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In the rapid evolution of Mac OS X, three major releases have emerged in just three years, challenging power users to keep pace. Mac OS X Panther is no exception, and while Apple's documentation offers some insights, a comprehensive resource detailing the system's internals has been lacking. This book caters to Mac power users eager to delve deep into the core of Mac OS X and optimize their experience. Author James Duncan Davidson guides readers through essential topics, including setting up user accounts, scheduling tasks, and utilizing the HFS+ and Journaled filesystem. It also covers tweaking preferences through plist files or the defaults command, managing Directory Services like NetInfo and LDAP, configuring printers, and handling networking with Rendezvous and wireless AirPort networks. The appendix provides valuable information on installing Panther and lists resources for Mac enthusiasts. This book is designed for inquisitive readers ready to explore their Macintosh systems, bypassing trivial Finder tips to focus on the inner workings of Mac OS X. By the end, readers will transform from novices to knowledgeable users. Davidson, a freelance author and consultant, brings his expertise in Mac OS X, Cocoa, Java, and XML to this essential guide.

Ruby on Rails helps you produce high-quality, beautiful-looking web applications quickly. You concentrate on creating the application, and Rails takes care of the details. Tens of thousands of developers have used this award-winning book to learn Rails. It's a broad, far-reaching tutorial and reference that's recommended by the Rails core team. If you're new to Rails, you'll get step-by-step guidance. If you're an experienced developer, this book will give you the comprehensive, insider information you need. Rails has evolved over the years, and this book has evolved along with it. We still start with a step-by-step walkthrough of building a real application, and in-depth chapters look at the built-in Rails features. This edition now gives new Ruby and Rails users more information on the Ruby language and takes more time to explain key concepts throughout. Best practices on how to apply Rails continue to change, and this edition keeps up. Examples use cookie backed sessions, HTTP authentication, and Active Record-based forms, and the book focuses throughout on the right way to use Rails. Additionally, this edition now reflects Ruby 1.9, a new release of Ruby with substantial functional and performance improvements. Sam Ruby is a prominent software developer who is a co-chair of the W3C HTML Working Group and has made significant contributions to many of the Apache Software Foundation's open source software projects. He is a Senior Technical Staff Member in the Emerging Technologies Group of IBM. Dave Thomas, as one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto, understands agility. As the author of "Programming Ruby," he understands Ruby. And, as an active Rails developer, he knows Rails. David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of the Rails framework.

A valuable book for developers who want to get in on the Mac OS X revolution, this new edition has been reworked from the ground up. Expanded with new tutorials, a more structured approach to learning the concepts and new reference material is included.