Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we 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 Aaron Mahnke. I’m a freelance designer specializing in logos and icons, as well as app and website UI design. In my spare time, I write fiction, and have a number of novels available in most of the major ebook stores online. I blog occasionally on my personal site. I also make paper productivity tools that I sell online. Yes, paper. Sorry.

I work from home in the Boston area, where I live with my wife and two little girls. We live about 5 miles from the Atlantic and I can smell salt water from my office window. I love reading, writing, and playing games with friends. Recently, I’ve become addicted to Magic: The Gathering, and play that at the local game shop any chance I get. I’m a nerd, and I’m proud of it.

You can catch Aaron’s complete story here: Aaron Mahnke’s Sweet Mac setup.

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

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on May 5, 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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Reminder: iPad Class at Di-No

Posted on May 4, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

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Let That Be a Lesson

Posted on May 3, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Kyped from George Takei on Facebook, who credits UnearthedComics:

Spammer in Hell

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Singing the Praises of MacBook Air

Posted on May 2, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

MacBook Air

MacBook Air is Apple’s best computer? Really?? Andy Ihnatko thinks so:

It’s a quadruple-absurdity: absurdly light and thin, absurdly powerful, lasts an absurdly long time between charges, and absurdly well-made and stylish, given its moderate price. It’s deeply, uncannily relevant too. The Air is a bridge between the mobile-style devices that society seems to be moving toward and those desktop-style apps and workflows that we aren’t quite ready to abandon yet. And though Apple made some sacrifices in designing the MacBook Air, each one makes perfect sense given the role these notebooks were meant to play.

Kyped from John Gruber’s Daring Fireball, here’s the whole piece: Andy Ihnatko’s window into the MacBook Air price drop.

Whaddaya think?

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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on May 2, 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: Mockups Show What an iPhone 6 Looks Like in Hand

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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May 19th General Meeting

Posted on May 1, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

System Preferences

Accessibility, usability, and “hidden features”

Join us at 7pm on May 19th, 2014 – our monthly general meeting where we’ll be discussing some interesting things you might not know about to help you use your Mac better. Whether it’s helping work faster, see better, or just interact easier with your Mac, there should be something new or useful for you in this presentation.

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. 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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Books on Your Mac

Posted on April 30, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If you’re a book/reading addict and you like to read in bed before you drop off (and your bedmate prefers the lights off), or you’re spending time in an RV (and have absolutely no room), or you like to catch a few pages on the bus or the train or during lunchtime at work (and you can’t carry around the stack you’re working on) you need to know about these apps:

7 Ebook Readers For Your Mac Compared

Most, if not all, of these are available for iDevices, so you’re totally covered. What a relief!!

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WHAT?!!??!

Posted on April 29, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

What do you mean, an office suite doesn’t have print capabilities?!?

Microsoft finally got with it, according to Macworld this morning, and you can now print from Office for iPad. You’re still stuck with needing an Office 365 license…

Here’s the link to Mark Hachman’s report: Microsoft Office for iPad finally adds printing feature.

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we 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 Preshit Deorukhkar. I’m the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Pixels, a site that showcases some of the finest examples of visual design in apps & on the web. I have also co-founded Homescreen.me and the now-defunct Apple blog Smoking Apples.

I work from a little home-office setup in Mumbai, India, as a tech consultant & advisor, working with local Educational Institutes and other small businesses and helping them with their online presence & Web properties.

I write about miscellaneous stuff over at Nuclear Bits, post photos to Flickr, and videos to YouTube.

You can catch Preshit’s complete story here: Preshit Deorukhkar’s sweet Mac setup.

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

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