Ventana Invites Mac Users to Amaze Themselves

Updated Voodoo reveals terrific tricks for Systems 6 through 7.5

Chapel Hill, NC; October 1, 1994 -- Once Mac users have conquered the quick
start, beaten the basics and are done with the dummies, they're ready for
a little voodoo. Kay Yarborough Nelson shares secrets of the Mac sorcerers
in Voodoo Mac, Second Edition, newly released from Ventana Press. The book
now includes a disk containing a unique collection of shareware and
freeware utilities that make the interface more attractive and help
maintain the hard disk.

Celebrated in its first edition for the range and originality of its tips
and tricks, Voodoo Mac, Second Edition is loaded with even more simple
tricks that streamline and simplify the Mac OS. Nelson's light-handed
prose helps users who are staying with System 6, as well as those who work
in System 7.5. Topics covered include:

* File and Finder facts--alias alchemy; desktop, folder and trash tricks;
Find File and search sorcery; keyboard shortcuts; scripting secrets and
special tips for At Ease and Performa users.

* Custom conjury---creating keyboard shortcuts; customizing dialog boxes
and menus; creating and editing icons; designing desktop patterns; ResEdit
enchantment.

* System 7.5 sleight of hand--startup and shutdown tricks, wizardry with
WindowShade, magic menus and stickies; avoiding INIT/extension ills;
replacing the System and Finder and finding lost files; crash cures.

* PowerBook, Power Mac & PowerTalk Potions--tricks for taking advantage of
new System 7.5 features, including PowerStrip, universal mailbox, DOS and
Windows wizardry and CD-ROM sorcery.

Voodoo Mac is part of Ventana's Voodoo series of tips and tricks titles,
providing the solution for everyday computer users who seek to increase
productivity but don't have time to unearth the technological secrets of
their system software. Other titles in the series include Voodoo UNIX,
Voodoo DOS, Voodoo Windows and Voodoo OS/2.

Voodoo Mac, Second Edition is 450 pages, illustrated, with disk. ISBN:
1-56604-177-5. Suggested retail price: $24.95.

Author Kay Yarborough Nelson has written a couple of dozen computer books
that make computers more accessible to normal human beings, including The
Little System 7 Book (Peachpit Press), Friendly Macintosh (Random House)
and Ventana Press's DOS and Windows Voodoo titles.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users
become more productive, including The System 7.5 Book; Mac, Word & Excel
Desktop Companion; Mosaic Quick Tour; The Mac Internet Tour Guide; The
Gray Book and Newsletters From the Desktop. All titles are available in
bookstores and by writing Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC
27515, or by calling Ventana's toll-free order line, 800/743-5369;
919/942-0220,  FAX: 919/942-1140

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