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...
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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...
Authors from the Take Control eBook series
Older Episodes
MacVoices #1207: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of the FAQs of iTunes
Kirk McElhearn, the author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition, provides some guidance on getting the most out of iTunes, regardless of whether you are listening to Schubert or the Grateful Dead (both are among Kirk's favorites). He spends some time...
MacVoices #11100: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
In what may or may not be his last Take Control book of the year, Joe Kissell talks about the third edition of Take Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Yes, we know…you've been using Mail on your iDevices just fine up until now. What you don't know...
MacVoices #1191: Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud
Joe Kissell just completed his latest effort, Take Control of iCloud, and takes a short break to talk about one of Apple's most ambitious efforts yet. After reminding us that iCloud is, at least for the basic service level, free, Joe explains how you need to think of...
MacVoices #1188: Sharon Zardetto Takes Control of Using Spotlight on Your Mac
Sharon Zardetto has been busy again, this time authoring Take Control of Spotlight for Finding Anything on Your Mac, and talks about why Spotlight is so much more than just that little magnifying glass up in the right corner of your Mac's screen. Power user tips from...
MacVoices #1185: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Backing Up Your Mac
Joe Kissell, fresh off a relocation in Paris, talks about his new place before explaining why his latest Take Control book, Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac, combines and updates several previous titles, and why it was time for the change. Joe takes us through how...
MacVoices #1182: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Your 802.11n Airport Network for the Second Time
Glenn Fleishman just completed his most recent book, Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, Second Edition, and joins us to discuss a variety of Airport matters, including why Apple abandoned that term in OX X 10.7 Lion. Only the base station units retain the...
MacVoices #1178: Matt Neuburg Takes Control of Using Lion
Matt Neuburg has spent a whole lot of time with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion during its beta period, and shares what he learned to help you make full use of it in Take Control of Using Lion. In a conversation that is part practical advice, part philosophical discussion, Matt...
MacVoices #1177: Joe Kissell Takes Full Control of Upgrading to Lion
Joe Kissell has been living with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Lion for some time now, and shares some of the bleeding-edge wisdom from his new book, Take Control of Upgrading to Lion v1.1. Whether you plan to install Lion immediately, or wait a few weeks for the dust to settle,...
MacVoices #1175: Michael E. Cohen Takes Control of TextExpander
Michael E. Cohen has added to the Take Control library with Take Control of TextExpander. Michael describes his transition from an author on a project to a TextExpander fan, then covers some of the features that make TextExpander appropriate for users of all levels,...
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