Mac OS X for Linux user - book recommendation?
 

Hi All!

I guess the header says it all: I need a book to get me started on Mac OS X. I have half a year's autodidactic linux experience, tried various distributions, strong on the command line, bash and perl programming, dabbled with python and c. I hope to make my Mac OS X similarly powerful - is that possible?

What's a good book or web resource?

Thanks,

Samsara

My best guess would be to look at O'Reilly books and maybe read some of their reviews.

I started to buy a Mac when they were struggling... when Bill Gates bought a strong stake in Mac I changed my mind!

I doubt you will ever be able to acquire all the "power" of linux as it is a dynamic process that fuels development. (of linux)

You have some good looking skillsets!

first find
 

Thanks for your comments, jdh77! After trawling through some reviews, this book seems to come out tops:

Mac OS X Hacks
by Rael Dornfest, Kevin Hemenway
O'Reilly

I've read excerpts of the Google Hacks in the same series, and found it interesting, although I'd already implemented a lot of what they suggested before reading the book. But the Mac OS X one seems to be loved by all reviewers, and you can't really fault the no-nonsense, text-only, cheap paperback approach of the series ;)

I'll post again if I find any more favourable reviews.

All the best,

Samsara

My most recent book acquisition is "Hacking Exposed, Third Edition." (with CD)

I highly recommend it. It covers Network Security Secrets & Solutions, platform nuetral. (But treats UNIX/Linux/M$Window$xx separately)

New, I picked it up off half.com for a song!

I hope to do a little bit about resources before long. (CDs, books & web)

I'll post them when I do.

Sounds enticing - thanks!

Samsara