Our conversation with Joe Kissell about his new title, Take Control of Solving Mac Problems, continues with his thoughts on recovery mode, the importance of RAM capacity, and more insights from the book. Joe also provides valuable guidance for effectively tackling Mac-related challenges in performance and speed. (Part 2)
Joe Kissell discusses his new book on Mac problem-solving, Take Control of Solving Mac Problelms. He merges and updates elements from tis previous works into a comprehensive guide, emphasizing the importance of techniques like running Disk Utility and more. The evolution of Mac technology, impacts of SSDs and M-series processors, and tips for upgrading older Macs are highlighted. Joe offers some practical advice that anyone can do, even if they aren’t technically oriented. (Part 1)
This Road to Macstock Conference and Expo session features another speaker who is not only presenting on the conference stage, but is also delivering one of the Friday workshops. Marty Jencius of the Vision ProFiles podcast discusses his workshop on AI, focusing on practical applications for enhancing work productivity. He emphasizes hands-on learning and aims to provide attendees with three “wow” moments using AI tools. His conference session, in contrast, will focus on helping others find their own answers and solve their own problems through accessing the many resources the web offers. Marty invites individuals of all skill levels to join the passionate tech community at Macstock for learning, networking, and exploring new technologies.
At AltConf in San Jose, Alex Fishman, the Founder and CEO of Bugsee, explains how their crash reporting tool helps developers squash bugs both during development and after deployment. This edition of...
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...
Troubleshooting takes its place on the Road to Macstock in a conversation with Bill Geraci. Bill covers his background, his need to teach and inform, and his approach to troubleshooting via his “7 levels of computing” methodology. Find out how he translates what a...
Joe Kissell is back to talk about his latest Joe On Tech book, Troubleshooting Your Mac: A Joe on Tech Guide. He tells us why he wrote this book, and how it can help you learn to think like an Apple technician. From fixing common problems to new capabilities in El...
Ted Landau talks about his thinking on the iPad Air vs. iPad mini with Retina and why he's waiting until he can hold them both, then dives into Mavericks. Ted's upgrade went smoothly, but there are always those annoying little issues. Deleting tags in Mavericks, dual...
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...
Joe Kissell is back to discuss another in his trilogy of Mac performance books, this time covering the newest revision to Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac. Things keep getting more complex, so your troubleshooting skills have to match. Joe discusses how his...
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