Mark L. Chambers - Macs For Seniors For Dummies

Macs For Seniors For Dummies

by Mark L. Chambers

Macs For Seniors For Dummies

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About the Author

Mark L. Chambers has been an author, a computer consultant, a BBS sysop, a programmer, and a hardware technician for 25 years pushing computers and their uses far beyond normal performance limits for decades now. His first love affair with a computer peripheral blossomed in 1984 when he bought his lightning-fast 300 bps modem for his Atari 400. Now he spends entirely too much time on the Internet and drinks far too much caffeine-laden soda.

With a degree in journalism and creative writing from Louisiana State University, Mark took the logical career choice: programming computers. After five years as a COBOL programmer for a hospital system, however, he decided that there must be a better way to earn a living and he became the documentation manager for Datastorm Technologies, a well-known communications software developer. Somewhere between designing and writing software manuals, Mark began writing computer how-to books. His first book, Running a Perfect BBS , was published in 1994 and after a short decade or so of fun (disguised as hard work), Mark is one of the most productive and best-selling technology authors on the planet.

Along with writing several books a year and editing whatever his publishers throw at him, Mark has branched out into Web-based education, designing and teaching online classes (called WebClinics) for Hewlett-Packard.

His favorite pastimes include collecting gargoyles, watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball, playing his three pinball machines and the latest computer games, supercharging computers, and rendering 3D flights of fancy with TrueSpace. And, during all that activity, he listens to just about every type of music imaginable. Marks worldwide Internet radio station, MLC Radio (at www.mlcbooks.com ), plays only CD-quality classics from 1970 to 1979, including everything from Rush to Billy Joel to the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.

Marks rapidly expanding list of books includes MacBook For Dummies, 2nd Edition; iMac For Dummies, 5th Edition; Mac OS X Leopard All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies; Build Your Own PC Do-It-Yourself For Dummies ; Scanners For Dummies, 2nd Edition; CD & DVD Recording For Dummies, 2nd Edition; PCs All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 4th Edition; Mac OS X Tiger: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks; Hewlett-Packard Official Printer Handbook; Hewlett-Packard Official Recordable CD Handbook; Digital Photography Handbook; Computer Gamers Bible (co-author); Recordable CD Bible; Teach Yourself Visually iMac (all from Wiley Publishing); Running a Perfect BBS; Official Netscape Guide to Web Animation; Windows 98 Optimizing and Troubleshooting Little Black Book , Microsoft Office v. X for Mac Power Users Guide; and Burn It! Creating Your Own Great DVDs and CDs.

Marks books have been translated into 16 languages so far his favorites are German, Polish, Dutch, and French. Although he cant read them, he enjoys the pictures immensely.

Mark welcomes all comments about his books. You can reach him at mark@mlcbooks.com , or visit MLC Books Online, his Web site, at www.mlcbooks.com .

Dedication

This book is proudly dedicated to my Uncle Tuffy and my Aunt Ruby a couple forever young and forever in love.

Authors Acknowledgments

Leave it to my friends at Wiley to recognize that seniors deserve a well-designed guide to the Apple line of Macintosh computers and the Mac OS X Leopard operating system to boot! Its time for me to thank the hard-working individuals who were instrumental in placing this book in your hands.

My friend Dennis Cohen (who also happens to be one of the best Mac technical editors anywhere) contributed his expert knowledge of Apple hardware and software, making sure that every step-by-step procedure and every tip is completely accurate. I also owe a huge debt of gratitude to ace copy editor Rebecca Whitney and to Linda Morris and Jodi Jensen for their development work they all kept each chapter on track, easy to read, and full of the right information. (They should clone themselves all my books need such guidance!)