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Title: Stupid (and Useful) Mac Tricks
Review: "Mac OS X Power Hound" is an impressive collection of tips, hints, and productivity enhancers. I don't consider myself to be a power hound, but I have been using Macs exclusively for 16 years. I discovered a satisfying number of of useful and undocumented tips. About two thirds of the items are easy enough for a novice to follow, such as simple modifications of standard applications, and using Terminal to modify how the System behaves. (Working in Terminal gave me the same kind of thrill I remember from Res-Edit years ago.) The final third of the book is devoted entirely to Unix and was completely beyond me -- probably only useful to programmers.There are a fair number of items that reminded me of David Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks" -- things you can make your Mac do just because you can, not because they are particularly useful. But I'm pleased with what I managed to glean. The writing is clear and the topics are nicely presented and organized.
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