Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar Edition Review

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Book:		Mac OS X Hints
Subject:		Mac OS X Hints: Jaguar Edition Review
Date:		2003-06-01 17:25:53
From:		Brian Redman

Rating: As a long time Unix user, OS X devotee, and one who reads sites and forums like macosxhints.com every day, I didn't think I would learn much from Mac OS X Hints: The Book. I was wrong. Even for a know-it-all such as myself, a third of the hints (190) were new and interesting (I skipped entire sections like tips on editors and browsers I don't use). The aha to uh-huh ratio is very high. You'll start using the hints as soon as you read them and it makes a great reference book. If you're like me you'll come across a situation after you finish the book and remember "there was a way to do that in OS X Hints". And you'll be able to find it easily because every hint is listed in the table of contents and the index is first rate. On top of the excellent technical content the prose is fun to read -- thanks no doubt to The David Pogue Factor. The whole tone of the book seems to credit the reader with some intelligence. The jokes are subtle and the hints are straight to the point. This book is a must-have for everyone with a Mac.