MacVoices19 Dec 2024

MacVoices #24300: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (1)

The latest Take Control Books release comes from Kirk McElhearn. Take Control of Apple Media Apps covers Apple Music and Podcasts as well as The Apple TV and Books apps. Kirk talks about the evolution of this book and how an understanding of their similarities and the near-complete feature parity can help you get more out of them. Usability, rather than continuous feature introduction, has resulted in mature (in a good way) apps that let you use their content intuitively. The Apple TV app gets special attention in the discussion. (Part 1)

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:09 Introduction to MacVoices
01:33 A New Take Control Book
02:39 Covering All Apple Devices
07:00 Advanced Features in Apple Apps
12:15 Stability vs. New Features
15:40 The TV App Experience
18:40 Apple's Media Apps as Stores
20:12 Keeping Media Libraries Efficient

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Take Control of Apple Media Apps by Kirk McElhearn

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Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track, The Committed, The Intego Mac Podcast, PhotoActive and The Zen of Everything. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site, Kirkville.

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