May 16th General Meeting

Posted on May 1, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Searching for the Finder

This month, we’ll be focusing on the most used app in MacOS: the Finder! If time allows, we’ll get a look at Control Center on both iOS and MacOS.

Regular Features

Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS X, brought to you by Dave Whitby.

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includesa $25.00 Apple Gift Card, a Mystery Apple Gift Card, an Armstrong 2,000 mAh Power Bank, a Western Digital 64 GB USB 3.0 Easy Store Flash Drive, a heyday luggage Tag Style Lightning Cable, and a WHOOSH! SCREEN SHINE. Be on the lookout, on the Web site, for the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post, which will have the all gory details on how the drawing (among other things) should work.

. Be on the lookout, on the Web site, for the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post, which will have the all gory details on how the drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting will be conducted on Zoom. The gory details have arrived: Tech Check!

The Meeting after the Meeting is back with us. Hang on in Zoom, after the General meeting, and chat with everyone!

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The Best Wi-Fi Routers

Posted on April 19, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Wi-Fi is taking over our lives, or at least our houses; we need fast, reliable service, without having to worry about 75′ cables running through the house from the Internet routers to our devices, eh?

Wired feels our pain! Simon Hill posted a great article today on Wired, including LOTS of sub-topics, with links, to get us down the roaring road. PYBT: The Best Wi-Fi Routers.

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on April 19, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, we’ve got a lot more to-do than you!

The Meeting after the Meeting brought up Thunderbolt monitor card stuff, Web cams on monitors, iPhones as Web cams, Belkin MagSafe issues, Google Mail getting charged for (no!), getting Apple certifications/training, how long had the MUG been meeting at the Pasadena Library, hybrid meetings, and astronaut diapers.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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April 18th General Meeting

Posted on April 1, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

To-Dos: reminders, appointments, and other activity tracking applications

It needs to get done; all of it!! We’ll try to help.

Regular Features

Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS X, brought to you by Dave Whitby.

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a $25.00 Apple Gift Card, GEN TEK T5 Wireless Ear Buds, CHARJEN AirFomams Pro, Patriot USB-C to USB A 3.0/2.0 3 port hub, a mystery prize, and a mystery Apple gift card. Be on the lookout, on the Web site, for the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post, which will have the all gory details on how the drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting will be conducted on Zoom. The gory details have arrived: Tech Check!

The Meeting after the Meeting is back with us. Hang on in Zoom, after the General meeting, and chat with everyone!

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on March 22, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you missed a lot of cool info on a lot of cool stuff!

The Meeting after the Meeting got noisy and visible! Sound cancellation/emphasis in ear pods/buds; iPhotos into Photos; Samsung curved monitors; Mac Studio; and monitors, generically, are what consumed us.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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March 21st General Meeting

Posted on March 1, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Apple Event Report

Apple’s latest products annoucement was pretty spectacular! Join us for all the gory details.

Regular Features

Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS X, brought to you by Dave Whitby.

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a $25.00 Apple Gift Card, an EZ Quest USB-C/ThunderBolt 3.0 female mini adapter, a Goal Zero Flip 12 3,350 mAh (A 1 output) phone power bank, a Lexan Outdoors Medium Alexander Gear Box (7.7″ x 6.4″ x 3.6″), a Charjenpro Airfoams Pro  Air foam AirPod Pro tips, and a mystery Apple gift card. Be on the lookout, on the Web site, for the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post, which will have the all gory details on how the drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting will be conducted on Zoom. The gory details have arrived: Tech Check!

The Meeting after the Meeting is back with us. Hang on in Zoom, after the General meeting, and chat with everyone!

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on February 22, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you missed a lot of stuff!

At the Meeting after the Meeting, here’s what came up: Pegasus and the Israelis, battery usage, photos to iMovie, how does Maps navigation work with everyone using it all at the same time?, Spectrum and NordVPN, volume issues on Zoom, custard creme pie, updating software on AirPods Pro, IRS goof-ups, updating to iOS 15.3.1, dealing with Settings updates, sunshine coming through car windows, cocktail umbrellas, and what’s going on with Coco’s?

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on January 18, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, we missed you! Hope to see you next month.

At the Meeting after the Meeting, we touched on Weird Al; YouTube; Microsoft 365, Office, and Outlook; swimming at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center; Apple Watch fitness badges; exercise; W C Fields; and the Apple Silicon roadmap.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Save Yourself from Auto-Correct

Posted on January 14, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Auto-correct: good news/bad news! I’m not going to share any horror stories; we’ve seen more than enough, I’m sure.

There is hope on the horizon, however: Heather Kelly, from The Washington Post, posted a great article with tips and tricks on dealing with it.

PYBT: How to fix auto-correct’s annoying quirks.

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Who Are You and What Do You Do?

Posted on January 4, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

In this series, 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 someone uses and how they use those tools can spark our imagination and give us an idea or insight into how we can do things better.

Today’s victim, er, interviewee:

I’ll start by apologizing: October 5th, 2021 is the last time I dove deep into my Mac setup, boring everyone to the ends of the earth about how I use a Mac at the accounting office. I’m sorry for dragging you through that a few months ago.

But now for my justification: This little interview series may well stand as a testament to how far Apple has pushed the Mac in the last 12 to 24 months or so. Where I had to run both a Mac (personal) and PC (business) side-by-side two years ago, I can now run everything on one laptop with two operating systems, all-day battery life, multiple external displays, proper I/O, and a great keyboard.

There was a time where this sort of Mac setup felt like a far-off dream.

Here is how I have transitioned my accounting iMac setup from October 2021 to a portable powerhouse M1 Pro MacBook Pro setup for 2022.

You can catch Josh’s complete story here: Josh Ginter’s M1 Pro MacBook Pro Accounting Setup.

“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.

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