The advent of macOS Catalina brought major changes to the apps that manage and play various types of media. Kirk McElhearn helps us navigate those changes in his new Take Control of macOS Media Apps. iTunes is gone, and in its place are separate apps Music, Podcasts,...
Joe Kissell has written the new Take Control of DEVONthink, a guide to the massive update of this powerful data management program. Joe discusses some of the new features, how he uses it, and how he approached a program that has so many features and capabilities, both...
David Sparks tells us why his Shortcuts Field Guide, iOS13 Edition had to be completely re-written because of some of the new and powerful options Apple provided when iOS 13 hit the streets. David talks about some of the new capabilities including, new ability to work...
Josh Centers talks about the newest versions of Apple’s mobile operating systems and his new book, Take Control of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. The forking of iOS brings new capabilities specific to iPhones and iPads, and Josh outlines some of those changes, including new...
In Take Control of Catalina, Scholle McFarland starts us on the path to getting the most out of Apple’s latest macOS. She tells us what to expect when you first boot up the new 64-bit operating system, how to use Sidecar to get the best performance and outlines some...
Kirk McElhearn has released Take Control of iTunes 12, a title that not only covers Apple's music player as well as the new Apple Music service. iTunes has generated plenty of controversy as it has matured. Kirk takes us through the goods and no-so-goods of the...
Jeff Carlson just finished Photos for OS and iOS, his effort to help you get the most out of Apple's new photo app and services. Starting with a discussion of why iPhoto was lacking, Jeff gives us a look at what Photos and its related cloud-based options bring to the...
Michael E. Cohen is back with the second edition of Take Control of TextExpander, the book that helps you get the most out of both TextExpander 5 and TextExpander 3, both by Smile. A utility to save you keystrokes by allowing short abbreviations, or “snippetsâ€...
Jeff Carlson gave us an early look at Apple Watch some time ago when we talked about the first edition of his Apple Watch: A Take Control Crash Course. With the second edition released after actually having the time to use and evaluate the device, Jeff is back to...
At AltConf in San Francisco, Leander Kahney of Cult of Mac discusses what he liked in the WWDC keynote announcements, offers his thoughts on the changes in the Apple community in general and the developer community specifically, and hints at an update to his...
Sharon Zardetto has a new book that helps get you up to speed with Apple's spreadsheet. In Take Control of Numbers, she explains the benefits and limitations of the Excel competitor, stressing that, while it admittedly isn't as fully featured as Excel, it has...
Joe Kissell has published his first book from his new Joe On Tech presence, and it updates a familiar, favorite and critical topic. Backing Up Your Mac: A Joe On Tech Guide takes the content of Joe's previous backup books and updates and expands it for today's Mac...
Jason Snell hasn't written a tech book in a long time, but he changed all that with his new Photos for Mac: A Take Control Crash Course. Jason takes a deep dive into Apple's new Photos app and talks about what works and what isn't what should be, and who it is for....
We're still catching up with Joe Kissell and his latest efforts, and this time that includes three different Take Control books. Take Control of Your Passwords has been updated to version 1.3, Take Control of Your Online Privacy is in its second edition, and Joe's...
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