Starting with iTunes 12.2.2, you can tell Apple Music that you don’t like a For You recommendation. Previously, you could do this on iOS devices, but not in the iTunes app on the desktop. To tell Apple that a For You recommendation is not really for you, click the … button next to any song,…
Author: Michael E. Cohen
Kirk and Chuck Talk about Audio Hijack
In his [second interview][*] with Chuck Joiner of MacVoices this month, Kirk talks about why he finds Audio Hijack 3 a user-interface breakthrough for the venerable audio utility. He also explains the real-world approach he takes in the book. So give a listen — if you have Audio Hijack, you might even want to record…
Kirk and Chuck Dissect iTunes 12 and Apple Music on MacVoices
Kirk and Chuck Joiner of [MacVoices][] discuss the many recent changes to iTunes, including its integration with the new Apple Music service, that prompted the latest update to Kirk’s book. []: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-15157-kirk-mcelhearn-takes-control-of-itunes-12-and-apple-music/
MacVoices #15153: Jeff Carlson Talks Apple Watch and His Take Control Crash Course
A few months back, before the Apple Watch was released, version 1.0 of Jeff’s book came out, full of information for prospective watch buyers but, of necessity, short of usage tips and advice. However, now that Apple’s wrist-bling has been available for a couple of months, Jeff has been able to expand and update his…
Michael Expands on TextExpander with Chuck Joiner
One of the best parts of finishing a Take Control book (aside from the royalties, of course) is the chance to spend an hour chatting with Chuck Joiner about it on [MacVoices][*]. As usual, Chuck and I had a great time discussing not just the book but the TextExpander software and why we like it…
Sharon and Chuck Run the Numbers on MacVoices
Sharon Zardetto and Chuck Joiner discuss Sharon’s exhaustive, but far-from-exhausting, book about Apple’s Numbers. Don’t think spreadsheets can be fun? Sharon thinks different. Find out why on this episode of [MacVoices][1]. [1]: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-15132-sharon-zardetto-takes-control-of-apples-spreadsheet-numbers/
Chuck and Joe Discuss the Kissell Security Trilogy
While you won’t find any doughty Hobbits assailing Mount Doom in this trilogy, Joe Kissell and Chuck Joiner do spend 50 minutes describing what you will find in the latest releases of Joe’s three Take Control books about digital security and why he separated them into three separate titles: [Take Control of Your Online Privacy][0]…
Joe and Chuck Take a Bash at Using the Command Line on MacVoices
Chuck Joiner and Joe Kissell sit down to discuss Joe’s latest edition of his guide to the Mac command line on [MacVoices][*]. Together they ls the changes Joe made to the book to bring it current with Terminal in Yosemite, and man up to the challenge of explaining this essential but technical tool to typical…
The Limits of the iWork for iCloud Beta
Apple has posted a support document, [Size limits of iWork for iCloud beta documents][1]. Among other interesting facts provided by the document are these: the iWork for iCloud beta can share a document with as many as 100 users at a time, an iWork document can be as large as 1 GB (though a few…
iCloud Photo Library: The Missing FAQ
10.10.3 Yosemite is out, bringing with it Apple’s new Photos for Mac and its associated iCloud Photo Library, which was previously in beta testing. Although Apple has posted an [iCloud Photo Library FAQ][1], it doesn’t answer many of the questions that users have raised. That’s why Joe Kissell took on that chore, compiling a list…