Upcoming Mac and iPad Classes at Di-No

Posted on April 22, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Di-No LogoDi-No Computers, in Pasadena, hosts a rotating set of Mac classes on Tuesdays from 2:00p to 3:30p; and an iPad class on the first Monday of each month, also from 2:00p to 3:30p. These classes are all no-cost; feel free to contribute to the tip jar, though, if you feel so moved! The schedule for the next four weeks is as follows:

30 April 2013 No class No classes are offered on a 5th Tuesday
6 May 2013 iPad This class will focus on the essentials of the iPad: gestures, settings, and using basic apps
7 May 2013 Intro to the Interface This class is an introduction to the Mac
14 May 2013 Navigating the Interface This class focuses mainly on organizing files and dealing with the Finder
21 May 2013 Mac Work This class focuses on Calendar (iCal)

Call Jordan at Di-No for further details, including what you should bring with you, etc. To subscribe to Di-No’s class-schedule calendar, click here.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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InfoManager for Monday, April 22, 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

What’s Here:
01 Cybercrime leveraging Boston Bombings for profit
02 UGNN Malware Report for 1304-22
03 Facebook: CISPA Another round of Pros and Cons
04 Anonymous Turns Up the Volume on Internet Blackout
05 What happens to your digital estate when you die?
06 UGNN Facebook Update: Big money, hacks, privacy and more
07 iPads in business, Cloud technology
08 Erem — Read Your News 1.9
09 Boxer
10 DailyCost 1.5.5
11 iOS Hints & Tips
12 Boot Runner 1.4
13 Quotes: Making Decisions Continue reading →

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Were You At the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you missed a rather techno-geek way of sharing:

Billy was presenting Dolly Drive and had arranged for Sid Newman (back East, somewhere) and Mark Ross (in Texas), of Dolly Drive, to join us, via WebEx, a Web/videoconferencing app. We could see what was happening on one of their Macs and could hear both of them as they explained things and answered questions. (I won’t say anything about Billy’s laptop’s misbehaving, and his having to borrow mine… ;-))

And you’re in good didn’t-win-the-hard-drive-in-the-drawing company. Again!

Coco’s was yummy, and it was really hard to follow all the conversations.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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InfoManager for Monday, March 15, 2013

Posted on April 15, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

What’s Here:
01 Safenetting: Beware Travel Phishing
02 PCs Are Dead, Long Live the Tablet
03 Now you can open VSD files!
04 Documents for iPhone
05 Five Secret iOS Gestures
06 Clean Up Your Sandbox
07 Splash Colors FX 1.0 for Mac
08 The beginning of the universe, for beginners
09 Cleaning up those nasty MS Word files in InDesign
10 Print & ePublishing Conference comes to Austin
11 Mac Doctor: Speed, fun and the resurrection of HyperCard
12 Time to ReThink Network Security
13 Quote: Curiosity Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on April 15, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, focusing on e-mail, at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674

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Think You’re Seeing Tons More Ads on Facebook Lately?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

You’re right…

The piece on Lifehacker.com starts out

“If you feel like Facebook has more ads than usual, you aren’t imagining it: Facebook’s been inundating us with more and more ads lately, and using your information—both online and offline—to do it. Here’s how it works, and how you can opt out.”

and continues with explanations and fixes.

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April 15th General Meeting

Posted on April 11, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Backup Options and Strategies

Backup Options and Strategies

Back up, so you can get back up

You do remember the 2nd Commandment from last month’s presentation, don’t you?

This month, you’re gonna find out ways to chose different options and strategies for your situation. Having a consistently-executed plan of regular backups is very important. It is not a question of if you will need it, only when.

We will be discussing types of backup media, keeping legacy backups up to date, hardware choices, and the different forms of backups. Included will be: local backups, file-by-file backups, incremental backups, data-only backups, history backups, full backups, clone backups, offsite backups, cloud backups, and backup services. Last but not least, we will cover backup security. Q & A discussion will be included; the only dumb question is one not asked!

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 Fantom Drives Mini USB 3.0/2.0 portable 500 GB 2.5″ hard drive. Don’t forget: members receive one free ticket for our drawing. Bring a guest and get another free ticket! Support our group and increase your chances of winning some goodies – drawing tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00. The odds are great that you can be a winner!

The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Following the general meeting, we have our informal Meeting after the Meeting at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 N. Lake Ave. (between Colorado Blvd. and Holly St.).

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on April 8, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Navigating the Interface class at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674

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InfoManager for Monday, April 8, 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker

What’s Here:
01 Safenetting: Phishing for April 8th
02 Smarter Journaling Debuts in Journals 2.0
03 Offline+Maps 1.5.1 released for iOS – Custom Offline Maps
04 View Tweets as Pictures – Free App for iPad
05 Free Storage, Sync & Backup for Mac
06 More on Apps for Autism
07 10 Facebook Tricks You Should Know
08 Preparing audiobooks for the road
09 Apps free for Autism Awareness Month
10 idev101: Fonts, Colors, & UI Sizes – Quick Reference for iOS Developers
11 Big Brother Camera Security, A Banned App, Returns To The App Store
12 Hulu Offers Some April Fool’s Day Shows We Wish Were Real
13 “Godfather of Soul” Goes Digital
14 Norkoshop: How Pyongyang forked Adobe
15 Quotes: Thoughts for Tax time Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on April 1, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Intro to the Interface class at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674

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