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The Little Mac Book (6th Edition)
by Robin Williams
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Peachpit Press (1999-06-29)
ISBN: 0201354330
EAN: 9780201354331
UPC: 785342354331
Dewey Decimal #: 004.165
Binding/Media: Paperback - 448 pages
Edition: 6
SKU: 7044-MacBook
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Spine tight and straight with some highlighting and notes in pencil.Still a good book to own and use.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The newest Macintosh operating system, Mac OS 8.5, has brought definite changes to the Mac, and Robin Williams' blockbuster, The Little Mac Book, is right there to cover them. With more than 1 million copies in print, this is one of the best-selling guides of all time for Macintosh beginners. The completely updated and revised Sixth Edition covers the new features of OS 8.5, including the Sherlock search system, which connects directly to the Internet for Web searches. The Little Mac Book, Sixth Edition covers Mac essentials using a warm, friendly tone that doesn't get lost in dense technical text and obscure details. A must-have for Mac newcomers, Robin Williams fans, and veteran Mac users who want to get up to speed with OS 8.5.
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Amazon.com Review
A classic returns, this time updated to include Mac OS 8.6, the iMac, and more Internet material. The Little Mac Book will fit your needs extraordinarily well if you've chosen to get into personal computing by way of a Macintosh computer and want a friendly and thorough guide. Robin Williams--no, not the comic actor--assumes her readers have no computer experience at all. She provides explanations of all the essentials as well as the perennial stumper for all Mac novices--how to get the floppy disk out of its drive! She also explains why hooking Macs together in a network is easier than you might think and shows how to use Sherlock to extract the information you need from the Internet. Since she focuses on Mac OS 8.6 in general, her approach is suitable for users of all Macs who use that system, including the iMac and iBook. Throughout, her love for the Mac and its community of users is obvious. A lot of effort has gone into this book's design too--there are few slapped-in screen shots and lots of carefully trimmed and laid-out illustrations. Not enough publishers put this kind of care into their books' production. As a result of the collaboration between Williams and her publisher, The Little Mac Book is a joy to look at, hold, read, and use. --David Wall Topics covered: The Mac OS 8.6 system; the mouse, the keyboard, file management, Mac text editing, and Internet tips.
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Customer Reviews
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The Little Mac Book, Leopard Edition
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-02-23
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have not used it at all as yet, but I will in the course of the month of March 2010.
In my class, my instructor as well as my classmates like it very much.
Thank you.
Michelle
P.S.:
Please do not send me any solicitation of any kind nor ads; do take this request seriously.
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Mac user since 1988
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-12-10
The little Mac Book for operating system X was is very useful as it is direct and to the point. Some previous operating system
books have been so detailed that they are hundreds of pages long and hard to use. I would recommend Robin Williams book
to all who have been overwhelmed by the many changes in Mac computers.
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Great Reference Book
Rating  (4)
Date: 2009-11-17
Being new to computers and at an age when my memory is a little dull-I like having this book on hand for the basic questions. I apparently thought I was ordering the leopard edition when I must have been looking at the tiger reviews. I was disappointed in that but it still has information that I needed and it is presented in a way that makes learning this computer stuff not so scary to me. It helped me loosen up and I like the way Robin Williams leads me through practice runs so that I'm not just reading about it. The shipping from the seller I used was very slow and I will not order from them again, but the book itself was in good shape and the price was good. Thanks Amazon!
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ONLY FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST BOUGHT THEIR 1ST APPLE
Rating  (3)
Date: 2009-10-28
We actually bought our Apple several months and know all the basic stuff. This book was recommended to us when we first bought it, but we waited. Unfortunately, too long. This is a good book to learn the basics of Apple, but not for more involved aspects. For example, if you want to learn about photos, they only refer you to another book.
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Great for new mac users
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-10-26
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this book after looking at several at the local book stores and asking my teacher at the Mac "genius bar" what he recommended. It is making my pc to mac transition totally painless using simple instructions and great illustrations. I would definitely buy more of Robin Williams' books after I master the basics.
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