TekRevue is the newest tech news and information site on the web, and we’ve got the founder and head guy, Jim Tanous, to tell us about it. Jim talks about why, in an already rich environment, he wanted to do something a little different, and what TekRevue will bring to the party. Jim explains what [...]
Jeff Gamet discusses his coffee shop adventures, and why he documents them, before engaging in a thoughtful discussion that starts with his background in print and ends with the importance and opportunities that social media present to everyone. Along the way, Jeff comments on the curation and fact-checking challenges of tech journalism, how motivations can conflict [...]
Don McAllister is back to talk about the latest edition to the ScreenCastsOnline repetoire, the new ScreenCastsOnline Monthly Magazine. Don explains why he decided to offer his training content in yet another fashion, supplemented by articles from friends and contributors, how it is produced, and why it is free to ScreenCastsOnline members, but available to everyone. [...]
Mac expert and author Maria Langer has been busy since we last checked in with her, producing two new books. The first, iBooks Author: Publishing Your First Ebook, will help you do just that, with Apple’s new authoring tool. Maria discusses how the book was created, why she chose to do it outside iBooks Author, [...]
Ebooks and Apple’s iBooks are a hot topic in many corners, and joining the fray is the new app, Bookle. A joint project between Take Control Books and Stairways Software, Bookle brings ePub-reading capabilities to the Mac. Adam C. Engst and Peter N. Lewis talk about how the app came to be and why, their [...]
Adam Engst and Glenn Fleishman reveal the reasons and thinking behind the new TidBITS Membership Program. As part of the ongoing process of trying to deliver quality content that readers expect while generating sufficient revenue, TidBITS is now offering a membership option to let loyal readers have something special. Adam and Glenn talk about the [...]
On The Road to Macworld, Adam Engst of TidBITs and Take Control ebooks and host Chuck Joiner made a virtual visit to the Connecticut Macintosh Connection to talk about the evolution of Mac OS X and his session at Macworld on that topic, what Macworld means to him, the challenges facing a digital book publisher [...]
In Las Vegas at BlogWorld, Dan Pacheco, Founder and CEO of FeedBrewer Inc., and Kelly Peterson, eBook Manager for Borders, discuss BookBrewer, the site that lets bloggers turn their sites into ebooks, suitable for publication and sale. Dan reviews the process, how much it costs, how web sites get converted to ebooks, how long the [...]
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 [...]
Gary-Paul Prince, Marketing Manager for Peachpit, introduces their new web site, Creative Edge. In an online world of training resources, Creative Edge stands out for a number of reasons. Gary-Paul explains how the site aggregates content from multiple publishers and authors, and includes some of the biggest names in the industry. Not just a digital [...]
