Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Navigating the Interface class at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Navigating the Interface class at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
Are you as atrocious at arithmetic as I am? Even if you’re a whiz, keeping on top of your financial picture may not be as straightforward as it could be.
Fortunately, MakeUseOf’s Matthew Hughes had mercy on us! He lists, and explains, 10 spreadsheet templates from Vertex42 specifically designed to help us get a grip, including Family Budget Planner, College Budget Template, and Credit Repair Spreadheet.
PYBT: 10 Helpful Spreadsheet Templates To Help Manage Your Finances.
According to a post from Andrew Cunningham on Ars Technica:

From the post:
If the rumor mill is to be believed, new iPads will be the headlining item for the event, and we’ll also supposedly be getting the public release of OS X Yosemite. Both the iPads and Yosemite will reportedly be accompanied by iOS 8.1, the first major update to iOS 8. Other rumors also suggest…
For the rest, PYBT: Apple makes October 16 event official: “It’s been way too long”.
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 Jamelle Bouie, and I am a staff writer for Slate magazine. I cover politics and policy, I do photography, and sometimes I go on TV.
You can catch Jamelle’s complete story here: Jamelle Bouie’s sweet setup.
“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Intro to the Interface class at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
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Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad class, focusing on the essentials of the iPad, at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
From AppleInsider this afternoon:
Security researchers recently discovered that more than 17,000 Macs around the world have been infected by a new OS X malware threat called “iWorm,” which at one point used Reddit.com as a go-between to cull user data, perform various system actions and execute Lua scripts.
Yes, indeed, there are viruses, malware, and other not-so-nice bits and bobs out there that like to call Macs home; you really do need to be running anti-bad-stuff software on your Macs. ‘iWorm’ malware controls Macs via Reddit, more than 17K affected has the gory details, including how to tell if you’ve been invaded. Check it out; I have spoken.
As Christina Bonnington reports in Wired:
Each week, there are dozens of rumors, reports, and patent filings that hint at what’s coming out of Cupertino next. Some are legit, but many are totally bogus. As always, we’ve parsed the rumors, ranking them in order from “utterly ridiculous” to “duh, of course”. First up…
ASK AGAIN LATER: Apple to Improve Apple TV Remote Interface
It, of course, gets better from there. PYBT: This Week’s Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible for all the juicy tidbits.

Spotted on ArsTechnica this morning:
When it rains, it pours – Apple was silent for most of 2014 before dropping iOS 8, new iPhones, and the Apple Watch announcement on us last month. Now, Re/code says the company plans to hold an iPad-centric event at its town hall campus in Cupertino on October 16. Re/code (formerly AllThingsD) has a stellar track record for predicting Apple event dates, so we’re inclined to believe them even though the event is falling on a Thursday instead of a Tuesday (as Apple events usually do).
And it happens before our October meeting, so we should have even more stuff to hear about! PYBT to Andrew Cunningham’s piece: Re/code: Apple’s iPad and OS X Yosemite-focused event happens October 16.