Product Description: Your essential, no-holds-barred guide to Mac security threats and solutionsMyth number one: Macs are safer than PCs. Not really, says author Joe Kissell, named one of MacTech's "25 Most Influential People" in the Mac community for 2008...read more

Product Description: Mail, Apple's built-in mail application with Mac OS X, is largely unsung. It's used by millions of users, but there's no manual to show you the ropes. In Take Control of Apple Mail, longtime Mac consultant and writer Joe Kissell puts Mail through its paces, teaching you in step-by-step, illustrated examples how to best configure and use Mail's simple yet powerful features...read more

Product Description: Are you making reliable backups and performing regular maintenance on your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so, and they regret it when something goes wrong. That's where Macintosh expert Joe Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep your Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks, plus get advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates...read more

Product Description: If Mac OS X Tiger has you bewildered, it's time to regain the upper hand with Take Control of Tiger. Rather than have a single overworked author attempt to give you a brief overview of every imaginable topic, explaining none fully, Take Control assembled an all-star team, with each author dedicated to telling you everything you need to know about a particular subject...read more

Product Description: If two heads are better than one, then six heads are better still--at least that's what you'll find in this tightly focused volume written by leading Mac luminaries and aimed at readers just like yourself: intermediate to advanced Mac users who aren't afraid to tinker around a bit to get the most out of the Panther operating systems...read more

Explains how to perform tasks such as customizing the Aqua interface, using Bluetooth, sharing files with Windows computers, modifying the Dock, using speech recognition software, and automating maintenance functions. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Cyberdog is a cross-platform internet tool a nd development suite for Opendoc, a software solution to the age-old compatibility problem. Opendoc allows the user to g o from a PC to an office network thence the Internet without using lots of applications. '

Product Description: This is a guide to Nisus Writer, the high-end word processor for the Macintosh. Readers are shown what makes the program unusual and also how to make a smooth transition from another word processor. Basic and advanced features are covered in turn, with special emphasis on Nisus Writer's ruler/style formatting system and its PowerFind capability and macro language...read more