Big Book of Apple Hacks: Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of your Apple devices (Hacks) | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Seibold
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
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Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0596529821
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.446
EAN: 9780596529826
ASIN: 0596529821
Publication Date: April 17, 2008
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Product Description
Bigger in size, longer in length, broader in scope, and even more useful than our original Mac OS X Hacks, the new Big Book of Apple Hacks offers a grab bag of tips, tricks and hacks to get the most out of Mac OS X Leopard, as well as the new line of iPods, iPhone, and Apple TV.
With 125 entirely new hacks presented in step-by-step fashion, this practical book is for serious Apple computer and gadget users who really want to take control of these systems. Many of the hacks take you under the hood and show you how to tweak system preferences, alter or add keyboard shortcuts, mount drives and devices, and generally do things with your operating system and gadgets that Apple doesn't expect you to do. The Big Book of Apple Hacks gives you: - Hacks for both Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger, their related applications, and the hardware they run on or connect to
- Expanded tutorials and lots of background material, including informative sidebars
- "Quick Hacks" for tweaking system and gadget settings in minutes
- Full-blown hacks for adjusting Mac OS X applications such as Mail, Safari, iCal, Front Row, or the iLife suite
- Plenty of hacks and tips for the Mac mini, the MacBook laptops, and new Intel desktops
- Tricks for running Windows on the Mac, under emulation in Parallels or as a standalone OS with Bootcamp
The Big Book of Apple Hacks is not only perfect for Mac fans and power users, but also for recent -- and aspiring -- "switchers" new to the Apple experience. Hacks are arranged by topic for quick and easy lookup, and each one stands on its own so you can jump around and tweak whatever system or gadget strikes your fancy. Pick up this book and take control of Mac OS X and your favorite Apple gadget today!
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 Wonderful Book But NO COLOR?!??!! June 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
'Big Book of Apple Hacks: Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of your Apple devices' is an incredible book for all computer tinkerers that want to find fun projects to do with their Mac products (computer, iPhone, iPod, etc). Weighing in at a massive 600+ pages with 130 hacks, there is plenty of things to do here that will keep hobbyists busy well into the night, week, months and beyond but there is one MAJOR sticking point that I cannot ignore.
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COLOR
For a reference manual that is dealing with code I can handle no color but with todays low print costs to get color pages out the door and into the hands of the reader, this is simply inexcusable when its a book that screams "DON'T PRINT ME IN BLACK AND WHITE!!!" I have read other MAKE books in the past that use color and its absence here is a terrible decision by the publisher.
The content on the other hand is fantastic and very fun and enjoyable. If you are looking for a fun use of your time and love making things do what they weren't intended, this is an easy purchase. Don't let my color gripes sway you away from this book, just know that it could have been a lot better and an easy ***** selection if it was printed the right way (imo).
**** RECOMMENDED
Excellent June 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book. I highly recommend it to anyone who owns a Mac. If you don't own a Mac, buy this book; then, you can get a Mac.
This is the book I've been waiting for! May 4, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm not through reading this yet, but I'm definitely impressed and happy to have it. This is not just the typical collection of "Tinker Toy" type stuff - yes, there's some of that here, but it goes way beyond and even gets into hacking hardware.
I feel like a kid in a candy store.. yes, yes, there's stuff here you'll find all over the web, but there are also hacks and tips I have never seen anywhere else.
And it's not just Macs, though that's a lot of it. There are also hacks for iPods and iPhones and Apple TV.
If you own a Mac, you want this. Period. Met and exceeded my expectations.
Get beyond the manual April 30, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
First off, a disclaimer: I contributed three articles/hacks to this tome, so I'm a bit biased. And I also must admit that Chris Seibold, the editor/writer of this book, was easy and inspirational to work with. That being said, I really can't recommend this book highly enough, especially for intermediate and advance Apple computer and software users. If you're ready to move beyond the sort of rudimentary features of your computer, the Big Book of Apple Hacks is just for you.
This book assumes you know how to open folders and applications, set up Mail and Address Book, and even how to add photos to iPhoto. You're wanting to get beyond the basics. You're ready to automate, customize, maximize, and better secure your Mac computer, software, and data.
You may be at the point of wanting to hide some precious files so no one but you can find them. You may want to kill the Dashboard because you never use it. Or you think the Dashboard is hella cool and you want to create your own widgets. In fact, you've downloaded a lot of great third party applications and now your curious about creating your own.
Apple Hacks assumes that you know how to use the Finder to get at stuff. So maybe you're ready to get underneath the hood of Leopard and have some command-line fun with the Unix system. You're not scared. You're ready know about Shell Scripting and Unix Daemons. You want to customize folder icons, the Dock, or even the freakin' Boot image. You wanta convert audio files using iTunes, rename the un-renameable. You're ready to hack your iPod or iPhone, partition your hard drive nondestructively, run Windows on your Mac.
Dude, you want to be in control your Mac, rather than it controlling you.
You want to get more out of iTunes or iPhoto, or use Apply TV with a standard definition television set. You want to get beyond the supposed limits of Time Machine, or tweak an existing Widget. You're ready to tear into your old or new iBook or set up a dual drive for your MacBook Pro. Shoot, you've heard about BitTorrent, but now you actually want learn how to access and use it. You wanta keep some web trafficking secure and private. You're a Mac addict, so installing an old Mac Mini in your car so you can run iTunes or the programs without a hitch is really not a crazy idea.
There's so much more to this mammoth guide of hacks. Like me you'll be marking selected pages with yellow stickies and discovering more "how-tos" each time you flip through the book.
Serious kudos to Chris Seibold for this well put together book. If you've found Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual powerfully useful over the years, you're now ready to move beyond it with the Big Book of Apple Hacks.
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