Maria’s Guides

Get your face in my book.

Sometime next week, I’ll be working on Chapter 19 of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide. That chapter covers (among other things) iChat. And, as I do each edition, I need to illustrate an iChat video chat session.

Although I could chat with people I already know — or Lars, who managed to get his face in two of my books — I’d much rather chat with strangers. (My mother never managed to teach me not to talk to strangers.) Would you like to be one of the folks I chat with while writing the chapter? It could get your face in my book.

Here’s what you need:

• A Mac running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger or later.
• iChat.
• A video camera that works with iChat. (iSight cameras work pretty well, as you can imagine.)
• Availability. When I’m ready to do my screenshots, I’ll start contacting folks to chat with. If I can’t get the first one on my list, I’ll move on to the second one — and so on until I find someone available.

To get on my list of contacts, use the Comments link or form below to enter a comment for this message. Include your name, country, and AIM or .Mac account info. Then wait patiently until I get in touch — if I don’t reach someone listed before you.

Oh, and there’s two more things to think about before signing up:

• By listing your iChat info in the Comments for this post, you are agreeing to allow your likeness to appear in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide by Maria Langer, which should be published in October, 2007.
• In consideration for participation in this program, anyone who appears in the book will get a free, autographed copy.

Questions? Leave them in the comments. Don’t use the Contact form for this.

When it’s all over, if you want your info removed, please note that with your info. I can go in and remove the info from the comments.

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