There’s no lack of advice available for how to run a Mac efficiently
and solve pesky problems, but it’s scattered all over the Internet. A
pair of new ebooks from TidBITS Publishing Inc. – “Take Control of
Maintaining Your Mac, Second Edition” and “Take Control of
Troubleshooting Your Mac” – help Mac users achieve peak performance
from their Macs and handle any problems that might occur. The ebooks,
both written by award-winning author Joe Kissell, are available
individually for $10 or in a bundle for $16 at
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/

“Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac, Second Edition” looks at how
to start on the right foot with keeping your Mac running smoothly,
and then it explains weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks that help
readers enjoy peak performance and avoid pesky problems. Along with
telling reader what to do, it includes a section about what not to
do, explaining several time-consuming tasks that don’t provide any
real benefits. Particular questions answered in this ebook include:

* How can I tell if my Mac is likely to have trouble? * How can I
find out which unnecessary files are taking up space on my disk? *
Should I defragment my hard disk and repair permissions regularly? *
What are the safest ways to clean dust and crud from my Mac? * What
is the best way to keep my software up to date?

“Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac” helps readers go beyond
regular maintenance to dealing with computer-related troubles. It
helps readers prevent problems, prepare for problems, complete 17
specific problem-solving tasks, fix 9 common problems, and diagnose
and fix novel problems. Among the problems that readers will learn
how to handle are:

* A Mac that won’t turn on
* Repeated kernel panics
* Abnormal slowdowns
* Emptying the Trash when the Finder balks * An application grinds to a halt
* Recalcitrant keyboards and mice
* A dead Internet connection
* A printer won’t print

Ebook review copies, author interviews, and excerpts for publication
are available upon request; just ask!

Book Details:
“Take Control Maintaining Your Mac, Second Edition” by Joe Kissell
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/maintaining-mac PDF format, 95 pages,
free sample available Publication date: May 19, 2009
Price: $10
ISBN: 978-1933671-65-9

“Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac” by Joe Kissell
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/troubleshooting-mac PDF format, 90
pages, free sample available Publication date: May 19, 2009
Price: $10
ISBN: 978-1933671-29-1