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Review... New from Macworld Total Snow Leopard Superguide Peter Carter Every now and then the editors of US magazine Macworld put together a Superguide on some Mac-related topic. The latest is Total Snow Leopard Superguide, which you can download from the TidBITS Take Control site for $US 9.06 (after the 30% MUG discount): Many of the authors will already be familiar: Christopher Breen, Glenn Fleishman, Dan Frakes, Joe Kissell, Ted Landau, Sharon Zardetto... Editorial Director, Jason Snell, writes in his foreword: ‘In this book, you’ll find a collection of the best information about Mac OS X — not just the new features and tweaks that arrived with Snow Leopard, but also the hundreds of features Apple has added to the operating system in the past few years. We hope you’ll find this book an indispensable resource for exploring and learning about Mac OS X in general and Snow Leopard in particular.’ In producing an ‘indispensable resource’ I think the Macworld team has largely succeeded. As the table of contents (next page) shows, the book begins with the installation process, and then examines the key Mac OS X features in their Snow Leopard form, with worthwhile advice all the way through. I found part of the section on ‘X’s Hidden Tools’ useful. With Adobe CS3 and BBEdit I have no real use for Preview and TextEdit, but Image Capture now turns out to be the best way to extract images from the Canon SX1IS after the failure of Canon’s own software. But for reading about it in the Superguide I would not have considered it, but it’s certainly more convenient than iPhoto. Someone recently asked on the Google Groups list for a presentation on Preview: it’s all here in these pages. Subsequent sections cover browsing with Safari 4, searching with Spotlight, security and accounts, and troubleshooting. The final section deals with Terminal. If you’ve never used the Unix command line before, this is a good introduction. As befits a Macworld product, the layout and typography are of a high standard, with appropriate screen captures and other images. Some may find the typeface small, but that’s easily fixed by zooming. There are sidebars and tables through the book with additional information: definitions, hints, and so on. Navigation is via Bookmarks and links in the table of contents, and Web URLs through the book are live. The Total Snow Leopard Superguide is as good an introduction to Snow Leopard as you are likely to find, and if you’re new to the Mac this should definitely be on your reading list. November 2009 AppleSauce Page 10 Contents
Total Snow Leopard Superguide Contents Installing Snow Leopard Perform a Basic Upgrade Installation Alternatives and Fixes Inside Snow Leopard The Finder, the Dock, and Exposé QuickTime X Automation Features Exchange Support Preview Wake on Demand Accessibility Under the Hood 13 Hidden Features Work Smarter Quickly Track Down Files and Folders Tame Cluttered Windows Fill In Text with Substitutions Automate Repetitive Tasks X’s Hidden Tools Image Capture Preview TextEdit The Secrets of Safari 4 Better Browsing Take Control of Tabs Manage Bookmarks and RSS Feeds Search Smarter Spotlight Basics Create Smarter Queries Perform Advanced Searches Snow Leopard Security Put User Accounts to Work Create Strong Passwords Encrypt Your Data Make Secure Connections Stay Safe Online Troubleshooting OS X Your Troubleshooting Toolbox Advanced Fixes Seek Outside Help Terminal Tricks Terminal Basics Easy System Tweaks All about TextEdit: a sample page showing the layout If it was a cat it would purr when stroked like that November 2009 AppleSauce Page 11 Contents
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