macOS 10.12 Sierra has been plagued with PDF problems. First, there were problems with PDFs created using ScanSnap scanners, but those issues turned out to be relatively mild and Apple addressed them in the 10.12.1 update. Unfortunately, 10.12.2 Sierra ushered in even more troubling issues with PDFs. Developers have reported a number of PDFKit problems,…
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Josh Explains What’s New with Apple TV and tvOS
Apple TV, slowly but surely, continues to gain features and capabilities, this time with its new TV app and Single Sign-on capability. Josh and Chuck Joiner of [MacVoices][*] discuss the state of streaming TV, Apple TV’s place in this dynamic and highly contested market, and what’s new in the latest edition of his book. Adjust…
Jeff and Joe on Serial Collaboration and Apple Watch
Jeff Carlson and Joe Kissell spend some time with Chuck Joiner of [MacVoices][] describing what’s new in their co-authored Crash Course about Apple Watch and how the current edition came about. Learn what special Watch features float each of their boats and more in this timely interview. []: http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-16207-joe-kissell-jeff-carlsons-updated-apple-watch-crash-course/
MyMac’s Review of “Take Control of Preview”
Joe and Chuck in a Parallels Universe
Joe spends some quality time with Chuck Joiner of [MacVoices][*] to discuss Joe’s new book. Joe begins by describing why, at the moment anyway, Parallels is his choice for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on his Mac, including beta versions of new macOS releases. The discussion goes on to cover what is new in…
Tip: Control Object Layering in Preview
When you add text boxes and shapes to an image, they’re added in layers corresponding to the order in which you created them. For example, a rectangle created after a text box will obscure the text if you position it over the text, which may not be desirable. Other graphics apps tend to have Bring…
Confused About Digital Signing? You Won’t Be After This MacVoices Interview!
In my interview with Chuck Joiner about the latest edition of my PDFpen book on [MacVoices][*], we discussed in detail one of PDFpen 8’s new features: support for digital signing certificates, which allow you to guarantee the authenticity of a document. But we didn’t just talk about certificates: PDF portfolios, file attachments, and audio annotations…
Glenn Cuts Us All Some Slack on MacVoices
It’s rare when an author shows up with two books to discuss on [MacVoices][*], but Glenn (who can sometimes talk twice as fast as normal humans) was up to the task, helping to lead Chuck Joiner through both the basics of Slack and some of its administrative features in his discussion of his latest duology,…
Joe Unflips Bits with Chuck Joiner on MacVoices
Joe sits down with Chuck Joiner of [MacVoices][*] to explain some of the common misconceptions that people have about technology, why this Take Control book doesn’t have “Take Control” in the title, and how the book came to be written. The discussion includes visual aids, reveals the astonishing fact that there isn’t a hamster in…
Changes to Plex Authentication on Apple TV
When we published “Take Control of Apple TV, Second Edition,” the Plex app still required you to enter your username and password to sign in to your Plex account. Thankfully, Plex has now been updated to use browser authentication instead, so you don’t have to type or dictate your credentials with the Siri Remote. When…