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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

If so, let us know how it went…

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RIP Steve Jobs

Joe Rossignol, on MacRumors, posted a short remembrance on Steve Jobs today. Today marks the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs passing away at the age of 56, one day after Apple introduced the iPhone 4S and Siri. Laurene Powell Jobs, Tim Cook, … Continue reading

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October 17th General Meeting

We will *not* be meeting this month Due to various scheduling nightmares/phases of the moon/high tides/sunspots, we were unable to coordinate having the meeting this month. If we’d gone along with having the meeting, various parts would have been scheduled … Continue reading

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iOS 16 Tricks

“Apple’s iOS 16 update changed your iPhone. Here’s how to change it back, make it better and do more.” So tells us Heather Kelly, on The Washington Post: Lurking inside every major smartphone update are a mix of changes we … Continue reading

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iOS 16 Tricks & Tips

Updated your iPhone to iOS 16? Want to/need to change some stuff back to the way *you* like it? Interested in other stuff that can be done? Well, Heather Kelly, at The Washington Post, has some really cool answers for … Continue reading

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Getting Text Out of Photos!!

Apple posted a great article on how to get text out of photos and images in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15: With iOS 15 and later or iPadOS 15.1 and later, you can use Live Text to copy text in … Continue reading

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

It was a wild and crazy discussion/Q&A! Wow!! The Meeting after the Meeting involved doom of Disney, Apple hating, 1Password issues, issues when a spouse/partner passes away, myth-izing, Mac talk shows, hybrid (online and live combined) meetings, getting to Di-No, … Continue reading

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September 19th General Meeting

Apple’s Far Out Event Dave will be reporting on the iPhone 14 intro! Dunno about you, but I need to know!! Regular Features Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and … Continue reading

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Far Out!!!

Apple’s releasing the iPhone 14, from Jeff Butts, on MacObserver: The speculation is over, and the date is official. Apple will announce the iPhone 14 and, presumably, the Apple Watch Series 8 on Sept. 7. In an event dubbed “Far … Continue reading

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Apple Fixes Security Vulnerabilities

Jeff Butts reports, on MacObserver, Apple security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS Ventura: Apple released updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS Monterey on Wednesday. Bringing the operating systems to iOS 15.6.1, iPadOS 15.6.1 and macOS Monterey 12.5.1, the new … Continue reading

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