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Take Control of AirPods
Learn everything there is to know about choosing, configuring, and using Apple’s AirPods in this comprehensive book by Kirk McElhearn.
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Take Control Live: Taming Big Tech
Learn More $69.99In this four-part, live video course, Take Control Books publisher Joe Kissell explains how Big Tech companies make your life worse—and shows you what you can do about it. Watch demos, ask questions, and learn practical steps to follow.
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Take Control of Your Digital Legacy
How do you want to be remembered? A will takes care of your physical possessions, but what about your digital life—photos, email, files, online accounts, and so on? If you want to pass your electronic ephemera on as part of your digital legacy, turn to tech expert Joe Kissell for advice on dealing with large quantities of data, file formats, media types, the need for a “digital executor,” and more.
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Take Control of Apple Watch
Get to know your Apple Watch and customize it to help you focus on what you care about most. Tech expert Jeff Carlson helps you understand the watch mindset, pick the watch model that’s right for you, set up and share its faces and their complications, get the notifications you want, take advantage of the health and fitness features, handle communications, and learn how the controls and core apps work.
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Take Control of Apple TV
Whether you’re considering an Apple TV, already own one, or have a smart TV or streaming device that supports AirPlay and/or the Apple TV app, you can more fully enjoy Apple’s ecosystem with this ultimate guide. You’ll learn about the best TVs and sound equipment to buy, how to maximize your Apple TV’s picture quality, get the most out of the Apple TV app, control your media with AirPlay, and so much more!
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Take Control of Your Digital Storage
This book demystifies Mac storage, from mechanical hard drives to solid-state disks, and covering topics such as network-attached storage (NAS), cloud storage, repairing and managing disks, encryption, filesystems (like APFS), and managing data. It also covers using external storage on an iPhone or iPad.
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Take Control of Untangling Connections
Frustrated with your peripheral cables? Tangled up in standards and compatibility? Glenn Fleishman figuratively cuts through the mess of ports, cables, and protocols. The book answers hundreds of questions and helps you troubleshoot common problems, such as identifying cable capabilities. You get all the answers on how to connect USB, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, DisplayPort, HDMI, and audio at the fastest, best, or highest-fidelity method available.
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Take Control of Your Paperless Office
The paperless office doesn’t have to be a myth! Turn paper into usable digital files, reducing clutter and increasing convenience. This book helps you assess your situation, develop a strategy, and learn clever techniques for keeping more paper at bay—with detailed discussion of the hardware, software, and processes needed to get the job done.
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Take Control of Thanksgiving Dinner
$9.99Joe Kissell trades his trackpad for a whisk and brings his knack for breaking complex topics into simple steps to the task of preparing a full-bore Thanksgiving dinner. With Joe’s help and extensively tested recipes, cooking a complete Thanksgiving feast can be both delicious and stress-free!
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Take Control of Your Productivity
Simple to-do lists and calendars are no match for today’s complex productivity needs. Productivity expert Jeff Porten walks you step by step through a system that helps you manage personal and business tasks fluidly, without having to worry that something might fall through the cracks.
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