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2023-08-182h 23
LAPUGZoom zoom!So, we're all experiencing a new world. We're all at home and depending more and more on our computers and devices for contact with the outside world. What issues and difficulties are you experiencing now that your life at home is revolving more and more around your Mac, iPhone and iPad? How are you communicating with others? How are you shopping? How are you working? ARE you working? How are you entertaining yourself? What projects are you working on? Have you developed new ways of being productive you never thought about? We'll throw the door open to discuss all thes...
2020-04-2900 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting for March 2020 - PrivacyRemember how we always ask for topic suggestions? LAPUG member Rosalind Jarret suggested the topic for this month's meeting and it's more about personal security and privacy. Specifically, Rosalind asked that we discuss the following: • California's new privacy laws • What are best practices for responding to the pop up notices about privacy and cookies. Should you block cookies? • Should you install an ad blocker and if so which one? • What are best settings for Google Privacy? For Facebook Privacy? • Differences in privacy practices for laptop vs iPhone These are all fantastic topics and...
2020-03-1400 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingWhat's new in the iOS world? Apps! That's what's ALWAYS new! It's been a while since we spent some time going over some new and cool apps. These can vary in categories such as productivity, utilities, finance and numbers, news, entertainment, communication and entertainment...and more! This month, we'll spend some time going over a bunch of newer apps and we'll leave it open for you to talk about any cool app you've come to rely on or use on a regular basis. These kinds of meetings are always super informative! And, of course, we'll go over...
2020-02-1100 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingIt's a new year! And with that, traditionally comes CES. The Consumer Electronics Show was in Las Vegas the week of January 6 and there were some very interesting products announced. Some related to Apple products and some not. We'll review some interesting ones. We'll also talk about some new features in Catalina/iOS 13 in depth including the TV App, Password authentication, Sidecar, Screen Time and Voice Control. And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the macOS world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q&A.
2020-01-2000 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingWe'll be covering some more features about iOS 13 and Catalina and some more in-depth explanation of some of the newer features of each. And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the macOS world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q&A.
2020-01-0200 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingmacOS Catalina is here. Apple has made good on its promise to release Catalina in the fall (early October to be precise) and it's the first operating system for the Mac to no longer support 32-bit applications. That means that your apps must be updated and you make sure to use Go64 to screen your computer before upgrading. However, once you upgrade, you'll be in for a load of changes and cool new features especially when it comes to security. Our next meeting will be spent going over a lot of those changes and new features so saddle up and made...
2020-01-0200 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingThe new iPhones are here...and, better yet, iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 are here!! We'll go over iOS 13 and iPadOS 13's new features that will blow you away, make things easier to do and provide you with the ability to do things you never could before on an iPhone or iPad. This will be a great meeting!! This is our first meeting following the release of Apple’s latest iPhones, the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The iPhone 11 introduces several critical features including a new version of Apple's A series processor, the A13, longer battery life and a new wide...
2019-11-1200 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingThere were so many great topics to talk about last month from Ben's list that we didn't get a chance to cover all of them. We'll continue with a flood of info based on questions LAPUG members have submitted and we'll also cover some of the latest info going on in the Apple world. Of course, come prepared with new topics you would like us to discuss and we'll fit those in, too! macOS Catalina, iOS 13, iPadOS 13, watch OS 6 and tvOS 13 are just around the corner as we have more info that you'll need to know before upgrading!
2019-08-2600 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingOur content this month is drawn from your questions and requests. We will look at: 1. Mail application choices for macOS and iOS 2. Death of Bento, other options 3. Photo organization for iOS 4. Maintenance Tools on macOS Malwarebytes TechTool Intego Net Barrier & Virus Barrier Disk Warrior EtreCheck Little Snitch Apple Disk Utility 5. Digital payment systems (such as Venmo, CashApp, AppleCash, ApplePay and the new Apple credit card) and cryptocurrencies. There are now dozens (perhaps even hundreds) of them, and even the social media companies (such as Facebook) ar...
2019-08-2600 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly MeetingNew iPhones and new Apple Watch! We'll have the run down on all the new stuff. And, to make things better for all of us, macOS Mojave, iOS 12, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12 are all out. We'll have devices that are running all of them and we'll demo it all and review all the new features. This is one of the big events of the year for LAPUG so you won't want to miss it! And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the macOS world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q
2018-10-1400 minLAPUGJuly 2018 LAPUG Monthly MeetingThis month, we'll review some iOS apps you know are there but you may not use to their fullest -- or at all. We'll review and go in-depth into Wallet, Files, Maps, Messages, News, Podcasts, Voice Memos, Compass, and more. Of course, there are some third-party apps that duplicate many of these features and we'll talk about some of them, too. Also, you may have heard that Apple has moved several features from macOS Server into the macOS itself for all users to take advantage of. We'll review those features and you'll see what you can enable with just a fe...
