Apple's industrial-strength Mac OS X Server supports Mac, Windows, UNIX, and Linux clients right out of the box, and this guide shows users how to put it all together. The book covers all that's new in the latest of Apple's big cats, the Panther version of Mac OS X server.

From the command line to Apple's graphical tools, this book uses a thorough, fundamental approach that leads readers to mastery of every aspect of the server. Full of much-needed insight, clear explanations, troubleshooting tips, and security information in every chapter, the book shows system administrators how to utilize the software's capabilities and features for their individual needs. Some of the topics covered in detail include: Installation Deployment Server management Directory services Web application services System interaction Data gathering Stress planning This comprehensive guide also takes the time to carefully highlight and analyze the differences between Mac OS X and the other server platforms.Whether you're a seasoned Unix or Windows administrator or a long-time Mac professional, Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration provides you with the depth you're seeking to maximize the potential of your Mac OS X Panther Server.

Explains the basics of the Macintosh OS X Panther server, covering installation and administration, services for files, directories, IP, security, and the Internet, and management tools for clients and workstations.

The Mac OS X Panther Pocket Guide introduces users to the fundamental concepts of using Mac OS X Panther (Version 10.3). The book starts out with a "Mac OS X Survival Guide," which shows Mac users what's changed from Mac OS 9 and also helps Windows and Unix switchers get acclimated to their new OS.

Demonstrates the operating system's features, including working with applications, file management, adding a printer, accessing the Internet, burning an audio CD, importing photos from a digital camera, and using iMovie.

Mac OS X is a wonderful combination of the power and flexibility of Unix with the ease of use that seems to come only from Apple. Between the tools baked right into the system, a veritable cornucopia of third-party applications, and a cottage industry of customizations, tweaks, and hacks, the Mac is a force to be reckoned with like never before. Mac OS X Panther Hacks celebrates the Macintosh's adventurous spirit, inviting the citizen engineer on a quest of deeper discovery -- both with the purpose of going further and simply enjoying the ride. Mac OS X Panther Hacks continues the tradition started with Mac OS X Hacks, sitting squarely at the peculiar confluence of deadly earnest optimization and creative (albeit sometimes wacky) tweaking you seem to find only on a Mac.