Scott La Counte: 20 books

Every year or so you hear the big pitch: Windows is finally going to be awesome again. The new update is big, grander and a huge overhaul. And then it comes and it’s more buggy, weirder, and less functional than the version that came before! That’s probably what made you consider making...

Word processing used to be synonymous with Microsoft Word; times have changed a lot over the years, and today there are plenty of options. On Apple products there is notably Pages—a simple, yet powerful word processing software that creates beautiful documents: from reports and newsletters to posters...

Platform. It can make or break a writer. If you have it, then get ready for publishers to offer you contracts; and if you don’t? Let me kindly introduce you to the slush pile. Whether you are a writer or another kind of content provider, there is one universal truth: you need platform. Most...

My parents are official iPhone users. I began writing this book when I realized that they could make phone calls and take pictures, but didn’t have the faintest idea how to make the text size bigger on their text messages or a number of other things that I thought were common sense after using the...

Whether you bought the watch and want to learn how to use it, or you’re thinking about making the purchase and want to see what it is about, then this guide is for you! It will cover the basics, how to customize it, and popular accessories and apps available. This book has been updated to include watchOS 2.  

If you believe some news stories, the latest iPad update (iOS 8) is radically different and you should beware of updating! They’re wrong! This book is for both new users of iPad and those upgrading to the latest update. I’ll walk you through the changes and show you why updating is nothing to...