2018-07-1600 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting May 2018The days of packing toiletries and clothing and being on your way are gone. Today’s travel brings concerns for security and convenience that never existed before, including the ever-present need for power! How do you prepare, what do you have to bring with you and how can we best advise clients with simple preparations and tools that ease the burden of carrying everything you absolutely need to have with you? A recent discussion with Ben, Pat, Garry and Phil yielded some concrete recommendations and tools that make travel a little more secure and comfortable. Come share yours! And, of course, w...
2018-05-1900 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting February 2018The HomePod is finally a reality. Apple's smart speaker is more than just a speaker. It recognizes the environment where it's placed (near a wall, in an open area, in a room with another HomePod, etc.) and it adjusts the sound it produces based on its surroundings. The addition of Siri and the ability for it to be a hub for Apple's HomeKit makes the HomePod even smarter. We’ll have one on hand to demo! And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and le...
2018-02-1500 min2018-01-2200 minLAPUGNovember 2017 LAPUG Monthly MeetingThe new iPhone X is here...and it's so cool! We'll have a few on hand to demo and we'll discuss how this new model has been redesigned. No home button -- no problem. No Touch ID -- no problem. Full-screen graphics! And more! We'll also talk about advances in iOS 11 along with new features to come in iOS 11.2 (currently in beta testing). And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the macOS world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q&A.
2017-11-2100 min
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting October 2017iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra have been released! This month, we will spend out time going in-depth with both operating systems and we'll review some hidden features that haven't been talked about very much. This is going to be one of the big meetings of the year!
2017-10-1600 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting July 2017What's on your iPhone / iPad? There are so many apps avaialble and we all love to discover new ones from each other. Let's spend some time at at our next meeting going over any must-have and newer applications you've discovered. We've got some new favorites to show you and we'll leave the connection to the projector open for you to show off the ones you can't live without. Even if you've just got one favorite application -- for work, productivity, a hobby, or even a game -- we'd all love to know what floats your boat. This is what the LAPU...
2017-07-2200 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting June 2017 As expected, Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) brought not only announcements of new macOS, iOS, tvOS and watchOS, we also got new some new hardware announcements. Some are for immediate availability and some for for later this year. We'll have a complete rundown of all the announcements and we'll also discuss some other features and products Apple didn't include in the keynote. If you've been waiting for a new computer, this is the meeting to attend so you'll get your questions answered about what's new and how you can migrate. And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in th...
2017-06-1500 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting April 2017We've had a slew updates recently for macOS, iOS, tvOS and watchOS. We'll spend some time talking about not only some of the cool new features in macOS and iOS, but we'll also cover the significant new Apple File System (APFS) that snuck in right under your nose in iOS 10.3. This is a precursor of things to come in macOS and you should know what it is and how it will affect your Mac. We'll also talk about the end of 32-bit apps in iOS and how you can identify which older apps will no longer work in the next vers...
2017-04-1700 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting March 2017A little early spring cleaning and some amuse-bouche! What are we talking about here? This month, we'll cover some really important techniques for cleaning out your Mac of old crud, how to restore some of the zip it used to have and how to maintain it better. There are a lot of quick and simple things you can do to free up space and get your Mac's speed back after having used it for so long. In addition, we'll be talking about a ton of smaller apps (hence the "amuse-bouche reference) that are mainly one-trick ponies that make a huge dif...
2017-03-1500 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting February 2017Allison Sheridan, from the NosillaCast podcast, will be at our meeting to present a few great tidbits when it comes to managing and editing photos on your Mac. Adobe Photoshop is the big 800 pound gorilla but it's probably overkill (and way too expensive) for most normal folks. There are other alternatives out there and Affinity Photo is one of the great ones. Allison will present how you can use AffinityPhoto as it's a powerful and capable application for not only most Mac users but for professionals as well. It costs about 5 months of Adobe Creative Cloud's Photoshop making it very aff...
2017-02-1400 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting January 2017Happy New Year! CES will have just wrapped up the before our meeting and we'll cover some interesting product announcements that might interest Apple users and portable computing enthusiasts. The Apple Airpods are starting to trickle in and we'll have some on head to demo and show you how they work. We've talked about Siri on macOS and iOS in the past and we've dabbled a bit with dictation. This month, we'll spend a lot more time talking about the uses of dictation along with many commands you can speak to make your "typing" much faster. Once you...
