‘Missing Manual’ for Leopard released
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 6, 2007 at 12:47pm
O’Reilly Media has released Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue. It’s a 912-page, US$34.95 book for the advanced-beginner or intermediate Mac user of Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”).
The book has introduction to the Dock, the Mac OS X folder structure, and the Mail application. There are also mini-manuals on iLife applications such as iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto, and a tutorial for Safari, Mac’s web browser. Topics include:
° Leopard’s totally revamped Finder
° Spaces to group your windows and organize your Mac tasks
° Quick Look to view files before you open them
° The Time Machine, Leopard’s new backup feature
° Spotlight to search for and find anything in your Mac
° Front Row, a new way to enjoy music, photos, and videos
° Enhanced Parental Controls that come with Leopard
° Quick tips for setting up and configuring your Mac to make it your own.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
