You'll get specific advice for how to: Prepare for a Problem-free Upgrade Part with Rosetta: Understand and manage the fact that PowerPC-based software will not run under Lion, given the lack of the Rosetta emulator that was used in rece...

Although the 210-page ebook is organized so you can start backing up without reading every page, the full ebook will teach you to: Design a reliable backup system. If you're developing a new backup system, you'll learn how to make it not on...

Reader Review: This book shows you how to identify the exact causes of slowdowns and measure your Mac's speed before and after making changes so you know exactly ...

Your essential, no-holds-barred guide to Mac security threats and solutions Myth number one: Macs are safer than PCs. Not really, says author Joe Kissell, named one of MacTech's "25 Most Influential People" in the Mac community for 2008. In this...

Is your data safe? What if your hard disk fails? Or a burglar ransacks your office? A backup is essential, but not all backups are created equal. You need a rock-solid backup strategy that ensures you can restore quickly and completely, no matter ...

Start on the right foot with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger! Thousands of Mac users upgraded to Panther successfully with Joe Kissell's previous best-selling ebook, "Take Control of Upgrading to Panther," and Joe is back with detailed new advice for upgradi...

Learn how to solve any Mac problem with Joe Kissell's expert advice! We may love our Macs, but they can still suffer significant problems. In this essential guide from best-selling author Joe Kissell, you'll learn 17 basic troubleshooting pro...

Take Control of iCloud will teach you how to handle many aspects of iCloud, including: iCloud Web site: Learn what you can and can't do in iCloud's Web-based interface for Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Find My iPhone, and iWork documents. ...

In the ebook, backup expert Joe Kissell helps you devise an effective backup strategy for CrashPlan's unique capabilities, shows you how to back up to multiple destinations and restore files from all of them, explains less-common tasks (such as ...

After covering essential DEVONthink vocabulary and concepts, Joe helps you start using DEVONthink effectively. You'll learn how to: Get around in the interface Decide how many databases you need and set them up Determine whether to input ...