2017-01-1100 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting December 2016The new MacBooks are here, the new MacBooks are here! Well, some of us have received the new MacBook Pro with TouchBar and we'll spend some time talking about it. For those of you that want to know what having a TouchBar is like, we'lll also talk about a utility that will simulate that for you on your existing Mac. We're going to continue our discussion on some of our favorite utilities for both macOS and iOS and of course, since it's the holiday season, we'll spend the rest of our time socializing and enjoying some pizza and drinks. Feel...
2017-01-1100 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting November 2016Utilitiy City! This month, we'll spend some time talking about some of our favorite utilties that make life eaiser on macOS. Of course, there are a few popular ones like 1Password and TextExpander but there are so many more very powerful utilities that aren't as well known. We'll show you what you've been missing that will save you lots of time while you work. If you've got a favorite utility you like, feel free to tell us about it. Also, the new MacBook Pro notebooks have been announced and we'll review the features and let you know how all the chang...
2016-11-1500 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting October 2016macOS Sierra is here. Apple has been working hard at releasing a new operating system and there's lots to learn and lots to like. First off, it's now called macOS Sierra (Apple has dropped the "OS X" moniker). Since there are some Macs that can run El Capitan but now can't run Sierra due to some changes in the OS, we'll go over all the system requirements and we'll spend out time talking about all the new, really cool features. Not only will we review the major features that Apple demonstrated at their recent announcement but we'll also go over a l...
2016-10-2300 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting August 2016Become that power user you've always wanted to be! You know how to flex your Apple muscle when using certain apps...but what about the app you use the most...the Finder? Getting around the Finder and taking advantage of the many power user features will be some of the focus of our next meeting. Many long time Mac users still do things the same way even though Apple has given us some tools to make things quicker and easier. We'll go over lots of shortcuts and review some features you're not using. We've also got some great apps and...
2016-09-1100 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting July 2016 -- Some more info about what we know about macOS Sierra and iOS 10. -- With iOS 10 allowing users to remove built-in apps from their iPhones & iPads, it might be a good time to start looking at alternative apps that can replace or enhance what Apple's built-in apps (like Mail, Safari, Notes, Weather, Stocks, etc.) do. -- We'll review some tips and tricks about managing photos on your iPhone/iPad once you've imported them (but didn't delete them) from your iPhone. -- We'll review new features with iBooks that allow you to sync your entire Books library -- ev...
2016-07-1400 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting June 2016 The Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) kicks off on the morning of our June meeting. That means that the Keynote announcements made that morning will be fresh in our minds and we'll be excited to talk about them. New OS for Mac and iOS? Absolutely! New laptops and desktops? Maybe.... and maybe even more... We will spend our time analyzing and distilling those announcements and we'll spend our time talking about what it all means to Mac users like us. And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the OS X world as w...
2016-07-1400 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting May 2016We've got a variety of Mac and iOS Apps to talk about this month. These are apps in categories such as Scanning, Screen Sharing, Alarms, Online (Mac & Other) Communities, and Food among others. We'll also have some in-depth discussion on really taking advantage of online storage like Dropbox, iCloud Drive, SugarSync, etc., to maximize access to your data on devices with modest amounts of local storage (like iOS devices, 128 GB MacBooks, etc). Just because you have a lot of stuff doesn't mean you can't have access to all of it on your device. And, of course, we'll go over some other...
2016-05-1000 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting April 201640 years! On April 1, Apple celebrated their 40th anniversary at a great bash on their campus with Beats 1 DJ Zane Lowe broadcasting live from the party. In its 40 years, Apple has created lots of products that have really changed the world and inspired other companies to copy or follow -- Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, iPad. They've also created a few products that haven't done so well -- Apple III, Lisa, Macintosh Portable, Pippin, MacTV, Quadra with DOS Card, hockey puck Mouse, Apple HiFi, G4 Cube. At our next meeting, we'll spend some time reminiscing and we'll have a few old products on hand that will bring back...
2016-05-1000 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting March 2016These are a few of my favorite things...my favorite iOS apps!
At almost each meeting, we get asked about an app that does this or an app that does that or whether we know about an app that does something specific. Although Ben, Pat, and Phil do indeed buy and test lots of apps, many LAPUG members do too. So, our next meeting will be your opportunity to share your favorites. Even if they're just silly little games or utilities like an egg timer, come show us your favorites. We're always looking for more things to...
