Backup, Backup, Backup

if you don’t, odds are you’ll be awfully regretful at some point.

From Larry Magid’s article on The Merc:

Losing everything on your computer may not be tragic, but it can be pretty devastating, especially if it includes important records and documents, precious photos and other cherished digital keepsakes.  Fortunately, there are easy and relatively inexpensive ways to back everything up.

He continues with lots of advice; it’s well-written quite understandable, and quite easy to implement. PYBT: Backing up is not hard to do.

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Apple Watch Activity

There are SO many things Apple Watches do these days; it’s amazing!

One of the latest is Activity badges. Jason Cross, at Macworld, has a really interesting article this month:

Achievement badges are a funny thing. You know they’re just a simple little bit of visual flair, they don’t even do anything, and yet for some reason you just have to collect them. Achievements are great motivators, and the achievement badges for the activity tracking on the Apple Watch have inspired many users to get more exercise.

Here’s the whole deal: Apple Watch Activity badges: National Parks challenge coming August 26.

Thanks to Andrew Zima for the tip.

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August 21st General Meeting

FaceTime on AppleTV, Using Apple Savings Account, more about iOS17

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 Apple gift card, a USB-C female to USB-A 3.1 adaptor, a SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB 2.0 128GB flash drive, a SIGGRAPH cup, a Slider Grip (ring holder & phone stand), and a mystery Apple 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 you weren’t, darn!

The Meeting after the Meeting was another gobsmacking happening! iOS 17 compatibility, iPadOS 17 compatibility, Sonoma compatibility, 3D-printed Apple Watch parts, low battery rates, DMUG (Desert Macintosh Users Group) newsletter, iPhones & water damage, don’t put iDevices that got wet in rice, various rapid charge issues, Sonic app vibrates water out of iPhones, washing AirPods, and Apple rumors kept us pretty busy.

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July 17th General Meeting

Apple News and Widgets & Lock Screens

More news and cool here’s-how-you-do-it info!

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?

You really shoulda been! We heard about lots and lots of cool new Apple, and other, stuff.

The Meeting after the Meeting was pretty much the same! We heard about restrooms at new Metro stations?; software recommendations; Russian hacking; printer issues, both laser and inkjet.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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June 19th General Meeting

WWDC & CES

Have you seen any reports from WWDC (Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference)? We’re gonna have all of it, and more!

WWDC – WWDC palooza!  iOS 17, iPad OS 17, Watch OS 10, Mac OS Sonoma, and even Apple TV update!

We will also be getting a CES (Consumer Electronics Show) report.

Dang! All that info…

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?

You’re gonna have to try REALLY hard to get as organized as we are, if you weren’t.

The Meeting after the Meeting didn’t quite convene; next month!

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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May 15th General Meeting

Mail and Messaging

Communication! You gotta do it!!

We might also be getting a CES report.

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?

We’ll get a lot farther in our next upgrade!

The Meeting after the Meeting covered Twillio device enrollment; buying your Mac/iDevice from private parties; Apple Watch as glucose monitor; what restaurant(s) is/are around for in-person Meeting after the Meeting; rescuing an iPhone that got soaked; traveling with, or without, computers; and Concorde fuel consumption and noise.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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