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If you want more knowledge help books look else where. If you need help with Jaguar or Panther check out sites like I'm sorry but this book left me disappointed and wanting my money back.
There are a ton of good tips and hacks. Even a Mac veteran such as myself learned a lot. There is so much so everyone in this book.
Outside of the very occasional, tiny pearl, this book has little to recommend itself. The author's style is pedantic at best. It would appear that Mr. Kelby wrote the entire book to comment on how clever he is and how useless Apple's Human Interface folks are. All this would certainly be forgiveable, or at least bearable, if only there were sufficient, useful information contained herein. It couldn't be farther from the reality of the situation! Not only is there little in the book that isn't solved by looking at the interface (e.g. using the Dock preference pane to change dock behavior, using the red/x button to close non-active windows, getting "More Info" from the System Profiler by using the "About This Mac..." dialog box), the author will deliberately avoid giving useful information to the reader to impress on us the value of his solution. Take for instance the "problem" addressed at the bottom of page 87, command (apple) + n does not create a new folder (as it did in Mac OS 9). Mr. Kelby does not point out that you now just need to become accustomed to using another finger to hold down the shift key in addition to "command" and "n". No! He suggests instead that you control click in the appropriate place and select "New Folder" from the pop-up contextual menu! I plan to keep this book for reference now that I own it for the occasional interesting tidbit, but unless you enjoy being talked down to as a reader and letting a book get away with assuming it's preaching to an appreciative choir all the while, do not buy this book.
Get Rael Dornfest's OS X Hacks instead if you want to learn something new.
The tips cover everything from the iapps, to managing the Finder, the Dock, the Classic enoronment, icons and more. There are so many tips offered, covering so many aspects of your Mac that you're bound to run into a few things that pique your interest. I discovreed the Font Panel because of this book and it has helped me so much, that it alone makes the purchase worthwile. Thats the kind of benefit this book can give. You might have to wade through a bunch of stuff you already know or don't care about but then, you run into someting that makes you jump for joy!
It might be a good guide for those among us who do not adventurously explore their new environment once they made the leap from MacOS 9 (or even Windows) to MacOS X, but I really doubt if this book gets used as a reference manual after the first read. In my opinion "Killer Tips" is not a good title for this book; it's more like another "MacOS X, the Missing Manual" type of book.
In brief, the "joke" involves dropping several hundred files onto the Dock -- this is a denial of service attack -- which effectively deprives newbies of a few moments' peace of mind. The author claims that only "reinstalling from scratch" will clean up the mess. (Command-TAB, Command-Q through the list also works.) The prevention and the cure, Grasshopper, is simply to backup your system before you allow morons like this to get near it -- Carbon Copy Cloner 2.0 and an external Firewire hard disk will do nicely.
Scott goes into detail for each iApp (as we know the Apple help sections need more help) and I constantly got the "oh that's how it works" thought. The chapters are clear and makes sense. I saw this book listed for pre order on Amazon[.com] and contacted 5 of my friends. We each bought a copy and all love it, no sharing necessary. It is a great investment. This is a book I am reading and using, it is not collecting dust in my book library. This is a must have book for anyone migrating to Jaguar.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mac OS X Killer Tips (10.2) Hi, my name is Tim Robertson, and somehow I seem to have become the official reviewer of all books Kelby. Scott Kelby that is, author maniac who seems to have a new book published every other month over there at New Rider Publishing. I mean, a Photoshop 7 Killer Tips book, The Naked Truth book, Photo-Retouching book, a Down and Dirty Tricks Photoshop book, and now a Mac OS X Killer Tips book. (I just noticed something. Dirty, Secret, Naked...is Scott Kelby writing for Penthouse on the side as well?) I think there is something strange going on here. No one can write this many books! I think he has some sort of Evil Word Marco thingie running, churning out these books for him. He simply feeds in the type of book he wants to publish, and the Evil Word Macro does the rest. Screen grabs, paragraphs, you name it. Takes about a week and a half. He then goes through and makes some very minor adjustments, adds a few jokes (an Evil Word Macro has no sense of humor, as we all know) and calls it good. But here's the thing. Each and every one of his books are really, really good. The Naked Truth was fantastic. His Down and Dirty Photoshop 7 book is a must have for users of that program. And his latest, the focus of this review, is Mac OS X Killer Tips, seems to be on par or above all his others. Laden with humor and (for the most part) worthwhile tips, Mac OS X Killer Tips is a great addition to any Mac OS X users library of titles. This edition covers OS X 10.2 (Jaguar for those in the know) very well. It includes a screen capture image of what Scott is describing in almost every instance. The book is full color, with razor-sharp imagery. Coming in at 267 pages, it may seem a small book, but it is packed with enough relevant information to satisfy almost anyone using Apple's latest operating system. I very much enjoyed reading this book. I liked the layout a great deal, as well as the words on the page. Scott Kelby is quickly becoming an author in whom I find the need to get his latest book, a position for a computer