Article:		Top Ten Mac OS X Tips for Unix Geeks
Subject:		will not spend $1 for the book.
Date:		2003-10-09 15:59:33
From:		anonymous2
Terminology and tutorials are "allover" the writer doesnt see things the way a person that doesnt know would want ti see. He explains as if he's discussing it with his programmer buddies at work. would rate 2 on 1-10 scale. May be want to check how Chris is using his teaching skills. you'll end up reading the book by yourself. Ciao

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• will not spend $1 for the book.
  2007-05-17 06:54:21  Jeremiah Foster | [View]
  
  
  UNIX geeks want man page-like info. Short, to the point, and highly technical. I _love_ the brevity of the book and even though I have an older version I use it often. (No wonder Apple Developer Connection recommends it. I do too - great book!)

• will not spend $1 for the book.
  2003-12-10 19:54:22  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  The book is for unix geeks. Most are programmers. We like that tone. Why would someone who doesn't know this stuff want a book that dumbs down the terminology?
  
  Notice that the book isn't "Top Ten Mac OS X Tips for People Who Last Used OS 9 and Have No Unix Skills"...
• will not spend $1 for the book.
  2007-05-16 15:03:16  bioinfotools [View]
  
  
  Have to agree: good writers know the audience they are writing for and target their writing accordingly. Unix geeks invariably know at least shell scripting and just a little about OS weirdness ;-) The book, and this article, is clearly targeted at people who are already Unix geeks: they're not in need of being taught per se, but shown what the differences are.