A beginner's guide to learning the Macintosh's scripting tool: AppleScript. Through dozens of hands-on scripting examples, this comprehensive guide ensures that anyone including novices can learn how to control Mac applications in timesaving and innovative ways.

Chronicles the roller-coaster ride of Steve Jobs, from the despair of repeated failures to the triumph of iPod and Toy Story and his monumental clash with Disney. It reveals both sides of Jobs's role in the remarkable rise of the Pixar animation studio, and also re-creates the acrimony between Jobs and Disney's Michael Eisner.

Traces the development of the Macintosh computer from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its introduction in 1984 and beyond. In this first-hand account, author and key Macintosh developer Andy Hertzfeld reveals what it was like to be a key player in one of the most important technical achievements.

Garage Band 2 turns your Mac into a full-featured recording studio. This book/DVD combo offers a self-paced course in various aspects of Garage Band 2. It teaches you tasks ranging from mastering the interface and basic recording techniques to the secrets of arranging songs, editing and mixing tracks, adding effects, and distributing the files.

Revealing the post-production process of a major motion picture ( Cold Mountain ) edited in Final Cut Pro, this book offers a glimpse at the creative process of one of cinema's giants: three time Academy Award-winning editor Walter Murch. It includes anecdotes from the director, edit staff, and producers; photos, emails, and journal entries.

Soundtrack Pro, Apple's sound design software, is a member of the Final Cut Pro Studio digital video suite. This title provides a self-paced course in various aspects of Soundtrack Pro. It guides you through the secrets of editing, repairing, mixing, and arranging multi-track audio files, as well as how to create original soundtracks, and more.