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Master VISUALLY Mac OSX Version X

Daniel Drew Turner

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Great place to start witgh Tiger 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Easy to follow guide to get started with OS X Tiger. Many screen shots and easy to follow steps will maker Tiger easy to pick up, even if you haven't used a Mac before. Easy enough even for your mother to learn a new OS.

Not impressed with the visual aspect 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

The content seems to be OK. But for a software book that is touted to be a visual presentation I was very disappointed with the lack of color in the book. The most color I saw was on the front cover. Very dull. If I had a choice to do it over I would pick a different publication and author.

Editorial Review:

* An essential resource for visual learners-approximately forty percent of the population-who want an intermediate-to-advanced reference on the new Panther version of Mac OS X
* Helps the nine million Mac OS X users navigate changes to the interface, harness the latest utilities and bundled applications, customize their Mac, make the most of Mac multimedia (iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie), work on a remote or local network, and troubleshoot problems
* Offers hundreds of step-by-step screenshots to provide readers with ultimate topic coverage
* An ideal reference for aspiring power users who are looking for a visual reference that lets them read less and learn more

SAP R/3 Business Blueprint: Understanding the Business Process Reference Model (Enterprise Resource Planning Series)

Thomas A. Curran, Gerhard Keller, Andrew Ladd

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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52114-6 Let SAP's R/3 change the way you think about business engineering This book is a businessman's bible about business process design. Using SAP's leading enterprise software product R/3 as a backdrop, it is the first book to explain the structure and content of common business processes that management deals with on a daily basis. The authors paint the future of business process change by giving the reader the terminology, content, and technology behind an evolving standard for enterprises in the new age(the business blueprint. Here is a collection of process and object descriptions that are the basis for streamlining your company in the future. The book explains how to understand the process content of systems like R/3 and apply it to your company. Most business software is applied on top of existing structures, to mimic old-fashioned methods and procedures. R/3 allows users to design and model processes all along the value chain, crossing functional and organizational boundaries, to achieve true integration.S AP R/3 Business Blueprint uses three main sections to present this paradigm in a style that is accessible across the organization: *Business Engineering sketches the big picture for high-level decision makers, without getting bogged down in technical detail. Senior managers can gain familiarity with the major features and tools available under R/3, and learn the most important aspects of its evaluation and implementation. *Process Design details R/3's applications to such specific fields as sales, production, finance, and human resources. Practical business process scenarios are used throughout the book to show R/3 in action in a variety of settings. *Architecture, Framework, and Tools provides nuts-and-bolts information for IS professionals. A thorough overview of the technical specifications and structure shows how organizations can easily implement R/3 to improve stabilization and communication across departments and processes. In particular, this book explains the impact of new technologies such as Windows( NT( and the Internet on future business process design. It considers the scenarios that companies will need to integrate based on a common business process understanding.Developed by an international team, SAP R/3 Business Blueprint draws on nearly a decade of client/server history in organizations around the world to present a complete, inside look at this powerful tool for enterprise-wide business engineering. 0-13-521147-6

Easy Mac OS X, v10.4 Tiger

Kate Binder

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

a set of slides 4 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

Indeed, the book is in full colour. The text is accompanied by a plentitude of profusely drawn diagrams, that easily show the reader the task to be done or the point being made.

The text is actually fairly minimal, in a style that may not necessarily appeal to some of you. There really is not a set of chapters of traditional text. Rather, Binder has chosen almost a slide show format. Each page is dominated by a diagram and bullet points therein. At the bottom of the page are a few short paragraphs expanding upon the diagram. This approach has the virtue of focusing your attention on the diagrams. The visuals are indeed strong. Binder has done a commendable job here.

Binder's pedagogy works, to the extent that the subject matter is inherently visual - the user interface. But there were times when I yearned for an expanded textual discussion.

Editorial Review:

Don't be intimidated by your new Mac — tame it! Easy Mac OS X Tiger provides you with everything you need to know about the Mac OS X Tiger operating system with a streamlined, visual approach. With clear, concise explanations of system-level functions, system accessories and pre-installed applications, you will be able to zero in on and complete the specific tasks you need to know. From iLife to security issues, you will quickly learn and apply with this step-by-step guide to learning the Mac OS X Tiger system.

Avid Xpress Pro for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide

James Monohan

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Now that Avid Xpress Pro (in combination with the Avid Mojo hardware accelerator) makes true real-time video, film, and audio editing possible from virtually any location in the world, Hollywood¿s video editing software of choice is being adopted far beyond Hollywood as well. To get up to speed on both it and Avid XPress DV quickly and efficiently, you¿ll want this easy, task-based volume. The entire video-editing process¿from getting a DV project rolling to advanced editing and distribution methods¿is covered here. Video guru James Monohan leaves no stone unturned as he shows you how to set up and customize your desktop; record and import files; integrate audio; create titles, dissolves, and transitions; correct color; add special effects; use plug-ins; render real-time effects; output to disc and the Web; and more. Along the way you¿ll learn about all of XPress DV¿s and XPress Pro¿s most exciting newer features: automatic expert color correction, advanced filtering and effects, powerful film support, high-quality output, and more.

Beginning Mac OS X Tiger Dashboard Widget Development

Fred Terry

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• Aimed at the estimated 300,000 Mac OS X developers who are interested in customizing and creating widgets for their Dashboards, this timely book shows them how to tap into the power of Mac OS X Tiger to create and customize Dashboard widgets
• The expert author uses program examples and exercises to illustrate the different ways to customize the Dashboard through widget development using simple authoring tools, Internet plug-ins, and text editors
• Begins with a discussion of the Dashboard concept and configuration and progresses to coverage of advanced functionality
• Covers tools, protecting code, configuration, properties, bundles, resources, extensions, and much more

Macromedia FreeHand 10 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Sandee Cohen

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Macromedia FreeHand has reached the big one-oh, thanks to its straightforward but sophisticated set of illustration tools. If you use FreeHand in your work--or would like to--FreeHand 10 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is the perfect way to learn this visual program and how to integrate it with the other applications in your virtual studio.

