Whether you're new to the Mac or just new to Snow Leopard, we wrote this
book for you. We didn't say new to computers. That's what makes this
book unique. Maybe you're an infrequent upgrader or a programmer from
another platform who bought a Mac to write so- ware for the iPhone. We
talk to you, without talking down to you. We don't explain to you what a
mouse is, but we do tell how using a mouse on a Mac is different from
using a mouse on Windows. We give detailed summaries of every part of
Mac OS X, from the Finder to Terminal. We give you a tour of the
Applications folder, with chapters dedicated to Snow Leopard
applications and iLife, Apple's digital lifestyle suite. We get you
connected, with chapters on Safari, iChat, and MobileMe, as well as on
the productivity trio of Mail, Address Book, and iCal. We don't stop at
the consumer stuff. We point out the Pro versions and link to the do-
mentation. We provide generous screenshots and actual, usable sample
code. We talk about the UNIX layer that lives beneath Aqua's candy
shell. We show you how to master your Mac with shell scripts,
AppleScripts, and Automator. We show you how to install the Xcode
developer tools. We take you on a tour of the Cocoa frameworks and get
up close and personal with Objective-C, the native programming language
of both Mac OS X and iPhone OS.
