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Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac, Third Edition

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2009)

Joe Kissell is an extraordinary Mac writer, so when he took on the task of writing the first edition of Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac a few years ago, I knew he was going to do an amazing job. Joe has just finished writing the third edition of this book, which covers every possible ...

Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac: 2nd Edition

by Steven Sande (Sep 5th, 2008)

Take Control Books has just published the second edition of Andy Affleck's popular Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac ebook. Anyone interested in getting started with podcasting or improving the quality of their current podcasts should read this ebook. Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac: ...

Take Control of Back to My Mac / Screen Sharing in Leopard

by Steven Sande (Jun 12th, 2008)

Glenn Fleishman of Macworld, Wi-Fi Networking News and TidBITS fame has written two new Leopard ebooks, both published today by Take Control Books. The new titles, Take Control of Back to My Mac and Take Control of Screen Sharing in Leopard, are part of the popular Take Control ebook series. Take ...

Take Control of .Mac ebook revised, just in time for name change

by Steven Sande (May 30th, 2008)

Take Control Books has published the second edition of Joe Kissell's Take Control of .Mac eBook. The new version covers the use of Apple's .Mac service with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and iLife '08, with detailed information about: Changes to .Mac in Leopard Adding movies and photos to a Web ...

New eBook explains Leopard's permissions

by Dave Caolo (Feb 25th, 2008)

Despite John Gruber's longstanding assertion that "Repair Disk Permissions is voodoo," Brian Tanaka has published "Take Control of Permissions in Leopard" for the Take Control series of eBooks. It's part troubleshooting (how to delete stuck files, for example), part tips and tricks (the best ways to ...

Take Control eBooks 20% off via MacSanta today

by Michael Rose (Dec 18th, 2007)

Still looking for gifts for your friendly neighborhood switcher or new Leopard user? Nothing says "I love you, but I'm sadly incapable of planning ahead and getting organized enough to buy actual, physical presents" like the gift of eBooks. Well, maybe cash says that too. Anyway, if you were in the ...

Take Control books for Leopard help ease the transition

by Michael Rose (Nov 12th, 2007)

You haven't upgraded to Leopard yet -- what's the rush? -- but your friends and family are nudging you to make the move. Need reassurance, support and a helping hand to make the process easier and free of aggravation? The Take Control crew is there for you, with five ebooks aimed at Leopard upgrades ...

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