Mac Basics in easy steps

December 9, 2011

Mac OS X LionMac Basics in easy steps
(covers Mac OS X Lion)

Author: Drew Provan
ISBN: 9781840784459 / 1840784458
©2011 | 1st Edition | 192 pages | Paperback
Pub Date: SEP-11
Price: US$ 18.50 
In Easy Steps Series 

 

Covering the new Mac OS X Lion, Mac Basics in easy steps shows you how to get up and running on your Mac with minimum time and effort. Useful for anyone new to the world of Mac computing.

Mac Basics is easy steps covers all the essentials a novice need to know, from getting started to security issues. Areas covered include:

  1. Getting to grips with the Mac
  2. Dealing with Documents
  3. Mastering email
  4. Browse the web with Safari
  5. Calendars & Contacts
  6. Photos & Videos on the Mac
  7. The world of iTunes
  8. Networking using the Mac
  9. Video chat using the Mac
  10. Personalising your Mac
  11. Troubleshooting

This handy guide even shows how to move over from a PC – in easy steps – with minimum hassle.

 

About the Author

Drew Provan is currently a senior lecturer at Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry. He’s also a keen iPhone user. Drew enjoys writing and editing and has been involved with the production of a number of medical books. He also writes for GP Magazine, and have written pieces for other publications including Financial Times, Tesco Healthy Living, Readers Digest, and patient support group publications.

Drew uses technology extensively at home and at work, for creating music, reading, writing, databases and giving presentations. As an early adopter of the iPad he has almost stopped using his laptop and switched over to the iPad for most of his computing and multimedia needs.

 

 

 


How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2

May 3, 2010


How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2

How to Do Everything BlackBerry Storm2

Authors: Ballew, Joli
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-170332-1
ISBN-10: 0071703322
©2010 | 1st Edition | 256 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: April 2010
Price: US$ 24.99
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Maximize the Power of Your BlackBerry Storm2

Master all the versatile capabilities of the hot handheld that’s taking the world by storm. How to Do Everything: BlackBerry Storm2 shows you how to set up and customize your device, make calls, manage contacts, send and receive messages, snap photos, and capture video footage. You’ll learn how to download and install all kinds of apps, map with GPS, play games, listen to music, create playlists, and so much more. This hands-on guide covers it all!

  • Make phone calls, use e-mail, and access the web
  • Use various messaging options, including BlackBerry Messenger, SMS, and MMS
  • Take photos and capture video
  • Customize with ring tones, wallpaper, and themes
  • Download applications from BlackBerry App World
  • Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots
  • Navigate with BlackBerry Maps and GPS
  • Tether your BlackBerry to your computer
  • Load and play music, create playlists, and set up synching
  • Use the calendar and clock and manage appointments
  • Secure, back up, restore, and troubleshoot your BlackBerry Storm2.


 

Coverage of everything, including:

  • Phone basics
  • Blackberry Messaging Camera
  • Personalization; Ringtones, Themes, and Wallpaper
  • Blackberry App World
  • E-mail; Internet
  • Games
  • Media Player
  • Mobile streaming and multimedia
  • Blackberry Desktop Software
  • Calendar, Tasks, and To-Do Lists
  • Alarms and reminders
  • Wi-Fi
  • Maps
  • Troubleshooting



Review

  1. Reviewed in the September 2010 issue of SciTech Book News

“This user’s guide offers step-by-step instructions, illustrated with b&w screenshots, notes, and tips, on how to set up, customize, and use the BlackBerry Storm2 to make calls, send and receive messages, take photos and videos, install apps, play games, and listen to music. One appendix collects tips, tricks, and shortcuts, and the other covers backup, restore, reset, and troubleshooting. Ballew is a community college instructor who has written other books on computing. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)”



About the Author

Joli Ballew, Microsoft MVP, MCSE, MCDST, A+, and MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2007 (Garland, TX) is the extremely popular, bestselling author of Degunking Windows (Paraglyph Press), voted IPPY’s Best Computer Book of the Year in 2005. She has written more than 30 books, including How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center.



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