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MacAddict: Guide to Living the iLife

AUTHOR: Shelly Brisbin
ISBN: 0789731916
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Macs today come "fully loaded," but unlike your typical fully loaded automobile, Macs do not come with detailed instruction manuals. Instead, the user is often left to fend for him or herself as they try to sort through all that powerful and...

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MacAddict: Guide to Living the iLife
- Book Review, by Shelly Brisbin

Book Description
Macs today come "fully loaded," but unlike your typical fully loaded automobile, Macs do not come with detailed instruction manuals. Instead, the user is often left to fend for him or herself as they try to sort through all that powerful and mysterious software. On the surface, these programs are relatively easy-to-use, but it is what lies beneath the surface that makes them most useful. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife is your way to take control of this unfortunate situation. Through the use of visual aids and projects, you will be guided through each application's basic features before moving on to the hidden features and time-saving shortcuts. You'll also explore the Utilities folder as you learn which applications can help you, which ones you should leave alone and which one is the portal to a host of old-school games that you may otherwise have never known existed. MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife will help you and your Mac live the good life.

About the Author

Shelly Brisbin has written about technology for 17 years. Her specialties include the Macintosh, networking and the Internet. She is the author of nine books, including Mac Answers: Certified Tech Support, Build Your Own Wi-Fi Network, Adobe GoLive for Macintosh and Windows Visual QuickStart Guide. She has also written hundreds of articles for magazines, including Macworld, MacWeek, NetProfessional, The Net, NewMedia, WebTechniques and SunWorld. Her most recent day job was as Managing Editor/Technology at Powered Inc. in Austin, Texas. Previously, she served as networking editor for MacUser Magazine. Shelly has also worked as a webmaster, system administrator and consultant. In her free time, she manages a music-related website and mailing list.

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Book Review

MacAddict: Guide to Living the iLife
- Book Reviews, by Shelly Brisbin

MacAddict: Guide to Living the iLife

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
Your Mac comes with some pretty amazing software. Even more�s free for the download. Think about it: iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, iChat, iCal, iSync...and those are only the ones that start with �i.� Then there�s Safari, Sherlock,...wouldn�t it be great if one book covered them all? That would be Shelly Brisbin�s MacAddict Guide to Living the iLife.

Did you know how to import your Outlook Express addresses to Mac OS X Address Book? How to create DVD slideshows that�ll play on your TV? How to copy content from a PDF in Preview? You will. Even the �baby� apps are covered here (Calculator, Chess, Stickies...). Even the really obscure ones (Keychain Access). Hey, you paid good money for your Mac: Why not use all the goodies Apple gave you? Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Every new-or even relatively new-Mac comes loaded with powerful "digital lifestyle" applications. Problem is, Apple provides little if any documentation. Sure, these iApps are easy to use, but each of them also has tons of undocumented features and shortcuts. We'll visually explain each app's basic features, then go beyond the basics to show hidden features and time-saving shortcuts. In addition, each section that focuses on the creative iApps will include off-the-wall and entertaining-yet useful-projects that'll show you how to have fun with the easy-but-powerful software that came with your Mac. Finally, we'll take a look inside the Utilities folder to explore all its geeky goodness, and teach you which of these apps can help you, and which are better left alone-and which one is the gateway to a host of old-school games that we bet you didn't even know were there. Only MacAddict knows how to turn dry and technically complex subjects into a value-filled collection of expert/insider tips and tricks, and yet keep the whole package a light, surprising, entertaining page-turner. Even if you're not in need of advice in a particular technical area, you'll read that area anyway, just for the fun of it.

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