Chuck Toporek

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Editor, author, speaker

Areas of Expertise:

Mac OS X
Unix
consulting

speaking
writing

Biography

Chuck Toporek is a Mac technology geek. He is the author of three Mac books and one medical book, and he has written for MacAddict and Macworld magazines.

Books

Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide by Chuck Toporek November 2007 Print: $14.99 Ebook: $11.99 (4) (Read Reviews)	Running Boot Camp by Chuck Toporek April 2006 Print: $7.99 (4) (Read Reviews)
Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell by Andy Lester , Chris Stone , Chuck Toporek , Jason McIntosh November 2005 Print: $39.95 Ebook: $31.99 (4) (Read Reviews)	Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide by Chuck Toporek June 2005 Print: $9.95 Ebook: $7.99
Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell by Chuck Toporek , Chris Stone , Jason McIntosh Second Edition June 2004 OUT OF PRINT (5) (Read Reviews)	Inside .Mac by Chuck Toporek May 2004 Print: $19.95 (2) (Read Reviews)
Mac OS X Panther Pocket Guide by Chuck Toporek Second Edition November 2003 OUT OF PRINT	Mac OS X in a Nutshell by Jason McIntosh , Chuck Toporek , Chris Stone January 2003 OUT OF PRINT (4) (Read Reviews)
Mac OS X Pocket Guide by Chuck Toporek Second Edition November 2002 OUT OF PRINT	Mac OS X Pocket Reference by Chuck Toporek May 2002 OUT OF PRINT

Articles

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Using Linux to Tame the Big Hairy Beast
Publish Date: Jul. 27, 2001Linux and open source software are entering mainstream business practices. O'Reilly open source editor Chuck Toporek reports on Friday's keynote, "Fueling the Open Source Alternative." The Mind Behind gawk: An Interview with Arnold Robbins: The Author of Effective awk Programming, 3rd
Publish Date: Jul. 2, 2001O'Reilly author discusses involvement with gawk and awk and his book, Effective awk Programming. By Arnold Robbins, author of O'Reilly's Effective awk Programming, 3rd Edition (May 2001). Greetings from the BSD Super BOF
Publish Date: Jun. 29, 2001O'Reilly editor Chuck Toporek reports from USENIX. By Chuck Toporek, O'Reilly open source editor. Mac OS X vs. Linux: Could Apple Take a Bite Out of the Penguin?
Publish Date: Apr. 3, 2001O'Reilly's Open Source editor Chuck Toporek looks at the potential threat Mac OS X poses to Linux on the desktop--and he offers Apple some advice as well. Mac OS X vs. Linux: Five Things Apple Should Do
Publish Date: Apr. 3, 2001O'Reilly's Open Source editor Chuck Toporek looks at the potential threat Mac OS X poses to Linux on the desktop--and he offers Apple some advice as well.

Blog

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Why I Won't Buy an Apple iTV (or whatever it's going to be called)

September 13 2006

Okay, everyone knows I’m a fan of Apple. I love all the stuff that they do, and was waiting with bated breath for yesterday’s announcements from the “Showtime” event. And even though the supposed live QuickTime feed kept 404-ing, I was able to get my fix from Engadget’s live updates.… read more

Fair Winds and Following Seas, Michael Bartosh

June 12 2006

A good friend and author has passed, far too soon. I just got word this morning from a friend at Apple that my friend and author, Michael Bartosh, died tragically on Saturday night/Sunday morning while in Japan. It’s hard to know exactly what to say right now, other than I’m shocked and… read more

The Day The Whining Ends

May 10 2006

Own a MacBook Pro? Tired of the incessant whining, heat problems, or that faint lone cow mooing somewhere inside your MBP? Well, the good folks over at the OSx86 Project have designated Saturday, May 20th The Day The Whining Ends, and I have to say, I’m totally onboard with this. The… read more

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