MacVoices #17224: Jason Snell Takes Control of the Latest Versions of Photos


In the new version of Photos: A Take Control Crash CourseJason Snell helps you get the most out of the apps on both macOS and iOS. Jason joins us to discuss the evolution of Apple’s photo editing apps, and how they have now come into their own. He talks about iCloud Photo Library, the new photo and video formats and why you should use them, and how Live Photos is just starting to come into its own. Jason also names the most under-used feature in Photos, and how to make it work for you.

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Guests:

Jason Snell  is the founder and editor of SixColors. He was the lead editor for Macworld for more than a decade. For a couple of years he also oversaw editorial operations for PCWorld, and launched TechHive and Greenbot. All told he worked for IDG for 17 years and Ziff-Davis for three before that. That adds up to two decades of doing technology journalism and covering Apple at close range. During his time at Macworld, he covered every major Apple product release, including every version of OS X, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and much more. He has written breaking news, interviewed executives (including Steve Jobs), reviewed major products, written how-to articles, penned award-winning editorials, shot and edited videos, produced podcasts… you name it. He left IDG in 2014 to start SixColors. He also hosts a wide variety of podcasts, including The IncomparableClockwise, and Upgrade. You can follow him on Twitter.