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Take Control books are extremely informative and useful
Have you seen the Take Control ebooks? I do some of my best learning from them. Here are a few topical titles:
Take Control Book Reviews
I’ve reviewed some of the many Take Control books I’ve read:
- Book Review: Take Control of Speeding up your Mac. Reviewed June 2011.
- Book Review: Take Control of Scrivener 2. Reviewed July 2011.
- Book Reviews: Take Control of Upgrading to Lion and of Using Lion. Reviewed July 2011.
- Book Review: Take Control of TextExpander. Reviewed July 2011.
I recommend this software
I use the following software myself.
TextExpander is one of my most-essential apps. See my previous Tips: Cut your work in half: TextExpander types text for you and Type routine text with TextExpander.
- TextExpander 3.
- TextExpander 3 Family Pack.
- Scrivener 2.x for Mac OS X (Regular Licence). I’m fairly new to Scrivener, but bought it within a day of trying it out. Now I find more uses for it every day it seems.
- ScreenFlow 3 ScreenFlow is what I use to make my MacTips videos. It’s superb!
- Default Folder X makes it really simple to get files into the right place and with the right name.
I recommend these Kindle books
I recommend these printed books
- Mac OS X 10.7: Visual Quickstart Guide
- My New iPad 2: A User’s Guide
[See my Book Review: My New iPad - a useful and practical guide.]
- iPad Companion: Making the most of your iPad
- iPhoto 09 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Macintosh Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
- Quicken 2010 The Official Guide (Quicken Press)
Lynda.com video training
I have an annual subscription to Lynda.com and watch training videos almost every day. I recommend the Lynda.com videos without hesitation.
I’ve personally learned a lot from these:
- Foundations of Photography: Exposure
- Foundations of Photography: Lenses
- Unix for Mac OS X Users
- iPad Tips and Tricks
- Analyzing Your Web Site to Improve SEO
- HTML5 First Look
- Aperture 2 Essential Training
- OmniGraffle Professional 5 Essential Training
- Product Photography for E-Commerce
- Screencasting with the Mac
Listed below are a few others you might try.
