Be Safe, Boys and Girls

Posted on December 26, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Newton!

Put computer security high on your new year’s resolutions list. As Rob LeFebvre observes on Cult of Mac, “…With all the recent hacks into private as well as corporate data — like the credit card grab from Home Depot and the hack into Sony’s files, there’s no better time to learn some of the things we all can do to protect ourselves.…”

Rob’s tips:

  1. Don’t reuse user names or email addresses
  2. Use secure payment systems (not credit cards)
  3. Only shop secure websites
  4. Stop using simple passwords

For the complete details, PYBT: Your biggest online security mistakes (and how to avoid them).

Photo from the article

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InfoManager for Monday, December 22nd, 2014

Posted on December 22, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 Another great year with you!
02 A bit of Christmas history
03 Geek Holiday Songs
04 Put The Words In Order To Solve Puzzles And Earn Rewards
05 Audio Switcher for Mac OS X – Menu Bar Applet for Managing Audio Devices
06 Top Mac Apps of 2014 per Apple
07 User Groups on Facebook for Week Ending 12/20/2014
08 First Movie-Maker App that Lets Users Add Video Stickers
09 Add Zoom Effect To Existing Videos
10 The Virtual Business Card That Exchanges Info Electronically
11 PDFpen 2 Embraces iOS 8 with New Professional-level Features
12 PhatWare Unveils Penquills: 2-in-1 Custom Keyboard for iPhones
13 Top 100 most shared articles of 2014
14 Quotes: Barbara Tober and Albert Einstein Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on December 22, 2014 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’m Dr Terry Portis, college director, psychology professor, reader and technology enthusiast. I manage a department that is made up of about 200 faculty and 4,000 students.

I also teach one face-to-face psychology class each semester, do some online teaching and curriculum design, serve on three boards, and teach adult Sunday School at my church. I do workshops and write articles for college faculty and administrators on doing better presentations, using technology to be more productive, and how teaching is impacted by aging and disabilities. The teaching and writing part of my life does not feel like work at all, I have fun doing it and sometimes lose track of time for hours. The administrative part – yeah, that feels like hard work (but meaningful).

You can catch Dr Portis’ complete story here: Dr Terry Portis’ sweet setup.

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

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Happy Hanukkah!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If not, you missed some old-timers, a great new feature (appleSTEMs), and the Board election (shame on you!).

At Coco’s, topics ranged from beg-a-thons, satellite radio, Microsoft ads, and delivery drones to dark chocolate chip cheese pie! and “standards”. And Jordi was back!!

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on December 15, 2014 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 Christine Chan, and I am a writer and editor over at AppAdvice.com. I cover reviews and news of iOS and some Mac apps on a daily basis. I also try to write for my own personal blog over at christinechan.org when I have some time, but that is few and far between.

You can catch Christine’s complete story here: Christine Chan’s sweet iPhone setup.

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

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InfoManager for Monday, December 15th, 2014

Posted on December 15, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 ALERT: Bank of America Malware Phish attack
02 Facebook User Groups 12/13/14
03 iPhone InfoManager: A new iPhone, lots of apps, news and rumors
04 App Camp For Girls Seattle Finishes With Campers Pitching Apps
05 Free Set of Greeting Cards
06 MORE Fun apps for the kids and the folks for the holidays
07 An Oral History of Boston’s Rise and Fall
08 Save Call history to Mac or iPhone
09 Safenetting: The New Year Brings New Cybersecurity Challenges
10 NASA vs Macintosh ?
11 Steve “Woz” fun video
12 Lynn Wegley shared Chris Espinosa’s photo blast from the past!
13 Des Moines Mac Users Group (DMMUG)
14 Quotes: Steve Wozniak and Walt Disney Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do

Posted on December 8, 2014 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 Tom Carmony, and I’m Design Director at Black Pixel. I’ve been designing for the web since 1997, previously at Mule Design, Evening Edition, and more than a decade of freelancing.

You can catch Tom’s complete story here: Tom Carmony’s sweet Mac setup.

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

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InfoManager for Monday, December 8th, 2014

Posted on December 8, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 Fun apps for the kids and the folks for the holidays
02 iPad InfoManager: Ready for December!
03 Safenetting Cybersecurity & Malware Report for December 2014
04 Macintosh User Groups on Facebook 12/6/2014
05 Now edit Microsoft Office documents from within Dropbox
06 Five fixes for OS X Yosemite
07 PDFpen 2 for iOS 8
08 Never Lose Your Stuff Again: 6 Bluetooth Trackers Reviewed
09 I Almost Fell for This Apple ID Phishing E-mail
10 Quotes: Simmons, Gandhi and Einstein Continue reading →

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December 15th General Meeting

Posted on December 2, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Coffee Table Memoirs

Holiday Help

End-of-the-year and holiday ideas

What to do with all those digital photos you have, and all your friends and rellies are dying to see? Consider this – Coffee Table Memoirs: How to convert your precious digital pictures into something you can hold in your hands and share with your friends.

And I’m sure there will be many more helpful suggestions!

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. This month’s featured apps include Dino Walk, ExoPlanet, and a TBA math app. Stay tuned!

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Board of Directors election – We’ll be electing the Board tonight. PYBT for the list of candidates: 2015 Board of Directors Candidates.

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a $25.00 Apple gift card, a copy of iPhone: The Missing Manual (8th Edition), a Microconsultants gift certificate (for services), a MacAlly mouse/keyboard combo, and a 3D-printed Christmas tree. Don’t forget: members receive one free ticket for our drawing. Bring a guest and get another free ticket! And don’t forget: if you’ve paid your 2015 dues, you get two red tickets! 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 at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium 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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