True to the Visual QuickStart Guide name, the book breaks FreeHand into logical, easy-to-follow tasks, illustrated with plenty of screenshots featuring FreeHand’s new Macromedia user interface. Each concise section walks you step-by-step through a single topic. Beginners can start with an overview of FreeHand’s tools and interface, then confidently move on to layers, points and paths, Pen and Bezigon tools, color, strokes and fills, and text effects. More seasoned FreeHand artists can use the book’s page tabs to flip straight to chapters on printing, advanced preferences, and exporting artwork to other applications and the Web. Cross-platform coverage includes Mac OS X!

Learning Unix for Mac OS X, 2nd Edition

Dave Taylor, Brian Jepson

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This compact book provides a user-friendly tour of your Mac's Unix base. As you explore Terminal and familiarize yourself with the command line, you'll also learn about the hundreds of Unix programs that come with your Mac and begin to understand the power and flexibility of Unix. And if Unix isn't new to you, you'll discover how it translates into this new Mac incarnation. Updated to cover Jaguar (Mac OS X, 10.2), this book will keep you current with the latest features of your Mac. Learning Unix for Mac OS X, Second Edition begins with a quick but in-depth introduction to Terminal and the command line interface. After learning about launching and configuring the Terminal application, you'll find out how to manage, create, edit, and transfer files. You'll find all the common commands simply explained with accompanying examples, exercises, and opportunities for experimentation. There are even problem checklists to help you along the way if you get stuck. The book has been reviewed by Apple for technological accuracy and brandishes the Apple Development Connection (ADC) logo.

AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner

Jr., Jerry Lee Ford

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This book focuses on teaching the reader how to program using AppleScript, the language that controls and automates applications on Mac OS X. Unlike other books on AppleScript, AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner focuses on AppleScript's role in supporting the development of AppleScript Studio applications. AppleScript Studio comes free with Mac OS X and provides the framework and integrated development environment for creating applications that include fully functional graphical user interfaces. Throughout the book, users will learn the key functionality of both the AppleScript language and the AppleScript Studio application development framework by developing graphical game-based applications that are actually fun to create. Topics covered include values, variables, classes, conditional logic, loop building, strings, lists, records, handlers, and much more. Although intended for readers new to programming, there is also additional coverage of more advanced topics; users will learn to work with drives, files and folders, how to control applications, and how to debug programs and handle errors. The companion CD-ROM includes all of the source code from the book.

iLife '05: The Missing Manual

David Pogue

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The incomparable iLife '05 is the must-have multimedia suite for everyone who owns a Mac--and the envy of everyone who doesn't. iLife '05: The Missing Manual is the definitive iLife '05 book--and what should have come with the suite. There's no better guide to your iLife experience than the #1 bestselling Macintosh author and expert--and Missing Manual series creator--David Pogue. Totally objective and utterly in-the-know, Pogue highlights the newest features, changes, and improvements of iLife '05, covers the capabilities and limitations of each program within the suite, and delivers countless goodies that you won't find anywhere else: undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for getting the best performance out of every iLife application. Pogue examines all five programs in iLife '05, including:

• iTunes 4.7. The digital jukebox software for Mac (and Windows) rips songs from music CDs onto your hard drive, organizes and plays your music collection, lets you buy songs from the iTunes Music Store, and syncs all your music with your iPod.
• iPhoto 5. With iPhoto 5, you can pull photos from digital cameras and then organize and present them as a slideshow, desktop picture, screen saver, email attachment, web page, DVD, printout, or hardbound photo book.
• iMovie HD. Now you can easily import and edit video from the newest High Definition camcorders and even little flash media video cams in all the latest formats. You can turn those seemingly endless home movies into short, fun, tightly edited, top-quality highlight reels that friends and family actually beg to watch.
• iDVD 5. Transform your iMovie productions and digital slideshows into Hollywood-style DVDs that play on everyday DVD players.
• GarageBand 2. This critically acclaimed program turns a Mac into a digital music-recording studio.

With your authoritative, witty, full color, all-inclusive iLife '05: The Missing Manual at the ready, there's nothing standing between you and professional-caliber music, photos, movies, and more.

ALE, EDI & IDoc Technologies for SAP

Arvind Nagpal, Gareth De Bruyn, Robert Lyfareff

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ALE, EDI, & IDoc Technologies for SAP is the first authoritative book on the market covering SAP's hottest technologies. Readers learn the concepts behind these technologies, use this knowledge to configure standard ALE and EDI scenarios, and develop custom scenarios by extending or developing new IDocs for different business situations. Prima Tech's expert SAP author covers every detail of the ALE and EDI planning and implementation stages, including all technical and business issues.

Whether readers seek to enter the dynamic ALE/EDI market or wish to expand their knowledge in an environment they currently work in, they'll benefit from the programming examples, system configuration strategies, and testing and troubleshooting techniques included in this comprehensive, authoritative guide.

The author earned his Masters degree in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems at North Carolina State University and has over four years' experience in SAP R/3 cross-application technologies. He has consulted for several Fortune 50 companies and has been hired by SAP on several occasions to teach SAP's ALE, EDI, IDoc, and workflow courses. His students think very highly of him as an instructor.