June 16 General Meeting

Spring Cleaning abandoned us last month, so we’re bringing it back. You know, we all know, it’s past time to tidy computer things up, so make sure to join us!

And it’s the time of year for the WWDC (Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference) report.

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Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes Take Control of Managing Your Files (e-book), winner’s choice Take Control e-book, a $25.00 Apple Card, a mystery Apple Card, and a couple more.

And… we’re also having a Golden Ticket drawing! We’ve got a 1 terabyte USB 3.2 (USB-A and USB-C) flash drive. Tickets are $3.00 each, or six for $15.00.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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?

Dang!! A lot of really cool, interesting, I-needed-to-know stuff about Apple Music!

The Meeting after the Meeting led us down the path, primarily, to Cardhop (exchange contact cards with a QR Code, among other things) and getting to Dodger Stadium & watching the game.

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May 19 General Meeting

Spring is upon us, and, therefore, it’s time for spring cleaning! And with perfect timing, our May presentation is Spring Cleaning. You gotta tune in, in person or via Zoom, and get all the gory details.

We’ll also be having stuff you need to know on Apple Music.

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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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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?

Wow! A lot of info, discussion, and Q&A; you shoulda been there, if you weren’t!

The Meeting after the Meeting covered dealing with Zoom settings; sharing music and playlists over the Internet; dealing with 20-year-old PageMaker files; Earth Day exercise award(s) in the Apple Watch Workout app; products vs tariffs; iCloud storage issues; dealing with FireWire drives on modern-ish equipment; Apple TV issues; and spam, spam, spam, spam (and not the kind you fry with peaches)…

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April 21 General Meeting

If you’re anything like most of us, you’ve got centuries of photos collected from before digital cameras, stuff of yours, stuff of other family members, stuff of friends, stuff of… well, you get it… How you gonna keep ’em from fading, getting torn up (or shredded?), or…

Well, have we got the thing for you! Photomyne is a grand photo scanning system, and we’ll learn all about it.

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Apple News & Updates

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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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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March 17 General Meeting

This month, we’ve got some interesting stuff: mostly, recent Apple announcements. What are they up to now? Tune in and find out! Looks like we might also have word on backup procedures & applications, and possibly even about Photo Myne!

Oh, and happy St Patrick’s Day!

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

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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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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Get the Party Started With Apple Invites

Apple’s got a new app, Apple Invites, and it looks pretty darned cool!

From Apple:

Each invitation can include a link with directions to the event, the local weather, and shared photos and playlists. iCloud+ subscribers can create events, and anyone can RSVP to an event, regardless of whether they have an Apple Account or Apple device. Here’s a quick tour:…

Gathering your crew with Apple Invites is easy: Just copy a link and share it with family and friends on any messaging platform. You can invite up to 100 guests per event, and anyone can RSVP in the app or on iCloud.com/invites—no subscription necessary.

For the whole thang, PYBT: Apple Store Preview (Apple Invites).

Thanks to Andrew Zima for the tip.

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February 17 General Meeting

A good thing for the new year is making sure your finances are heading down the correct path. Which makes an early-in-the-year presentation on Banktivity, a personal finance program, just the thing, don’t you think?

Come on down and check it out!

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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January 20 General Meeting Cancelled!!

As much as we were looking forward to this month’s meeting, due to a variety of unfortunate circumstances, primarily the Palisades and Eaton fires and presentation issues, we have to cancel the January meeting.

We’ll miss y’all, and look forward to seeing you next month, on the 17th.

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Holiday Party Update

It’s just about that time!

Public service announcement: Party time starts shortly before 7:00p. In order to enable after-hours security for the store, the doors may be locked just after 7:00p, and entry could be rather difficult, so set your arrival timing a little early.

There will be drawing prizes, IIRC, so it should be a good time all around!

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