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Take Control of Safari 4 Take Control of Safari 4 $19.99 Sharon Zardetto Book Go beyond basic Web browsing in Safari 4 with this definitive guide from long-time Mac expert Sharon Zardetto! You'll find detailed coverage of new Safari 4 features like Top Sites and searching the page content of your bookmarks and history, along with essential advice on smart ways to keep track of where you've been, load multiple Web pages at once, search both the Web and the content of pages you're reading, fill out forms automatically, keep track of passwords, download files, use RSS to keep up with your favorite Web sites, and manage your Web-browsing history. This ebook will boost you up the learning curve on tasks including:
  • Maximizing the fun and utility of the new Top Sites feature
  • Loading multiple Web pages at once in tabs
  • Easily using keyboard shortcuts to control tab loading
  • Re-arranging and closing tabs at will
  • Finding what you're looking for on the Web, on Web pages you've once visited, and on the current Web page
  • Getting inspired to organize your bookmarks
  • Setting up a handy bookmarks bar
  • Populating your bookmarks bar with menus
  • Accessing your bookmarks bar via the keyboard
  • Syncing bookmarks among multiple Macs or to an iPhone or iPod touch
  • Importing Firefox bookmarks
  • Setting up downloads so you can find downloaded files on they're on your Mac
  • Using RSS to conveniently track what's new with your favorite Web sites
  • "Snipping" a Web page so that it appears as a Dashboard widget
Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon $29.99 Andy Baird & Sharon Zardetto Book We Mac users sling technical jargon around every day, but if you've ever felt uncertain about what a term actually means, help is here. Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon is your definitive guide to over 500 of the most important Macintosh- and Internet-related terms. And we're not talking about some dry old dictionary here, either—these definitions—which include 30 new definitions for Leopard—are loaded with useful tips and advice. "... this is the most interesting, useful book I've come across for ages. Funny too."   —Hazel Findlay This book is a great guide for Macintosh users everywhere who have trouble keeping up with the latest jargon, for new and intermediate level Mac users, and for anyone who enjoys smart and witty technical writing. Questions answered in this book include:
  • What's the 501 folder for?
  • What's the deal with all the different CD and DVD disk formats?
  • Where can I find my Mac's MAC address?
  • What does "snapback" mean, and how can I find and use it?
  • How do I type the different kinds of dashes?
  • What's the difference between composite and component video cables?
  • What are cookies and breadcrumbs on a computer?
  • Why does a TextEdit file with images becomes a folder on a Windows machine?
"The voice is that of a droll but knowledgeable buddy."   —Joanne Tighe
Take Control of Font Problems in Leopard Take Control of Font Problems in Leopard $21.98 Sharon Zardetto Book Are you suffering from mysterious font problems using Microsoft Office, the Adobe Creative Suite, or other programs in Mac OS X Leopard? Help is at hand, with troubleshooting steps and real-world advice that help you solve problems fast. If you've experienced seemingly inexplicable trouble with characters displaying incorrectly, being unable to type a particular character, fonts missing from Font menus, Font Book crashing, or Character Palette misbehaving, turn to font expert Sharon Zardetto for help. Read this book to find the answers to questions such as:
  • Where do fonts belong on my hard drive?
  • In what order do fonts load, and what happens if I have multiple copies?
  • How do I use Safe Mode to troubleshoot a font problem?
  • How do I use another user account to troubleshoot a font problem?
  • How do I move a font file that doesn't want to move?
  • Why does bold and italic text look double printed in Word?
  • Why does my font's name have brackets around it in the InDesign font list?
  • Why can't I install a PostScript Type 1 font?
  • Why doesn't the Input menu show up in my menu bar?
  • People keep telling me to "just delete the caches." What are they? Where are they? Why does deleting them solve a font problem?
Includes a coupon for three free issues of Design Tools Monthly, a $50 value.
Take Control of Fonts in Leopard Take Control of Fonts in Leopard $25.99 Sharon Zardetto Book In this essential book, long-time Mac author Sharon Zardetto reveals all the details about how fonts work in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. She explains what folders your fonts reside in, in what order they load, and how to deal with font duplication. You'll also learn the ins and outs of different font installation methods; how to use Font Book to manage, validate, and organize fonts; how to make the most of character-rich Unicode fonts; and more. Whether you work in a font-intensive profession, use Unicode fonts for non-Roman languages, or want to wrangle the numerous fonts that have ended up on your Mac, you need this book. "What a splendid guide! Zardetto seems to sense exactly what you might need to know at just the right moment, but yet does not overwhelm you with a lot of detail all at once."   —DFT, reviewing the Tiger edition Read this book to learn the answers to questions such as:
  • What's new with fonts and Font Book in Leopard?
  • What types of fonts can I use with Leopard?
  • How does automatic font activation work?
  • In what order does Leopard access fonts from all their possible locations?
  • How can I figure out what characters are available in a Unicode font?
  • Which fonts can I remove from my system safely?
  • How can I best organize the fonts stored on my Mac?
  • What is the logic and organization for Adobe's various CS products?
  • How are fonts from Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 stored?
  • How should I handle fonts from Apple's iLife and iWork suites?
  • How can I minimize font trouble when sharing documents across platforms?
  • What aspects of using fonts have changed between Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.5.5?
"I am always astonished by Sharon Zardetto's ability to explain the most complex topics in the most user-friendly way."   —musiclover88, reviewing the Tiger edition