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O'Reilly Publishing Mac OS X for Unix Geeks

Posted by pudge on from the sweet-unix-luvin dept.

vi-rocks writes "A new O'Reilly book is due for release in October: Mac OS X for Unix Geeks. Brian Jepson and Ernest Rothman are the authors. Details about the book (including a sample chapter) are available on the website. Note the sash on the top right hand of the cover reads 'Switching to Mac OS X.' They say you can't judge a book by it cover -- HUMBUG!, I've already pre-ordered :)" The sample chapter information on NetInfo has helped me already.

5 of 71 comments (clear)

  1. Re:META: Please flag PDF-links by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful
    *cough* Look at your browser's status bar. *cough*

    Seriously, though, I'd rather a see an info-on-hover system honored than have to filter out tons of explicit metadata like [PDF] while skimming an article.

  2. Re:This is slashdot by NeuroKoan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    First off, Its not a software hack, its built into the os.

    Secondly, get over it.

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    "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation."
  3. Re:This is slashdot by Toraz+Chryx · · Score: 2, Insightful

    what is a "key" ?... could it perhaps be "a button"

    So you're suggesting that it's a "hack" to make a button act like a... button?...

  4. Re:Big Problem by DavidRavenMoon · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Does [it] have a CD of the OS included?

    Does a book about Photoshop (or insert your favorite software here) come with Photoshop?

    Of course not.

    Maybe some Linux books do, but this isn't Linux.

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    -- if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic - Lewis Carrol
  5. Re:Linux users would switch.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    if apple gave us free mac hardware :)

    I'd switch to Windows if Dell gave me free hardware. OK, no I wouldn't but that just shows you how stupid this comment is and Linux users keep throwing out there. Yeah, yeah, all you want is a free operating system, free applications, and top-notch free hardware....Please give me a break! Stop wasting bandwidth with dumb-ass comments like this.

    I'd also drive a BMW if they would just give me one for free....