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Mac OS X Disaster Relief (Troubleshooting techniques to help fix it yourself), is a troubleshooting book for Mac OS X.

Buy it

You can order the Updated (for Jaguar) Second Edition at Peachpit or at Amazon. It is also available at all major retail outlets, such as Borders and Barnes & Noble.

Reviews

Here are some quotes from reviews of Mac OS X Disaster Relief:

This book is the best single source of OS X troubleshooting tips and techniques that I've seen! (Steve Becker, MacEase)

This is a book for the user, the frustrated user, the curious user and the user who wants to get the very most from the system. (ThinkSecret)

Mac OS X Disaster Relief is extremely well-written, refreshingly down-to-earth. (Ric Getter, MacDirectory)

Landau covers almost every known Mac OS X bug? much valued. (IT-Enquirer)

If you only own one book on OS X, this should be it. (Sherman Wilcox, Amazon.com)

This is one of those few books that are really worth five stars. Outstanding in every way. (Amazon.co.uk)

Get the Jaguar Supplement! Final Version! The Mac OS X Disaster Relief Jaguar Supplement is now available! It updates the original edition of Mac OS X Disaster Relief book to cover what is new and different in Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2). This is the final version of the Supplement, complete with figures. It is 85 pages and is identical to the printed version of the Supplement that is included in the Updated Edition of Mac OS X Disaster Relief published on December 26, 2002. I provide it online for use by owners of the first edition of the book. The Supplement file is password protected. In order to obtain the password, you need to have a copy of the book. Download the Password Info file for details.

Download the Jaguar Supplement PDF file.

About the book

As taken from the back cover:

With Mac OS X, everyone is a beginner: Whether you are a first-time iMac owner or a longtime Apple veteran, working with Mac OS X is a whole-new experience. But the new Mac OS doesn't mean that you can set aside your troubleshooting skills - or that you don't have to learn new ones. From installing Apple's new operating system to getting network access, Mac OS X has new ways of doing things - and new ways for things to go south. Mac OS X Disaster Relief is where to turn when things stop working.Mac OS X Disaster Relief teaches you:

• How to diagnose, recover from, and prevent crashes, freezes, and unexpected quits

• About Mac OS X's invisible files, and how they can help you solve a variety of problems

• How to use third-party troubleshooting utilities

• The smart way to install and reinstall Mac OS X

• Troubleshooting techniques for printing glitches

• About Mac OS X's networking capabilities - for both local networks and the Internet

• Problem-solving strategies for maintaining a dual-system (Mac OS X and the Classic) environment

• How to navigate Mac OS X's high-powered Unix foundation

Along the way, the book offers a deeper understanding of how Mac OS X works, in the same way that Sad Macs provided this understanding for the Classic Mac OS.

Table of Contents

If you want to get a more extended look at the breadth and depth of material covered in this over 600 page book, take a look at the Table of Contents.

Errata page

The Errata page lists errors that were discovered after the first edition of the book was published.

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