Offers tips, techniques, and tools to help readers take advantage of Mac OS X, covering topics including user accounts, working with audio and video, running a mail server, and networking with Windows desktops.

Provides techniques on creating spiders and scrapers to retrieve information from Web sites and data sources. (view table of contents)

Presents a comprehensive, valuable selection of tips, tools, and scripts for Mac OS X, along with practical, hands-on information and techniques that can be applied in real-world applications--including security services, Perl and shell scripting, networking, hardware and software customization, and much more. Original. (Intermediate)