MacVoices #1213: Road to Macworld – David Sparks’s Sessions Include Familiar Favorites and Fresh Faces
The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 is filled with names you know and names you don’t…yet. The same can be said for the sessions and appearances that David Sparks has on his schedule for the show. David talks about who they are, what they add to the conversation, their plans to deliver lots of [...]
MacVoices #1207: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of the FAQs of iTunes
Kirk McElhearn, the author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition, provides some guidance on getting the most out of iTunes, regardless of whether you are listening to Schubert or the Grateful Dead (both are among Kirk’s favorites). He spends some time discussing iTunes Match, how to make sense of it, and [...]
MacVoices #11100: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
In what may or may not be his last Take Control book of the year, Joe Kissell talks about the third edition of Take Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Yes, we know…you’ve been using Mail on your iDevices just fine up until now. What you don’t know is that Mail [...]
MacVoices #1199: Maria Langer Tames Dragon Dictate
Maria Langer has completed yet another new book, Dragon Dictate 2.5: Visual QuickStart Guide, and shares how she adapted the visual quickstart guide methodology to a program that isn’t all that visual. Before you start talking to your Mac, let Maria set your expectations about training (“not much”), results (“amazing”), microphone and environment requirements, and [...]
MacVoices #1197: Erica Sadun and Steve Sande Help You Talk to Siri
Erica Sadun and Steve Sande have a new ebook that you will want to know about, Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple’s Intelligent Assistant. Find out about some of the unexpected uses for Siri, why her personality is such a surprise, and how to sample her (his?) other voices. Siri is officially still [...]
MacVoices #1195: Maria Langer Helps You Make Movies
Maria Langer has just published her first Maria’s Guides title, Making Movies: A Guide for Serious Amateurs, and discusses what it delivers for the budding filmmaker. Choosing not to focus on hardware or software geekery, Maria helps you understand movie making from a practical, creative standpoint. The book is based on her experiences in shooting [...]
MacVoices #1193: Jeff Carlson Helps You Get Visually QuickStarted with Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
In the second of a two part interview covering his two new books, Jeff Carlson turns his attention to Photoshop Elements 10 for Windows and Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, and the latest version of Adobe’s graphics program that brings the power of Photoshop to near mortals. Jeff explains some of the new features [...]
MacVoices #1192: Jeff Carlson on Getting to Know the iPad and iOS 5
In the first of a two part interview to discuss his latest books, Jeff Carlson offers advice from Meet the iPad and iOS 5 to help new and experienced users alike get the most out of the device. How he approached the subject, how iOS 5 has transformed the iPad experience, some favorite apps to [...]
MacVoices #1191: Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud
Joe Kissell just completed his latest effort, Take Control of iCloud, and takes a short break to talk about one of Apple’s most ambitious efforts yet. After reminding us that iCloud is, at least for the basic service level, free, Joe explains how you need to think of iCloud as different than other online offerings, [...]
MacVoices #1188: Sharon Zardetto Takes Control of Using Spotlight on Your Mac
Sharon Zardetto has been busy again, this time authoring Take Control of Spotlight for Finding Anything on Your Mac, and talks about why Spotlight is so much more than just that little magnifying glass up in the right corner of your Mac’s screen. Power user tips from the book include how to perform sophisticated searches [...]
