Take Control Books imprint: 41 books

Everything you need to know about the Apple TV Updated December 15, 2016 Whether you're considering an Apple TV or you already have one, you can more fully enjoy Apple's entertainment device with this ultimate guide by TidBITS managing editor Josh Centers. You'll learn how to set it...

Prevent (or solve) problems with your Apple ID! 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; so do iTunes, Apple Music, the App Store on Mac and iOS, the Books app,...

Have you ever had to fill out and sign a PDF-based form? Or change the date on a PDF-based flyer? Comment on a document sent around your workplace as a PDF file? Scan a document to PDF and OCR the text? Smile's PDFpen 5 can perform these and many other PDF manipulations more easily than Adobe Acrobat,...

Learn all the ins and outs of macOS 10.14 Mojave! Mojave brings new features and user interface options to macOS. Whether you're new to the Mac or a seasoned pro, you'll find tons of useful information in Take Control of Mojave, an in-depth guide by former Macworld editor Scholle McFarland....

Import, manage and edit your photos expertly with Lightroom CC! 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....

Type 120 words per minute and have fun doing it with TextExpander!Join Mac expert Michael E. Cohen as he helps you enjoy the power of TextExpander 5, the award-winning text expansion utility from Smile.With Michael's guidance, you'll learn how to create "snippets" of text (like your...

Cut through the hype, understand cloud services, and enhance your privacy and security! To some people, the Cloud is a hard concept to grasp; what does it mean exactly? For others, it's the sheer complexity of the Cloud that is confusing; how to choose among the ever-increasing number of options....

Fix common problems, and handle uncommon problems like a pro! Updated January 23, 2019 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...

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 Calendar and Reminders, that...

Discover Preview's hidden features for editing images and manipulating PDFs! Updated March 5, 2019 Apple bundles the Preview app with every Mac, but few people realize what it's capable of. The Mac experts behind TidBITS, Adam Engst and Josh Centers, have plumbed Preview's depths to...

Unlock the potential of Apple's Notes app! Apple's Notes has come a long way since it was first introduced with the iPhone as a simple note-taking app, but many users are still unaware of its expanded capabilities. Now available on Macs, iOS devices, and on the web at iCloud.com, Notes has...

Make the most of Apple's digital assistant! Siri, Apple's voice-controlled digital assistant, has been around since 2011, when it debuted on the iPhone. But since then, it has become vastly more powerful and useful, and has spread across Apple's entire ecosystem--it now runs on iOS, macOS,...

Learn how to unleash your inner Unix geek! Updated Feb 2, 2016 If you've ever thought you should learn to use the Unix command line that underlies Mac OS X, or felt at sea when typing commands into Terminal, Joe Kissell is here to help! With this 167-page ebook, you'll become comfortable...

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 audio playing in Safari,...