Uh-YUP. :BigMood: 🤨

Next, a small update to Take Control of Scrivener 3 by @mcelhearn (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/scrivener-3/), which is a complete guide to using Literature & Latte's @scrivenerapp Scrivener 3 for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPad. The new version makes a number of small changes and spells out Scrivener's extremely limited relationship to AI.

We have a few new/updated books to announce!

First, a new edition of Take Control of Your Digital Storage by @jeffcarlson (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-storage/). This book is the Mac user's complete guide to working with internal and external storage devices (hard drives, SSDs, NAS devices, and so on), with detailed info on APFS, using Disk Utility, and more. This version is up to date with Apple's latest operating systems and adds coverage of using external storage with iPhones and iPads.

Finally, Take Control of DEVONthink 4 by @joekissell, an extensive introduction to using the new DEVONthink 4 by @devontechnologies (https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/devonthink-4/). This new, 300-page book is free!

First it was people sharing slide decks instead of writing an article or a blog post. Then it was people writing long threads on twitter etc. instead of writing an article or a blogpost. Then it was people posting overproduced video clips instead of writing an article or a blog post. Then we had reaction videos of people discussing an overproduced video by someone else instead of writing an article or a blogpost. Now we have AI trying to summarise that.

Just write an article or blogpost, folx!

@USBTypeSteve

BRING BACK SCROLLBARS THAT DON’T DISAPPEAR!

Putting together a package of software discounts for paid subscribers of BrettTerpstra.com and am super happy with the collection I've already signed on.

@geoffduncan Good grief.

They did it again: Stick. I’ve got an idea for the next one: Stop.

As a user I want to see what I’m looking for less clearly so that I can see an unrecognisable version of what I’m not currently looking for through it…

#liquidGlass #WWDC #iPadOS26

Me: I would like to see the thing I clicked or tapped on

Apple: Haha no you don’t. You want to see a blurry image of the thing behind that thing because we sure wouldn’t want you to, you know, see the actual thing you want.

yes machine please write for me

I was very sad to hear that Loretta Swit has died. I watched her on M*A*S*H, of course, but I also met her once, back in 2004: https://joekissell.com/2004/12/07/driving-miss-loretta/

#AI #HAL9000 #2001SpaceOdyssey

DeGoogling is possible, and it doesn't need to be difficult. 👏

Take a look at our in-depth guide of Google alternatives to learn how you can take back your privacy in 2025. ❤️🔒

👉 https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-leave-google-gmail

Have you already DeGoogled? If so, let us know your favorite Google-free apps.

#DeGoogle #GoogleAlternatives #PrivacyMatters

Good news! @glennf is now our Executive Editor. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/a-new-version-of-glenn-has-shipped/

Sad news :-( Sharon Zardetto, who wrote several of our books, has died. https://tidbits.com/2025/05/05/a-farewell-to-sharon-zardetto-aker-doyenne-of-mac-writers/

@paul With the sporks, obviously