About the Author
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” has written or co-written more than 70 popular computer books, including iPhone For Dummies, iPad For Dummies, OS X For Dummies for every version of OS X since time immemorial, all for John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Stupid Mac Tricks and Dr. Macintosh for Addison-Wesley; and The Little iTunes Book and The Little iDVD Book for Peachpit Press. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Bob also pens the popular Dr. Mac column for the Houston Chronicle, and has since 1996. He’s been published in dozens of newspapers and computer magazines over the past 25 years and his achievements have been documented in major media around the world. (Yes, that was him juggling a keyboard in USA Today a few years back!)
Bob is known for his 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.)
Bob is considered a leading authority on Apple technology. From 1986 to 1989, he 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 ...
