Sams Teach Yourself the Imac in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself) - Softcover

Steinberg, Gene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672315599 ISBN 13: 9780672315596

Publisher: Sams Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

The Apple iMac has taken the computing world by storm. From its unique look, great performance, and the new color schemes, the iMac has redefined the world of personal computing. Sams Teach Yourself the iMac in 24 Hours begins when you first unpack your iMac. You'll learn how to quickly set up the new computer and get it running. As you progress through the simple 24 lessons in this book, you'll discover how to get on the Internet and how to use your iMac's built-in modem as a fax machine.

You'll receive an introduction to all the software that comes with the iMac, such as AppleWorks, Internet Explorer, Kai's Photo Soap, Quicken Deluxe and more.

If you want to add another drive, a printer, or a scanner to your iMac, Sams Teach Yourself the iMac will show you how to quickly get up and running.

In addition, each lesson ends with a question and answer session with Gene Steinberg, where you'll learn how to cope with problems, and how to get the best possible performance from your iMac.

About this title

Review:

The iMac, however intuitively designed, comes with hardly any explanatory literature. Some books have sprung up to fill the gap, and Sams Teach Yourself the iMac in 24 Hours is among the best. It walks you through everything--beginning with unpacking your iMac and hooking up its cables--in a style that assumes nothing, without coming off as condescending.

Divided into 24 lessons, this book makes it easy to learn about a particular aspect of your iMac in depth during a single sitting. The author explains a feature in general terms first and then explains how to accomplish specific tasks. (It's easy to refer back to these stepped procedures later.) This approach works well for Quicken, Internet connectivity, iMac customization, and other pieces of the system, but AppleWorks coverage seems scanty: only 20 heavily illustrated pages deal with this important productivity suite. The book also would be better if it explained simple networks.

Sams Teach Yourself the iMac in 24 Hours earns points by embracing the iMac's more powerful features in addition to its fundamentals. The author explains the contents of the System Folder and provides an appetite-whetting introduction to AppleScript programming. --David Wall

Topics covered: Hardware, software, Internet connectivity, hardware upgrades, and customization.

From the Back Cover:

This hands-on, step-by-step guide leads readers through the most frequently asked real-world questions about the iMac-whether on setting up the machine, learning the basics of the operating system, using its applications, or getting on the Internet.

The book also instructs the reader on e-mail, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes, iPhoto, as well as many other software basics.

This edition of the book has been thoroughly rewritten and updated so that it assumes the reader is using a new flat-panel iMac, with Mac OS X installed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sams Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0672315599
• ISBN 13: 9780672315596
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384