2016-03-2700 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Feb 2016For photos and music, we've got Apple's Photos and iTunes but what about a library for your videos? Over the years, you've probably collected a bunch of videos (maybe even some of Ben's fun videos shown at meetings) and you might not have an organized way to access them. With iPhones, iPads and Apple TV along with other TV accessories like Amazon Fire, Roku and Google Chromcast, wouldn't it be great if you had a single way to access them all no matter where you are and what device you're using? Well, there are a few ways to do that and...
2016-02-1800 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting January 2016A brand new year with a new set of resolutions. Maybe it's time to really learn about some of the cool stuff that's buried in OS X El Capitan or iOS 9. Maybe it's time clean off your desktop and make your Mac a little zipper. Maybe it's time to setup a second, offsite backup (what...you don't have a backup at all?...). Maybe it's time to really take advantage of cloud storage and understand what it is and what it isn't (and no, there isn't one single service called "The Cloud").
We'll spend some time going a lot more in de...
2016-01-2500 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting December 2015We've talked so much about security and passwords and the importance of using a password manager rather than that little black book or the Post-It notes you stick near the computer (you're not really doing any of that, right?). Well, the time has come. This is a MUST ATTEND meeting to finally get your head around using a secure password management application. Khad Young from AgileBits will be leading a discussion on 1Password to show you not only why you would need a password manager but also all the cool things 1Password can do. Bring your friends to the meeting and let's...
2015-12-2400 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting November 2015Lots of new stuff from Apple this month...we'll be showing and talking about the new Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, new iMacs, and, of course, the new Apple TV. We'll demo the new Apple TV and we'll go over the setup process including the using App Store. If you don't yet have an Apple TV, come see what it's all about. If you have one and are considering upgrading, we'll let you know if it makes sense for you.
(edit: Apple TV setup was not successful at the meeting. That particular device was faulty and later replaced by Apple).
2015-11-1600 min
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting October 2015OS X El Captian is here! For those of you keeping score, this is officially version 10.11 of the venerable Mac OS. It promises to be an exciting (free) successor to Yosemite and most reviewers have noted it's faster, cleaner and more refined. Rather than going to a whole new name, Apple selected "El Capitan" to reflect that it's a better version of Yosemite. We'll spend our time discussing how to upgrade, whether your Mac is capable of running El Capitan, and what major features this new OS will bring.
Also, now that iOS 9 has been out for a while, we'l...
2015-10-1500 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting September 2015The new iPhones are here...the new iPhones are here. Well, if you were to look at them, you wouldn't see anything new -- except for the new Rose Gold color. But, as Apple has said, "the only thing that has changed is everything". With the new, really cool 3D Touch, a new 12 MP camera, Live Photos, 4K video, the faster A9 processor, and more, the new iPhone 6S is a compelling upgrade. We'll talk about it as well as the new iOS 9 that going to be available September 16. That day will also bring Watch OS 2.0 and we'll talk about how w...
2015-09-1700 minLAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting August 2015Practical security changes you can make TONIGHT that will make you safer. Recommendations have changed for how to protect your data and we’ll go over the latest recommendations as well as the latest concerns for Mac and iOS with an emphasis on giving you control and clear ideas of what to do.
And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q&A.
2015-08-1200 min
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting July 2015Apple Music is here! Apple has made an about-face from over a decade ago when Steve Jobs said that people want to own their music. With Spotify, Pandora and other apps sharing their part of the streaming music market, Apple has now added an all-you-can-eat feature to the iTunes Music Store. We'll spend some time going over how it works and what's different than the competition. We'll also talk about how it compares to Apple's other music service, iTunes Match, and how they can work together.
We'll also go over some news including the public beta releases of O...
2015-07-1500 min
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting June 2015WWDC! The annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference is the week of June 8 and, luckily for us, we’re meeting the evening of first day. That means we’ll have a wrap up report of the keynote that will have taken place earlier that morning. Traditionally, this is the time of year Apple makes announcments about new versions of OS X, iOS and any new technologies they plan to introduce soon. Perhaps there will be a few hardware announcements, too. There have been a ton of rumors about what’s to come but we’ll only know after the keynote is over. Ma...
2015-06-122h 27LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting May 2015The Apple Watch is real and it’s finally here! But, is it all it’s reported to be? We’ll have a few watches on hand to show and talk about. We’ll review what the Apple Watch is and, equally important, what it’s not. There are many features of the watch that make it an extension of an iPhone and we’ll review what those are. We’ll also talk about how popular apps from the App Store have added functionality to the Apple Watch to make it even more useful. Come on by and let’s enjoy some Watch ti...
