Jeff Carlson joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss the second edition of his book Take Control of Your Digital Storage. In Part 1, Jeff discusses APFS snapshots, mechanical drives vs. SSDs, and making storage purchase decisions. In Part 2, Jeff talks about Fusion drives, the pros and cons of large…
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Zoom Tweaks Meeting Access and Changes What It Calls a Password
Zoom is constantly tweaking its privacy and security settings, and they announced some minor changes today that I will fold into the next update of the book, slated for July. Zoom will no longer use the term “password” to refer to the secret you use to join a meeting. Because your Zoom account has a…
MacVoices gets an earful about Apple Mail from Joe Kissell
Jeff Carlson talks snapshots on MacVoices
Jeff Carlson joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss the APFS snapshot capability in macOS. In Part 1, Jeff explains what snapshots are, how they relate to Time Machine, and where to find them. In Part 2, Jeff discusses managing and deleting snapshots, and how they affect Disk Utility.
Glenn Fleishman Zooms In on Zoom with Chuck Joiner
Glenn Fleishman joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his new book Take Control of Zoom. Needless to say, the interview itself was also conducted using Zoom! In Part 1, Glenn offers some Zoom tips and discusses Zoom’s privacy and security challenges. In Part 2, Glenn discusses Zoom vs. the competition,…
MacVoices Interviews Michael Cohen about PDFpen
Michael Cohen discusses Apple interface mysteries on MacVoices
Michael Cohen joined Chuck Joiner on MacVoices in a two-part interview to discuss his new book Apple Interface Mysteries. In Part 1, Michael talks about why he wrote the book as well as some of the “why” behind Apple interface decisions. In Part 2, Michael explains more about hidden and mysterious user interface elements.
MacVoices Interviews Jeff Carlson about Apple Watch
Chuck Joiner interviewed Jeff Carlson on MacVoices to discuss his new book Take Control of Apple Watch in a two-part episode. In Part 1, Jeff discusses how his old Crash Course evolved into a full-blown Take Control book and explains why everyone should have an Apple Watch! In Part 2, Jeff covers health features, the…
Glenn Fleishman Talks Working from Home with Chuck Joiner
Glenn Fleishman discussed his new (free!) book, Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily with Chuck Joiner of MacVoices in a special two-part interview. In Part 1, Glenn covers topics such as setting up your workspace and equipment, dealing with ergonomics, and coping with other people in your living space. In Part 2, Glenn discusses…