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?
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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…
Friday Report: August 7, 2020
The seventh edition of Take Control of iCloud is nearly ready, and Joe’s Take Control to-do list shrinks by two items. August starts our busiest season, with many new and updated books about this fall’s Apple operating systems.
Friday Report: July 31, 2020
Progress marches on. Or saunters, or maybe shuffles. This week Joe got one big project off his plate, leaving him with only (pauses to calculate) an infinite number remaining.
Friday Report: July 24, 2020
We released a new edition of a book this week and dealt with loads of other odds and ends. As we look forward to the rest of the year, and the dozens of titles that will have to be updated for the fall operating systems, we could really use a few extra days in each…