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Technology Books for Seniors
Dec 16, 2013
Que has published a variety of technology books of interest to older users. In this article, Michael Miller previews these books for seniors — and recommends specific books for specific users.
Ten Things I Hate About Entourage
Dec 30, 2005
Owen Linzmayer is not exactly a big fan of Entourage, the personal information manager component of Microsoft Office 2004. Read his top 10 list of "features" that are turning him into a disgruntled user.
The Bourne Again Shell
Feb 17, 2006
The Bourne Again Shell and TC Shell are command interpreters and high-level programming languages. As command interpreters, they process commands you enter on the command line in response to a prompt. This chapter focuses primarily on the Bourne Again Shell, while noting where it differs from the TC Shell.
The Java Perspective: Cocoa's Interface Builder
Oct 21, 2005
Coming into Apple's Cocoa programming from the Java world has been a huge eye-opener for Marcus Zarra. Whenever he speaks with other developers who have worked with Cocoa, he hears praises about Apple's development tools. See if you agree with his conclusions about Apple's Interface Builder from a Java developer's point of view.
The Mac OS X Finder: Working with Files and Applications
Dec 27, 2002
Take an inside look at Mac OS X and its operation with the Finder and Dock.
The MacBook Family Comes of Age
Jun 4, 2010
John Ray shows how the Macintosh has changed from the "oddball" computer with little software support to a strong, vibrant platform.
The State of Java Development on OS X
Jan 4, 2008
Marcus Zarra look at the OS X platform from a Java developer’s perspective and reviews the state of the tools available.
The Technology NeXT Gave the World
Jun 5, 2009
The current Apple is a fusion of the beleaguered Apple of the 1990s and NeXT. David Chisnall takes a look at some of the now-ubiquitous ideas that were popularized by NeXT.
Tiger vs. Leopard: Which Should You Develop For?
Oct 26, 2007
Marcus Zarra provides keys for Mac developers to consider when deciding whether to develop for Tiger or Leopard.
Top Ten Highs and Lows of a Decade with Cocoa
Mar 26, 2010
Erik Buck lists the exalted highs and ignominious lows of a decade with Cocoa.
Top Ten Reasons Cocoa is Great Because of Objective-C (and Not In Spite of It)
Jun 5, 2009
Erik Buck gives ten reasons why Objective-C makes Cocoa great.
Understanding and Backing Up NetInfo: Ensuring the Recovery of Local Mac OS X User and Machine Data
Aug 18, 2006
NetInfo, Apple's legacy directory service, might not be used for storing network user accounts and other resources these days, but it's alive and well as the database that each Mac OS X computer uses to store all the information for local user accounts and system information. Ryan Faas gives you all the details of the way Mac OS X uses these databases and how important it is to manage their backups.
Understanding Instruments in Xcode 3
Jul 29, 2008
Fritz Anderson walks you through the basics of Instruments, a framework for software-monitoring tools in Xcode 3.
Understanding the Cocoa Text System
Jun 28, 2010
David Chisnall looks at the various parts of drawing text on a screen on OS X, using the Cocoa APIs.
Using Distributed Objects in Cocoa
Jan 1, 2010
David Chisnall shows how, with distributed objects and with Bonjour, you can write applications that find and communicate with all instances on the local network, without writing any networking code.
Using Internet Applications in Mac OS X Tiger
Jul 15, 2005
This chapter covers everything you need to know about communicating online with Mac OS X Tiger, from searching the Internet with Sherlock and sending email to videoconferencing with iChat AV. The Internet applications provided with Tiger can get anyone up and running online in a matter of minutes.
Using Mac OS X Snow Leopard Applications
Nov 3, 2009
Snow Leopard’s applications are powerful tools for organization, gaming, controlling digital media, and Internet communication, just to name a few. Steve Johnson shows you how to use them to their best advantage.
Using Spotlight Search on Mac OS X Lion (video)
Nov 22, 2011
Yvonne Johnson shows the power of OS X Lion's Spotlight Search in this video tutorial.
Using the OS X Leopard Command Line
Mar 7, 2008
Brian Tiemann lays the foundation for understanding the UNIX filesystem in OS X Leopard.
Using the Xcode Source Editor
Jul 31, 2012
Learn how the Xcode Source Editor can help you write clean, well-formatted code and even identify problems before you even try to run your application. Even if you have played around with editing files already, you’re still likely to find a few undiscovered tricks.

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