and technology writer reserved only for David Pogue on my desk up to now. Scott writes with a sense of humor I find very appealing, as well as a great technical grasp of his subject material. He really seems to put a lot of himself in the books he writers, and makes no apologies for being a die-hard Mac head. Mac OS X Killer Tips is thirteen chapters long. It covers everything from iDVD tips to troubleshooting. From Stickies tricks to annoying pranks you can play on another Mac user. (If you can get your hands on their computer while they are away.) Sherlock 3 is covered here, as is Mail, all the "i" applications, Address Book, and much more. I found the Finder tips to be the most fun, though, and took quite a few ideas away from this book that I have instituted in my own daily computer life. (No small feat there, as I am a Power User to the bone.) A really, really good read. Well worth the asking price. You will find yourself going back to it often to learn or refresh yourself on some of the tips you will learn in its pages. MacMice Rating: 5 out of 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim Robertson
If you have come to the Mac as a "switcher" from the world of Windows, OS X can appear a little alien. This is the ideal book to help you feel more at home: don't tell your more experienced Apple buddies you've bought it, and they will be extremely impressed when you demonstrate your new knowledge. And of course you'll be happier that you've adjusted the Dock to work the way you want, found a quick way to open your Home folder and discovered a new way of using iMovie. Killer Tips is a beautiful looking book, and the price is good too. Definitely worth a peek if you are a new or new-ish Apple user, or want to one-up your Mac mates. It's like several years worth of Mac magazine tips in one glossy book.
This book uses full color pages, large type, and large screen captures to waste space. It could easily have been condensed into half the number of pages, or better yet, just put online in the form of a web page where something like this belongs. The tips are mostly very trivial and obvious ones - I'm not sure I came across a single one I wasn't already familliar with. I *suppose*, if you don't know any of the little keyboard tricks for navigating your mac quickly, this may be useful to you, but I think I'll be selling mine - I consider it a waste of money.
Jaguar (a.k.a., Mac OS X 10.2) is a major upgrade with a great deal for people to learn -- even longtime Macintosh users; for that reason, it's very important that a guide to using it be cogent and include step-by-step explanations. Instead, readers get an uneven, confusing treatment of the subject. Kelby isn't entirely unfunny, but I think he could learn much by studying the work of David Pogue, a more polished technology writer whose wit doesn't get in the way of his teaching. Also, some may be put off by the intensely saturated, almost cartoonish visuals in the design of the Kelby volume, though I concede that some others may find it cute. In the end, those who wish to avoid serious frustration will likely have better luck with OS X: The Missing Manual, 2nd edition, which has been substantially revised to reflect the new aspects of Jaguar. Some other reader reviewers have pooh-poohed these concerns, saying that the Kelby volume is merely a collection of "killer tips," and as such should be somehow immune from criticism for that reason. I respectfully disagree. It's true that Pogue's tome is more of a reference work than a compendium of tips (though it certainly has plenty of the latter). In the end, if you want completeness and clarity, go with Pogue. If you want a lot of disjointed giggling, go with Kelby.
2 If you are a Mac user, get this book!
If you are a Macintosh user, get this book!
3 A Book You'll Love to Hate
I decided I had to speak out against this book before other unsuspecting geeks were barraged with Scott Kelby's patronizing platitudes. This book *does* have some useful tips -- I will begrudgingly give it that. But at what price!
4 Great for complete beginners
If you've used OS X for a little while you'll know most or all of these. (Unless you're pretty slow to pick things up on computers.) If the book were marketed that way, I'd give it 5 stars, since it looks great for complete beginners, pointing out little things like "Command-A selects all the files in the folder you have open" I'm not kidding! the things are that obvious. Anyone who takes the time to look at the keystroke short cuts listed in the menus and play around and hit all the buttons and right-click everywhere will already know 95% of this. I did learn two things: you can add aliases to your button bars in the Finder, and leaving an app open in OS X barely uses any resources. Nice but not worth the price of the book.
5 eh, not bad
This book is pretty good, it provided me with some tips that i had been wondering how to do, but some of the tips were of no use whatsoever. for instance, there was one tip that asked "are you the only user on your computer? then why do you have to log in every single time you turn it on? well, when you set up your computer, don't put a password in, that way you can just click login and you're on your way!" This seems pointless to me, there are also other things in the book that he says are total neusances but don't really bother me at all. So, i think that it is still a useful book, but not worth 5 stars.
6 All around a great book... Tons of good pranks too.... :)
Scott Kelby is an absolute master at pretty much anything he touches. I have enjoyed reading many of his PhotoShop books, but this Mac OS X book is great. As it is not a cover to cover book where you MUST read everything to continue, it is more of a how to in a page or two or less. He gave me tons of great idea's on pranks and things to do to coworkers as well as how to manage a better system and where to find things. A+ on this book... if you're just transitioning over to Jaguar or are interested in learning more in a fun and exciting way, buy this book!
