TidBITS Electronic Publishing Announced the eBook Take Control of .Mac

Apple Computer's .Mac service offers oodles of features, but many users either don't realize all that's available or haven't figured out how to use all of .Mac's capabilities as effectively as possible. Now .Mac users can find friendly guidance in best-selling author Joe Kissell's Take Control of .Mac, (TidBITS Electronic Publishing, ISBN: 1-933671-08-4,December 15, 2005, $10) which covers all of .Mac's major features. Take Control publisher Adam Engst said,

".Mac offers an impressive set of features for $100 per year, and with Joe's detailed instructions, you can be sure you're getting your money's worth."

After helping readers get set up and giving an overview of .Mac, the ebook delves into the major .Mac services: Mail, iDisk, .Mac Sync, Backup, HomePage, and Groups. Readers will learn the best ways to read email via the .Mac Web interface or in an email program, how to share files with others via an iDisk, and the ins and outs of synchronizing data between multiple Macs. The ebook also provides real-world advice about techniques for protecting important data with Backup; creating a full-fledged Web site with photos and movies shared from within iPhoto and iMovie; and using .Mac Groups to establish private online areas for sharing messages, photos, calendars, and files with family, friends, or colleagues. [Bill Fox]