2015-05-142h 06LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting April 2015RIP iPhoto & Aperture. Apple has just release Yosemite 10.10.3 which not only includes the usual set of bug fixes and optimizations, it includes a brand new application, Photos. Photos is the new application that replaces both iPhoto and Aperture. Although both of those applications will no longer be updated, they will continue to work for the foreseeable future. We’ll review some of the features and requirements of Photos and we’ll discuss the consequence of moving to the new program. If you have questions, we urge you to not migrate your existing Library until you attend out meeting so you can ask th...
2015-04-162h 12LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting March 2015Apple is planning an announcement from Cupertino the morning of our meeting. Being a Monday, it is a rare occurrence for us to discuss announcements just made rather than speculate on a presentation that might happen the next day or later in the week. We’ll have a full rundown on what Apple talks about!
Yosemite is pretty solid since it came out in the fall and it brings with it lots of new and hidden features. We’ve talked about the main “tentpole” features of Yosemite, but now we’ve had some to time to dig around and there are an amazin...
2015-03-162h 11LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Feb 2015In 2014, Apple announced a few new products coming in early 2015. Well, it’s now early 2015 and these products are getting closer to being released. The Apple Watch is reportedly in production and the upcoming Photos application for OS X (replacing iPhoto and Aperture) hsa been reported to be in the next update to Yosemite. We’ll talk about these upcoming releases and show you what we know (including some videos of Photos).
Since there are a lot of utilties to help you clean up your iPhoto library, we’ll talk about the things you can do to prepare your library t...
2015-02-111h 25LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Jan 2015January is CES month! Ben, Phil and other LAPUG members that attended will review what was shown in the iLounge area as well as the coming trends in consumer electronics for 2015.
We’ll also focus on Sandvox. This is a really easy to use web site development tool. We’ll show you how to create a web site and how to upload it to a web server. We’ll also how you how easy it is to post updates and we’ll do it live with our own LAPUG web site.
And one more thing….Are you a slow typist...
2015-01-162h 22
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting December 2014OS X Yosemite has been out for a while and we’re discovering new things it can do every day. This is a great release and it promises to be the best version of OS X yet. Join us at our next meeting as we review not only some great new features in Yosemite but also some must-have Yosemite add-ons you can use to supercharge your Mac. Bring your Yosemite questions and we’ll enjoy some Q&A to cap off a great 2014 in the Apple world.And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in th...
2014-12-102h 27
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting November 2014OS X Yosemite is here! Not only that, we’ve got an update to iOS 8 that enables the collaborative functions of Yosemite and iOS working together even more closely. New iMacs and Mac Minis have been released, too! We’ll review all this news and we’ll spend the most of our meeting going over lots of new Yosemite features and how they work in conjuction with iOS. This will be the Mac meeting of the season as we all dive into two new operating systems! Don’t miss this meeting!
And, of course, we'll go over some other current e...
2014-12-012h 33LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting October 2014Wow! Lots of cool new stuff this month. iOS 8 has finally been released and we’ve got a pair of gorgeous new iPhones. Apple promises that Apple Pay will replace our credit cards and be the future of digital payments. Also, the mythical Apple Watch has been announced and we’ll talk about what features we can expect from it. We’ll spend a good portion of our meeting going over a bunch of new features found in iOS 8 and how you can take advantage of them!
We'll also talk about why some graphics and images on s...
2014-10-172h 33
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Sept 2014Apple must be teasing as, once again, they’ve chosen the morning after our September LAPUG meeting to make some big announcements. They’ll be doing the big show from the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino and this is only the 4th time Apple has made an announcement from this location (with the first being the introduction of the Mac in 1984). The Flint Center seats 2,300 -- over seven times the capacity of Apple’s on-Campus theater and over three times the capacity of the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco which have been the locations of most of t...
2014-09-091h 46LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting August 2014At our last meeting, we took a little survey of topics members would like us to cover at future meetings. One of those topics had to do with networking and the explanation of IP numbers, how they’re given out, gateways, DNS, switches, routers, bridges, IP port numbers, port forwarding and all the mysterious stuff that Internet companies make you go through. It’s important you understand what all these things are so that you’ll be better equipped to troubleshoot networking issues with your computer equipment. This could be a full day class for technical folks but we’ll condense...
