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By following this resource, corporations can go wireless and still protect mission-critical data. Top corporate security consultant, Stewart Miller covers security for Windows, Linux, Macs, Palms, and other PDAs, and shows how to prevent breaches caused by weak encryption protocols. This work review security approaches for the different standards currently competing for the U.S. market. It addresses data compromise, unauthorized access, and denial of service - all critical to WLAN users. It covers the 802.11 IEEE standard in regards to security, performance, and throughput. It also discusses encryption and privacy through the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) protocol. (more…)

Relax. Learning how to use Mac OS X 10.2 is now a breeze. Using this book as your guide, you'll master its many features in no time. From the basics of folders and files to managing multiple users, this book covers everything you need to get up and running quickly with the latest version of this popular operating system.

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This is the second edition of Hanaan Rosenthal’s critically-acclaimed AppleScript book. It goes the extra mile to teach you AppleScript–explaining advanced topics without leaving you behind.

AppleScript is the high-level scripting language that resides on the Mac platform. It can be used to add functionality to the Mac operating system, automate tasks, add functions, and generally make things easier. AppleScript has always been very useful, and with Mac OS X, you can take AppleScript further than before.

This book begins with the basics like handling variables, loops, and commands. Then it proceeds with more advanced concepts like debugging, AppleScripting with databases, manipulating PDFs with SMILE, and automating media workflow. In a nutshell, this book:
Takes you on a journey from novice to professional AppleScripter.
Is completely comprehensive; nothing is left to the imagination.
Is up-to-date through AppleScript 1.10/Mac OS X Tiger.

If you are a Mac user who wants to know the real meaning of having full control over your machine, get into AppleScripting. And pick up this book because it really is the only guide you need to master the art of AppleScripting!

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Are you making reliable backups and performing regular maintenance on your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so, and they regret it when something goes wrong. That's where Macintosh expert Joe Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep your Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks, plus get advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates. You'll also find out how to monitor your Mac to detect problems early and where to turn if trouble raises its ugly head.

But the most important aspect of maintenance is a rock-solid backup strategy that protects all your important data in the event of catastrophe. To that end, Joe provides an at-a-glance comparison of different strategies, explains the pros and cons of each type of media, and helps you pick the best backup program for your needs. You'll find time-tested recommendations that help you set up, test, and maintain your backups, complete with instructions on how to restore after a crash. Important lessons you'll learn along the way include the utility of having both a duplicate and an archive, the necessity of testing backups, and the importance of offsite backups.

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Covers Mac OS X Panther and its bundled applications in detail, while handling more challenging topics such as networking, Internet security, wireless operation, and maintenance in an approachable way. Learn how to use the Finder, how to manage files, how to work with digital media, and much more. A bonus feature of the book is the spotlight on “Writers and their Macs,” which offers glimpses of how three writers work with their Macs: novelist Arthur Golden (Memoirs of a Geisha), screenwriter Mike Rich (Finding Forrester), and suspense writer Jeff Abbott(Cut and Run).

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With every update, Mac OS X grows more powerful, more dependable, and easier to use–and Mac OS X Tiger is no exception. But along with the new features come fresh issues–new areas to troubleshoot, new functionality to unravel, and new glitches waiting to confound even the savviest Mac users. Not to worry.

Best-selling author and Mac guru Ted Landau turns his diagnostician's eye on Mac OS X Tiger, arming readers with fix-it knowledge This popular fix-it classic offers more troubleshooting information, tips, and hacks than any other single volume. Chock-full of detailed, understandable advice for maintaining and troubleshooting Mac OS X Tiger, this comprehensive reference is where users will turn before they head to the repair shop. Readers will find solutions for every Mac OS X problem under the sun plus the technical grounding they need to turn a diagnostic eye on their own operating systems. Filled with tips, tools, and preventive measures, the guide includes in-depth coverage of Library directories and folders, file and font maintenance, crash prevention and recovery, and more.

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Mac OS X has captured the attention of consumers and programmers alike with its ability to run existing Mac programs along with Unix and Open Source software. The latest version, Panther, includes more than a hundred new features and improves many of the technologies underlying Mac OS X, including graphics and the Unix-based core. With more than 500 power tips and tricks for Mac aficionados like yourself, Mac OS X Power Hound, Panther Edition helps you unleash the power of Panther. Mac OS X Panther is a complex and powerful operating system with a personality all its own. To make your computing experience with Panther as efficient and enjoyable as possible, you need to learn its secrets, appreciate its idiosyncrasies, and be able to customize it to your needs and wants. Author Rob Griffiths shows you how. Creator and editor of the extremely popular Mac OS X Hints Web site (www.macosxhints.com), Griffiths knows Panther inside and out. His Mac OS X Power Hound lifts the hood on the sleek and elegant, Formula-One-powered operating system and delivers over 500 high-octane secrets in every conceivable category, including the Desktop and Finder, iApps, Mac OS X programs, Mastering the system and Terminal, and much more. Consider this book your pit crew, helping you find easier, faster, and better ways of using the Finder, the Dock, the assortment of programs that come with Mac OS X, and a bunch of programs that don't. And if you want to become your own master mechanic, it also includes two rich chapters on Unix, the engine under Mac OS X's hood. With this collection of stand-alone hints, notes, tips, and tricks–every one of them organized, indexed, tested for compatibility with the latest version of Mac OS X 10.3, and, in many cases, illustrated–you'll rapidly progress from an anybody-can-do-this user to a power user.

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Digital Photos, Video, and Music All in One is designed to teach the new computer user how to easily work with a variety of digital media.
It doesn't assume the reader wants to learn how to use just one product, but covers multiple products and technologies together in a logical fashion:
-Digital Cameras
-Photoshop Elements
-Burning CDs and DVDs
-Scanners and Printers
-MP3s and Digital Music
-Digital Videos

All the answers to a user's questions in one big, easy-to-use book. A compendium of multiple reference books in one volume. Designed for the beginning user who wants to buy just one book that is likely to answer all his current - and future questions. Does not assume the reader wants to use just one single product in isolation from others. Digital Photos, Video, and Music All in One is designed to teach the new computer user how to easily work with a variety of digital media. It doesn't assume the reader wants to learn how to use just one product, but covers multiple products and technologies together in a logical fashion: Digital Cameras, Photoshop Elements, Burning CDs and DVDs, Scanners and Printers, MP3s and Digital Music, Digital Video. Carla Rose has authored or co-authored more than two dozen computer books, including Sams Teach Yourself Photoshop 7 in 24 Hours and Sams Teach Yourself Photoshop Elements 2 in 24 Hours, as well as books on desktop publishing, telecommunications, and more. She is a contributing editor for Photoshop User magazine and has written for publications ranging from the Atlantic Fisherman to Adobe Magazine to The New Yorker.

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If you’ve got something to say and want to join the podcasting revolution but don’t know how to start, this short and approachable guide from bestselling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett will teach you how to create and distribute podcasts using Apple’s easy-to-use audio and Web site tools. Using the Garageband and iWeb tools from Apple’s iLife 06 suite of tools, Robin and John show you how to create professional sounding and looking podcasts, including how to add chapter markers, artwork, sound effects, jingles, and musical accompaniment to your podcasts.

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