60 Mac Tips, Volume 2

Today marks the release of the latest MacSparky Field Guide, 60 Mac Tips, Volume 2.

60 Mac Tips, Volume 2, is a collection of tricks and tips to make you more efficient on your Mac. There are 60 screencasts and two hours of video that explains why each tip or trick is special and how to use it on your Mac. Learn these tips and turn yourself into a Mac power user.

Among these 60 screencasts are tips on macOS, Siri for the Mac, using the keyboard, Spotlight, Automator, Safari, Mail, Apple Notes, Apple Photos, Terminal Tips, and third-party apps. After reading and watching these tips and tricks, you’ll be more efficient on your Mac than ever.

This book is part of the MacSparky Field Guide series, designed to empower Mac users with great information delivered with fun and panache. It was a lot of fun creating this book. I’m quite proud of it and I hope you dig it.

You can get this new book in the iBooks Store for a self-contained, downloadable book including all of the videos embedded for your Mac, iPad or iPhone. The iBooks Store version was created in iBooks Author and includes all of the whiz-bang interactivity that comes with it.

Alternatively, we also offer this book as a streaming/downloadable product from Vimeo. The Vimeo version also includes closed-captioning and higher fidelity video (1080 vs. 720 in the iBook).

It feels really good to release another FIeld Guide. Thank you all for the support. If you’d like to learn more about how we went about making this book, listen to this week’s Mac Power Users episode.

We’ve Also Updated 60 Mac Tips Volume 1

Brett and I have also updated Volume 1 of our 60 Mac Tips book to version 1.2. We’ve gone through and updated and replaced several of the tips in version 1. The update is free if you purchased the first version. Otherwise, you can get it on the iBooks Store or Vimeo Streaming/Download.

60 Tips Book on Sale

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It’s just a week until WWDC so Brett Terpstra and I are celebrating with a sale on our book, 60 Mountain Lion Tips. The book includes sixty of our favorite Mac tips with explanations and screencasts. It’s a great book and it can up your game on your Mac. The best part is that now through Sunday, you can get it for just $2.99. Both Brett and I are proud of this book so check it out if you haven’t already and tell your friends.

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New Field Guide: 60 Mountain Lion Tips

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I’m pleased to announce the newest MacSparky Field Guide is for sale: 60 Mountain Lion Tips. This is the first Field Guide I have co-authored and who could possibly be better for this collaboration than Brett Terpstra? Brett and I, along with Merlin Mann, gave a session at Macworld earlier this year talking about some of our favorite Mac tips. This book took the idea and ran with it.

The book includes 60 tips carefully selected by Brett and Me. Chapters include Mountain Lion, Mail, Spotlight, Terminal, and Third Party Apps. Most of the tips have a screencast showing you exactly how Brett or I pull off these magic tricks on our Macs. There are 53 screencasts and over 1.5 hours of video. The book is over 650 MB.

Brett and I included a range of tips ranging from basic to advanced. Our goal is for anyone to pick this up and have a black belt in Mac-nerdery by the end. The book is $7 and you can get it in the iBookstore for your iPad or a PDF version if you are iPad-less or iBookstore-less. The iBookstore version was created in iBooks Author and includes all of the whiz-bang interactivity that comes with it. It was a lot of fun creating this book. I’m quite proud of it and I hope you dig it.

You can check out the book’s website at 60tips.com or buy it below.