NOTE: This only applies to TextExpander touch 3.2.3: subsequent versions do not exhibit the problem. The issue described below was fixed in 3.2.4, which was released on April 17, 2015. Smile acknowledged a bug in TextExpander touch 3.2.3 (released on April 7, 2015) that “appears to erase all your snippets.” Fortunately, the snippets aren’t really…
Author: Michael E. Cohen
Joe Updates Book and MacVoices Automatically Interviews Him
As is automatic when a Take Control book gets a major update, Chuck Joiner of [MacVoices][1] interviews the book’s author. The 1.1 update to Take Control of Automating Your Mac is no exception. Watch Joe and Chuck chat about what’s new in this season’s update to a very useful book. [1]: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-15076-joe-kissell-takes-control-of-automating-your-mac-again/
Jeff and Chuck Get Wound Up about Apple Watch on MacVoices
Jeff and MacVoices host Chuck Joiner spend an hour engaging in [a sweeping discussion of Apple Watch][1], style and function, whether the Watch is a computer, and more. [1]: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-15072-jeff-carlson-gives-a-crash-course-on-apple-watch/
A MacVoices Triple-Decker: Joe and Chuck Discuss Three Books
Joe made his first [MacVoices interview][0] of the year a triple-decker, discussing his Take Control of Dropbox, Take Control of File Vault, and his latest book, currently streaming a new chapter every week on [TidBITS][1] for [TidBITS members][2], Take Control of Security for Mac Users. No need to feel insecure: you’re welcome to drop in…
Joe and Chuck Talk about Apple Mail on MacVoices
Joe delivers his opinion on where Apple Mail succeeds and where it falls short in a first-class interview with Chuck Joiner on [MacVoices][1]. Click the link or watch it here. [1]: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-14232-joe-kissell-takes-control-apple-mail/
Chuck and I Talk about Pages on MacVoices
It is inevitable, but always fun, to spend an hour [chatting with Chuck Joiner of MacVoices][] whenever I finish a book. Our last chat was no exception as we discussed the book, how it came to be, and why Apple made Pages into the three-platform app that it is today. []: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-14229-michael-e-cohen-takes-full-control-pages/
Mail Merge and Labels in Pages
When Apple introduced Pages 5.5 in October, the update included AppleScript support for mail merge, but omitted to provide a user interface for it. Rather than roll your own mail merge solution with the Script Editor, you should first check out the [Pages Data Merge script application][1] available at the [iWork & Automation][2] site. [1]:…
Joe Shares Sharing Techniques on MacVoices
No Mac is an island, and neither is an iPhone or iPad. But figuring out how to get all your silicon-based pals to share your stuff with whom you want (and not with whom you don’t want) can be confusing if you don’t have a guide. Happily for all of us, Joe has put together…
Joe Talks about Upgrading to Yosemite on MacVoices
Another year, another OS X update, and once again Joe not only tells you how to install it—in one of the latest of his 49(!!) Take Control books. He also has found time (possibly purloined from a parallel universe) to sit down with [Chuck Joiner on MacVoices][*] to talk about it. Grab a steaming cup…
Kirk Dishes LaunchBar 6 Tips on MacVoices
For a quick (well, 42-minute) and informative overview of the new features in LaunchBar 6, including details about its new sixth “super power,” click the [link][1] to watch the interview that Kirk gave to Chuck Joiner on [MacVoices][1]. Or just watch it here. [1]: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-14201-kirk-mcelhearn-takes-control-launchbar-6/