Who Are You and What Do You Do?

Posted on April 6, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we {aim 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 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:

My name is Brian McCabe, and I am a technology Consulting Director in a global professional services firm. I’ve been working in IT for over 30 years (how scary is that?!) having started off as a trainee Cobol programmer on ICL mainframes. Most of my career has centred around the deployment and management of Oracle software. I spend a lot of my time on the road, traveling mainly around the UK (with a few international trips) meeting clients and visiting our London HQ. The Apple setup works well for the mix of work locations, although recent global events have allowed me to focus more on my home setup.

I live in Manchester, UK with my partner Hayley, our two grown-up children, and the family dog, Colin. He is an Irish Terrier and can be seen on my Mac wallpaper.

You can catch Brian’s complete story here: Brian McCabe’s Mac, iOS, and Watch Setup.

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

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April 20th General Meeting

Posted on April 1, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Apple Product Updates & YouTube

More new and interesting Apple stuff, hard and soft! You need to know (and you know it)! And it might be fun to learn YouTube stuff, too.

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 is on hold until we can meet in person.

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

The Meeting after the Meeting is also, sadly, on hold.

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Who Are You and What Do You Do?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we {aim 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 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 Tony, and I live in Copenhagen, Denmark where my company — Airflix — specializes in shooting and editing drone videos.

We do drone videos for commercials, feature films, corporate videos, and everything in between. Apart from videos, we also do a fair amount of drone photos and photo editing.

I have set up a grading studio in my office where I colorgrade videos and edit photos.

I have put an effort into making my workspace as clutter-free as possible and removing visual distractions as I’m very OCD about how things look, and especially how they function on my desk. 😉

My desk is homemade with a shelf underneath painted in the same color as the wall, which for grading purposes is in a neutral gray color.

The purpose of the shelf is mainly to hide all the cables, ugly power bricks, and spinning HDDs (I have around 12-15 various drives for backups in there).

Keeping everything on a shelf under the desk also helps keep the noise level down. The desk is pushed a couple of inches away from the wall for ventilation purposes. This also allows room for a LED strip light on the back to show more light. The LED strip light provides backlight at an accurate temperature of 6500K, which is considered a neutral backlight when you color grade.

You can catch Tony’s complete story here: Tony Lindkold’s Mac Pro Setup.

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

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Who Are You and What Do You Do?

Posted on February 24, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we {aim 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 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:

My name is Kyle Bauman, and I’m the Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Students at Bear Valley Community Church in Colleyville, TX (suburban Fort Worth). My main responsibility is teaching and leading our ministries for middle school, high school, and college students. I also work with some classes we offer, and I have some administrative/executive responsibilities. Finally, I preach in our main worship services about ten times a year and help plan our sermon series throughout the year.

Aside from work (and more importantly), I’m married to Julia and dad to an almost-3-year-old boy, with baby boy #2 on the way in February! Outside of work, my interests include college football and basketball, Apple and other consumer tech, and productivity. You can connect with me on Twitter.

You can catch Kyle’s complete story here: Kyle Bauman’s Mac, iOS, and Watch setup.

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

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Reminder: Mac/iPhone/iPad class at DiNo

Posted on February 24, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

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

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Finding All Those (Dratted) WiFi Passwords on Your Mac

Posted on February 23, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Good news (passwords do a lot to protect you online), bad news (how the heck am I supposed to remember all that??)…

There is even better news! Joel Cornell tells us all about it on How-To Geek:

Having a complex Wi-Fi password increases your security, as well as your likelihood to forget a long chain of letters and numbers. Fortunately, there are two quick methods for retrieving your home Wi-Fi password quickly and securely.

Keychain Access

Your Mac saves Wi-Fi passwords to your keychain, and you can see them in the Keychain Access application on your Mac.

PYBT for it all: How to See All Your Saved Wi-Fi Passwords on macOS.

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Reminder: Mac/iPhone/iPadClass at Di-No

Posted on February 17, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

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

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Upcoming Mac Classes at Di-No

Posted on February 11, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Di-No LogoDi-No Computers, in Pasadena, hosts a rotating set of Mac/iPhone/iPad classes on Tuesdays 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 few weeks is as follows:

18 February 2020 Intro to Internet This class will focus on the basics of browsing and searching the Internet.
25 February 2020 Intro to eMail This class will focus on the basics of sending and receiving e-mail.

Call Jordan at Di-No for further details, including what you should bring with you, etc. You can check out the full schedule here.

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

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on February 11, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you missed a gobsmacking Apps & Traps and great presentations on Dropbox and CES.

At Conrad’s, we heard about iCamera lenses, the (a?) Viacom app, iPhone misbehaviors, Star Trek: Picard, Criminal Minds, Terry Bradshaw, USFL, the Industry Hills landfill, BKK, the Manson family, and the Van Nuys drive-in.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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February 10th General Meeting

Posted on February 1, 2020 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Dropbox

Need to store stuff? Need to share it with others, or between you Mac and iDevices? Dave will tell you how it’s done.

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 Energizer Spot LED, a PowerMaster 12000 mAh power bank, a Duration USB Car charger, a Kanex USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter, and a mystery iTunes gift card. Don’t forget: members receive one free ticket for the 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 in the Donald Wright Auditorium, at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch at 7:00 p.m. Following the general meeting, we have our informal Meeting after the Meeting at Conrads, 861 E. Walnut St. (at the NW corner of Walnut and Lake).

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