You bought your Mac OS X Tiger computer because you thought it would be easy to use-and it is! But if you've never used a computer before, never stared at a graphical user interface or clicked an icon to launch a program or open a file, getting going with your new machine can still be a daunting proposition. With this guide from legendary author Scott Kelby, it doesn't have to be! Realizing there are still plenty of novice users just like yourself whose Macs represent their very first foray into personal computing, this guide provides a simple, practical approach guaranteed to get you sending email, going on the Internet, creating Word documents, and more immediately with Mac OS X Tiger. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through all of the tasks you're most eager to tackle with your Mac OS X Tiger machine (in the order you're likely to approach them): using the mouse, going on the Internet, sending email, initiating iChat sessions, creating address books and calendars, importing and sharing photos, making play lists and burning CDs, synching music with your iPod, launching and saving Word documents, using search (Spotlight), organizing files, and more.

About author

Scott is Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Photoshop User magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Nikon Digital Pro magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe), and is Executive Editor of the Photoshop Elements Techniques newsletter.

He is President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the trade association for Adobe^® Photoshop^® users, and he's President of the software training and publishing firm, KW Media Group, Inc.

Scott is an award-winning author of more than 26 books on Photoshop, digital imaging, and technology. In 2004, he was the world's #1 best-selling author of all computer and technology books. His other titles include Mac OS X Killer Tips, Macintosh: The Naked Truth, Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks. Scott is also co-author of Photoshop Killer Tips and creator and Series Editor for the entire Killer Tips series from New Riders.

Scott's latest books include The iPod Book and The Book for Guys Who Don't Want Kids (How to Get Past the Fear of Fatherhood). In 2004 Scott was awarded the publishing industry's prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award for his book The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers.

Scott is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, and Training Director for the Mac Design Conference and Digital Photography Expo.

For more background info on Scott, visit www.scottkelby.com.