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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10 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on October 1, 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 today

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8 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on September 30, 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 apps on sale for free for a limited time

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10 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on September 29, 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 today ($49 worth of apps for free!)

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Two Dollar Tuesday

Posted on September 29, 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:

  • Better Battery
  • Super PhotoCut
  • Split Screen

PYBT: Mac App Deals & Mac App Store Discounts – Two Dollar Tuesday and check it out!

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9 awesome iPhone apps

Posted on September 28, 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 apps on sale for free right now

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on September 28, 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 Illya Starikov; a full-time Computer Science student by day, and (still) a full-time Computer Science student by night. I like to pretend I am a programmer, but I’m really just stack-overflowing my way though life trying not to mess up. I enjoy occasional Web development on the side, as well.

For my free time, I like to indulge in podcast listening, reading, writing, Vexillology (that’s a thing), enjoying photography, drinking too much coffee and tea, and staying active.

You can catch Illya’s complete story here: Illya Starikov’s Mac and iOS setup.

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

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Did You Know?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

 
Found this on The Loop this afternoon:

This issue is far from over. We have no idea how this is going to shake out, who will adapt and survive and who will fold. I do believe it is an issue ad publishers have largely brought on themselves.…

It’s from Shawn King’s take on Jeffrey Zeldman’s thought-provoking post on ad blockers, on Medium. It’s well worth the read.

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