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...
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MacVoices #21075: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Your M-Series Macs, Securing Your Mac, More (2)
The second part of our conversation with Glenn Fleishman wraps up our discussion of the M1 Macs, his new Take Control of Your M-Series Mac and what makes them different. Backups, especially online and Time Machine backups are more important than others. New startup...
MacVoices #21029: Scholle McFarland Takes Control of Calendars and Reminders
Calendar and Reminders are built in to the Apple ecosystem, but are you getting as much out of them as you could? Scholle McFarland helps you do just that in the third edition of Take Control of Calendar and Reminders. Scholle updates us on how Reminders has taken on...
MacVoices #21028: Scholle McFarland Takes Control of Siri Again
Scholle McFarland has published the second edition of Take Control of Siri to keep up with the improvements and changes to Apple’s voice control. She joins us to talk about some of the new features, and the expanded data sources that it can tap to answer your...
MacVoices #21015: Michael E. Cohen Revises His Take Control of Pages
Michael E. Cohen has updated his Take Control of Pages to the Third Edition as you continues to educate us on the changes, updates, and improvements to Apple’s word processing/page layout program. Michael talks about both of those capabilities, how to switch between...
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MacVoices # 18070: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Your Digital Photos Everywhere
In Take Control of Your Digital Photos, Jeff Carlson not only updates his existing Take Control book with a new title, but expands on his coverage of the topic by including both the Mac and Windows in the mix. Before explaining why, Jeff and host Chuck Joiner talk...
MacVoices #18060: Joe Kissell Updates Books On Passwords and 1Password
Joe Kissell is back for his first appearance of 2018, and talks about new editions of two of his books that are important to anyone who uses a computer or online device of any kind. In Take Control of Your Passwords, Joe updates his advice on making your passwords as...
MacVoices #17227: Joe Kissell Releases Four Take Control Titles Updated for High Sierra
Joe Kissell is ending 2017 with a bang, bringing four book titles back to Take Control, and updating them for High Sierra in the process. Take Control of Speeding Up Your Mac, Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac, Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac, and Take...
MacVoices #17224: Jason Snell Takes Control of the Latest Versions of Photos
In the new version of Photos: A Take Control Crash Course, Jason Snell helps you get the most out of the apps on both macOS and iOS. Jason joins us to discuss the evolution of Apple’s photo editing apps, and how they have now come into their own. He talks about iCloud...
MacVoices #17219: Tonya Engst Takes Control of Mac Basics
MacNotable Tonya Engst returns to talk about a new Take Control book of her very own, Take Control of Mac Basics. This title is based on an earlier book, but gets into more detail and new territory. Tonya talks about how the approached the project, why she decided not...
MacVoices #17217: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Adobe Lightroom CC
Jeff Carlson is back to talk about his new book, Take Control of Lightroom CC, and help us understand how to get the most out of the latest version from Adobe. Last time, Jeff helped us understand the confusing differences between the various versions of Lightroom....
MacVoices #17199: Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud for the Sixth Time
Joe Kissell has completed the 6th edition of Take Control of iCloud, a status no other Take Control book has achieved. Joe tells us why the extra effort was worth it, since iCloud continues to evolve and be very important to the Apple ecosystem. From health data to...
MacVoices #17191: Scholle McFarland Takes Control of High Sierra
In Take Control of High Sierra, Scholle McFarland helps us get up and running and take best advantage of all the new features provided by Apple’s latest version of macOS. A new way to use Siri, a much-needed feature in Safari, and improved family sharing are among the...
MacVoices #17183: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Upgrading to High Sierra
Joe Kissell talks about why you should and shouldn’t buy his latest book, Take Control of Upgrading to High Sierra. The process should be easy, but as with all OS upgrades, there are a few pitfalls that could bite if you’re not careful. Joe discusses a few of those...
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