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/
Category: Book Blog
A Useful Hack for Throttling iCloud Photo Library Uploads
Over at TidBITS, we’ve written an article that offers a potential solution to the problem of Photos overwhelming your Internet connection with uploads to iCloud Photo Library. It’s not for everyone, but it might help you. See [How to Throttle iCloud Photo Library Uploads][]. []: http://tidbits.com/article/15679
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…
How to Stop Doing the Same Thing Over and Over
Although this ebook covers many features, it doesn’t discuss scripting with Apple’s Automator and AppleScript tools to automate repetitive tasks that would be better carried out by a script than by you. To learn more about what’s possible and get started, check out the iWork & Automation portion of the Mac OS X Automation Web…
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…
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]:…
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/