It’s Official: Apple’s iPhone 13 Event Is Sept. 14
Thanks to Dave Whitby for the link!
Did You Know?
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Pasadena Library Update – Closure
From the City of Pasadena’s Web site:
CITY ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF PASADENA CENTRAL LIBRARY DUE TO SEISMIC SAFETY ISSUES
On Monday, May 3, the City of Pasadena Building Official ordered the closure of Pasadena Central Library, located at 285 E. Walnut St, until further notice. View the order. In-person library services recently resumed on a part-time basis following the county’s move into the less-restrictive orange tier. However, a recent structural assessment conducted as part of the scope of work for the Central Library Building Systems and Structural Assessment Capital Improvement Project revealed that most of the building is comprised of unreinforced masonry (URM) bearing walls that support concrete floors and walls.
The Board had been hoping to be able to start public General Meetings soon, back at the library, but fortune does not seem to be smiling on that at the moment.
Never fear; we will be continuing our Zoom meetings. We are actively researching substitute/replacement locations, so we’ll be ready to open the doors as soon as we are able.
For the complete report on the library, PYBT on the link above.
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September 20th General Meeting
Ransomware and Malware, Continued
In this day and age, you can’t be too safe.
You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension of psychology and software…
Ransomware, Malware, Phishing, and dangers of computing online…
Security of your System and data isn’t something you do once, it’s a way of thinking. We’ll present an overview of the key concerns and the key things you can do before and after to get and keep your systems and your data safe. To get you in the mood, here are three horror stories that might just keep you up at night…
User gets a text thinks it’s from their employer and sends their driver’s license front and back.
User enters their e-mail credentials in a phishing site and within 12 hours their ms365 account has been hacked and has sent over 300 additional Phishing messages.
User clicks on a link without due care and their computer and their company’s server becomes encrypted by Ransomware.
Next stop: the Security Zone…
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 iTunes gift card, an NXT 5,000 mAh Power Bank, a 3D-printed Tentacles Stand, a gently-used hardback copy of The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, and a mystery iTunes 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?
If not, you’re way behind on computer/device security. Shame on you!
At the Meeting after the Meeting, lots of security issues, various cell services, turning off 5G on iPhones, what 5G E service is, camera lenses on iPhones, cell service silliness, SIM cards & service, 1password, and AT&T store in Cardiff is what kept us busy.
That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!
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August 16th General Meeting
Security and Privacy: Protecting Your Computer from Ransomware, and other Privacy Issues
Security. Privacy. You gotta keep up with ’em or you know where you’ll end up…
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 iTunes gift card, NXT screen cleaning travel wet wipes, a large Apple Pasadena t-shirt (from store reopening), a Vivitar Privacy camera lens cover, a 3D-printed tentacle iPad stand, and a mystery iTunes 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?
If not, you missed a great Apps & Traps. We’re gonna have more traveling fun than you are!
At the Meeting after the Meeting, mosquitos, 13″ M1 login issues, FaceID and TouchID issues, Brave browser and search engine, Zoom questions, other Mac/Apple user groups, handling camera film and other film camera issues, Frank’s Highland Park Camera photo, desktop vs high “density” scanners, kittens in the dryer, and Apple Maps vs Google Maps vs Waze kept us up for quite some time.
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:
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’m Chris Ferenzi, a Washington DC wedding photographer, and I capture authentic moments for unconventional couples. I appreciate bold aesthetics, expansive compositions, and squash anxiety by letting laughter lead the way.
You can catch Chris’s complete story here: Chris Ferenzi’s Mac Setup for Wedding Photography.
“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.
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July 19th General Meeting
Travel Accessories
Summer vacation is upon us! Come on down and discover what you’ll need to keep your devices, and you, up and at ’em.
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. 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?
If not, be sad; be very, very sad…
At the Meeting after the Meeting, ransomeware, massive storage, continuations of the main presentation, and Bitcoin problems occupied our time.
That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!
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