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/
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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…
Mavericks Server Version of “Take Control of OS X Server”
Thanks to Apple’s massive releases of OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8 in September and October last year, we were unable to finish Take Control of OS X Server before Yosemite Server shipped. Rather than hold the book until we could update it, we opted to for a quiet release late in November 2014.…
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/
What about Mavericks?
We’ve heard from a few users of 10.9 Mavericks, asking how they can get help from this book, given that it says right on the cover that it’s about Pages in 10.10 Yosemite. We understand that not everyone wants to upgrade to Yosemite right away. Even so, with this book already covering three versions of…
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/
Apple TV 7.0 Update Brings a New Look and a New Beats Music App to the Third-generation Apple TV
Apple has updated the Apple TV software to version 7.0. This new version works only on the third-generation Apple TV. It refreshes the interface with an iOS 7-style aesthetic, though the steps for navigating in the interface haven’t much changed, just the look. Apple has also rolled out the new Beats Music app, which is…
Plex Announces Plex Home with Parental Controls
The alternative media manager, Plex, has announced a new feature, called Plex Home. Plex Home allows multiple user profiles, and more importantly, parental controls. Version 0.9.11.4 of Plex Media Server supports Plex Home, but your front-end client will have to be updated as well. So far, only Plex Home Theater, Roku, and the Plex Web…