Joe Kissell is back with a second edition of one of his favorite books, Take Control of Automating Your Mac. Joe explains why this book is expanded in coverage, how reader feedback influenced some of that expansion, and his inclusion of two of his favorite utilities....
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MacVoices #17161: Michael E. Cohen Takes Control of PDFpen 9
Want to get more out of one of your favorite utilities? Michael E. Cohen and Take Control Books have released Take Control of PDFpen 9, a free book that covers the latest edition of PDFpen and PDFpen Pro from Smile. Michael discusses a few of the many feature updates...
MacVoices #17154: Joe Kissell Updates Take Control of The Cloud
The latest effort from Joe Kissell is the second edition of Take Control of The Cloud, a topic that has become more expansive and involved since the book was first released. Joe explains how he has changed his approach because of this, and expanded the book to cover...
MacVoices #17124: Michael E. Cohen Takes Control of Apple’s Pages On All Platforms
Michael E. Cohen and Take Control Books have released a new version of Take Control of Pages that covers Pages on the Mac, iOS and the online/iCloud version. Since the last update, Pages has been revised to the point that this entire book had to be updated, along with...
MacVoices #17121: Scholle McFarland Takes Control of Apple’s Calendar and Reminders
Scholle McFarland and Take Control Books have released a brand new title, Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, to help you use those two productivity apps that come standard and free from Apple. Scholle gets in depth on features you might already be using at some...
Authors from the Take Control eBook series
Older Episodes
MacVoices #1165: Steve Sande Takes Control of iWeb ’09 Updates and Enhancements
Steve Sande has updated his Take Control of iWeb '09 to version 1.1 to reflect the changes and additions to Apple's web publishing program, even though it didn't get a full update in iLife '11. Steve talks about where iWeb is and where it is going. Even if you don't...
MacVoices #1163: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Big and Easy Backups in Mac OS X
Mac expert Joe Kissell has been busy, this time updating not one but two of his most important books, Take Control of Easy Mac Backups and Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Fifth Edition. You've got a backup strategy, so you're done, right? Wrong. Joe discusses his...
MacVoices #10134: Tonya Engst Takes Control of the iPad with iOS4
Tonya Engst has updated her book, Take Control of iPad Basics, to v1.2. Why a .1 upgrade and what does it mean? Tonya explains before digging into some iPad basic tips for every level of user. The iPad is #1 on everyone's holiday gift list for giving or getting, and...
MacVoices #10129: Joe Kissell Finally Takes Control of Your Paperless Office
After writing books and articles that touched on the topic, Mac expert Joe Kissell has released Take Control of Your Paperless Office, a handbook to accomplish the task. Blending a high-level approach to going paperless with some very practical and self-developed...
MacVoices #10127: Sharon Zardetto Takes Control of Safari 5
Sharon Zardetto's latest release is Take Control of Safari 5, and she joins us to talk about the new features, big and small in this version of Apple's web browser. Leading the pack in the "big" category is Reader, a function that makes web page content more legible...
MacVoices #10122: Joe Kissell Takes Control of MobileMe Again
Author and Mac expert Joe Kissell is back to talk about the second edition of Take Control of MobileMe, Second Edition,, Apple's online service. MobileMe has evolved both over its lifetime, and since the first edition of this book; Joe covers this evolution, talking...
MacVoices #10114: Karen Anderson Takes Control of the Basics of the iPhone Under iOS 4
Karen Anderson, long an editor of Take Control books, has moved into the driver's seat, authoring her first title, Take Control of iPhone Basics, iOS 4 Edition. Karen talks about why you can be happy with an iPhone 3GS, especially if you have limited needs, but why...
MacVoices #10112: Joe Kissell Returns to Take Control of Mail in iOS 4 for iPhone and iPod touch
Joe Kissell returns from a well-justified four-month hiatus to talk about his latest book, Take Control of Mail on the iPhone and iPod touch, iOS 4 Edition. Yes, the title is a mouthful; Joe explains why it was necessary to accurately reflect the contents of the book,...
MacVoices #10109: Michael Cohen Helps You Take Control of PDFpen 5
Michael Cohen, the author of the brand new Take Control of PDF Pen 5, starts out by reviewing the history of the PDF, a file format most Mac users encounter every day, but may not fully understand. Michael explains how and why it was developed, why not all PDFs are...
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