InfoManager for Monday, October 12th, 2015

Posted on October 12, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:  
01  iPad InfoManager: TV, Fraud, Pixel C, Surface, iPad Air 3, and more
02  Surfing and reading safe and easy
03  User Groups on Facebook for weekending 10/10/2015
04  News from Kirkville: the iTunes guy with tips, tricks and news
05  ICANN Report: naughty domains, online risks, taxes and sex
06  iPhone Update from the gold to the weather to dolphins we all love our iPhone
07  An Illustrated History of Mac OS X
08  Smartphone Battery Myths, Explained
09  Cocktail 9.0.1 (El Capitan Edition)
10  Elmedia Video Player
11  Quotes: Hesse and Einstein Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on October 12, 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:

Hi! My name is Arturo Goga. I’m a technology writer for a fairly popular Spanish opinion Web site that also goes by my name: arturogoga.com, and my YouTube channel.

My main job consists of mainly producing content every day. I focus on some news, but at least once or twice a week, I try to prepare a more in-depth article or video.

You can catch Arturo’s complete story here: Arturo Goga’s Mac and iOS setup.

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

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8 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on October 9, 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 and iPad apps on sale for free today

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More El Capitan Advice

Posted on October 9, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Contemplating upgrading to El Capitan (OS X 10.11)? Dr Mac (Bob LeVitus) has a short and sweet article on The Mac Observer, Dr Mac’s Rants & Raves Episode #144: Read This Before You Install El Capitan. The bit that caught my eye first:

So before I say another word about El Capitan, here’s my advice (which is the same advice I give you every year): You might want to wait for the inevitable point release (i.e. version 10.11.01), just in case.

And don’t forget: December’s general meeting is all about El Capitan.

(Thanks to Andrew Zima for the pointer!)

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10 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on October 8, 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:

10 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on October 5, 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:

Hi! I’m Daniel Aditya Istyana. My primary job is at a clinical laboratory as a quality assurance officer of chemistry. I’m responsible for maintaining 120 branch offices and maintaining quality levels through various processes. Besides that, I’m also a freelance writer for an Indonesian tech blog. At night and during my spare time I write my own blog as well. I’m also currently going to college for a computer science degree.

You can catch Aditya’s complete story here: Aditya Daniel’s iOS setup.

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

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Talk Time

Posted on October 4, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus
Graphic from the article

And not to be outdone, AppleInsider started the month with In-depth review: Apple’s iPhone 6s & 6s Plus with 3D Touch. Daniel Eran Dilger starts thusly:

Last year’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus introduced a larger, slimmer form factor housing higher resolution Retina HD screens and improvements in processors, cameras and wireless. While Apple’s latest 6s and 6s Plus models look virtually identical, the company has significantly improved nearly every key feature, from a stronger glass and metal exterior outside to high-performance components inside, including a new pressure sensitive 3D Touch display.

If you’re contemplating a new iPhone, you must take a look here.

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El Capitan in Detail

Posted on October 4, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

And while we’re on the subject, Andrew Cunningham and Lee Hutchinson have a rather comprehensive look at El Capitan at Ars Technica. OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review knows all and tells all. For example, here’re the table of contents:

  • Installation and system requirements
  • Welcome to San Francisco
  • Window management: Mission Control and Split View
  • Spotlight
  • App improvements: Notes
    • Mail
    • Safari and Safari extensions
    • Maps
    • Photos
    • Disk Utility
  • Metal
    • OpenGL: Still lagging behind
  • System Integrity Protection
    • File- and block-level protections
    • Digging in a little deeper at the file level
    • Running protections
    • Developers, developers… developers?
    • Disabling it all
  • Trimforce and third-party SSDs
  • Networking: mDNSResponder
    • Happy eyeballs look toward IPv6
    • Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)
    • Network security
    • App transport security
  • Grab bag: Swift 2
    • Internationalization and localization
    • Safari’s responsive design mode
    • Find My Friends
    • System Preferences tweaks and new wallpapers
    • Hiding the menu bar
    • Battery life
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusions: The importance of the minor update

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Finding Stuff in El Capitan

Posted on October 4, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Spotlight search has long been one of the greatest features on the Mac (and iOS for that matter), and now with OS X El Capitan the near instant search engine that spans Apple platforms has some new capabilities that make it even more powerful and worthwhile. From being able to find vaguely referenced recent documents, to seeing the weather anywhere, to getting sports scores and game schedules, you’ll be sure to find Spotlight is more useful than ever before thanks to natural language search and recognition.

So begins Paul Horowitz’s 5 Great New Spotlight Search Tricks in OS X El Capitan on OS X Daily, which continues with great detail on the new features. Check it out.

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October 19th General Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

 

iOS 9

You want to know all about it; you know you do!

Important Software Update for all Apple Mobile device users! iOS 9 is here… learn about its most important features and the degree to which your device(s) can support those features. This is just an intro and we will be following up on how to better use its features well into 2016.

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 Take Control of iOS 9 and Read Me First – A Take Control Crash Course, an Apple User Group prize bag, a Gear Head Comfort Touch magnetic stylus, a 32-GB HP USB 3.0 flash drive, and a Macally USB optical mouse. 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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