November 16th General Meeting

Posted on November 12, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

 

Ready for Christmas/Hanukkah??

Making a list…

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting…

…ready to go to the November meeting, so they know what to put on their Christmas lists! At the top is a dreidel (of course!); the rest they’re hoping to get from the raft of presenters who will be sharing what would be on their own lists. And who knows? There might be some great ideas from folk in the audience, too.

Audience questions & participation are strongly encouraged.

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.

appleSTEMs – Warren James presents interesting Apple science, technology, engineering, and math software.

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a My Passport Ultra 1 TB hard drive, a Gear Head Dual Cool II notebook cooling pad, a PNY Power-pack T2600, the MacUpdate Fall 2015 Bundle, an Apple sports bag, and a copy of Take Control of iWork and Read Me First – a Take Control e Book. Don’t forget: members receive one free ticket for our 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 Coco’s Restaurant, 77 N. Lake Ave. (between Union St. and Colorado Blvd., at the southwest corner of Union and Lake).

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try 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 am Liam Byrnes. I’m originally from Cornwall in England, but now live with my wife Rachel (she’s from Scotland) in South Africa… right now, though, I’m writing this in Taiwan!

I work for All Nations as a volunteer and am financially supported by amazing people from the UK and US. Despite my primary role being raising and mentoring local leaders face to face, because we are a non-profit without a big administrative staff, I always spend a reasonable amount of time on my computer, as a certain someone once said, Getting Things Done!

I’m also writing a thesis for an M.A. from the University of the Nations, and in my down-time I’m writing on LiamByrnes.com, tweeting here, and Instagramming up a storm here.

Seeing as being on a computer is not my primary place of work, productivity (and the software that assists that) becomes a big deal, hence why I love The Sweet Setup – you’ll see a lot of apps I use that I’ve picked up from other interviews on here.

You can catch Liam’s complete story here: Liam Byrnes’ Mac and iPhone setup.

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

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on November 2, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try 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 Bobály Mihály (Bobály is the family name, we use it the other way around here in Hungary). I run a small digital agency, named after my online nickname: JabJab. We create pay-per-click campaigns and offer digital analytics services. This practically means that besides the personal meetings, I work and exist in the digital space most of my work time.

You can catch Mihály’s complete story here: Bobály Mihály’s Mac and iPhone setup.

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

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try 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:

Hey there! My name is Zach Dyson. I’m a freelance Graphic Designer from Melbourne, Australia.

In my spare time I am an avid photographer (using a Canon 5D Mark II) and soon-to-be podcast host alongside my mate, Kyle Pasalskyj. We’re very close to launching “It’s a Parade” in the coming months. Our show is based on tech, design, photography and everything else that we love.

You can catch Zach’s complete story here: Zach Dyson’s Mac and iPhone setup.

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

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InfoManager for Monday, October 26th, 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

What’s Here:  
01  RE: Bernie Sanders’ joke about Hillary’s e-mail
02  Ad Blockers: Real help for the most annoying – advertising
03  New WhereNotes App for Apple Watch Introduces Location-Based Notes
04  Today in History launches updates for iOS and Android
05  How do you clone your hard drive?
06  User Groups on Facebook 10/24/2015
07  Easy Spending – Personal Finance App
08  Turntable for Mac
09  Quotes:  Roosevelt, Ustinov, Bueche Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on October 19, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try 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 Andreas. People on the Internet know me by my nickname Zettt. I work as a video producer focusing on introduction videos, iOS App Previews, and motion graphics. My company is named zCasting 3000.

I’m also one-third of a German podcast called Der Übercast. Patrick and Sven are my co-hosts. We fly an old Cessna. We sometimes have a bumpy ride, but as an experienced flight technician, I try to fix everything in post. (Wait, what?) Continue reading →

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8 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on October 14, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Zach Epstein, over on BGR, has a bad habit of posting lists of cool iPhone/iPad(/iPod Touch)(/Apple Watch) apps that are temporarily free.

Here’s the fine print:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get”, it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Here’s the link to today’s apps:

8 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for today

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Did You Know?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Today is Ada Lovelace Day!!

What??

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

OK. Now, who?

Ada Lovelace
Graphic from the MakeUseOf article

In How Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer, Changed the World, Matthew Hughes introduces us to Ada herself:

Its [the first computer program ever published] author was Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, more commonly known as Ada Lovelace, and the program was part of an academic article published in the 1840s. And no, that isn’t a typo.

Although Ada was an accomplished writer and mathematician, she’s better known for her contributions to the world of computing. If you’ve ever browsed the Internet, bought something online, or even used a smartphone, you owe her an immeasurable debt.

:::shaking head:::

Read the whole thing.

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9 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on October 13, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Zach Epstein, over on BGR, has a bad habit of posting lists of cool iPhone/iPad(/iPod Touch)(/Apple Watch) apps that are temporarily free.

Here’s the fine print:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now – obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get”, it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Here’s the link to today’s apps:

9 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time

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Two Dollar Tuesday

Posted on October 13, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Two Dollar Tuesday features Mac apps that have been discounted to, wait, don’t blink or you might miss it, two dollars! Well, a buck ninety nine, actually.

Today’s apps are:

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