Jeff Carlson draws on information from his Take Control of Your Digital Storage to help us understand macOS snapshots. A function of recent version of macOS, snapshots facilitate backups and data recovery in a way that is similar to, but different from, Time Machine....
Part 2 of our discussion with Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer starts with reading in bed with the iPad and ends with Apple TV+. In between we cover laptop use, Apple TV (the device), voice control expectations, Apple Pay, Apple Card, and why you should watch the...
Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer has had some issues with Apple’s product release schedules in the past. He weighs in on how things have been going in recent months, both before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. Bryan also begins an evaluation of Apple’s products...
Rosemary Orchard returns to talk about her most recent project: taking over WhenWorks, the service that helps you schedule your appointments with others at times of mutual convenience without revealing your entire calendar. Rosemary explains how she came to WhenWorks,...
In Part 2 of our discussion with Winston Chen, the Founder and iOS Developer for Voice Dream ,we get into some of the details of the app, including formats supported, ebook DRM, sources of ebooks, and an exception in copyright law for visually challenged individuals....
Glenn Fleishman has a brand new, very timely, and absolutely free title from Take Control Books, Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily. He taps his experience as a work-from-home freelancer, as well as tips from others in the same situation, to help you adjust...
Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software, delivers a preview of an in-development portable hardware streaming product that is based on their video production software, mimoLive. The benefits of that set-up, how the NDI output makes both this solution as well as...
Ken Ray of MacOSKen fame talks to us about the genesis of his newest show, In A Few Minutes. He explains why it was tested behind a pay wall before making it public and discusses both the production model and the business model of the show. What In A Few Minutes will...
Chuck outlines five pieces of hardware that he considers essential for the owners of any Mac laptop, from the brand new 16” MacBook Pro down to the MacBook Air, then includes two bonus picks as well. Find out what you should be buying. MacVoices is supported by...
Jim Tierney, Chief Executive Anarchist at Digital Anarchy, is back to update us on the latest version of Transcriptive, the Adobe Premier plugin that delivers time-coded transcriptions. But that’s just the start. Jim explains the use cases of the new web-based version...
In the new edition of Take Control of Apple TV, Josh Centers addresses the surprising topic of whether you need Apple’s set-top box to enjoy the benefits of what it offers. Josh talks about the proliferation and quality of the Apple TV app on smart TVs and other...
Glenn Fleishman has a brand new book, Take Control of Home Security Cameras, which goes way behind just buying one and connecting it. Glenn joins us to discuss the origin of the book, some of the factors you need to consider when selecting a camera, and what you can...
In this month’s Update, Chuck reviews the status of listener support, asks for feedback on a new idea for Patrons, discusses where to watch the best quality video version of MacVoices, plugs Instagram, and delivers the Support Report. Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the...
Joe Kissell is back with a new edition of Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal, the third edition of this book that will help you get comfortable with one of the most mis-understood parts of macOS. Joe explains how Catalina made this new version...
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