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Take Control of Your Apple ID, 4th Edition
Author Glenn Fleishman
Prevent (or solve) problems with your Apple ID! Version 4.0, published September 21, 2023 The center of the Apple world is the Apple ID. This little identifier ties up your access to iCloud, to purchased and streaming music, TV, and movies, and to all your devices. While an Apple ID account is cr....
Release Date 2023/09 -
Take Control of Find My and AirTags, 2nd Edition
Author Glenn Fleishman
Track your stuff, find your friends, and safely share your location Version 2.0, updated September 28, 2023 Take Control of Find My and AirTags takes you inside Apple’s Find My ecosystem. Once solely a way to track where your iPhone was, now Find My encompasses so much more. You can follow people....
Release Date 2023/09 -
Take Control of 1Password, 4th Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Version 4.1, updated January 25, 2020Wrangling your web passwords can be easy and secure, thanks to 1Password, the popular password manager from AgileBits. In this book, Joe Kissell brings years of real-world 1Password experience into play to explain not only how to creat....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Author Michael E. Cohen
These days, an ever-increasing amount of “paper”—contracts, tax forms, bills, reports, and more—comes into our lives as PDF files. We generate this virtual paper too, since it’s so much easier to save a document as a PDF and send it to a colleague via email than it....
Release Date 2019/05 -
Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac, 3rd Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Macs are generally quite reliable as computers go, but they can still experience significant problems. In this essential guide from best-selling author Joe Kissell, you’ll learn key troubleshooting skills that will help you address the most common and frustrating M....
Release Date 2019/01 -
Take Control of iCloud, 6th Edition
Author Joe Kissell
iCloud is a simple idea in theory—access to all your data on all your devices, via the cloud—that can become complicated when put into practice. Instead of wasting time fiddling with iCloud, when there are many other more important things to be done with the infor....
Release Date 2018/12 -
Author Glenn Fleishman
Your Apple ID is much more than a simple username. It's a key that unlocks a long list of Apple products and services on any of numerous devices. iCloud uses an Apple ID, as does Apple Music; the App Store; the Music, TV, and Books apps; and more. An Apple ID prot....
Release Date 2018/11 -
Take Control of 1Password, 4th Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Wrangling your web passwords can be easy and secure, thanks to 1Password, the popular password manager from AgileBits. In this book, Joe Kissell brings years of real-world 1Password experience into play to explain not only how to create, edit, and enter web login d....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Take Control of Your Digital Storage
Author Jeff Carlson
As the amount of data we store continues to grow, figuring out where to put it and how to access it becomes more complicated. It’s not just that we need to find space for our increasingly large collections of photos, videos, music, and apps—we want it to be availab....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Take Control of Numbers, 2nd Edition
Author Sharon Zardetto
There are many benefits to using Apple’s Numbers app, chief among them that it is now free for all Mac users! If you’ve ever wanted to add to your knowledge of Numbers—whether you’re new to spreadsheet programs in general, new to Numbers, or simply new to this late....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Take Control of Pages, 2nd Edition
Author Michael E. Cohen
Apple’s Pages word processor is a big, rich app with hundreds of features tucked away in nooks and crannies, making Michael E. Cohen’s comprehensive book an essential resource for newbies and experts alike. Whether you prefer to dive into the details or get quick h....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author Jeff Carlson
As more and more of us access and edit photos on many different devices—laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones—we increasingly expect a seamless experience, with our images and edits showing up on all our devices, immediately. To accommodate this shift, Adobe has r....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Take Control of Automating Your Mac, 2nd Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Looking for ways to work smarter and faster with your Mac? In this updated and expanded edition of his popular guide to Mac automation, Joe Kissell shows how anyone, at any level of experience, can save time and effort, and avoid unnecessary errors, by using automa....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Kirk McElhearn
Scrivener is a powerful tool for managing long-form writing projects—like novels and screenplays—and Take Control of Scrivener 3 gives you all the details you need to know to harness its potential. In this book, best-selling author Kirk McElhearn walks you through ....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, 1st Edition
Author Scholle McFarland
Manage your schedule more effectively using Calendar and Reminders!In the days before personal computers and mobile devices, we had to rely on paper calendars and to-do lists to help us organize our time and activities. Now, we have powerful tools, like Apple's Ca....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Take Control of Your Paperless Office, 3rd Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Digitize your documents while reducing incoming and outgoing paper!Join Joe Kissell as he helps you clear the chaos of an office overflowing with paper. With Joe's guidance you can develop a personal clean-up strategy and choose your Mac-compatible tools—a scanner ....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Pro Photo Colorizing with GIMP