7 A Fun way to learn...
Scott Kelby is an absolute master at pretty much anything he touches. I have enjoyed reading many of his PhotoShop books, but this Mac OS X book is great. As it is not a cover to cover book where you MUST read everything to continue, it is more of a how to in a page or two or less. He gave me tons of great idea's on pranks and things to do to coworkers as well as how to manage a better system and where to find things. A+ on this book... if you're just transitioning over to Jaguar or are interested in learning more in a fun and exciting way, buy this book!
8 Oh, well I'll know better next time.
I purchased the book looking for killer tips. Unfortunately, there wasn't much in the book I hadn't figured out already. By the way, I just got an apple with OS X. Before, that I was a PC guy. In the week before I got this book I had pretty much figured out this stuff. Don't waste the money.
9 Killer Book
Scott Kelby has written a killer book for OS X Jaguar users. How often do you open a compute manual and immediately read all of the sidebars? After all that is where the nitty gritty information is. Mac OS X Killer Tips is nothing but sidebars - two hundred sixty-nine pages of sidebars.
The book is well organized into chapters which cover everything from windows, icons, cool tips, cheap tips, trouble shooting and everything in-between. It doesn't have to be read in any particular order, but I would certainly recommend reading all of it.
At first the thought of learning all of those tips is a bit overwhelming; however I have a system which works pretty well for me. I keep a stack of sticky notes or flags handy. When I find a tip that looks like one I could really like to learn I mark it. Be careful or you will have sticks on every page. Then at the conclusion of a chapter, I choose the two or three which I like best and use them until they are second nature. Then I look for the next two or three. At this rate it might take a while to master the "killer tips" but the book has already made my life easier. I highly recommend it for novice or expert.
Just for fun read the introduction to the book and then the introductions to each chapter. They are amusing and will give you a chuckle or two. And if you want to have even more fun, read Macintosh - The Naked Truth, also by Scott Kelby.
10 A GOOD CASE OF QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
The 288 pages of this book may not seem impressive; but its contents do. A question of quality; not just quantity!
"Mac OS X v. 10.2 Killer Tips" measured upto standard. The book offered a thorough analysis of every aspect of the 'Mac OS X version 10.2': including accurate dissection, which ranged from its BSD UNIX foundation to Aqua. No foreseeable Mac OS X problem eluded this book.
Despite its small size, comprehensive diagnosis-and-treatment pattern was maintained throughout the chapters. It even provided guidance on how best to configure and/or troubleshoot potential hardware and networking problems. Each page was colourfully illustrated, thus making it easy for readers (or troubleshooters) to grasp all the salient points.
Indeed, this is one book which will be of great assistance to anybody who runs the Mac OS X 10.2 operating system. It offers concise, but accurately vital tips. It is a dependable troubleshooting guide, which all-level Mac users can count on.
11 Fun bathroom reading
This book is great for the few spare moments you might have during the day. You can pick up non-obvious tips to enhance your experience of using OS X; or, at least, I did.
12 May look too simple but it is beyond that
When reading this book, it is easy to think that the author will more often than not use simple things as tips, that the book could also be a lot smaller. But there is nothing more wrong than that. Those who persist will find gold hidden among the very ilustrative and pleasant pages. The humor is unfortunately annoying instead of light and supportative. But don't get distracted by that. There is a of value in it. Highly recommended.
13 A tip or two for everyone!
This is a terrific book for brand new users of Mac OS X, but if you're a long time user it's value falls a bit. A lot of these tips are keyboard shortcuts and other little things that you pick up just by messing around with the OS. But there are so many hidden corners of OS X that you're bound to miss a few and that's where this book comes in.
14 Disapointment
I bought the "Killer Tips" in the hope that it would help me acquaint myself with differences between Mac OS X and the previous Mac operating systems with which I consider myself reasonably familiar since I am a Mac user of moderate competence. The book did not fulfill this expectation largely because the lack of a reasonable index which has only about 500 entries, far to few to find answers quickly to the questions that arise inevitably in the process of one's switch from previous to the latest operating system, a Jaguar of spots distinctly different than its ancestors.
15 Why aren't these tips in the "Help" feature?
This book unlocks the fun of OS X. I bought three other books which have proven useful (though redundant) but have overlooked virtually all of the "tips" that this book offers. After having worked my way through 3 or 4 of the first of its 13 chapters, I was convinced it was worth the money. I've marked items on nearly every page that I didn't know were "available" until finding these gems. Many are keyboard "shortcuts" that really are not any faster and would be hard to remember. There are many other tips that enhance the system's operation. I wonder how one would find these out as the "traditional" books seem too busy with the mundane aspects of the system. It's major shortcoming is its limited index. This book is for moderately experienced OS X users and would not be as useful for beginners.
