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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.

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  1. Re:Online Resources - (Share Windows Printers) by qengho · · Score: 4, Informative

    Are there any good, technical websites for helping people switch Windows to Mac - and use both at the same time?

    Dunno about helping switchers, but MacWindows has lots of stuff about interoperating.

  2. "Switching to MacOS X" = "A UNIX Hackers Guide" by diverman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think it's interesting that the sash on Amazon's site (particularly in the larger image) is different than the link in this post.

    Instead of "Switching to MacOS X", Amazon reads "A UNIX Hackers Guide". Weird.

    I wonder what that's all about.

    -Alex

  3. Re:Online Resources - (Share Windows Printers) by diverman · · Score: 4, Informative

    Take a look at the gimp-print project. Has lots of drivers.

    I heard that it enables the Samba abilities of CUPS with the installation. It actually only takes a single symbolic link that Apple seems to have "left out" of the release. Once that's installed follow gimp-print's instructions on installing Samba shared printers.

    Also, this is a posting with the link, should you need to create it manually. You don't have to use the web-based CUPS admin utility like stated. You can use the standard "Add Printer" in advanced mode (gimp-print explains). Read some of the follow-up posts, as they discus printing both ways (to and from a Mac).

    Hope that helps.
    -Alex

  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.

    --
    -- 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....