MacVoices #1097: Steve Sande Takes Your iPad to the Max
Steve Sande, along with Erica Sadun and Michael Grothaus, have released the new Taking Your iPad to the Max from Apress, and talks about how the need for a book about Apple’s latest hit hardware device. The iPad can be almost anything you want it to be. Steve talks about how he and his co-authors [...]
MacVoices #1095: Glenn Fleishman Updates His Look at iPhone Navigation Apps
Glenn Fleishman updates his December 2009 look at iPhone navigation apps, outlining what is new and what has changed since he initially spent lots of time driving around Seattle testing them. Glenn compares and contrasts app-based navigation with dedicated hardware devices, identifies three key issues that need to be accounted for if you are going [...]
MacVoices #1093: Maria Langer on Facebook Privacy, Social Networking Pressures, and How It Happened to Her
If you think the Facebook privacy issues can’t affect you, you need to hear from Maria Langer about her recent social networking experiences. Maria describes how Facebook created a “community page” about her, without her acknowledgement or consent, and invited anyone and everyone to “help.” Facebook’s privacy settings can be a double-edged sword, revealing and [...]
MacVoices #1086: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Media on Your iPad
Jeff Carlson has tackled what arguably is the most prevalent activity iPad activity in Take Control of Media on Your iPad. Jeff discusses what is and isn’t optimal in listening to your iTunes library on your iPad, some playlist tricks that are far from obvious, and what he hopes to see corrected soon. Jeff also [...]
MacVoices #1085: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of iPad Networking and Security
Networking guru Glenn Fleishman takes on two very specific topics in his new book, Take Control of iPad Networking & Security. Networking on your iPad can be simple, but to get the most out of it, you need to understand that it is all about management – power, what to connect to, service, plans and [...]
MacVoices #1084: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Getting Work Done on The iPad
Mac expert Joe Kissell is the author of the new Take Control of Working with Your iPad, one of the four Take Control titles focusing on the iPad. Working on your iPad may not be the first think you think of, but Joe helps set expectations, explaining what the iPad is and is not good [...]
MacVoices #1083: Tonya Engst Takes Control of the Basics of the iPad
Tonya Engst steps out of her usual editor’s role to author her first Take Control book, Take Control of iPad Basics. Tonya explains why this free (yes, free) book forms the cornerstone for a total of four Take Control titles that focus on different aspects of the iPad experience. You think you know the iPad [...]
MacVoices #1076: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Spam, Apple Mail in Snow Leopard, and Mail on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
Mac expert Joe Kissell has reached a new high with the release of three new or newly updated Take Control titles, Take Control of Spam with Apple Mail. Take Control of Apple Mail in Snow Leopard and Take Control of Mail on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. To celebrate, Joe takes us on a [...]
MacVoices #1072: Jeff Carlson and Contributors Discuss Digital Photography, Social Networking and the Canon G10/G11
Jeff Carlson is back to discuss his new book, Canon PowerShot G10 / G11: From Snapshots to Great Shots. To make it more interesting, he brought along two of the contributing photographers, Jeff Lynch and Justin Van Leeuwen. The team talk about how the project came together, the decision to publclly solicit photographs, and why [...]
MacVoices #1069: Rich Mogull on Apple Order Spam, Protecting Your Online Banking and Hacking Contest Results
Security expert Rich Mogull sets us straight on the wave of spam email messages that purport to be Apple order confirmations for iPads, apps and more. Rich shares his advice on how to avoid getting caught in this trap and other similar receipt email schemes, and outlines some ways to practice safer computing for [...]
