Sad
Mac's' Bombs and Other Disasters 4th
Edition,
by Ted Landau
Book Description
This is the best-selling
Mac troubleshooting guide, now in its fourth
edition. Most Mac problems don't require
hardware repairs or advanced technical
knowledge. You don't need to be an expert to fix
your Mac. Not only will this book show you how
to fix things, it will sharpen your diagnosis
skills so that you can try to fix problems that
aren't listed in the book. Sad Macs gives you
the solutions to common problems in plain
English and is appropriate for everyone, from
near-beginners on up.
Synopsis
Macintosh expert Landau
shows users at all levels how to take charge of
their Macintosh in times of crisis and explains
how to identify, solve, and prevent disasters
caused by corrupted files, applications, and
INIT conflicts. Contains a section of clear,
step-by-step descriptions of the most common
procedures to fix software problems.
From Ted Landau Editor of
MacFixIt
The new edition adds
coverage of the iMac, iBook and Power Mac G4 as
well as Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9 and even a bit on Mac
OS X.
What's new in Sad
Macs, Fourth Edition?
Whether you already own
a previous edition of Sad Macs or are
considering purchasing it for the first time,
you probably want to know what's new in the
fourth edition. The fourth edition represents an
almost complete rewrite of previous editions
(there is barely a page of text that does not
have at least some revision). What follows is a
list of the most notable changes:
Every chapter has been
updated to include information about Mac OS 8
and Mac OS 9
Where relevant, all
chapters has been updated to include new
information about the iMac, the iBook,
USB, FireWire and all of the other recent
hardware innovations.
Chapter 2 has new
information on creating emergency startup
disks.
Chapter 5 has new
information on DVD drives.
Chapter 6 has new
information on Navigation Services dialog
boxes.
Chapter 7 has new
information on troubleshooting inkjet and USB
printers.
Chapters 9 and 10,
covering fonts and graphics, have been
substantially revised to eliminate out-of-date
material and replace it with the latest
information. For example, there's new
information of Web-based graphics and on
QuickTime 4 movies.
Chapter 11 has been
rewritten almost from scratch to include new
information about Mac portables, including the
iBook, and an expanded section on file
sharing (with new material on Ethernet and on
AirPort connections).
Chapters 12 and 13 are
expanded versions of what was previously one
chapter on Internet-related troubleshooting. I
am particularly pleased with how these chapters
turned out. For those of you with
Internet-related problems (which is just about
everyone!), these two chapters alone are likely
to be worth the price of this book.
Chapter 14 covers issues
specific to the iMac, iBook, new
PowerBooks, and Power Mac G3/G4.
Chapter 15 covers issues
specific to Mac OS 8.x, Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS
X.
The 18 original Fix-Its
have been reorganized into 16 Fix-Its (with some
number re-arranging).
Fix-It #4, on system
software, has been revised to cover recent
changes in installing the Mac OS.
Fix-It #6, on viruses,
has been revised to cover the new viruses (such
as the AutoStart virus) that emerged in the last
few years. It also described the new versions of
anti-virus software.
Fix-It #10 is a
completely revised Fix-It on dealing with
Directory damage. It covers the latest
utilities, including Disk Warrior and Tech Tool
Pro.
Fix-It #13, on disk
formatting, has new information on HFS Plus
formatting.
Fix-It #14 is an almost
entirely new Fix-It that covers troubleshooting
SCSI, IDE, USB, FireWire, serial and ADB
connections.
Fix-It #15 has new
information on G3 and G4 processor
upgrades.
Fix-It #16: has a
completely revised section on getting
troubleshooting help from the Web.
