Learn how to get the most out of Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard with legendary teacher and a uthor Robin Williams. The Peachpit Learning Ser ies brings you the best-selling authors you know and love, on the topics that are near and dear to you, in a format that allows you to learn just what you need to know, and at your own pace. With this book, you can learn in your own way–whether it’s working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises about new features, or looking up just what you need to know at that moment. There are hundreds of exciting tools and hidden gems in your Macintosh. And with the gentle yet expert hand of Robin Williams guiding you along the way, you will learn to take full advantage of all that Leopard has to offer. If you are new to Mac OS X, you'll learn to use your Mac with help from a world-renowned teacher. From there, you can move on to customize it to suit the way you work. And if you've been using Mac OS X already, you'll learn to use the new features in Leopard, like Spaces, Quick Look, and Time Machine, and explore all the enhancements to favorites like Mail and iChat.

ロビン・ウィリアムズの筆致は、技術解説の域を超え、人と機械の理想的な交感を綴る叙事詩のようです。彼女の言葉は、冷徹なシステムに温かな血を通わせ、読者を創造性の新天地へと導く確かな羅針盤となります。技術を「愛すべき道具」へと昇華させるその哲学的な眼差しこそが、本書を不朽の名著たらしめている本質的な魅力といえるでしょう。 著者は革新的な機能を、私たちの生活を拡張する「翼」として定義します。名教師が授けるのは、操作法という名の魔法です。ページを捲るたびに愛機が自分だけの色に染まっていく高揚感。この一冊には、テクノロジーと人間が幸福に共生するための、瑞々しい知恵と情熱が凝縮されており、読む者の探求心を激しく揺さぶります。