Joe Kissell has released Take Control of Apple Mail in Lion, much to our surprise. Joe explains why this book is a work of popular demand, and why it is a perfect time to cover this topic as we all look toward the next iteration of OS X, Mountain Lion. Joe gives us the background on [...]
Glenn Fleishman starts out by explaining the differences between a word processor and a text processor such as the subject of his new book, Take Control of BBEdit, then dives into the many capabilities of the program for authors, web editors and content creators of all stripes. Support for HTML and Markdown are just two [...]
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, [...]
What was once a one-time conference has now grown into a whole series of events across the United States. Neil Ticktin outlines how the MacTech Conference has expanded in a big way, with MacTech Boot Camp, and MacTech InDepth. With more dates and locations than ever before, The MacTech events are for IT professionals, enterprise [...]
In the Other World Computing booth Macworld | iWorld 2012, Chris Haeffner introduces us to this year’s must-have products, including the Power2UAC/USB In-Wall charging solution, the forthcoming MiniStac Max to beef up your Mac mini’s storage, and for the big boys, the new Jupiter mini-SAS line of enterprise storage solutions. The video version of this [...]
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, [...]
John Chaffee of BusyMac helps us work through the maze of calendar and contact syncing that has arrived with the launch of iCloud and the first steps away from MobileMe. Why separating events and to-do’s is a good thing, the steps to take to successfully migrate your calendar, both with and without BusyCal, changes in [...]
The next The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet, this time in Boston, is rapidly approaching, and Daniel Berube and Michael Horton are back to talk about what this gathering of digital video gurus will offer. On the program are presentations for all levels of video producers, enthusiast and pro alike, including a Thunderbolt demo with a [...]
Are you ready to take Lion to the max? Dave Caolo, Michael Grothaus and Steve Sande want to help, and in their new book, Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max they do just that. The team provide some sample tips from the book, including several features you probably haven’t heard about. While some [...]
Joe Kissell, fresh off a relocation in Paris, talks about his new place before explaining why his latest Take Control book, Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac, combines and updates several previous titles, and why it was time for the change. Joe takes us through how changes in the Mac OS and technology in [...]
