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> From: "Adam C. Engst" <tc-comme...@tidbits.com> > Date: 27 August 2009 20:57:45 BST > To: <tc-announceme...@emperor.tidbits.com> > Subject: Indispensable Take Control Ebooks about Snow Leopard Now > Available > Reply-To: Take Control Comments <tc-comme...@tidbits.com> > > Good day, everyone! > > Snow Leopard ships tomorrow! But you can start reading about it > today with our new "Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard" and > "Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard," both > available now. > > (Those who own an earlier edition of one of these ebooks receive a > discount as thanks for your support: check your email - apologies > for any duplicates! - or open your older PDF and click Check for > Updates on the cover to access the discount links.) > > Apple says that Snow Leopard will make your Intel-based Mac faster > for a mere $29, and our testing generally agrees with that > assessment. In keeping with our tradition of offering new ebooks > about Apple's operating system releases as soon as the cat is out of > the bag, we are pleased to bring you Joe Kissell's "Take Control of > Upgrading to Snow Leopard," which walks you through the entire > upgrade process, and Matt Neuburg's "Take Control of Exploring & > Customizing Snow Leopard," which picks up where the first ebook > leaves off, walking you through your first experiences with Snow > Leopard and helping you adjust how things look, get around fast, and > use special features like a pro. > > You can save 20% on a bundle of both ebooks via this link (combined > list price is normally $25, you pay $20): > > <https://secure.esellerate.net/secure/prefill.aspx?s=STR5625274989&cmd=BUY&_cartitem0.skurefnum=SKU77170261125&_cartitem1.skurefnum=SKU29861038800&_Shopper.CouponName=CPN008560827BUN&_eSellerate.Options=prevalidatecoupon&pt=TCANNOUNCE > > > > > Both ebooks are also available individually; here's more info about > each ebook. > > **Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard** -- The Snow Leopard > installer offers fewer options than previous Mac OS X installers, > but it has a few twists and quirks that can cause stress and > uncertainty. In this 81-page, $10 ebook, Joe helps readers upgrade > calmly and successfully with clear, expert steps developed over > innumerable test installations. In particular, he helps you evaluate > if your Mac's hardware and software are ready to run Snow Leopard, > create a bootable duplicate as insurance against upgrading woes, > understand what the installer will do, run the installer, perform > post-installation tweaks, and solve problems that might arise. > > You should buy this ebook if one or both of the following describes > your situation: > > * You want to ensure a calm, successful update with no data loss or > other unpleasant surprises. > > * You could run the Snow Leopard installer on your own, but you want > to know the ins and outs of what's new because you are a Mac > consultant, because friends and relatives rely on you for tech > support, so you can wow everyone at your next MUG meeting, or simply > because you like knowing exactly how things work behind the scenes. > > <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/snow-leopard-upgrading?pt=TCANNOUNCE> > > > **Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard** -- This new > ebook is based on Matt's "Take Control of Customizing..." ebooks, > but we added "Exploring" to its title to give Matt more room for how- > to topics. The ebook points out lots of tiny things that are new in > Snow Leopard but that you might not notice otherwise. Particular > topics covered include: Spotlight, Time Machine, Software Update, > Dashboard, the Dock, Finder windows, organizing and finding your > files and folders, window management with Exposé and Spaces, > keyboard and trackpad shortcuts, Services, zooming the screen, font > management, typing special characters, typing in a second language, > customizing your menu bar, login items, parental controls, and > Internet helpers. The 165-page ebook costs $15. > > You'll learn how to do a zillion things, but here are some of our > favorites: > > * Find the elusive checkbox for making the menu bar look solid. > * Find and save files faster by customizing the left side of your > Finder window. > * Customize the Spotlight menu so your search results are easier to > use. > * Use special color or photo as a Desktop background. > * Change the size of your mouse pointer. > * Use your function keys more effectively. > * Stop extra disk activity when you first boot Snow Leopard. > * Set up your fonts so they are easier to work with. > * Keep certain windows in specific Spaces. > * Identify - and delete - huge files in your Time Machine backup. > * Make your laptop sleep more quickly. > > <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/snow-leopard-customizing?pt=TCANNOUNCE > > > > > **Snow Leopard Itself** -- For everyday users, perhaps what's most > exciting about Snow Leopard is its speed. Tonya ran Snow Leopard on > an old MacBook (2 GHz Intel Core Duo) while editing these new Snow > Leopard ebooks and found herself enjoying its responsiveness > immensely. If you haven't yet picked up a copy of Snow Leopard, > we'll earn a few extra pennies if you get it from Amazon using these > affiliate links (which are a bit cheaper than Apple's prices anyway): > > * Upgrade from Leopard for $25: > <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AMHWP8/?tag=tidbitselectro00 > > > * Family Pack (5 Macs) for $44: > <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AMPP0W/?tag=tidbitselectro00 > > > * Mac Box Set (10.6, iLife '09, iWork '09) for $150: > <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002I0JKE2/?tag=tidbitselectro00 > > > > Technically speaking, the $29 Snow Leopard package will upgrade a > Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger machine, but if you never bought Leopard, Apple > would like you to honor the licensing terms and purchase the Mac Box > Set in order to get your Tiger-to-Snow-Leopard update. > > > The Take Control series began in 2003 with Joe's "Take Control of > Upgrading to Panther" ebook, which we published right as Apple > released Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. At that time, we had no idea just > how many people would agree with us that ebooks make a lot of sense > for sharing how-to information about the Mac. With your support, > we've developed the series through Apple's release of Tiger, > Leopard, and now Snow Leopard. Looking ahead, we are working hard to > keep the ebooks updated and make our Web and mailing list > infrastructure move far beyond the simple systems that we started > with nearly 6 years ago. We're grateful to have so many enthused > readers - we couldn't do it without you! > > cheers... -Adam & Tonya Engst, Take Control publishers > > PS: Check out our other recent releases: > * Take Control of Safari 4 > * Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X > * Take Control of MobileMe (covers iLife '09 and iPhone OS 3.0) > * Macworld iPhone & iPod touch Superguide, Third Edition (covers > iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3GS) > > http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog-alpha?pt=TCANNOUNCE > > PPS: We have Snow Leopard updates for many ebooks in the works for > the rest of 2009. Some will need only small changes, whereas others > may require more thorough overhauls. > > PPPS: You received this note because you either subscribed to the > Take Control Announcements list or selected the "Notify me of new > Take Control books via email" checkbox when placing an order. 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