MacVoices #895 [44:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Joe Kissell has just completed a significant update to his two Take Control titles, Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard and Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, and made a extra-special effort to tell us about them. Joe talks about how he discovered a hole in his backup strategy, how he’s decided to handle his tracking of the plethora of Mac backup programs out there, an dhow you can tap into that work for free. Joe also covers some of the ways you can evaluate your backup program selection and why the subject of backups is becoming more complex with each new option.

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 MacVoices #891 [59:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Glenn Fleishman has just completed two new Take Control ebooks, Take Control of Back to My Mac and Take Control of Screen Sharing in Leopard, and reports in to talk about how the two topics compliment each other. Glenn gets geeky in explaining the challenges of remotely accessing your Mac, how Apple attempts to solve the problem, and why it is sometimes impossible because of what’s happening on the Internet. Glen also shares his insights on why screen sharing is one of the most exciting and useful features in Leopard, how it compares to similar alternative solutions, and how you can make all of these options work to your advantage in this bonus length interview.

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 MacVoices #889 [29:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jeff Tolbert, the author of the new Take Control of Recording with GarageBand ‘08 is back to discuss the companion to his other new Take Control book, Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand ‘08. This time, Jeff focuses on using GarageBand’s recording capabilities to capture what you create and help you turn it into a full-blown musical composition. Jeff talks why an audio interface isn’t required but is recommended for best results, reviews some of the tools built in to facilitate live recordings and some other equipment you might want to consider for your projects. Taking a larger view, Jeff also covers how GarageBand as a tool has been and continues to democratize music creation, encouraging “amateurs” to create tracks that far exceed much of is published commercially.
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 MacVoices #887 [36:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Take Control author Joe Kissell is back, this time to talk about an update to his Take Control of .Mac ebook. Apple’s online service has received several enhancements as it relates to the synergy with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and the iLife ‘08 suite, and Joe covers them in this latest book. Among the topics are why syncing using .Mac doesn’t always do what you think it will, photo sharing enhancements to iPhoto ‘08 using .Mac and some cool things you probably didn’t know .Mac could do. Joe also comments on the evolution of the .Mac service, the unparalleled integration with the Mac OS and Apple applications and more.

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 MacVoices #886 [34:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jeff Tolbert, the author of the new Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand ‘08, talks about one of the two aspects of the program (as contrasted with his other new book, Take Control of Recording with GarageBand ‘08), how it has evolved over the life of the program, and who it is targeted for. Jeff discusses some of the newest features such as Magic GarageBand and Visual EQ, provides some tips on using the new arrange track, and talks about how to customize some of the sample tracks that come with the program. GarageBand ‘08 is a fun program even if you aren’t a serious musician, and Jeff talks about why it shouldn’t be a great learning tool, but also shouldn’t be underestimated.
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 MacVoices #882 [54:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Joe Kissell, the author of the brand new Take Control of Apple Mail in Leopard and the updated Take Control of Spam in Apple Mail discusses both in a bonus-length interview. First, Joe discusses the latest version of Apple Mail, what has been added and updated, what has been taken away, and what works and what doesn’t. Joe examines the inclusion of RSS support in Mail, covers why he isn’t a fan of stationary, lists his favorite new features and talks about some additions to the program that seem to make no sense. Then, Joe turns his attention to everyone’s biggest nuisance, spam. There have been some updates to Mail’s built-in spam handling options; Joe reviews their effectiveness and adds some recommendations of his own.
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 MacVoices #874 [38:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Glenn Fleishman of Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Extreme Network and Joe Kissell, the author of Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard, continue our discussion of Time Capsule and related topics by reviewing who Apple’s backup appliance and Time Machine, the related software, are really appropriate for. Glenn and Joe also cover the new backup options with Airport Extreme base stations, why they aren’t quite the same as those offered by Time Capsule and why they may have been an accident. The second in our two-part conversation wraps up with information on the server grade hard drives in the Time Capsule that you might not have thought about, some differences between the 500GB and 1 TB models you probably don’t know about, and our expert’s bottom line recommendations on all of the available Apple hardware backup options.

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 MacVoices #873 [33:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Two Take Control authors take on the topic of Apple’s new Time Capsule, the Time Machine backup utility and more in a special two-part MacVoices discussion. Glenn Fleishman, the author of Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Extreme Network and Joe Kissell, the author of Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard, weigh in on the benefits and limitations of Apple’s backup solutions, cost effectiveness, bootable backups and more. Glenn and Joe discuss speed, performance, security and what’s going on behind the curtain of Time Capsule that makes it work. If you’re considering buying a Time Capsule, or plan on relying on it to keep your data safe, you need to listen to this MacVoices’ series.

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 MacVoices #871 [39:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Steve Sande, has updated his Take Control of iWeb: iLife ‘08 Edition, and is anxious to talk about the improvements to the feature set of Apple’s web publishing utility. Steve discusses how iWeb is often unfairly viewed as an underpowered web authoring solution, and how the new edition addresses some of those perceptions. With better integration with all the iLife ‘08 tools, especially iPhoto ‘08, and better blogging options, Steve talks about how iWeb has moved firmly into the realm of mid-level web publishing for consumers and beyond. Steve covers how Apple successfully addressed two of the biggest weaknesses of the prior version, some updates he would like to see in the next version, and more.
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 MacVoices #869 [41:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Scott Knaster, the author of Take Control of Switching to the Mac has updated his eBook in response to the rising tide of individuals who are interested in switching platforms or at least starting the process. Scott discusses why switching to the Mac is a more important and more relevant topic than ever before and compares the adoption of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard vs. Vista. Scott also comments on the sources of interest in the Mac, talks about moving your data from a PC to a Mac and where to get help for free (the answer may surprise you), what applications need to be at the top of the switcher’s list, and much more.
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