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Peachpit's Tips of the Week: A Draggable DockHave you ever found that pop-up Dock a nuisance during a particular project? You can temporarily move it with one click by holding down the Shift key, clicking directly on the Dock�s divider line (on the far right side of the Dock), and dragging the Dock to left or right side of your screen. When you quit the application you are working in, Shift-click on that divider line and drag it back to the bottom.This week only save 35% on Scott Kelby's Mac OS X Killer Tips.
iWork: Apple's Alternative to Microsoft Office?
By Matthew David -- Want an alternative to Microsoft Office? Apple thinks that it has the contender. Matthew David gives you a first-hand look at Apple's new iWork software: a presentation tool (Keynote 2) and a document design application (Pages). Does iWork cut the mustard, or is it just an imitation? Check it out. From the author of Creating Keynote Presentations with iWork: Visual QuickProject Guide
Sample Chapter: What Is iWork, Anyway?
Favorites this week:
- Getting Started with Your Mac and Mac OS X Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series By Scott Kelby
- Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps, Second Edition: A guide to iLife 05, Mac.com, and more. By John Tollett and Robin Williams
- Creating a Photo Book and Slideshow with iPhoto 5: Visual QuickProject Guide By Elizabeth Castro
- The Mac mini Guidebook By David Coursey
eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition
eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition has been completely revised and updated with 30 brand-new hacks, plus tons of expanded, deepened, or otherwise completely rewritten hacks. Learn clever tricks and shortcuts, such as advanced searching techniques, sniping tools, selling strategies, photography tips, and even research techniques for PowerSellers. This bestseller supplies you with the tools you need to master eBay, whether as a buyer or seller, casual surfer or serious collector, novice or seasoned expert.
Sample Hacks
- Hack 6: Withhold Feedback (PDF)
- Hack 15: Search for Selected Text (PDF)
- Hack 32: Retract Your Bid Without Retracting Your Bid (PDF)
- Hack 56: Frame Your Listings (PDF)
- Hack 75: Protect Your Copyright (PDF)
- Hack 87: Sell and Ship Internationally (PDF)
- Hack 115: Automate Auction Revisions (PDF)
eBay Hacks, Second Edition - Tips & Tools for Bidding, Buying, and Selling By David A. Karp; Second Edition June 2005
Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual By Barbara Brundage; First Edition March 2005 528 pages. Read: Sample Chapter: Chapter 4: The Quick Fix (PDF Format
20 Cool Tiger Features You Might Not Have Heard About
Even though Tiger has been out for a while now, many of its major features have nuances that haven't received much press--and there are a zillion minor tweaks to discuss. Scott Knaster takes you on a tour of clever, and sometimes even obscure Tiger goodies. Don't miss it: 20 Cool Tiger Features
Consumer Camera Time-Lapse Movies
Pocket digicams are great for still photos, and some of them even record quality video. But you can push the envelope even further with these devices. Here's how two photo novices created their first time-lapse production. See: Consumer Camera Time-Lapse Movies
DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design
What do Flickr, Google Suggest, Google Maps, and GMail have in common? They all employ some of the latest methods in modern, unobtrusive DHTML. See: Modern Web Design
A Random Collection of Photoshop CS Tips
Deke McClelland, author of Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One, has gathered 14 random (and occasionally bizarre) Photoshop CS tips, plus one bonus tip. The tips cover a wide range of helpful topics that include manipulating pixels, working with the Camera... See: Random Photoshop CS Tips
Other Summer Hits
- Design: Basics Design: Layout - Here's a spectacular visual treat for both beginner and veteran of design layout. Required reading at better design schools.
- Design: Basic Design: Format (Basics) - This series will provide design students and anyone with an interest in creativity with an indispensable reference tool and a thorough knowledge of the building blocks of Graphic Design.
- DTP: Adobe InDesign CS2 Bible (Bible) - In the true tradition of the 'Bible' books, this 900+ page book brings you everything you need to make the most of the software that's fast becoming the dominant professional tool.
- DTP: Adobe Acrobat 7 PDF Bible - Acrobat has developed into a complicated and powerful publishing solution. If you want to learn it well, you'll need the Bible.
- DTP: Before and After Graphics for Business - This is one of the books we classify as "must have" for designers and desktop publishers. (Review includes PDF sample chapters)
- Graphics: Maya At A Glance - This official Maya Press book, written by a top-notch Hollywood animation/effects professional, is the first to use a visual approach to teach basic Maya techniques.
- Graphics: 3ds max 7 Bible - over 1,200 pages -- packed with everything you need to create professional-quality animations with Max.
- Multimedia: iLife '04: The Missing Manual - The one book for iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, and Garageband that eliminates the need for multiple books! Pogue tells all.
- Multimedia: Visual Studio Hacks - This book is all about exploring all things Visual Studio .NET, and in doing so, becoming a better and more efficient developer.
- Multimedia: Making a Movie in iMovie HD and iDVD 5 - By focusing on that first project, rather than exploring every option and feature, Jeff demonstrates the quickest, easiest, smartest route to cinematic success.
- Multimedia: Apple Training Series : iLife 05 - In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '05, digital pioneer Michael Rubin has you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages.
- Photography: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Close-Up Photography - In this, the latest addition to AVA's Digital Photography series, digital enhancement processes are explored through stunning images and the structure 'Shoot', 'Enhance' and 'Enjoy'.
- Photography: Taking eBay Photos That Sell - Successful online sellers know that a product photo can make or break a sale. But taking a good product shot is not easy -- without this book!
- Photography: iPhoto 5 for Mac OS X : Visual QuickStart Guide - Written by longtime Macintosh authority Adam Engst, this smart, thoughtful guide ensures you make the most of iPhoto, and, all your digital photos
- Photography: iPhoto 5: Missing Manual - For Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5, The Missing Manual comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5.
- Photoshop: Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Raw formats have changed the way we deal with digital images, and Photoshop's Adobe Camera Raw plug-in makes that process easier -- this book makes Photoshop easier -- and more powerful.
- Photoshop: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Classroom in a Book - With this book, you learn by doing, getting your feet wet immediately as you progress through a series of hands-on projects that build on your growing Photoshop knowledge.
- Photoshop: Photoshop CS2 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide - This highly anticipated full-color book from best-selling author Tim Grey is the first workflow-oriented guide to Photoshop.
- Photoshop: Master Visually Photoshop Elements 3 - The "Visual" series is really just that... extremely visual -- which makes it outstanding for beginners -- everything users need to know about the latest release of Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Web: Spring Into HTML and CSS - Need to build a web site? Or update one? Or just create some effective new web content? Maybe you just need to update your skills, do the job better -- this book's for you.
- Web: The CSS Anthology : 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks - A practical guide on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for professionals and novices, that can be used both as a tutorial and read cover-to-cover or as a handy and practical reference book to common problems
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