InfoManager for Monday, September 1st, 2014

Posted on September 1, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 User Groups on Facebook Week ending August 31st 2014
02 Yacha – The viral messenger creates havoc in LA and Dubai
03 PaintCode 2.1 adds support for Swift programming language
04 LinkedIn thinks 360,000 people, including me, are stupid
05 QuickerTek Brings Fast 802.11AC Wireless to Apple MacBook
06 Join us for another hit episode of “Stupid App Tricks”
07 Six Apps to Keep Your Mac in Tip Top Shape
08 WritePad Pro 1.4 with Improved Note Taking
09 Get the School year going right – educational iOS games
10 TypeBook Creator for Mac
11 Twenty Nine Incredibly Useful Web sites
12 Quotes: Liberty Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on September 1, 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 Eivind Hjertnes, and I used to work with software development and IT before I went back to school.

I study philosophy at the University of Bergen. I write on my own site Hjertnes.me, and I do street fundraising for Greenpeace.

You can catch Eivind’s complete story here: Eivind Hjertnes’s sweet iPhone setup.

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

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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on August 29, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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: Thinner MacBook to Arrive by 2016

It, of course, gets better from there. PYBT: This Week’s Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible for all the juicy tidbits.

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Should I Just Reinstall It?

Posted on August 28, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

There are times when reinstalling OS X seems like it might be the perfect/only/desperate thing to do.

Justin Pot discusses various reasons you might want to do it, including:

  • Why Not Just Reinstall Regularly?
  • Everything Is Just… Broken
  • When Your Mac Is Slow
  • You’re Selling or Giving Away Your Mac

MakeUseOf has the whole story here: Mac Users: Is There Any Good Reason To Ever Reinstall OS X?.

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on August 25, 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 Alex Arena. I’m an undergraduate Computer Science student at ASU, and an instructor for the Tuts+ network. As a Tuts+ instructor, I spend my days researching, writing, and recording screencasts for other Mac enthusiasts. That skill set lends itself nicely to podcasting, so I do a bit of that as well.

You can catch Alex’s complete story here: Alex Arena’s sweet Mac setup.

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

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InfoManager for Monday, August 25th, 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 Wearable Technology news, views and reviews 1408-25
02 UGNN SafeNetting Report for August 25 2014
03 iPad InfoManager: Ready for September!
04 This week’s UGs on Facebook
05 Open Source Mac Software
06 Stop the Phone Books
07 iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program
08 iOS Business Card Scanner
09 60 Seconds: Cinemagraphs are moving pictures…
10 Quotes: Opportunities and the future Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on August 25, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Play class, focusing on iPhoto, at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Upcoming Mac and iPad Classes at Di-No

Posted on August 23, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Di-No LogoDi-No Computers, in Pasadena, hosts a rotating set of Mac classes on Tuesdays from 2:00p to 3:30p; and iPad classes on the first and third Mondays of each month, also from 2:00p to 3:30p. These classes are all no-cost; feel free to contribute to the tip jar, though, if you feel so moved! The schedule for the next four weeks is as follows:

26 August 2014 Mac Play This class will focus on editing photos using iPhoto as well as creating projects in iPhoto
8 September 2014 iPad Basics This class will focus on the essentials of the iPad: gestures, settings, and using basic apps
9 September 2014 Intro to the Interface This class is an introduction to the Mac
16 September 2014 Navigating the Interface This class focuses mainly on organizing files and dealing with the Finder

Call Jordan at Di-No for further details, including what you should bring with you, etc. To subscribe to Di-No’s class-schedule calendar, click here.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Early iPhone 5 Battery Issues

Posted on August 22, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Does your iPhone 5 hark back to between September 2012 and January 2013? Is the battery life not what it should be? Andrew Cunningham has a rather helpful article on Ars Technica, Apple announces battery replacement program for the iPhone 5.

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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on August 22, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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…

DON’T COUNT ON IT: Apple Explores an Intelligent Home Screen

It, of course, gets better from there. PYBT: This Week’s Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible for all the juicy tidbits.

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