# Books and websites for new Mac users....

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-and-websites-for-new-mac-users/463528
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 14, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-and-websites-for-new-mac-users/463528 "2008-09-14T03:19:29Z")
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### Author: ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-and-websites-for-new-mac-users/463528/1 "2008-09-14T03:19:29Z")

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So, my sis got her first Mac two days ago, and I just woke up to find an email that she already crashed it trying to install bootcamp or something. She’s not the kind of person to remain calm. All’s lost, as far as she’s concerned.

I’m in Taiwan, so I can’t be there to help her (I don’t use a Mac, but my wife does, and has never had a problem).

Are there any good books or websites out there for Mac newbies? She’s not really very computer savvy in general. Average at best (I mean, she didn’t even know that Firefox has add-ons!).

Any recommendations?

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### Author: ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-and-websites-for-new-mac-users/463528/2 "2008-09-14T05:08:46Z")

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[Macfixit.com](http://Macfixit.com) (subscription)  
[MacOSXHints.com](http://MacOSXHints.com)  
[Apple.com](http://Apple.com) discussions

I highly recommend that she join a users group - there is one in Taipei - [http://www.frostyplace.com/](http://www.frostyplace.com/)

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### Author: ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-and-websites-for-new-mac-users/463528/3 "2008-09-14T05:50:49Z")

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I recommend Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue.

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### Author: ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-and-websites-for-new-mac-users/463528/4 "2008-09-14T16:53:28Z")

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Apple’s [Mac 101](http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/) is what AppleCare sent me because I keep calling about stupid stuff and complaining because I don’t know what’s on this stupid iMac so I don’t even know what to Google. Having said all that, I plan to continue to call AppleCare because I paid for AppleCare and I’m going to get my money’s worth, dammit! Did Sis buy AppleCare? I’d recommend it. For desktop machines it’s not all that expensive. AppleCare probably could assist with Boot Camp, too, since it’s an Apple product.