We have a new book on podcasting this week, and Apple made a bunch of announcements. Next week we turn on the firehose of book updates, which will continue for a couple of months.
Author: Joe Kissell
Friday Report: September 11, 2020
The official Take Control to-do list shrank significantly this week, and we’re getting very close to releasing several new and updated books. Of course, Apple’s upcoming announcements could throw a wrench into our plans.
Joe Kissell discusses Big Sur on MacVoices
Joe Kissell joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his book Take Control of Big Sur. In Part 1, Joe discusses the upgrade process and some things you should know before jumping in—including potential changes to how you back up your Mac. (Part 1 of 2) In Part 2, Joe talks…
Friday Report: September 4, 2020
We have new books on Big Sur and iOS 14/iPadOS 14! In addition, Joe addresses two FAQs: why are Take Control filenames inconsistent, and what should you do if you don’t receive download links for your purchase?
Josh Centers talks iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on MacVoices
Josh Centers joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his new book Take Control of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. In Part 1, Josh covers App Library in iOS 14, working with widgets, and new ways of thinking about your Home screen. In Part 2, Josh discusses security and privacy feature…
Friday Report: August 28, 2020
We released a new, free book on Zoom this week, as well as an update to our paid Zoom book. More titles are coming next week! In the meantime, Joe has a few thoughts to share about free books and email contact preferences.
Friday Report: August 21, 2020
In the final 10 days of the month, we might have anywhere from one to five book releases. Also, other unspecified things may or may not happen in the future. We guarantee it!
Friday Report: August 14, 2020
This week we released two updated books, including the seventh edition of Take Control of iCloud. But most of the week was largely unproductive due to a series of unfortunate events.
Joe Kissell discusses iCloud for the umpteenth time on MacVoices
Joe Kissell joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss the seventh (seventh!) edition of his book Take Control of iCloud. In Part 1, Joe discusses some differences between iCloud and Dropbox, and whether you should consider storing Desktop and Documents folders in iCloud. In Part 2, Joe discusses iCloud reliability, the…
Jeff Carlson talks storage on MacVoices
Jeff Carlson joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss the second edition of his book Take Control of Your Digital Storage. In Part 1, Jeff discusses APFS snapshots, mechanical drives vs. SSDs, and making storage purchase decisions. In Part 2, Jeff talks about Fusion drives, the pros and cons of large…