The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Don't let the size of this monster fool you. I have so far found it to be useless and am returning it and buying Mac OS X Panter (Visual QuickStart Guide) instead. The way I judge books of this kind is to take a real problem and go to the index. If what I want is there, and leads me to the answer, that's a good sign. If not, it's not. For example, as an experienced Mac owner moving from OS 9.2 to X, I needed to know the significance of rebuilding the desktop in 9; I was having problems launching 9 apps from X and thought rebuilding would solve the problem. The hernia inducing "bible" had nothing to say on the subject. This happened repeatly as I tried to wend my way to becoming comfortable with X.

Then I found Mac OS X Panter (Visual QuickStart Guide) in an Apple store. Smaller, cheaper, and yes, complete with a helpful page on the signficance of rebuilding OS 9 applications when moving to OS X. The bottom line: When it comes to the Mac OS X Bible, size is nothing but a pain. Don't say you weren't warned.

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