About the Author

Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” has written or cowritten more than 70 popular computer books, including iPhone For Dummies, iPad For Dummies, and versions of OS X For Dummies for every cat and California locale Apple has thought up so far, all for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Bob has penned the popular Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle since 1996 and has been published in dozens of newspapers and computer magazines over the past 25 years. His achievements have been documented in major media around the world and yes, that was him juggling a keyboard in USA Today many years ago!

Bob is known for his Apple expertise, trademark humorous style, and ability to translate techie jargon into usable and fun advice for regular folks. Bob is also a prolific public speaker, presenting more than 100 Macworld Expo training sessions in the United States and abroad, Macworld keynote addresses in three countries, and Macintosh training seminars in many U.S. cities. (He also won the Macworld Expo MacJeopardy World Championship three times before retiring his crown.)

From 1986 to 1989 Bob served as Editor-in-Chief of the first desktop-published Mac magazine, The MACazine; from 1989 to 1997, he was a contributing editor/columnist for MacUser magazine, writing the Help Folder, Beating the System, Personal Best, and Game Room columns at various times.

In his copious spare time, Bob’s been working on a pilot for a TV show ...

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