2014-08-192h 19LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting July 2014We're going to look at a few applications to help you get a little more productive in your personal and work lives. Apple provides some apps like Reminders to help you make lists of things to do. But, if you need to keep track of more things than simple to-do lists can handle, or if you need to manage multiple projects, there are lots of apps that can do that sort of thing. This month, we'll look at OmniFocus and how its ecosystem works between OS X and iOS devices. We'll also look at streamlining things that need to be ...
2014-07-162h 16LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting June 2014Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) announcements brought lots of new stuff for the Apple world. Announcements for OS X Yosemite, iOS 8 and more! Join us for a recap and discussion of what we will be looking forward to playing with in the coming months. Bring your questions about the new stuff and how it all might affect you and we’ll put it all in perspective. This stuff is cool!!!!And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some t...
2014-06-112h 26
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting May 2014Moving forward with new releases of OS X sometimes means leaving things behind. With the introduction of Lion, Rosetta went away and we lost the ability to run old PowerPC apps (some of which never got updated to Intel). With the introduction of Leopard, we lost the ability to run Classic (OS 9) apps. Of course, pretty much everything is available to us in modern versions of OS X. But, what if you have data that needs to be read from some old app in an unsupported operating system or you need to run some utility that hasn’t been writte...
2014-05-162h 05LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting April 2014For those of you who have finished your taxes and won’t be up all night, come on over and join us. We’ll review the events from Macworld | iWorld and we’ll talk about new products from the show. This is one of our highlights of the year as our week in San Francisco gives us an idea of what 2014 will bring us for third party products in the OS X and iOS worlds.And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS ap...
2014-04-252h 22LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting March 2014Having an issue with your Mac or iPad? It happens sometimes and, generally speaking, it’s not your fault. We’ll go over some tips and tricks the troubleshooters use to help keep your devices in good working order. This is also an opportunity for your to come on by and ask some questions that have been stumping you so that you can get over that nagging OS X or iOS issue that’s been hounding you for a while.
And, of course, we'll go over some other current events in the OS X world as well as review so...
2014-03-202h 19LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting February 2014
If Internet Companies were Countries
http://jaysimons.deviantart.com/art/Map-of-the-Internet-1-0-427143215
North Korea’s Red Star OS
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/right-click/north-korea-imitates-apple-os-x-latest-red-152414963.html
iOS Tips (forwarded by Dave Whitby)
http://overbidme.com/questions_and_answers/amazing-tricks-every-iphone-and-ipad-user-should-know
Skybell Doorbell
http://www.skybell.com
Haiku Premium Themes free (2/day Mon-Sat)
In-app purchase
Olympics App
Adonit Jot Script
Pages2PDF
2014-02-162h 22LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Jan 2014It’s a brand new year and, with it, comes brand new stuff. Of course, the new MacPro is now shipping and some LAPUG users may have already received theirs. Within hours of it going on sale in late December, shipping dates were showing delivery in February so it may be some time before we get some real hands-on experience with it. Nevertheless, we’ll discuss what it offers and if it’s good time to get one.
The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the week right before our meeting and since Ben, Phil and a few othe...
2014-01-152h 12
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting December 2013The dust is settling with OS X Mavericks and new things are upon us. One of those things is a whole new set of iWork applications. We’ll go over the apps along with the changes they bring. We’ll also show you how to get so much more out of templates with iWork apps that can be used with both OS X and iOS versions of iWork. iWork apps on OS X and iOS also share their data over iCloud and we’ll go over how that works as well as reviewing other apps that use cloud syncing as well...
2013-12-192h 02
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting November 2013New OS, New MacBooks, New iPads, Oh My!As expected, October brought us new stuff and we’re pretty excited. OS X Mavericks is out and it’s been a pretty good upgrade. Not only does it introduce several new features but it’s free! New iLife and iWork apps are out and we’ll go over those, too. If you haven’t upgraded to Mavericks yet, we’ll give you some tips for best practices of what to do before upgrading. If you have upgraded and you’ve upgraded iWork and iLife, too, we’ll give you some tips for...
2013-11-122h 15
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting October 2013OS 7 is finally here along with new iPhones! You may have already upgraded to iOS 7 on your iPhone or you may be one of the lucky ones to have purchased a new iPhone 5C or iPhone 5s. We'll spend our evening talking about all the new features in iOS 7 along with a bunch of hidden new features and tips. Of course, we'll also discuss and show the new phones including the new iPhone 5s with it's new Touch ID sensor and new camera features. This will be one of our must attend meetings of the year to turn you into...
