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    Any good Mac books? (Not MacBooks) (;

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by eesh72, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. eesh72

    eesh72 Notebook Consultant

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    I finally pulled the trigger on a MacBook yesterday evening, I've been debating for a few months now but after falling in love with my iPhone, I had to give OS X a try. It should be here within the next few days and I'm so excited!
    Anywho, any good books out there for newbies like me? :confused:
    Thanks for any recommendations.
    Alyssia :)
     
    eesh72, Apr 15, 2009
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  2. hydrocyanic

    hydrocyanic Notebook Evangelist

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    in short, you don't need one.

    after getting used to it i don;'t feel different except for having less things to do on mac(name games, and few other). but if you have iphone/ipod, etc apple ou would notice the better integration.

    have fun with the purchse, i enjoyed it :)
     
    hydrocyanic, Apr 15, 2009
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  3. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just search (either online or using Spotlight) if there's something you don't know how to do. A book is nice for reference purposes, but otherwise it is unncessary.
     
    Budding, Apr 15, 2009
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  4. fins4o8

    fins4o8 Notebook Consultant

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    I know you are asking about books, but if you love to read magazines then I would recommend you go to the nearest book store and see if they sell MacWorld & MacLife magazines. Skim through it and read the tips & tricks section. Actually, you will be able to get a discount to order them since you bought a Mac. Back to the matter at hand, those tips & tricks have helped me here & there. Plus, the mags have cool stuff & info in there to boot.
     
    fins4o8, Apr 15, 2009
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  5. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    is there a book name "Macbook for dummies" :D?
    JK. OS X is pretty easy to play around with.
    Open your macbook and play with it. If there is any problems, post a thread here. We will glad to help you with it.
    If you dont like it, send it to me :(
     
    haquocdung, Apr 15, 2009
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  6. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    A friend of mine said the Mac OS X Leopard Bible was a really good reference point for him. I sent this book below to my brother when I gave him his first MacBook Pro earlier this year. Thumbing thru it, it seemed like a good buy for someone fresh and new to Macs, which my brother was. He said that its helped him out quite a bit

    Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Peachpit Learning Series (Paperback)
    by Robin Williams (Author)
     
    diggy, Apr 15, 2009
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  7. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    I was in Barnes and Noble today, and I was looking through the OS X books, and there were a ton! :eek: :p I picked up the Mac OS X Bible and that had many good tips and tricks, and would be great for a new Mac user! ;)

    Nice suggestion diggy! :)
     
    Colton, Apr 15, 2009
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  8. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    I have the following book & I highly recommend it:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059652952X

    I bought it about 9 months before I finally got my MacBook. :eek: IMO, for a dummy like me, that book is worth every penny. :eek:
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Apr 16, 2009
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  9. Lyanowu

    Lyanowu Notebook Consultant

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    I learned most of the new stuff in help, so a mac book is not really helpful. So what I did when encounter something new or need to do something that I didn't know what to do, I look it up in help. Just typed in what I need, and I pretty much got my answer from it. I mastered some of the most useful and daily used programs in about 1 day just by using help.
     
    Lyanowu, Apr 16, 2009
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  10. chyidean

    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    Aren't Macs supposed to be intuitive and user friendly enough that you don't need third-party guidance?
     
    chyidean, Apr 16, 2009
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  11. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    OS X is very different from Windows, so some long time Windows users might become confused when they initially try to use OS X. For example, the root folder in Windows is the desktop, while in OS X it's the HD. So some Windows users might become confused when they're trying to access the desktop in Finder.
     
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    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    booboo12, Apr 17, 2009
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