MacVoices #9109: Kirk McElhearn Explains Why You Need to Take Control of Users and Accounts in Snow Leopard
Kirk McElhearn recently completed his latest Take Control book, Take Control of Users and Accounts in Snow Leopard. If you think you know all you need to know on the subject, you need to hear Kirk explain some of the obvious, and not-so-obvious, uses for accounts, why logging in to an Administrator account is not [...]
MacVoices #9108: Glenn Fleishman Talks About Taking Control of Sharing Files in Snow Leopard
Glenn Fleishman, the author of the new Take Control book, Take Control of Sharing Files in Snow Leopard, helps you get a handle on some of the new features (and issues) with sharing files in the latest version of the Mac OS. The new Wake on Demand feature has lots of potential, but only if [...]
MacVoices #9107: Michael Cohen’s ‘Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard’ Includes iPhone 3.0 and iTunes 9
The new Take Control book, Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard, is out, but not without some last-minute changes. Michael Cohen explains why this book (and this interview) had to be revised because of Apple’s early release of Snow Leopard, the release of iPhone 3.0, and even iTunes 9. Each of these both enhanced [...]
MacVoices #9104: Arnie Ramirez of MCE Technologies Expands Your Mac Laptop with Their OptiBay
Running out of hard drive space on your Mac laptop? Arnie Ramirez, the President of MCE Technologies, introduces us to their OptiBay, an affordable expansion bay for hard drives that opens all sorts of possibilities. It not only offers storage, but performance and convenience options as well. Arnie explains some of the options for RAID [...]
MacVoices #994: Matt Neuburg Takes Control of Exploring and Customizing Snow Leopard
You’ve successfully installed Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Now what? Matt Neuburg, the author of the brand new Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard, takes us on a tour of some of the most significant improvements of the newest Mac OS. Matt covers the new and improved Services, explains the benefits of [...]
MacVoices #991: John Martellaro on Managing and Optimizing Your iPhone’s Power and Snow Leopard Anticipation
John Martellaro, the Senior Editor for Analysis and Reviews at The Mac Observer, recently published an article every iPhone owner should read. Understanding and Optimizing iPhone Power Management examines the various systems that use power in the iPhone, and what you can do about them. John joins us to discuss the article, explain why he [...]
MacVoices #976: Glenn Fleishman and Adam Engst Take Control of Airport 802.11n Networks and WiFi Security
Adam Engst and Glenn Fleishman talk about the latest updates to the companion Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network and Take Control of Your Wi-Fi Security. The experts discuss choosing between a Time Capsule, an Airport Extreme or third-party options, the longevity of Apple’s WiFi hardware, and a myystifying new Snow Leopard feature. How [...]
MacVoices #970: Matthew Dornquast On How CrashPlan Backs Up Data Remotely…For Free
An essential, and overlooked, component of an effective backup strategy is an off-site or remote option. CrashPlan co-founder Matthew Dornquast explains how their products fill that gap at no cost for individuals, and very affordably for businesses. CrashPlan’s “social backup” model lets you manage both ends of the process, adding in bandwidth, compression, encryption and [...]
MacVoices #963: Mark Fuccio of Data Robotics Delivers a First Look at the New DroboPro
Mark Fuccio, the Senior Director of Products & Markets for Data Robotics provides us with a first look at the features and capabilities of the brand new DroboPro. The new DroboPro features eight (count ‘em, eight) drive bays for unprecedented capacity and storage, but that’s only part of the story. Mark discusses DroboPro’s new features, [...]
MacVoices #958: Joe Kissell Helps You Take Control of The Command Line with Terminal
Prolific Take Control author Joe Kissell has addressed one of the most challenging parts of Mac use for many in his new Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal. Too many Mac users live in fear of the command line, and are afraid of even launching the Terminal application. All that changes as [...]
