Mike Schmitz continues his demo of Obsidian using both his own activities and also taking on the challenge of how a new user would set things up in a real-world situation. Mike also talks about how Obsidian integrates with his analog task management system, and...
Productivity expert Mike Schmitz is back with a new option to take your note taking and organization to the next level. Obsidian can solve problems that other note, knowledge base, and task management software can’t. Explaining that can be a challenge, so Mike gives...
Michael E. Cohen has updated Take Control of PDFpen to cover version 13 for Mac and version 6 for iOS and iPadOS. This was a different kind of update; Michael explains why there are few new features but a whole new look to the program, and why that is a good thing. He...
Our discussion with Joe Kissell, the author of the fourth edition of Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac, continues with more examples of things that have changed in the world of backups. This time, Joe talks about what you can and can’t do with APFS snapshots, how to...
Joe Kissell is back with the fourth edition of Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac. A lot has changed in the world of backups, more than you realize. Joe digs deep on the issue of the M1 Macs and bootable backups. Along the way, we touch on SSDs, how to think about...
The first part of our interview with Glenn Fleishman, the author of the new Take Control of Zoom from Take Control Books, has Glenn providing some of his favorite tips for the video conferencing service from both the attendee and the host perspectives. Glenn also...
Some of us are on the verge of coming out of lockdown, some are not. Get your Mac (and you) ready as you get back to work, or get to work with tips on how to make it better save some disk space, save some money, and gain some new skills. This edition of MacVoices is...
A new partnership between OverDrive and their app Libby and the Sonos smart speakers will let you listen to audiobooks from your local library. Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist for Overdrive, tells us how it works, how you can take advantage of their...
Our discussion on the second edition of Take Control of PDFpen with author Michael E. Cohen starts with a little history of the file format, explains why this book is free, then turns to the newest features of the PDF-editing utility. Michael explains why PDFs can get...
Bart Busschots talks about his two free online courses to help you get a little more geeky. In Taming the Terminal, Bart and Allison Sheridan help you get comfortable with working with the Unix underpinnings of macOS, and in Programming by Stealth they tackle...
We continue our discussion with Mike Schmitz about being productive during lockdown. In this episode, Mike talks more about the new time blocking course, shares one of his experiences with goal setting and why it convinced him goals can be counter-productive, and...
Mike Schmitz helps us understand productivity during the lockdown, and why it is OK not to be engaged in productive activities all the time. One of those ways is to use time blocking, and Mike explains how the new course at The Sweet Setup can be used to help you deal...
The second half of our conversation with Charlotte Henry of The Mac Observer starts off discussing the tenth anniversary of the iPad and ends with workflow discussions. Along the way Charlotte and host Chuck Joiner debate the reasons for a 32 GB iPad, talks about some...
Shelly Brisbin has put the finishing touches on the latest revision to her book iOS Access for All, and joins us to discuss some of the improvements to accessibility in iOS 13 and iPad OS 13, whether the gap between iPad and Mac is closing from a productivity and...
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