Alt Concepts Inc : 30 books

Master essential Mac facts, concepts, and skills! When we learn a new language, it's helpful to start with the basics, such as vocabulary and grammar. If we were to dive in without knowing these things, we'd have a hard time becoming fluent. In the same way, Take Control of Mac Basics is a...

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...

Master Mail in High Sierra and iOS 11! 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, Exchange, IMAP, or POP--or more...

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....

Learn what's private online (not much)--and what to do about it! Nowadays, it can be difficult to complete ordinary activities without placing your personal data online, but having your data online puts you at risk for theft, embarrassment, and all manner of trouble. In this book, Joe Kissell...

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....

Build a stress-free workflow to import, tag, rate, and organize your digital photos! Updated April 4, 2017 Digital photography expert Jeff Carlson helps you understand the strengths and weaknesses of the three most popular photo-management applications: Photos from Apple, and Lightroom...

The Mac user's guide to mass storage 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...

Explore everything your Apple Watch can do in watchOS 3! Updated December 2, 2016 You'll like your Apple Watch as much as author Jeff Carlson does after you've read this book and used its advice to integrate the Apple Watch into your life, taking advantage of its many features for helping...

Overcome password frustration! Updated April 11, 2019 Passwords have become a truly maddening aspect of modern life, but with this book, you can discover how the experts handle all manner of password situations, including multi-factor authentication that can protect you even if your...

Work faster, increase your efficiency, and have more fun with automation! 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,...

Give better presentations with this handy guide covering Keynote for the Mac! Need to give a presentation, but worried about how you'll do? Steve Jobs relied on Keynote for his famous keynote presentations, and while using Keynote won't guarantee Jobs-level success, Joe Kissell's advice in...

Keep your Mac running smoothly and prevent common problems with a simple, do-it-yourself maintenance program! Updated January 23, 2019 Macs, like all machines, are prone to break down eventually--in either a physical sense (a component going bad) or a logical sense (files becoming corrupted,...

Smooth your transition to Mojave! macOS 10.14 Mojave improves performance, fixes bugs, and adds new features. But upgrading from an older version of macOS can sometimes be a confusing and frustrating experience--especially if you're currently running a much older operating system, or if you...