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Summary: I'm eagerly awaiting its sequel (edition 4)!
Review: As a volunteer on NoWonder.com, the free email tech support site, I answer dozens of request for troubleshooting help each week. "Sad Macs" is an indispensable help.Although this edition badly needs to be updated to tackle OS 8.x and the many iMac problems, it is still the best book on the subject around.
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Summary: Not a day goes by that I don't use this book!
Review: I became a fan of "Sad Macs" with the third edition. It was absolutely indispensible to someone like myself, who is not a "geek" by any stretch of the imagination, but who also can't afford to be calling a technition everytime something goes wrong on my computer. This book is like having a technition right there with you at all times, a technition who knows how to communicate to the average person...a great index makes it very easy to find your "ailment" and the clever arrangement of the "fix its" makes it easy to progress through your troubleshooting in a rational way. The 4th edition is even better...the writing is more fluid (not that there was anything wrong with the other edition...I just find this one more conversational.) The section on Internet woes alone is worth the price of the book.
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Summary: Not a day goes by that I don't use this book!
Review: I became a fan of "Sad Macs" with the third edition. It was absolutely indispensible to someone like myself, who is not a "geek" by any stretch of the imagination, but who also can't afford to be calling a technition everytime something goes wrong on my computer. This book is like having a technition right there with you at all times, a technition who knows how to communicate to the average person...a great index makes it very easy to find your "ailment" and the clever arrangement of the "fix its" makes it easy to progress through your troubleshooting in a rational way. The 4th edition is even better...the writing is more fluid (not that there was anything wrong with the other edition...I just find this one more conversational.) The section on Internet woes alone is worth the price of the book.
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Summary: Sad Macs, Bombs & Other Disasters
Review: I bought this book more as a chore than for pleasure--I never expected to find myself reading it for pure enjoyment. But the author has truly gone above and beyond the call of duty in writing this book. It not only covers every "disaster" contingency in clear, concise language, it also provides page after page of insight, tips, and tricks on how to get the most out of your Mac.
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Summary: Don't Hesitate--Worth Every Penny and More!
Review: I bought this book more as a chore than for pleasure--I never expected to find myself reading it for pure enjoyment. But the author has truly gone above and beyond the call of duty in writing this book. It not only covers every "disaster" contingency in clear, concise language, it also provides page after page of insight, tips, and tricks on how to get the most out of your Mac.
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Summary: Sad Macs - an all purpose Macintosh reference.
Review: I don't buy too many books as here in Australia they are prohibitively expensive. So, it was with considerable caution I shelled out $35.00 for Ted's Sad Macs. As it turns out, It has EVERYTHING I ever needed to know about the Mac. Ted's understanding of the platform is very comprehensive - both from a hardware and software perspective. Honestly, I have had this book for over 12 months and I still read it whilst sitting on the loo. No, this is not an indication of the book's laxative affects, but rather every time I peruse it's pages, I learn something new. Not only does Ted cover nearly every conceivable aspect of the Mac, how it works, what happens when it doesn't, how to fix it, how to fine-tune it etc, he is also the GURU of the MacFixit website, which has solved several of my software-related problems. But, that's another story. If you love Macs and yearn to learn more - this is the book for you. I don't wish to infer that other books may not be as good, all I wish to convey is that Sad Macs was worth every dollar and cent! Happy reading!
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Summary: Landau knows his stuff, but ...
Review: I have a lot of respect for Landau .. and he knows what he's writing about ... but this was written pre-OS X. It's time for another edition, since OS X has a whole NEW set of problems ... including the occasional "kernel panic" (read "crash"). There is also a whole new group of compatibility issues with peripherals: printers and scanners among them.
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Summary: This book is a must for anyone who repairs Macs
Review: If you repair, upgrade Mac's or diagnose faults then you must have this book. This is the only Mac repair book that I have that has worn out edges on it. Wether you are looking for a fix for a problem or just wish to browse the contents then this book does not come up short.
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Summary: This book is a must for anyone who repairs Macs
Review: If you repair, upgrade Mac's or diagnose faults then you must have this book. This is the only Mac repair book that I have that has worn out edges on it. Wether you are looking for a fix for a problem or just wish to browse the contents then this book does not come up short.
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Summary: Well worth the money!
Review: One of the few technical books in my library that I feel has really paid for itself, and then some. Technical books are so expensive, and most of mine sit in the bookcase collecting dust within a month or two after purchasing them. This book had saved me more money than I spent on it within the first month, and I continue to use it on a regular basis. In addition to having real and practical advice on fixing problems, Mr Landau provides advice on preventative maintenance and must-have troublshooting aids, and background on how Macs work when thre aren't any problems. I would say that this book is the most essential of those aforementioned must-have tools.
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