Hi Mike, Scott, and Others, The "Take Control" series are not available through Bookshare, that I know of, but they're rather modestly priced, and there are various discounted bundles. Which subjects were you thinking about reading? You can purchase and download from the URL that Scott gave. Mike, you can write me off list if you have specific questions or need more details. There are a lot of new recent announcements and updates for Snow Leopard. Here's the latest announcement that showed up in my mail a few hours before your post:
<begin quote> Three New Ebooks! Users & Accounts, Sharing Files, and Syncing Data Good day, everyone! We are pleased to announce the release of three new ebooks: two providing new info about Snow Leopard and one filling in important details for Leopard on the way to a Snow Leopard edition. If you own a previous edition of any of these ebooks, you should already have email about free or discounted updates; if not, open your old PDF and - on page 1 - click Check for Updates. (Apologies for any duplication - we're working on a new system that will give us more control over our lists.) * "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Snow Leopard" -- In this revised edition, Kirk McElhearn helps you understand and manage all the accounts on your Mac, which is important for troubleshooting, even if you are the only user. It explains everything you need to know about accounts, including the Guest account; setting up Fast User Switching; using accounts for troubleshooting; and setting up parental controls to limit or what software can be run, what content can be accessed, when, and by whom. You'll especially like this ebook if accounts have boggled you in the past, and the ebook's parental controls advice will help you set up a Mac for a child (or anyone for whom you provide technical assistance, such as an older relative or technologically challenged spouse). The 102-page ebook is available for $10 via the link below. <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/snow-leopard-users?pt=TRK-0086-TCANNOUNCE > * "Take Control of Sharing Files in Snow Leopard" -- Next in line is Glenn Fleishman, whose updated ebook helps you share files among users on multiple computers. This ebook explains the nitty-gritty details you need to know to configure file sharing to be fast, effective, and secure. You'll learn how to select and configure the right hardware and software for your needs and budget, consider the pros and cons of different file-sharing options, find setup steps for each of the core Mac OS X file-sharing services - AFP, SMB, and FTP (with tips to help you avoid problems and security risks), get the details on setting up login accounts, and learn how to log in to Mac file servers from a variety of major operating systems. The ebook discusses the new Snow Leopard Wake on Demand feature and the quirky Snow Leopard firewall, as well as how to share media from iPhoto '09 and iTunes 9. The 109-page ebook is available for $10 via the link below. <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/snow-leopard-sharing?pt=TRK-0087-TCANNOUNCE > * "Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard" -- Though it may seem odd to update a Leopard book now, we were amazed at how much work was necessary to bring Michael Cohen's "Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard" up to date. The ebook now covers iPhone OS 3, Google's ongoing calendar and contact improvements, and iTunes 9. So, if you own Leopard and can't make heads or tails of syncing your data to whatever device you want it synced to (another Mac, an iPhone, a Palm, an Apple TV, a general mobile phone, etc.), this ebook should have you covered. Note that by "data," we mean calendar events and contacts, as well as media synced in iTunes such as podcasts and videos, but not something more general like all the files in your Documents folder. The ebook has some notes about Snow Leopard changes, and Michael is working on the Snow Leopard manuscript even as you read this. If you'd like this new 167-page Leopard edition, you can purchase it for $10 from the link below - we'll be giving a free update to the Snow Leopard edition to anyone who who has bought the Leopard edition since Apple released Snow Leopard in late August. <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/leopard-syncing?pt=TRK-0073-TCANNOUNCE> That's it for this week, but we'd like to leave you with a few reminders: * Most of you know that the Take Control series is published by TidBITS Publishing Inc. But, did you know that TidBITS has been covering the Mac since 1990 and just published its 1,000th weekly issue? You can read about what motivates us and what changes may be ahead at <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10653>. * When reading your PDF, after you follow an internal link or bookmark, you can easily return to where you were using a keyboard shortcut. In Preview, press Command-[. In Adobe Reader or Acrobat Pro, press Command-Left arrow. * If you are reading any PDF (including a Take Control ebook) in Snow Leopard's Preview, clicking Web URLs (particularly those that split across lines) may not take you to the right Web page due to a bug in the program. To follow the URL successfully, click the last few characters in the URL. * Our cart can offer only one coupon/discount per shopping trip. If you are upgrading a bunch of ebooks (and thus want to use several upgrade discounts at once), please get in touch so we can give you a better option. In the long run, we hope that upcoming enhancements to our back end will make this easier for you; we haven't yet published 1,000 ebooks, but we had no idea back in 2003 when we started this project with a hand-coded Web site that we'd need an enterprise-class update system! * You can follow the ebooks on Twitter at <http://twitter.com/takecontrol >. Thank you for your support of the Take Control series! cheers... -Adam & Tonya Engst, Take Control publishers PS: Check out our other recent releases: * Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network (updated for Snow Leopard) * Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard * Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard * Macworld Digital Photography Superguide, Third Edition http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog-alpha PPS: You received this note because you either subscribed to the Take Control Announcements list or selected the "Notify me of new Take Control books via email" checkbox when placing an order. If you wish to unsubscribe, use the link below. -- Click the link below to manage your subscriptions. http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx?unsub@@.3c4b9ed2!u=30fcaf48 <end quote> Cheers, Esther Scott Rutkowski wrote: > www.takecontrolbooks.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Busboom > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:01 PM > Subject: "Take Control" > > Hello everyone, > > Several months ago, I seem to remember someone mentioning books that > dealt with Mac OS issues. These books could apparently be > downloaded as PDF documents and read in Preview, if memory serves me > correctly. They may have been part of a “Take Control” series of > publications. > > Could someone tell me where I can find these books? I think I need > to order a couple of them. Can they be downloaded from Bookshare or > purchased from RNIB? > > Best regards, > > Mike > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