2013-10-152h 33
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting September 2013Keynote-Eve! As has happened a few times, we're meeting the night before new Apple announcements. We're expecting new iPhones and iOS 7 announcements for September 10. Could there be anything else? AppleTV Update? iPads? OS X Mavericks. Some of these rumors are more likely than others and we'll try to debunk some of the crazy ones out there. Come on by and we'll review what we know about what we expect will be announced.In addition to all this, presenting from an iPad and iPhone is very cool. Of course, there's Apple's Keynote on OS X and iOS but ther...
2013-09-112h 15
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting August 2013Since people are using iOS devices more and more and they want to store documents on them for reference or need to edit them as they would on a notebook while on the road, it's really important to know how to get documents onto your iPad and iPhone. There are many apps that allow you to manage your documents (word processing, spreadsheets, PDFs, graphics, etc.) and it's important to know how to get them onto your iPhone or iPad in many different ways -- it's a lot easier than you thought and it doesn't always require a tethered computer...
2013-08-142h 33
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting July 2013Well, WWDC is behind us and we'll discuss a few follow-up tidbits that we didn't get a chance to cover last month. One of things that a has come up a few times is the topic of Apple IDs -- what they are and how to best manage them. We'll spend some time going over that in detail so if this has been an issue for you, please make it a point to come to this meeting.
In addition, well talk about a few other things affecting Mac and iOS users including the demise of Google Reader. We'll tal...
2013-07-112h 20
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting June 2013WWDC! Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is on the same day as our June meeting. That's great since it will give us some time to discuss all the announcements to be made that day. What will they talk about? OS X 10.9? iOS 7? New MacBooks? New MacPro? New iPhones or iPads? What about personal computing devices like a watch that the press has been talking about so much? What about a TV? Well…..
We won't know what they'll actually announce until that morning but you can be sure that we'll cover it all in depth and give you a cle...
2013-06-142h 23
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting May 2013Rumors…rumors…rumors!!! Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is next month and you know what that means. New Mac OS X to be announced. New iOS to be announced. But, what features will they include? What have you heard? What would you like to see in the new operating systems? Think there might be new hardware announcements? What about new product categories for Apple? Bring your favorite rumors and let's talk about what would make the ultimate Apple announcements. Next month, we'll see how close we got as we'll be meeting the same day the announcements will be made....
2013-05-182h 21
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting April 2013Piggy-backing on last month's meeting, we'll talk about sharing data using the Cloud between iOS and your Mac. We'll talk about which apps are the most popular for sharing your data and your files and how you can leverage the strengths of various Cloud-based services. You shouldn't rely on just one on service and we'll show you how to integrate the Cloud into your daily work.And, of course, we'll go over some current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q&A
2013-04-102h 36
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting March 2013Living in the Cloud! No, we're no becoming space cadets…we (and a lot of the industry) are moving the center of the computing world to cloud computing. At our next meeting, we'll talk about what cloud computing is all about and we'll talk about the different ways your Mac can participate. In fact, you might not realize it but many of the things you already do are based on Cloud technologies. It's not as terrifying as you might think it is and we'll discuss all the advantages of working with the Cloud-based data. Come to the meeting and let's g...
2013-03-201h 57
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting February 2013Macworld | iWorld & MacIT have now come and gone and we'll spend some time at our February meeting reviewing some of the cool things we saw -- conferences and products. We'll have a nice wrap-up of the events from a bunch of us who spent some time in San Francisco at the end of January and beginning of February.
And, of course, we'll go over some current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps and leave some time for Q&A.
2013-03-052h 17LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting January 2013We're caught between two large conferences this week. CES just ended and Macworld | iWorld comes at the end of the month. At our next meeting, we'll have a little recap of some of the activities that might have interested Mac and iOS users at CES in Las Vegas. The iLounge pavilion was fairly large and lots of iOS-related stuff was on display. In addition, many other companies announced products with a Mac or iOS tie-in and we'll go over some of the highlights.
And, of course, we'll go over some current events in the OS X world as well as...
2013-01-272h 05LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting December 2012
It's Been How Long?
Can you believe it's been 20 years since LAPUG was created? The group was originally created in 1992 as a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the old Los Angeles Macintosh User Group (LAMG) -- one of the largest user groups in the world with a membership of over 5,000 at its peak. Monthly meetings back in the early 1990s peaked at over 600-700 attendees per meeting!! For those of you who were with us back then (and there are quite a few!), remember our meetings at the DWP auditorium in downtown LA? What about the meetings at the school in S...
