Peachpit announced Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard: Early-Bird Edition by Joe Kissell (ISBN 1-933671-25-4), the ebook guide to prepping your Mac so you can begin installing Leopard as soon as it is released on Friday, October 26, at 6 p.m.

Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard: Early-Bird Edition offers expert advice on upgrading to Leopard, including easy ways to make a backup in case of installation problems, how to clear unnecessary disk clutter and files and options for optimal partitioning schemes. Also included is a 5-page appendix with direct links to backup programs, maintenance utilities, and hardware drivers. After Apple releases Leopard, readers will have access to a free update to the regular edition of this title, which will walk them through the Leopard installation process, cover how to test a fresh Leopard installation, and explain how to clean up loose ends and troubleshoot problems after installation.

Author Joe Kissell spent ten years in the Macintosh software industry before becoming an author of numerous books, including twelve of the most popular Take Control ebooks. He's also a TidBITS senior editor and a frequent contributor to Macworld.

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