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16 May 2005 | Print Printer-Friendly Version of This Article

Take Control News/16-May-05

by Adam C. Engst Send Email to Author

"Take Control of Upgrading to Tiger" Updated to Version 1.0.1 -- When we released the 1.0 version of this ebook simultaneously with Apple's release of Tiger, we knew that we'd be doing a fast update - important new information always comes to light during the first few days after the release of a major operating system. The new version, now based on 44 test installations of Tiger, walks readers through installing Mac OS X like never before. If you own the ebook, click the Check for Updates button, located in the lower left hand corner of the cover, to find out what's new and download your free update.

<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger- upgrading.html>

 

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