Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on July 4, 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: “iPhone Air” Could Launch September 25

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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July 21st General Meeting

Posted on July 1, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

GarageBand

GarageBand

Music for Everyone

GarageBand is Apple’s incredibly wonderful music-making application. It makes it EASY to create and record music, whether you’re a seasoned pro or you’ve never played a note in your life. It comes with built-in instruments, pre-recorded loops, editing tools, and everything you need to create any kind of music you like. If you already play an instrument or sing, you can record that, too! GarageBand can also be used to create podcasts, audiobooks or even to score your iMovie videos! And to make it even more awesome, it’s FREE!!

Come learn how to make your own music with GarageBand!

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.

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a Blue Microphone Snowball Bundle (USB mic & tripod kit (white)), a TrackR StickR, 4″ x 6″ HP photo paper, a Xentris Wireless Hard Shell for iPhone 5, and two other prizes to be revealed later. 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 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 Colorado Blvd. and Holly St.).

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on June 30, 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 Jago and I have been illustrating children’s books for the last 11 years (basically I get paid to draw pictures… yep). I live in Cornwall, the little bit of the UK that sticks out into the Atlantic. I have produced illustrations for over 40 children’s books and a few magazines, as well as some logos and album covers. Recently I have also participated in a couple of exhibitions and signed prints of my work are now available in galleries in the UK (as well as on my shop).

Most of my recent work however has been for publishers in the US as my agent (Ronnie Herman) is based in New York. I’m probably best known for my work with New York Times Bestselling author Sally Lloyd-Jones. Our books have sold more than 1.3 million copies and won a tidy stack of awards.

I’ve just completed a logo for a permaculture farm in Oregon and I’m currently putting the finishing touches on a book about the collective nouns for different animals. It’s called An Ambush of Tigers and is being published by Millbrook Press in the US.

You can catch Jago’s complete story here: Jago Silver’s sweet setup.

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

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on June 30, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on June 27, 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: Another iPhone 6 Mockup Gets Videoed Next to Competitors

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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InfoManager for Monday, June 23rd, 2014

Posted on June 23, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 UGNN Facebook Update: Getting faster, charity, crime, and the World Cup
02 Local Carrot – Fresh Produce In Your Neighborhood
03 PDF to Flipbook Software for Mac
04 System Monitor Utility
05 Eighteen OS X Yosemite
06 MUGs Facebook: Maps, Safety, new iTunes Content, and more
07 Change MP3 audio format to Audiobook
08 New iPad mini & iPhone 5 Security Kits
09 UGNN Cyber Security Report for JUNE, 2014
10 MUGS Talk on Facebook
11 Quote: YouTube, Twitter are the eyes of the world Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on June 23, 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 Joe Caiati. By day I troubleshoot and repair Apple products, from iPhone displays all the way to main logic boards in the new Mac Pro.

I spend the remainder of my time posting interesting things to my blog, writing articles when inspiration strikes, and keeping up with all things technology via Twitter and podcasts.

You can catch Joe’s complete story here: Joe Caiati’s sweet iPhone setup.

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

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on June 23, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Play class, subject TBA, at Di-No Computers.

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

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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on June 20, 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: Photos Compare “iPhone 6” With 5s, HTC One

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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You *Need* This on Your iDevice

Posted on June 19, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Find My iPhone

Andrew Cunningham reports on Ars Technica this morning:

One of the new features iOS 7 introduced was an upgrade to the Find My iPhone service called Activation Lock–in addition to tracking your phone, sending it messages, and wiping your data, any iOS device with Find My iPhone enabled now requires your Apple ID to reactivate it. Even if your phone is stolen, the thief can’t turn around and resell it as a new phone.

I LOVE this!! PYBT: iOS 7 Activation Lock cutting iPhone theft, damaging resale market for all of the gory details.

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