From bestselling Mac author and MacTech columnist Dave Mark, a comprehensive guide packed with hard-core technical material on the hottest Mac programming topics. Mark gives expert advice on sound, animation, scripting, resources, and plug-ins. Includes two disks with Apple Script, Run-Time version of Frontier, valuable shareware, source code from the book and test programs.

While there are several books on programming for Mac OS X, Advanced Mac OS X Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is the only one that contains explanations of how to leverage the powerful underlying technologies. This book gets down to the real nitty-gritty. The third edition is updated for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 and covers new technologies like DTrace, Instruments, Grand Central Dispatch, blocks, and NSOperation.

Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, Dave Mark's Learn C on the Mac has been updated for you to include Mac OS X Mountain Lion and the latest iOS considerations. Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes contemporary OS X and iOS examples! This book also does the following: • Provides best practices for programming newbies • Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X and iOS -flavored approach • Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with latest Xcode After reading this book, you'll be ready to program and build apps using the C language and Objective-C will become much easier for you to learn when you're ready to pick that up.

Master a Mac without jargon and complications. Once you go Mac, you never go back. And if you have this book, you’ll be more than happy to never go back. In The Ultimate Mac User Book, we’ve made a bold attempt to unveil an ideal Mac setup that works for anyone. Whether you’re switching from Windows or want to upgrade your knowledge of macOS, this is for you Here’s what you’ll learn from the book: - The anatomy of Mac’s interface. How to set up your new Mac for years of use. - Basic and advanced shortcuts for all jobs on Mac. - Alternatives to popular Windows apps. - Ready-to-use workflows for writers, designers, developers, students, as well as people of any profession who want to hit new productivity milestones on Mac. - 20 hacks every seasoned Mac user should be using (but only a few actually do) in the bonus chapter. Reliable and intuitive, Macs still require a certain level of tech fluency. The family of Apple’s Macintosh operating systems is very versatile, with tons of features and enhancements built on top of each other. Navigating through all of them can be complicated. Especially if you’re a new user. Especially if you have no time to figure out how things work — you just want them to work. Hope we’ll solve the problem for you with this book.

Tricks of the Mac Game Programming Gurus is a comprehensive resource for beginning to expert programmers who want to create their own game. Loaded with tips, tricks, and detailed instructions, this book guides users through the world of Mac game programming -- step by step.-- Shows users how to develop a game -- from start to finish-- Explores graphics, QuickDraw 3D, sounds, networking, live action image capture, game mechanics, file management, and more-- CD-ROM is packed with various tools, libraries, utilities, sample code, game demos, and shareware, as well as commercial game

Provides information to quickly improve and customize a Mac computer, enable undocumented Mac OS X features, automate tedious tasks, handle media, and troubleshoot disk issues.

The new edition of this Macintosh programming bestseller is updated to reflect the many recent changes in both Macintosh hardware and software, including System 7, new versions of THINK C and ResEdit, and the new machines. This is the only book that teaches Macintosh programming at a beginning level.