2012-12-262h 01LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting November 2012The new iPads are here! The hit is the new iPad Mini and we'll have a few to show. It's incredibly light yet powerful and it's just as powerful as its big brother. The iPad 4th Generation (full size) was also released and we'll talk about what's new.We'll also review some of the hit apps on the App Store -- productivity, social networking and some really cool games that will exercise your mind.And, of course, we'll go over some current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac...
2012-12-012h 13LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting October 2012(In the same voice as Steve Martin in "The Jerk")"The new iPhones are here! The new iPhones are here!". And so is iOS 6!! We'll review both of Apple's newest toys and we'll spend a lot of time going over all the new features in iOS. If you have an older iPhone, we'll tell you what features you'll have and what you won't so you'll know if it's time to upgrade or not. And, of course, we'll go over some current events in the OS X world as well as review some cool Mac & iOS apps an...
2012-10-082h 32LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Sept 2012Security! We'll talk a bit more about securing your Mac and, more importantly, your data and your online profiles. You might have heard about a major security breach that affected a writer for Wired magazine recently. We'll talk about what happened (he was using a Mac, iCloud, iPhone, iPad and more) and how he might have avoided some of the problems and how some of it was beyond his control. We'll also discuss some techniques and utilities that can help you not only remember your login information but also help keep all your secret data really secure. This is pr...
2012-09-182h 24
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting August 2012So, the big news is that Mountain Lion is here!! Last month, we talked about getting prepared for Mountain Lion and making sure that you've not only got up-to-date software but whether your Mac would run Mountain Lion at all. This month, we'll dive in to Mountain Lion and show you all the ins and outs of this new cat! We'll also review some little known tips that we're uncovering that haven't been widely discussed. If you're about to jump on the Mountain Lion bandwagon, you'll definitely want to know what all the hoopla is about!Also...
2012-09-022h 48LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting May 2012Portable Digital Photography!! There have been SO many advances in digital photography in the last few years, it's almost like a whole new medium compared to just three or four years ago. With the advent of much larger CCDs (charge coupled devices), greater Megapixels and more powerful lenses, the images we can capture are incredible with the newer cameras. Built-in hi-def video, HDR (high dynamic range), panorama features, and other concepts are things we'll go over and we'll have some newer state-of-the-art cameras to talk about how all this is done. If you're looking to get a new camera, th...
2012-05-252h 34LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting - April 2012With the new iPad here as well as some updated apps to take advantage of that gorgeous Retina Display, we'll have some more fun demonstrating cool uses of the iPad.We'll also talk about Mountain Lion coming out this summer and what implications it might have for you and your Macs. There's some Java malware out there and we'll review what it is, how it may affect you and what you can do to avoid it altogether.And, of course, we'll go over some current events in the OS X world as well a...
2012-04-132h 09LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting March 2012There's lots of news this month! First and foremost, the new iPad has been announced and will start to arrive at the end of this week. If you haven't yet ordered yours or you're "on the fence", we'll discuss all the new features and we'll try to help you make a decision one way or the other. It looks really cool, though!A bunch of software updates have enhanced both the iPhone and iPad with iOS 5.1. We'll go over how to get this update (you don't need a computer!) and what it brings. We're discovering new little...
2012-03-132h 33LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting February 2012Macworld | iWorld, Mac IT and CES have all come and gone and we'll report on what we thought of the shows and conferences along with some demos, photos and discussions of some new stuff we saw.We've also been seeing a lot of discussion about speech-to-text apps with iOS. Siri on the iPhone 4S is Apple's built-in tool for converting your spoken words into typed text. We'll spend a little time on some Siri tips and tricks but we'll also review some other programs that will save you some typing on the keyboard.We'll also...
2012-03-102h 23LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting Jan 2012Happy New Year! Got a new iPad, iPod or iPhone for the holidays? You'll definitely want to come to our meeting this month as we're the group that talks about Apple's iOS products and how they integrate into your daily personal and business life.This month, we'll talk a bit about some alternative products to the built-in apps (Calendar, Music, Weather, Stocks, Notes, Reminders, Camera, etc). Although Apple provides some wonderful basic apps, there are many other applications available that provide more features and might fit better with your needs. Some of the apps that come on i...
2012-01-132h 17
LAPUGLAPUG Monthly Meeting, October 2011Of course we've all heard the sad news that the world has lost Steve Jobs. Many LAPUG members have expressed their feelings about what he has meant to them on our mailing list and in private emails. We'll spend some time talking about the impact he has made on our lives. If you have a special story you'd like to briefly share, feel free to come on by and let us know.But there's other news in Apple land and that, of course, is the new iPods, iOS 5 and the new iPhone 4S. We review the new fe...
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