Take Control Books
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Take Control Books has been publishing high-quality ebooks on tech topics, written by top experts, since 2003. We're proudly located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 🇨🇦. www.takecontrolbooks.com
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We left the Bad Place (and the other bad place) and we're now here to help you make sense of technology. Our books are 100% human-created, and always will be.
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MacVoices #25296: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (1) w/ @ttscoff.bsky.social Jill McKinley @joekissell.com
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MacVoices #25296: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (1) — MacVoices
This holiday gift guide episode brings together Joe McKinley, Joe Kissell, and Brett Terpstra to share practical and quirky gift picks. Recommendations rang ...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
MacVoices #25296: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (1) w/ @ttscoff.bsky.social Jill McKinley @joekissell.com
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Our Black Friday thing: Save 25% on all books. OR, join Take Control Premium ($14.99) and save 50% on everything for a year. Premium members who spend $20 (or people just joining Premium who spend $34.99) also get a free ebook! Sale runs through 12/3. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/blackfriday25
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Our Black Friday thing: Save 25% on all books. OR, join Take Control Premium ($14.99) and save 50% on everything for a year. Premium members who spend $20 (or people just joining Premium who spend $34.99) also get a free ebook! Sale runs through 12/3. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/blackfriday25
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While I am unconscious, you can get a copy of the huge revision to Keep Safe Using Mobile Tech, now in its second edition: www.takecontrolbooks.com/keep-safe/?p...
The book covers all the ways in the Apple and Google worlds you can protect yourself *physically*, as well as deter scams.
The book covers all the ways in the Apple and Google worlds you can protect yourself *physically*, as well as deter scams.
Keep Safe Using Mobile Tech – Take Control Books
This book describes how to protect your physical, psychological, and online security related to your private data, whereabouts, and health and safety with tools available from Apple and Google on mobi...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
While I am unconscious, you can get a copy of the huge revision to Keep Safe Using Mobile Tech, now in its second edition: www.takecontrolbooks.com/keep-safe/?p...
The book covers all the ways in the Apple and Google worlds you can protect yourself *physically*, as well as deter scams.
The book covers all the ways in the Apple and Google worlds you can protect yourself *physically*, as well as deter scams.
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MacVoices #25278: In-Depth with the Developers of MailMaven and @joekissell (3)
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MacVoices #25278: In-Depth with the Developers of MailMaven and Joe Kissell (3) — MacVoices
In Part 3, Joe Kissel and the MailMaven developers discuss the creation of the Take Control book, how documentation and user feedback shape ongoing updates, ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
MacVoices #25278: In-Depth with the Developers of MailMaven and @joekissell (3)
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MacVoices #25277: In-Depth with the Developers of MailMaven and @joekissell.com (2)
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MacVoices #25277: In-Depth with the Developers of MailMaven and Joe Kissell (2) — MacVoices
In Part 2, the MailMaven team explores token-based search, a separate global search window, and smart mailboxes/rules with nested criteria. See how the conv ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
MacVoices #25277: In-Depth with the Developers of MailMaven and @joekissell.com (2)
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MacVoices #25250: @joekissell.com Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics for @takecontrolbooks.com (3)
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MacVoices #25250: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (3) — MacVoices
Joe Kissel questions app sprawl, praises meaningful options, and spotlights Tahoe’s upgrades: Shortcuts that auto-run on triggers and new passkey import/exp ...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
MacVoices #25250: @joekissell.com Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics for @takecontrolbooks.com (3)
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MacVoices #25249: @joekissell.com Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics for @takecontrolbooks.com (2)
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MacVoices #25249: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (2) — MacVoices
Joe Kissel explores Tahoe’s hands-on upgrades: a customizable Control Center and menu bar, easier access to Reduce Transparency, the Phone app on Mac with c ...
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September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
MacVoices #25249: @joekissell.com Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics for @takecontrolbooks.com (2)
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MacVoices #25248: @joekissell.com Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics for @takecontrolbooks.com (1)
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MacVoices #25248: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (1) — MacVoices
Joe Kissel joins Chuck to discuss Take Control of Tahoe and the newly updated Mac Basics. They explore Apple’s sweeping design overhaul with Liquid Glass, d ...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
MacVoices #25248: @joekissell.com Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics for @takecontrolbooks.com (1)
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MacVoices #25240: @jeffcarlson.bsky.social Takes Control of Your Digital Storage for @takecontrolbooks.com (2)
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MacVoices #25240: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Your Digital Storage (2) — MacVoices
Jeff Carlson returns to share insights from his updated digital storage guide, exploring NAS, SSDs, direct-connect solutions, and memory cards. He explains ...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
MacVoices #25240: @jeffcarlson.bsky.social Takes Control of Your Digital Storage for @takecontrolbooks.com (2)
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This week we released four updated books: Mac Basics, Second Edition; iPhone and iPad Basics, Second Edition; and updates to Take Control of Tahoe and Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
September 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This week we released four updated books: Mac Basics, Second Edition; iPhone and iPad Basics, Second Edition; and updates to Take Control of Tahoe and Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
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MacVoices #25239: @jeffcarlson.bsky.social Takes Control of Your Digital Storage for @takecontrolbooks.com
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MacVoices #25239: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Your Digital Storage — MacVoices
Jeff Carlson breaks down modern storage: SSD vs HDD and NVMe, when Thunderbolt 5 is worth it, APFS essentials, cable pitfalls, and smarter backup plans. Plu ...
