Mac Annoyances: How to Fix the Most ANNOYING Things About Your Mac 

reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, edited by Julie M. Willingham 

Author: John Rizzo 

http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/catalog/view/au/1832

O'Reilly 

http://www.oreilly.com/

Series: Annoyances  

Booksite: 

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macannoy/

Released: November 2004  

Pages: 176  

$25 USD, $37 CND,  14.95 GBP,  22 Euro 

ISBN: 059600723X 

Experience Needed/Audience: Macintosh users with an 

annoying itch about their hardware or software that needs 

scratching, at least for problems covered by this book. The 

author assumes that you know enough about your Macintosh 

and the software to follow the fixes provided. 

Strengths: The book is well written and comfortably and 

logically laid out. A detailed and comprehensive index is aimed 

at helping you navigate to the section you most need, thus 

enabling application of `calamine lotion' to the itching 

annoyance. 

Weaknesses: Unfortunately, John Rizzo highlighted many 

annoyances that I didn't know I had, so I was forced, as a type 

A personality, to deal with them. As a result, I was able to 

correct or compensate for at least a baker's dozen minor 

irritations that had not yet become full blown annoyances. 

From the Publisher's Overview 

 Anyone who plugs in a Mac, whether it's the proud owner of the very latest version or someone 

still tapping away on yesterday's model, usually finds these machines to be an immensely 

popular and beneficial tool. Unfortunately, they can also be a royal pain in the neck. Any way 

you slice it, Macs still have a tendency to induce minor headaches at the most inopportune times. 

  MPN, LLC 2005 macCompanion 

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