| This book was written entirely in Microsoft Word 2004 for Macintosh on a Mac mini and, occasionally, a PowerBook G4. Judy did her editing in Word 2000 for Windows, and we successfully passed the files back and forth many times. The production team at Peachpit Press works mostly on Macs.
Other software used in the preparation of this book includes Ambrosia Software's Snapz Pro X, which was used for all the screen shots. Cyberduck, a fine FTP client, handled uploads and downloads. Much of the text was run through Linguisoft's Grammarian style and grammar checker. NoteBook, from Circus Ponies, arrived in the nick of time to help with organizing the illustrations and writing captions, which were cut-and-pasted into the manuscript.
At 2 inches high and 6-1/2 inches square and with a price tag under $500, Apple's Mac mini provides just what you've been looking for -- a viable, low-cost way to move to a Mac and its software without giving up all of your existing peripherals (keyboard, display, and mouse). Here to get you going is the definitive guide from award-winning technology writer David Coursey. There's a lot involved in moving to a new OS--you have to transfer files, learn software, and unravel a new interface -- but David helps you with everything you need to get up to speed quickly. This book begins by explaining why, where, and when to get a Mac mini before launching into a thorough description of the Mac mini and its uses. David then shows you how to do on your Mac mini all the things you've been doing on your Windows machine -- and how to use all the great software that is available only for Macs. And finally, David gets into more advanced topics such as troubleshooting your Mac mini and, for those who can't give up all of their PC-only applications, how to run Windows on it. |