16 Interesting Tidbits
Not the manual, but just what the titles states, all cool tips and enough attitude to keep you amused as can be expected from Scott.
17 Don't state the obvious
Scott Kelby has written a book that is beautifully typeset and in fact does contain a useful tip or two, but the majority of the content feels to me as "stating the obvious".
18 Sleazeball antics from the acned classes
There's a short chapter on "cheap tricks" you can play on your co-workers that would earn the author a short trip to the front door in most software engineering shops. One of them, in fact, is reserved for "your last day on the job."
19 Good to have but annoying
Being new to OS 10 I find this a useful resource. The book contains many tips and tricks that would have taken months to uncover on my own. I give this book 3 stars rather than 4 or 5 because of the annoying, chatty, writing style. Much like The Idiots Guide To... series at least 50% of the text is wasted "clever" chitchat. I recommend getting it, but would much prefer a straight forward tips guide.
20 Now in color!!!
I actually haven't gotten my jaguar in the mail yet- so i have yet to actually use the tips in this book. I've read reviews on the "other" site- and decided to buy the book. I was surprised when I opened the book- it's in COLOR! Every single page in color! The layout of the book is great and easy to understand writing. I've bought hundreds of dollars worth of computer books in the past couple of years and i would just like to say... this is the most visually impressive book i've seen! There's no excess in text- just short concise tips! (duh! It's called killer tips!).
sure it might be lame to give 5 stars to a book that hasn't been tested- but it all seems to be right from my os x usage. Thanks scott! Too bad mac design didn't give any additional discounts for their subscribers!
21 If You're a Beginner, It May Help...
but if you know what you're doing, there is not much that you haven't figured out. As a long time mac user and someone who has read considerably in the mags and online, there was very little of interest. But if I was clueless, this book might be handy. Pretty pictures, tho.
22 Killer topic and a Killer Book
This is a great book! Scott Kelby has found a way to take the best parts of teaching a complicated subject and put it all in one book. His humor starts on page one and is sprinkled throughout the book.
23 Tim Robertson MyMac.com Book Review
Book Review - Mac OS X Killer Tips (10.2)
Tim Robertson
Publisher/Owner, Columnist, MacRelevant
Monday, 10/28/02
Author: Scott Kelby
Publisher: New Riders
24 Lots of chaff...very few "Killer Tips" ;^(
Nice design and page layout (sorta), but there are very few things in this book that I would call "Killer Tips". I'm quite disappointed with this book, and feel that I've just wasted $$$ . Save your cash, or you'll get a "Killer Pain" in your pocketbook.
25 I found my cheese!
"They moved my cheese!!!" I said, after a rather anxiety-riddled move to OS X. After years of productive computing at warp speed in OS 9 and it's predecessors, I found myself suddenly slowed to impulse against my will. That is, until OS X Killer Tips. This book quickly and logically showed me the new way and put my frustrations at ease with little things like how to get my trash back on my desktop where it clearly ought to be, along with tons of other useful tidbits. I'm a very busy person and didn't want to spend the time reading other OS X books that are twice the weight of this little jewel. The unique layout along with great graphic examples got me up to speed in no time. Thanks for helping me find my cheese Scott!
26 Think about this
There are a few reviews out dissing the book for wasting space, having [bad] tips and a few other things. These must be PC users that never read the book OR THE 44 SAMPLE PAGES. I don't undestand why the book's a surprise... It's called Killer Tips! Tips, it's not a freaking novel. If you want to use Jaguar like a pro, go for it. Don't let those bad reviews keep you from looking at the sample pages, it's a great book (I really do have it).
27 Get up to speed quickly with OS X
There are plenty of little tricks in OS X that seasoned users take for granted: just clever little ways to move windows, adjust icons, speed up common tasks with key-combinations.
28 Not worth it
I was very disapointed with this book. I bought Mac OS X The Missing Manual along with this book, but the Missing Manual is by far the superior book (for about the same price).
29 Lavish but lacking
This book may deserve recognition for its artwork, design, and typography, but the writing is unfortunately quite weak and sophomoric in tone. Kelby spends far too much time self-consciously riffing and jesting that he loses focus and overwhelms the presumed core purpose of the book.
30 The next best seller
Too bad Jack Davis has a trademark on the WOW! series because this book is really WOW! If you are a new OS X user, you'll have to pass up sleep for at least three nights, but it will be a joy. If you are a guru, you will probably look through it saying, "I know that... that's easy" for a few pages and then say, "Wow... is that true?" and go to your TiBook to take on Kelby (only to lose). It's sick how much is packed in these pages. There is a reason Amazon sold out before the books' release!
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