Read Me First

This ebook was published in December 2015 by TidBITS Publishing Inc. It was written by Joe Kissell and edited by Kelly Turner.

This ebook explores the many ways in which users of Apple devices can share digital data and resources—across their own devices and with other people. No matter what you want to share or how you want to share it, this book likely explains how to do it.

Digital Sharing for Apple Users: A Take Control Crash Course, version 1.3

Formats and Updates

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About the Links

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What’s New in Version 1.3

This book contains numerous small changes that reflect the latest versions of OS X, iOS, and various apps and services. The most significant changes are these:

Renamed and rearranged the chapters Sync Photos and Videos across Devices and Sync a Photo Library across Devices, and updated them to cover Photos and iCloud Photo Library on all supported platforms
Updated the coverage of Photos and iCloud Photo Sharing, as well as the instructions for viewing photo albums on a 4th-generation Apple TV, in Broadcast and Share Photo Albums
Revised the instructions for using Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync in Sync Folders with Others
Updated various details of using Dropbox and iCloud Drive, including the new iCloud Drive app for iOS, in Broadcast Download Links
Modified Share Documents with Others to reflect changes in the user interface for sharing with iWork and Google Drive apps
Updated the instructions for using Google Chrome for iOS, and added instructions for the new iOS version of Firefox, in both Broadcast Browser Tabs to Other Devices and Sync Browser Bookmarks across Devices
Added a sidebar about 1Password for Teams in Sync Passwords with Others
Removed Rdio and Beats Music from Send Radio Stations to Others
Updated Broadcast an iTunes Library in Your Home to include the 4th-generation Apple TV