January 16th General Meeting

Posted on January 1, 2023 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

What to do with your new Apple devices & More information on MacOS Ventura and iOS 16

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 an Apple $25.00 gift card, an Apple mystery gift card, an @Design foldable phone and tablet stand, a Wrap-It Storage BLK Tangle Free Cord Wrap, a MacBook Dock, and an Apple Watch Band.

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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December 19th General Meeting

Posted on December 1, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

We are NOT meeting this month

We were hoping, again, to have our holiday party this time around, but couldn’t quite figure out how to make the yummy treats and drinks available over Zoom…

We are, of course, hoping to see y’all at the January 2023 meeting, same Bat time, same Bat channel.

So have a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Joyous Kwanzaa, and a celebratory Solstice, and we’ll see you then!

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on November 22, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, we know a LOT more about iOS 16.1 and Ventura than you do!!

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Earthquake Warning!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

“If you use the right app or phone settings, ShakeAlert will give you a few crucial seconds to drop, cover and hold on before an earthquake reaches you”, reports Geoffrey A Fowler, on The Washington Post.

He further reports:

Your phone can now warn you before an earthquake arrives.

Yes, before.

“Be-be-boop! Be-be-boop! Earthquake,” rang an app on my iPhone at 11:42 a.m. on Oct. 25. “Drop, cover, hold on, shaking expected.”

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake had just struck about 50 miles away in California’s Silicon Valley. I leaped out of my chair and grabbed a wall. A few seconds later, the ground began to rumble.

Sounds like something we all need to know about, eh? PYBT: America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone.

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November 21st General Meeting

Posted on November 1, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Greatest Features of the new MacOS Ventura & iOS 16.1

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.

. 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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Apple Products Are Valuable, Oh My!

Posted on October 19, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Macworld’s Michael Simon posted a gobsmacking article on (old) (ancient?) iPhone prices:

We’re used to Apple’s products holding their value for longer than other devices, but it’s not often that one appreciates in value by 5,000 percent. But that’s exactly what happened here:

For the price and other gory details, PYBT: This $599 iPhone just sold for nearly…

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on October 18, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If so, let us know how it went…

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RIP Steve Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Joe Rossignol, on MacRumors, posted a short remembrance on Steve Jobs today.

Today marks the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs passing away at the age of 56, one day after Apple introduced the iPhone 4S and Siri.

Laurene Powell Jobs, Tim Cook, and Jony Ive recently discussed Jobs’ legacy during a sit-down panel with journalist Kara Swisher.…

PYBT: Steve Jobs Passed Away 11 Years Ago Today.

Thanks to Sean McKinley for the tip.

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October 17th General Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

We will *not* be meeting this month

Due to various scheduling nightmares/phases of the moon/high tides/sunspots, we were unable to coordinate having the meeting this month. If we’d gone along with having the meeting, various parts would have been scheduled on different days, at different times…

Made a lot more sense to just say “No!” and get back to normal next month. Hoping to see y’all then!

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iOS 16 Tricks

Posted on September 21, 2022 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

“Apple’s iOS 16 update changed your iPhone. Here’s how to change it back, make it better and do more.”

So tells us Heather Kelly, on The Washington Post:

Lurking inside every major smartphone update are a mix of changes we like, changes we don’t and features we don’t even know are there yet. Apple’s iOS 16 update for iPhones came out last week, and behind the flashier updates like editable messages is a whole list of subtle tweaks.

These big Apple updates always add in new settings and ways to customize your devices. On iPhones, that can mean introducing clutter and confusion, or just challenging creatures of habit who don’t like it when buttons move around (hello). Let us guide you through your phone’s new look, including that bigger clock.

I definitely need figure out some changes!

To check it all out, PYBT: How to customize your lock screen and 9 other iOS 16 tricks.

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