Mac Upgrade And Repair Bible

The Mac Upgrade and Repair Bible, 2nd Edition addresses the changes in the Mac market, offering coverage of new Macs and new Macintosh technologies. Specifically, the book has been enlarged and expanded to cover the iMac line, from the original iMac through the iMac DV series, the iBook line, the PowerBook G3 series and the Power Macintosh G3 and G4 machines that have been introduced since the first edition. All of these machines offer new ways to expand and upgrade storage, processing and input/output tasks. Likewise, they offer new troubleshooting and repair issues. Includes a CD-ROM packed with powerful utilities.

* Totally revised and enhanced to cover major changes in the Mac market since 2000, including the revolutionary OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) * Features complete information about the flat-panel iMac line, iBook and eBook, PowerBook G4, Power Macintosh G4, and the process of upgrading from OS 9 to OS X * Includes coverage of MP3 players, iPod and iTunes, DVD-R, CD-R backup solutions, CD-RW, and much more * The most complete and authoritative upgrade and repair manual available for Mac users, by a respected Mac expert * CD-ROM is loaded with powerful utilities and money-saving coupons

Updated and revised with eighty percent new material, this book is 100 percent of what readers need to upgrade, fix, or troubleshoot PCs Sixty-five percent of U.S. households own a PC; this book caters to the do-it-yourselfers in these households, both novices and tech hobbyists alike, who are looking for an approachable reference A one-stop reference for topics such as video, CD, and DVD; multimedia; storage; communications (network and Internet); peripherals; and integrating with laptops and handhelds Concludes with a step-by-step tutorial on building an "extreme" machine that can handle the most demanding multimedia or gaming applications Written by Marcia and Barry Press, authors of PC Toys (076454229X)

Describes symptoms for hundreds of Macintosh hardware problems, offers a suggested solution for each one, and provides cost estimates for repairs

C.1 ST. AID B & T. 09-14-2007. $18.95.

Mac users can keep their new or older machines humming with this fun and easy guide to the internal workings of Macs and iMacs. The book explains, step by step, how to upgrade a Mac -- processor, RAM, video, removable storage, and almost anything else. It also shows how to use a little preventive medicine and how to diagnose your problem in order to help you decide whether you need to repair or upgrade. Common repair scenarios, from hard disk glitches to peripheral problems, are covered. And the little gems that make this ...For Dummies edition shine are a list of utilities for getting to know your inner-iMac and special G3 and G4 fixes. With this trusty guide, you'll be thinking different" in no time.

This book "takes you to the next level in Internet data retrieval by showing you how to create and deploy spiders and scrapers to retrieve and work with information from you favorite sites and data sources"--Back cover.

Perform word processing, movie editing, financial planning, database management, Internet surfing, Web page creation, or countless other tasks more simply and quickly than you might have thought possible. Let this thorough, friendly resource show you how! Coverage includes iBook, and all the new features of Mac OS X Panther such as Finder, Expose, iChatAV, Mail, FileVault, Fast-User Switching, Preview, Built-in Faxing, and more.