Macs for Dummies

by David Pogue

Macs are famously easy to use -- but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot for you to know to use them better. For instance, what do you do if you have a PC at the office and need to work on a project on your Mac at home? Or suppose your Mac keeps running out of memory -- Do you really need all those things in your System Folder? You may be able to toss a large number of them and save yourself a few hundred bucks in RAM chips. Then there's the brave new world of the Internet -- How do you take your Mac out onto the open road of the Information Superhighway? In Macs For Dummies bestselling author and Macworld columnist David Pogue -- perhaps the most Mac-savvy person on the planet -- offers his knowledge on these and other essentials to keep you and your Mac smiling. Now in its fourth edition, Macs For Dummies gets you up to date with System 7.5 and new features you may want to take advantage of -- or avoid like the plague. No matter the variety of your Mac -- from Performa to PowerBook to Power Macintosh -- Pogue knows it inside and out. And, with Macs For Dummies, you will, too.

Genres: Nonfiction, Computers

412 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1992

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

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good introductory book for those who wish to (or have already) switched from PC to Mac. I bought this at the same time as I purchased my first Mac. It was an invaluable tool in assisting my professional and personal switch to Apple.

[Larry Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

good reference in spite of the title

[Frank · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haven't seen more recent editions, but Pogue is a genius at making any complex seem easy.

[Phil Gladden · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very informative and funny book. I read this back in the 7.0 days but Im sure the newer editions are just as good.