If you have purchased one of Apple’s new Macs with an M1 (Apple silicon) chip—or are considering doing so in the near future—our latest book will help you transition from your old Mac, take advantage of new features, and deal with a variety of limitations and surprises. Take Control of Your M-Series Mac by Glenn Fleishman tells you everything you need to know about this new type of Mac, and this compact (84-page) book is just $8.99.

Although M1 Macs mostly look and act like their Intel predecessors, they are significantly different when it comes to startup modes (including recovery mode), security, battery life, and bootable duplicates. You can run many iOS/iPadOS apps on your M1 Mac, and Apple’s Rosetta 2 technology lets you run most older Mac apps too. But Boot Camp is gone, and virtualization software has significant limits. The book walks you through all this and more, including a section with technical details of the new architecture, for those who are interested. And, since we know that the M1 chip is just the first in a series (with support for more powerful Macs coming soon), Glenn is planning to update the book to cover new Macs and new chips as they appear.

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I’d also like to mention that Glenn has updated his book Take Control of Securing Your Mac. Version 1.1 adds more than 10 pages of details about security aspects of M-series Macs, plus additional information on passwords, FileVault, encrypting bootable duplicates, System Integrity Protection (SIP), and more.

Warm regards,

Joe Kissell
Publisher, Take Control Books