Author Phillip Whitt
Obtain techniques for adding color to black and white or monochrome photographic images using GIMP. In this book you'll also learn to create a hand-tinted effect to add an element of antiquity. Pro Photo Colorizing with GIMP also teaches techniques that enable you....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Take Control of Dropbox, 2nd Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Sync, link, and share your files!Because Dropbox is so simple to use for basic file syncing, it's easy to forget that you can do far more with it than just sync files between two computers. If that's all you're doing, you're missing out!Author Joe Kissell expla....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Build Your Own PC on a Budget: A DIY Guide for Hobbyists and Gamers
Author John Mueller
Design and assemble an inexpensive yet fast and reliable PCConstruct the PC of your dreams using the practical information contained in this hands-on guide. Build Your Own PC on a Budget explains, step-by-step, how to put together a customized computer that is affor....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Take Control of Apple Mail, 3rd Edition
Author Joe Kissell
Master Mail in El Capitan and iOS 9!You can work more effectively in Apple Mail with expert advice from Joe Kissell. You'll learn how to make Mail serve your needs with essential setup, usage, and troubleshooting instructions, whether you use Gmail, iCloud, Exchan....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Author Kirk McElhearn
Find sound advice for recording anything on your Mac!Updated June 9, 2016Learn how to use Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack 3 to capture and enhance any audio playing on a Mac. Audio expert Kirk McElhearn provides instructions for setting up common scenarios -- recording....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP
Author Phillip Whitt
Beginning Photo Retouching & Restoration Using GIMP teaches the reader how to achieve professional results using this high end image editor. You'll learn how to do everything from making dull images "pop" to resurrecting badly damaged photographs deemed beyond ....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Gmail™ in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself, Second Edition
Author Michael Miller
Sams Teach Yourself Gmail in 10 Minutes, Second Edition, gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. Work through its 10-minute lessons to make the most of the world’s most powerful and popular email system!This book will show you how to....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Teach Yourself VISUALLY iMac, 3rd Edition
Author Guy Hart-Davis
This fully updated guide helps you get the most from your iMacAs the iMac continues to evolve and become more sophisticated, this full-color, step-by-step guide becomes more and more essential. Veteran author Guy Hart-Davis guides you through everything you need to ....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Build an Awesome PC, 2014 Edition
Author Mike Riley
Custom-build your own dream PC, have fun doing it, and save yourself a lot of money in the process. This book will give you the confidence to buy the best-of-class components and assemble them with clear, step-by-step instructions. You'll build your own PC capable....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Learning iCloud Data Management: A Hands-On Guide to Structuring Data for iOS and OS X
Author Jesse Feiler
“A great read for iOS developers who want to learn if iCloud is right for their app and dive right in with lots of practical code examples.” —Jon Bell, UXLaunchpad.comGet Hands-On Mastery of iCloud Data Management for iOS 7 and OS X MavericksAs apps rapidly move int....
Release Date 2014/02 -
How to Do Everything: iCloud, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
Author Jason R. Rich
Maximize the latest iCloud capabilitiesThis all-new edition of How To Do Everything: iCloud fully covers iCloud’s versatile features and offers step-by-step directions on how to use each one, including Shared Photo Streams, the iWork for iCloud apps, and iCloud Keyc....
Release Date 2014/01 -
Vine™ in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself
Author Michael Miller
Launched in January of 2013, Vine is a new mobile app and video-sharing service from Twitter. Vine enables users to shoot short (six-second max) looping videos on their mobile phones and then share those videos with online friends. Vine videos (called vines) can be ....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Sams Teach Yourself iCloud® in 10 Minutes, Second Edition
Author Brad Miser
Sams Teach Yourself iCloud in 10 Minutes, Second Edition, offers straightforward, practical information designed to get you up and running quickly and easily. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to effectively use Apple....
Release Date 2013/06 -
iConnected: Use AirPlay, iCloud, Apps, and More to Bring Your Apple Devices Together
Author Ben Harvell
Bring your Apple products together and enjoy an orchard of intelligent, unified technology!Whether at work or at home, syncing multiple Apple devices can help you achieve an organized, streamlined, harmonized life. With this unique resource, you discover how to get ....
Release Date 2013/04