September 16th General Meeting

Posted on September 1, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

HomePod Speaker System

This thing sounds great! Find out how to set it 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 include an iTunes gift card, an EZ Quest USB C/Thunderbolt 3 to USB 3.0 female mini adapter with anodized aluminum sleeve, an XTREME Bluetooth audio adapter, a LAUD Splash-proof Bluetooth speaker, 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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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on August 26, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the E-mail class, at Di-No Computers.

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 August 20, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you’ll never know just how cool doing stuff in iMovie can be.

At Conrad’s, movie sets, Amazon rain forest politics, CBS & Viacom, iMDB, cats & coyotes, LG phone charging cables, and ketchup dominated.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Had You Heard?

Posted on August 6, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

The more things change…

From Klint Finley, on Wired, today:

In 1987, Apple moved its software products, such as MacPaint and the office suite AppleWorks, into a new subsidiary called Claris. But by 1998, most of Claris’ products had either moved back to Apple or been discontinued. So the company reformed as FileMaker, named for its flagship product, a database management system Claris acquired in 1988.

Now the Claris name is back. FileMaker, still a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, said Tuesday that it has changed its name to Claris International as it diversifies its portfolio of products and services beyond its flagship FileMaker Pro.

for the whole story, PYBT: Attention Apple Retro-Heads: Claris is Back!.

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August 19th General Meeting

Posted on August 1, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

iMovie

We’ve got it all: Dave will give us the how-to-do-it and Ron has examples.

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 Billboard wireless water-resistant speaker, a $25.00 Apple gift card, a Sabrent Travel USB charging station, a Whoosh! Screen Shine, and a mystery Apple 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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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on July 16, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, a totally gobsmacking presentation on the new iMac Pro and Apple Watch (and iOS and MacOS), and too much cool stuff in Apps & Traps is what you missed.

At Conrad’s, cameras, big TVs, the Paul McCartney concert at Dodger Stadium, a tiny chicken restaurant in Tokyo, and AMC financial woes dominated the conversations.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Who Are You and What Do You Do

Posted on July 15, 2019 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 Mike Schmitz, creator of Faith-Based Productivity. I also co-host the Focused and Bookworm podcasts, and most recently I joined The Sweet Setup team as Executive Editor.

You can catch Mike’s complete story here: Mike Schmitz’s Screencast and Podcasting setup .

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

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Who Are You and What Do You Do

Posted on July 8, 2019 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 Tiffany White, and I am a frontend software developer and course instructor. I also write my own blog that focuses on software development.

You can catch Tiffany’s complete story here: Tiffany White’s Mac and iOS Development Setup.

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

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July 15th General Meeting

Posted on July 1, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

New Apple Products, continued

If we have to continue the discussion another month, you know it’s gotta be good! Don’t miss it!!

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, a Cyber Power surge protector, iKlear Travel Singles, a mophie Encore 20K portable battery, an iConnect Sound Stream computer speaker, 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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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on June 18, 2019 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you missed the latest REALLY cool Apple announcements, and lots of Apps and Traps stuff you need to know.

At Conrad’s, we dealt with dealing with old computer equipment and OSes, dealing with the FCC, old wireless mics, and adopting homeless kittens.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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