Crossing Platforms a Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook: A Dictionary for Strangers in a Strange Land Contributor(s): Engst, Adam (Author), Pogue, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565925394 ISBN-13: 9781565925397 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Like travelers in a foreign land, Mac users working in Windows or Windowusers working on a Mac often find themselves in unfamiliar territory with no guidebook--until now. Engst and Pogue assembled a handy way of translating elements from one platform to the other, or for deciphering elements that are new and unfamiliar. |
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BISAC Categories: - Computers | Operating Systems - Windows Desktop - Computers | Operating Systems - Apple (mac Os & Ios) |
Dewey: 005.446 |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 7.04" W x 9.21" (1.10 lbs) 332 pages |
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Publisher Description: Like travelers in a foreign land, Mac users working in Windows or Windows users working on a Mac often find themselves in unfamiliar territory with no guidebook. Crossing Platforms: A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook, with information presented in a translation dictionary-like format, offers users a handy way of translating skills and knowledge from one platform to the other. Whether it's explaining the difference between Macintoshaliases and Windows shortcuts or explaining how a Windows user would go about setting up Internet access on a Mac, this book provides readers a simple means to look up familiar interface elements and system features and learn how that element or feature works on the other platform.Crossing Platforms: A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook includes:
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Contributor Bio(s): Pogue, David: - David Pogue, Yale '85, is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. With nearly 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), along with several computer-humor books and a technothriller, "Hard Drive" (a New York Times "notable book of the year"). Pogue is also the creator and primary author of the Missing Manual series of complete, funny computer books, a joint venture with O'Reilly & Associates. Titles in the series include Mac OS X, Windows XP, iPod, Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Dreamweaver, iMovie 2, and many others. His Web page is www.davidpogue.com, and his email address is david@pogueman.com. Engst, Adam: -Adam C. Engst is the editor and publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and largest Internet-based newsletters, distributed in five languages every week to hundreds of thousands of readers. He is the author or coauthor on numerous books and magazine articles, including Eudora 4.2 for Windows & Macintosh, The Official AT&T WorldNet Web Discovery Guide, and the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series of books. In addition, he has collaborated on several Internet educational videos and has appeared on a variety of nationally broadcast television and radio programs. He has yet to be turned into an action figure. |