Author : Matisse Enzer
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Mac OS.
ISBN :
This book goes beyond showing readers how to use Unix tools on their Macintosh--it also shows when it's best to use the GUI, and when the command line is more efficient for a particular task. Will appeal to Macintosh users eager to learn about Unix, and novice Unix programmers eager to explore the Mac OS X as part of their Unix environment.
Author : Maria Langer
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN :
Completely updated to cover Apple's "Tiger" operating system, this visual, task-based reference includes step-by-step explanations of Tiger's new Spotlight feature, which helps readers find anything on their Mac instantly, video iChat AV, enhanced .Mac capabilities, and Tiger's ultra-useful desktop applications (known as "Dashboard widgets"). Veteran author Langer uses plenty of visual aids and clear, concise instructions.
Author : James Duncan Davidson
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780596009137
For power users who want to modify Tiger, the new release of Mac OS X, this book takes them deep inside Mac OS X's core, revealing the inner workings of the system.
Author : Dave Taylor
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0596009151
Beneath Mac OS X Tiger's easy-to-use Aqua interface lies a powerful Unix engine. Mac users know that Unix is at their fingertips, if only they knew how to access it. Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger provides Mac users with a user-friendly tour of the Unix world concealed beneath Mac OS X's hood and shows how to make the most use of the command-line tools. Thoroughly revised and updated for Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition introduces Mac users to the Terminal application and shows you how to navigate the command interface, explore hundreds of Unix applications that come with the Mac, and, most importantly, how to take advantage of both the Mac and Unix interfaces. Readers will learn how to: Launch and configure the Terminal application Customize the shell environment Manage files and directories Search with Spotlight from the command line Edit and create text files with vi and Pico Perform remote logins Access internet functions, and much more Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger is a clear, concise introduction to what you need to know to learn the basics of Unix on Tiger. If you want to master the command-line, this gentle guide to using Unix on Mac OS X Tiger is well worth its cover price.
Author : Kate Binder
Publisher : Que
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780789733139
"Easy Mac OS X Tiger" offers a streamlined, easy-to-follow visual approach with clear, concise explanatory text, and a carefully constructed organizational plan. The book covers not only system-level functions but also the basic use of the many accessories and free applications that come with Mac OS X.
Author : David Pogue
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 32,65 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780596004507
This book combines Apple's trademark visual elegance with the underlying stability of UNIX, which adds up to a rock-solid operating system. Pogue covers each of the control panels and bonus programs that come with Mac OS X, including iTunes, Mail, Sherlock, and Apache, the built-in Web-server.
Author : Fred Terry
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 33,29 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0471778257
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
Author : Brian Jepson
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 50,87 MB
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0596552742
If you're one of the many Unix developers drawn to Mac OS X for its Unix core, you'll find yourself in surprisingly unfamiliar territory. Unix and Mac OS X are kissing cousins, but there are enough pitfalls and minefields in going from one to another that even a Unix guru can stumble, and most guides to Mac OS X are written for Mac aficionados. For a Unix developer, approaching Tiger from the Mac side is a bit like learning Russian by reading the Russian side of a Russian-English dictionary. Fortunately, O'Reilly has been the Unix authority for over 25 years, and in Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, that depth of understanding shows.This is the book for Mac command-line fans. Completely revised and updated to cover Mac OS X Tiger, this new edition helps you quickly and painlessly get acclimated with Tiger's familiar-yet foreign-Unix environment. Topics include: Using the Terminal and understanding how it differs from an xterm Using Directory Services, Open Directory (LDAP), and NetInfo Compiling code with GCC 3 Library linking and porting Unix software Creating and installing packages with Fink Using DarwinPorts Search through metadata with Spotlight's command-line utilities Building the Darwin kernel Running X Windows on top of Mac OS X, or better yet, run Mac OS X on a Windows machine with PearPC! Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks is the ideal survival guide for taming the Unix side of Tiger. If you're a Unix geek with an interest in Mac OS X, you'll find this clear, concise book invaluable.
Author : Mark G. Sobell
Publisher : Prentice Hall Professional
Page : 1057 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 2005-12-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0321629981
The Most Useful UNIX Guide for Mac OS X Users Ever, with Hundreds of High-Quality Examples! Beneath Mac OS® X's stunning graphical user interface (GUI) is the most powerful operating system ever created: UNIX®. With unmatched clarity and insight, this book explains UNIX for the Mac OS X user–giving you total control over your system, so you can get more done, faster. Building on Mark Sobell's highly praised A Practical Guide to the UNIX System, it delivers comprehensive guidance on the UNIX command line tools every user, administrator, and developer needs to master—together with the world's best day-to-day UNIX reference. This book is packed with hundreds of high-quality examples. From networking and system utilities to shells and programming, this is UNIX from the ground up–both the "whys" and the "hows"–for every Mac user. You'll understand the relationships between GUI tools and their command line counterparts. Need instant answers? Don't bother with confusing online "manual pages": rely on this book's example-rich, quick-access, 236-page command reference! Don't settle for just any UNIX guidebook. Get one focused on your specific needs as a Mac user! A Practical Guide to UNIX® for Mac OS® X Users is the most useful, comprehensive UNIX tutorial and reference for Mac OS X and is the only book that delivers Better, more realistic examples covering tasks you'll actually need to perform Deeper insight, based on the authors' immense knowledge of every UNIX and OS X nook and cranny Practical guidance for experienced UNIX users moving to Mac OS X Exclusive discussions of Mac-only utilities, including plutil, ditto, nidump, otool, launchctl, diskutil, GetFileInfo, and SetFile Techniques for implementing secure communications with ssh and scp–plus dozens of tips for making your OS X system more secure Expert guidance on basic and advanced shell programming with bash and tcsh Tips and tricks for using the shell interactively from the command line Thorough guides to vi and emacs designed to help you get productive fast, and maximize your editing efficiency In-depth coverage of the Mac OS X filesystem and access permissions, including extended attributes and Access Control Lists (ACLs) A comprehensive UNIX glossary Dozens of exercises to help you practice and gain confidence And much more, including a superior introduction to UNIX programming tools such as awk, sed, otool, make, gcc, gdb, and CVS
Author : Joli Ballew
Publisher : Degunking
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 44,94 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781933097053
Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition, covers the latest operating system (OS X Tiger). Tiger has been greatly expanded, and the new features of this powerful operating system can help Mac users get better organized and reduce clutter. This Tiger edition of the bestselling Degunking Your Mac takes readers inside Tiger and shows them step-by-step how to run Tiger at peak performance. This book is a huge time-saver because it's organized according to the proven twelve-step degunking process that made the Degunking Series popular around the world. After degunking their Macs, users can then focus on doing more creative things, such as making movies, recording music, using the Mac with the iPod, creating websites, and designing documents. All of the crucial degunking tips and tricks and customization techniques are in this book, including how to better manage hard drives that get gunked up with media files, how to properly optimize the desktop, how to make programs run their best, how to keep fonts under control, how to get rid of the extra stuff that Tiger installs, how to best use the new security features, how to streamline repetitive tasks with Automator, and much more. Special degunking tips are also provided to help users upgrading from earlier versions of OS X to Tiger. The book provides proven degunking maintenance tasks that users should perform on a regular basis to keep their Macs running at optimum levels. Mac users will love this book because it will help them get organized (and stay organized), optimize their workspace, solve clutter problems, and keep their Macs running fast and smoothly.