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September 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
MacVoices #25239: @jeffcarlson.bsky.social Takes Control of Your Digital Storage for @takecontrolbooks.com
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@glennf.com's excellent "Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26" is a clear, concise and straightforward guide to what's new in those two OSes. I've been using it as a reference for the columns I've been writing about them, and can heartily endorse. For just $10, it's a bargain. 3/3
Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 – Take Control Books
This book is your guide to iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 and new features like the Liquid Glass interface, the overhauled iPadOS multitasking approach, and new calling and call-management features in the Phone...
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September 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
@glennf.com's excellent "Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26" is a clear, concise and straightforward guide to what's new in those two OSes. I've been using it as a reference for the columns I've been writing about them, and can heartily endorse. For just $10, it's a bargain. 3/3
We’ve released Take Control of Tahoe by @joekissell.com and Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 by @glennf.com at www.takecontrolbooks.com. Early orders have been quite strong. Get ‘em while they’re hot!
August 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We’ve released Take Control of Tahoe by @joekissell.com and Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 by @glennf.com at www.takecontrolbooks.com. Early orders have been quite strong. Get ‘em while they’re hot!
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MacVoices #25208: @joekissell.com Introduces Take Control Premium for @takecontrolbooks.com
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MacVoices #25208: Joe Kissell Introduces Take Control Premium — MacVoices
Joe Kissel introduces Take Control Premium, a new membership program offering 50% discounts on all Take Control books for a year. He explains the challenges ...
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August 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
MacVoices #25208: @joekissell.com Introduces Take Control Premium for @takecontrolbooks.com
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Excited that Take Control Books has added a new premium option: we used to run big sales a few times a year plus a special bundle discount. This new 1-year $14.99 offering gets you 50% off every book *and* upgrades. www.takecontrolbooks.com/tc-premium/?... Like a perpetual 50% off sale.
July 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Excited that Take Control Books has added a new premium option: we used to run big sales a few times a year plus a special bundle discount. This new 1-year $14.99 offering gets you 50% off every book *and* upgrades. www.takecontrolbooks.com/tc-premium/?... Like a perpetual 50% off sale.
We have a New Thing. It’s a discount program called Take Control Premium that lets you save 50% on any ebook you buy from us for a whole year. $14.99—cheap! Check it out. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tc-premium/
July 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We have a New Thing. It’s a discount program called Take Control Premium that lets you save 50% on any ebook you buy from us for a whole year. $14.99—cheap! Check it out. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tc-premium/
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Finally, Take Control of DEVONthink 4 by @joekissell.com, an extensive introduction to using the new DEVONthink 4 by @devontechnologies (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/devonthink-4/). This new, 300-page book is free!
July 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Finally, Take Control of DEVONthink 4 by @joekissell.com, an extensive introduction to using the new DEVONthink 4 by @devontechnologies (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/devonthink-4/). This new, 300-page book is free!
Next, a small update to Take Control of Scrivener 3 by @kirkville.com (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/scrivener-3/), which is a complete guide to using Literature & Latte's @ScrivenerApp Scrivener 3 for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPad.
July 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Next, a small update to Take Control of Scrivener 3 by @kirkville.com (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/scrivener-3/), which is a complete guide to using Literature & Latte's @ScrivenerApp Scrivener 3 for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPad.
We have a few new/updated books to announce!
First, a new edition of Take Control of Your Digital Storage by @jeffcarlson.bsky.social (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-storage/), the Mac user's complete guide to working with internal and external storage devices.
First, a new edition of Take Control of Your Digital Storage by @jeffcarlson.bsky.social (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-storage/), the Mac user's complete guide to working with internal and external storage devices.
July 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We have a few new/updated books to announce!
First, a new edition of Take Control of Your Digital Storage by @jeffcarlson.bsky.social (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-storage/), the Mac user's complete guide to working with internal and external storage devices.
First, a new edition of Take Control of Your Digital Storage by @jeffcarlson.bsky.social (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-storage/), the Mac user's complete guide to working with internal and external storage devices.