Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual

by David Pogue

With Lion, Apple has unleashed the most innovative version of Mac OS X yet—and once again, David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to the #1 bestselling Mac book. Mac OS X 10.7 completely transforms the Mac user interface with multi-touch gestures borrowed from the iPhone and iPad, and includes more 250 brand-new features. This book reveals them all with a wealth of insight and detail--and even does a deep dive into iCloud, Apple's wireless, free syncing service for Macs, PCs, iPhones, and iPads. Theres something new on practically every page of this new edition, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. Apple's brought a new cat to town, and Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual is the best way to tame it.

Genres: Reference, Computers, Technology, Nonfiction

928 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David and his wife, Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children.

Reviews

[Cara · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I got my last computer, I was surprised to find it completely baffling. I was kind of a power user of OS 9 and lower, but I had no idea how to work OS X, and it was the opposite of intuitive. The Missing Manual transformed my frustration into admiration and love. So here I am with another new computer, only moving from 10.5 to 10.7 this time, yet equally frustrated, baffled, and annoyed. WTF, Apple? This shouldn't be that hard. So I turned to The Missing Manual, and sure enough, my frustration is turning into admiration and love. Thank you, David Pogue!

Checked out the sample before I bought this, and found the answers to two of my most plaguing irritations in the first half (of the sample!).

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This book has definitely done its job, even though I didn't read anywhere near all of it. Now that I understand it, I <3 my new Mac, especially the Magic Trackpad.

[Kalen Cap]

A little dry, but knew that going in.