Author Archives: SGVAUG BlogMaster
More on iCloud Security & the “Breach”
#128279715 / gettyimages.com First off, here’s a link to the post on the Apple Web site: Apple update on iCloud.com security. Next, Sean Gallagher, on Ars Technica, posted a great user-friendly summary of a piece on greatfire.org, which tells us … Continue reading
iCloud Security Warning from Apple
Salient points from the article on the San Jose Mercury News: “We’re aware of intermittent organized network attacks using insecure certificates to obtain user information, and we take this very seriously,” the computer-maker said in a post Tuesday on its … Continue reading
A Smart Nightlight
What’s so smart about it? It pings your smartphone if it hears your fire alarm goes off. Kyle Vanhemert provides details here: A Fire-Safety Nightlight That Offers a New Take on the Smart Home. Short, sweet, and to the point.
Upcoming Mac and iPad Classes at Di-No
Di-No Computers, in Pasadena, hosts a rotating set of Mac classes on Tuesdays from 2:00p to 3:30p; and iPad classes on the first and third Mondays of each month, also from 2:00p to 3:30p. These classes are all no-cost; feel … Continue reading
Were You at the Meeting Last Night?
If not, you missed a long ton of iOS 8 tips, tricks, and hints! At Coco’s, discussion topics wandered about vacuum tubes, science fiction (both good and bad), punch cards, orbital mechanics, soup choices, transistors (and smoke), Word Perfect, and … Continue reading
Who are you and what do you do?
At The Sweet Setup: Every week we try to 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 … Continue reading
Look at Apps & Traps!!
#167447216 / gettyimages.com This month’s edition has been posted, and it’s got more stuff about iOS 8 than you thought existed! There’s also a monster selection of Yosemite tips and tricks. Wow! PYBT: October 2014 Apps & Traps. For previous … Continue reading
Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, subject TBA, at Di-No Computers. Di-No Computers 2817 E. Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 795-6674
There’s an App for That
Well, in this case, it’s a device… Remember the 3D printing presentation? and all the cool things they were working on? Well, how ’bout this (spotted in InfoManager, http://www.UGNN.com/): Yes, that’s a real, honest-to-goodness, 3D-printed concrete children’s playhouse!!! Read all … Continue reading
Faster than a…
#98570610 / gettyimages.com …speeding superhero? The FCC is contemplating cellular networks that will be able to provide gigabit or better speeds. Yes, there’s a catch (or three): if these high speeds can be implemented, it will be years before we … Continue reading
