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   Get an Early Look with 'Photos for Mac: A Take Control Crash Course'

   Adam C. Engst

   The ten-month limbo Apple left us in after announcing that the
   forthcoming Photos for Mac would replace both iPhoto and Aperture is
   nearly over. Photos has finally showed its face in OS X 10.10.3
   Yosemite, now in public beta, and we expect it to be released within
   weeks. But should you trust your irreplaceable photo library to Photos
   right away? And what capabilities might you lose if you do? We have
   some early answers in our new '[1]Photos for Mac: A Take Control Crash
   Course,' penned by Jason Snell, formerly of Macworld and now at Six
   Colors.

   Based on the public beta, this early-bird version of '[2]Photos for
   Mac: A Take Control Crash Course' helps you start thinking about making
   the transition and offers advice to anyone who is already running the
   beta or who plans to switch once Photos 1.0 ships. Right now, the
   tightly packed 30-page book assists you with:
     * Deciding whether to transition to Photos right away
     * Importing iPhoto and Aperture photo libraries
     * Getting around in the Photos interface
     * Keywording, favoriting, organizing, and finding photos
     * Dealing with Photos quirks

   Once Photos 1.0 ships and we've had time to test it thoroughly and
   extract its secrets, we'll release a free update ' probably in May '
   that will more than double the size of the book. Topics it will add
   include:
     * Using iCloud Photo Library
     * Editing photos
     * Sharing photos with other people
     * Viewing photos on an Apple TV
     * Having prints made
     * Creating projects, such as calendars and cards
     * ...and much more!

   Like our other Crash Courses, this book has concise chunks of content
   so you can read quickly, all wrapped up in a modern, magazine-like
   layout in PDF that morphs to a reflowable design for EPUB and
   Mobipocket. Each chapter ends with discussion and sharing buttons,
   making it easy to ask a question (and please do ask questions that you
   want to see answered in the 1.1 update!) or share a chapter with
   Facebook friends, Twitter followers, and others.

References

   1. http://tid.bl.it/photos-crash-course-tidbits
   2. http://tid.bl.it/photos-crash-course-tidbits

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