Books about Macbook from Amazon.com

Teach Yourself Visually

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 MacBook tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:

• Using the Dock and Dashboard
• Managing Expose and Spaces
• Video chatting with iChat
• Setting up a .Mac account
• Creating albums and photos in iPhoto
• Protecting your system and data

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

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Price: $8.59 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The Genius is in.

You don't have to be a genius to use a MacBook Pro. But if you want to get the very most out of yours, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work and start ramping up the pace. Want to run Windows applications and still benefit from Leopard(r)? Set up a local network? Communicate with iChat(r)? Add more data storage? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, insider secrets, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time and let you enjoy your MacBook Pro to the max.

Portable GENIUS

Fun, hip, and straightforward, the new Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking Apple users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle..
Price: $16.50 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The Genius is in.

You don't have to be a genius to use a MacBook But if you want to get the very most out of yours, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work. Want to connect your MacBook to other Macs? Use Expose(r) to its fullest potential? Troubleshoot? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, insider secrets, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time and make your MacBook IQ soar.

Portable GENIUS

Fun, hip, and straightforward, the new Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking Apple users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle..
Price: $16.50 [Notify me when price goes down.]

* As the newest addition to Apple's portable line, the MacBook Air is lighter and more powerful than other options in the market; this compact, user-friendly guide walks readers through the exciting possibilities of using a MacBook Air
* Explains how the MacBook Air's multi-touch touchpad puts into effect Apple's revolutionary iPhone interface, which enables users to interact with their MacBook via gestures
* Readers will find savvy advice on everything from simple tasks like getting started with a MacBook Air to more advanced tips that show how to maximize the power of this fascinating new portable
* Essential resource for novice-to-intermediate Apple consumers who are keen on making the most of their digital lifestyles.
Price: $16.50 [Notify me when price goes down.]

The foundation of Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Air is "to read less, learn more." In this book the focus is on the visual approach to learning---maximum illustrations with minimum text--to show visual learners how to get up and running with their sleek new laptop. The book includes topics of keen interest to new MacBook Air users, such as configuring and using the new multi-touch trackpad, installing applications from CDs/DVDs inserted in other Macs, and personalizing their MacBook Air. Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Air covers all the vital information and provides the help and support visual learners need it's like having a Mac expert showing them the fast and easy way to get up to speed..
Price: $19.79 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Learn how to design educational stacks by completing the step-by-step activities in HyperCard Projects for Teachers Each lesson uses a shell stack which is provided on the disk included with the product. Interesting educational stacks are created by following the lesson and adding buttons, fields, scripts, and graphics. Projects include examples of how to design tutorials, drill and practice activities, and multiple choice quizzes with scorekeeping. Simple sound and animation techniques are discussed. Stacks also show how to make a puzzle or game for reinforcement. Includes one 800K disk with templates for projects and complete, fully operational stacks. Can be used with HyperCard 2.0 or higher. The book is in hands-on project form. The lessons included here are to create an imaginative piece of educational software which demonstrates a variety of components: tutorial, drill and practice, multiple choice quiz with scorekeeping, simple sound and animation and a puzzle or game for variety. The HyperCard Projects disk contains 5 items: Drawing Practice, WorldOfComputers, Shells, Stacks, and EarthDraw..
Price: $42.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]