Josh Centers joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his updated book Take Control of Apple Home Automation. In Part 1, Josh covers changes to HomeKit Secure Video and cameras that support it, and discusses his favorite (and least favorite) equipment brands. In Part 2, Josh discusses the redesigned Home app…
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Friday Report: November 6, 2020
This was (obviously) a big news week for the United States, and consequently a slow news week for Take Control Books (though we did get one updated book out).
Friday Report: October 30, 2020
We had one new book release this week. November looks like it will be an exciting month, but we’re going to try to ignore that as much as possible and continue publishing new and updated books!
Friday Report: October 23, 2020
We had another week of less-than-spectacular productivity. But I have a motto: “The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.” We’ll be doing a lot of that in the coming weeks.
Friday Report: October 16, 2020
Shockingly, after a few pretty intense weeks, we had no book releases this week. For a business called Take Control, we have depressingly little control over our schedule. Joe explains why.
Jeff Carlson discusses Apple Watch updates on MacVoices
Jeff Carlson joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his updated book Take Control of Apple Watch. In Part 1, Jeff discusses new features such as sleep tracking and Family Setup. In Part 2, Jeff covers the Series 6 blood oxygen sensor, sharing watch faces, the hand washing alert, and new…
Friday Report: October 9, 2020
We released another four updated books this week. Yay! Only an indefinite number left to go. Joe looks forward to another Apple event and talks about the importance of voting.
Friday Report: October 2, 2020
We released updated books on Apple Watch and Shortcuts this week, and there are still dozens of books in the queue to be updated in the coming (potentially challenging) weeks and months.
Andy Affleck discusses podcasting on MacVoices
Andy Affleck joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his new book Take Control of Podcasting. In Part 1, Andy talks about the evolution of podcasting and tools for creating podcasts, as well as the pros and cons of using an iPhone or iPad to record and edit podcasts. In [Part…
Friday Report: September 25, 2020
It was an exciting but exhausting week with five book releases. More—many more—are in the works for future weeks. Joe discusses what’s underway, talks about the Library page, and covers the ins and outs of logging in.