Adam Goldstein

I wouldn't normally review a computer manual, but so few of them are well-written that when you find one, you have to tell people. This is perfectly written for its audience: that GROWING market of frustrated Windows users who finally give it up and go Mac. I'm a recent convert, myself, and have no regrets.

If you find yourself doing repetitious things or unable to do exactly what you want using built in menus, AppleScript can help.OS X includes lots of pre-written AppleScripts (little programs like macros in Windows) and there are lots to download from the web. My favorite is probably the pre-written script for batch renaming of files and folders. How do you find these scripts and what do you do with them once you have them? Online help is a available but sometimes a book is easier to read and show more understand. This book answered questions I didn't even know I had. I'm a lot more confident now when I tweak a script I've downloaded.Most users will never need AppleScript but it's nice to know it's there.I've programmed in Windows and Visual Basic for Applications is probably the closest equivalent to AppleScript. AppleScript is a lot easier to use and understand. show less

If you find yourself doing repetitious things or unable to do exactly what you want using built in menus, AppleScript can help.OS X includes lots of pre-written AppleScripts (little programs like macros in Windows) and there are lots to download from the web. My favorite is probably the pre-written script for batch renaming of files and folders. How do you find these scripts and what do you do with them once you have them? Online help is a available but sometimes a book is easier to read and show more understand. This book answered questions I didn't even know I had. I'm a lot more confident now when I tweak a script I've downloaded.Most users will never need AppleScript but it's nice to know it's there.I've programmed in Windows and Visual Basic for Applications is probably the closest equivalent to AppleScript. AppleScript is a lot easier to use and understand. show less

Easy to follow, well written manual to using Tiger. A good place for Windows users to begin.