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Libraries Are Cool These Days!

From the App Store this morning: Supercharge Your Library Card Did you know you have access to hundreds of thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and even comic books – all for free? All you need is a library card. Who knew? … Continue reading

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Samsung Photo Phun

😯 Spotted on The Loop: Gizmodo: Sending pictures to others is one of the most basic functions of a smartphone, but when your phone’s texting app starts randomly pushing out photos without your knowledge, you got a problem. Really??? Fancy … Continue reading

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July 16th General Meeting

Embed from Getty Images   Travel Software Where am I going? How do I get there? What shall I do… Regular Features Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS … Continue reading

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Did You Know?

From Consumer Reports: Latest Ways to Deal With Robocalls The number of these nuisance calls is exploding, but you have more options than ever to fight back I don’t know about you, but I’ve been getting a ton of these … Continue reading

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Did You Know?

If not, you need to! iOS 11.4 is the latest and greatest version of the iDevice operating system, and does some really cool stuff. From being able to access Messages on devices and Macs, to taking-photo hints, to typing??? into … Continue reading

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

If not, we know a lot more cool, who-knew? spreadsheet stuff than you do! At Conrad’s, we touched on teaching and schools; the Tardis; french fries, cole slaw, and lentil soup. That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Who are you and what do you do

At The Sweet Setup: Every week we post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools … Continue reading

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June 18th General Meeting

Embed from Getty Images   Spreadsheets – The Original Killer App What you can do with, and to, them Spreadsheets appeared in the early days of the personal computer revolution and quickly became the Killer App that drew people in … Continue reading

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

If not, you missed being carried away into a rather um… er… interesting version of the world. At Conrad’s, we talked about a lot of stuff! That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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May 21st General Meeting

Ingress Our world, like you’ve never imagined it Join Andrew and Mo! as they battle (each other) for control of the library and surrounding territory! Sound far-fetched? Not if they’re playing Ingress, a played-worldwide AR (augmented reality) game. Regular Features … Continue reading

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