tedious tasks with AppleScript (Ch. 22) Exchange disks, files, and peripherals with Windows (Ch. 16) Use your fax machine as a scanner (Ch. 31) Troubleshoot almost anything (Ch. 36) Conversational AppleSpeak: USB, AutoStart worm, MacsBug, AppleScript, AOL 4, HTML, and much more! Software Bonanza! Over 100 programs, including commercial software and award winning shareware! A partial list: Action Files 1.1 P** (trial) Anagrams CanOpener 3.0 ** Chiral Color It! 2.3 ** CoolViews DemoGod * Desktop Patterns (Wraptures) * DiskTracker Escape Velocity Extensis PhotoBevel ** FileTyper FinderPop GoMac GraphicConverter Hi-Res Map * HTML Vocabulary Internet Explorer 4.01 Kaleidoscope Label Secrets Pro 3.0 * Mac Secrets Ultimate Bookmark List * Mac Libs MacLinkPlus 9.71** MacsBug Maelstrom Netscape Navigator 4.07 OneClick 1.4** Outlook Express Pogue's Song Spoofs* PopChar Pro (demo) QuickTime 3.0 QuickTime VR Movies ShrinkWrap (trial) Start-up Sounds: the Complete Collection * Stufflt Expander TechTool Typelt4Me Ultra Recorder You Don't Know Jack Lite * Plus Macworld Mac Secrets, 4th and 5th Editions, in searchable electronic form! * A Macworld Mac Secrets exclusive ** Commercial software Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like--free--but they may not include technical support.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764540408
• ISBN13: 9780764540400
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 1291 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The Mac reference book you don't want to miss

This book is sort of like a gift from the gods to us Mac users; it's the book I've been waiting for. After waiting two years for an update to the book (so much has happened in the Mac world during these two years), it's finally here.Covering every new Mac model, including my Titanium PowerBook G4, I also learnt a lot of new facts about the OS's that were released. On the new products and new content coverage: at least a third to a half of what was on the book were things I never knew about.If you've been 'staying out' of the Mac world for some time (or haven't been well informed for quite a while) and need only one book to replenish your knowledge and to bring you up to date, this would be the one. Worth every penny!David Pogue and Joseph Schorr should be congratulated for starting this masterpiece and keeping it alive and updated.

THIS BOOK SHOULD SHIP WITH EVERY NEW MAC

Yes, it's THAT good. I've read the Mac Bible, The Mac is Not a Typewriter, and Sad Macs, Bombs, and Disasters. While each of the aforementioned books are worthy in their own right, I felt that Macworld Mac Secrets was simply the most comprehensive, covered the most useful subjects, and of course, had the best STUFF on the CD. I used the 2nd edition on a fairly regular basis with my old Performa 6100, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use this current edition. As a matter of fact, I plan on buying the NEXT edition when IT hits the shelves next month. There is some useless trivia (like what note each Mac starts up in) which I could have done without, but, on the whole, this is a very thorough reference that no Mac user should be without.

One Book That Mac Fans Must Buy

I find that "Macworld Mac and PowerMac secrets" shows me the coolest secrets and tricks of the Mac. The typical humor of Pogue and Schorr make this book the best. I have never read anything better than this book. I read it anywhere -- even in bed, lights off, torch on, browsing through the book, and occasionally giggling at the stupendous humor. If I was to go anywhere with only one Mac book, this would surely be it...thank you, David Pogue and Joseph Schorr! This is an excellent book I'd recommend to anyone!

A "must-have" for the serious and not so serious Mac hack.

I've been working exclusively on the Mac for nearly seven years, yet each chapter of this book unlocked another great time saver or just plain fun secret! It also demystifies technically cryptic computer jargon. It's a logically structured, easy read. Chapters cover the basics to the advanced. Macintosh unraveled from memory to modem! The included CD-ROM contains very useful items such as ResEdit and File Buddy, that allow you to roll up your sleeves and dig around inside your programs. A true treat from beginning to end! I can't wait to read their next edition

As good as it gets!

As the owner of a Mac computer company this is one book I love to have on hand. It just doesn't get any better! Never again will someone come into my store thinking they know something I don't. It's the best book for computers I've bought in years