MacVoices

Jim Dalrymple catches up on his activities at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show, and comments on the importance and place Apple holds in the professional music industry from both the creation and production perspectives. Jim discusses some of the developments in digital music tools and how they actually support and help drive the physical and hardware side of the business. Jim also delivers some thoughts on the perception vs. reality of Apple, Blackberry’s latest moves and whether they will or won’t save the company, and more.

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Tonya Engst says that the goal of the iOS 6 version of Take Control of Your iPad is to assure the new user that they have a delightful experience. By covering the set-up of a wide variety of settings, giving an overview of the iPad interface, and explaining the native Apple apps, she achieves that goal. But that’s only the beginning. Tonya discusses her use of Siri, the one Apple app that is “just dreadful,” and how her book fits in with several others from Take Control so that the novice or advanced iPad user can get up and running fast or dive deep into the functions that are important to them.

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