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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Another Flash Vulnerability Announced

Posted on April 28, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

From AppleInsider this morning:

Adobe on Monday disclosed a new vulnerability in its Flash platform that may allow attackers to remotely take over and control Macs, PCs, and Linux machines and advised users to update their system as quickly as possible.

For the full article, PYBT: New Flash flaw could let attackers control Macs, Adobe urges users to update

To get straight to the Flash download page, PYBT: Adobe Flash Player

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InfoManager for Monday, April 28, 2014

Posted on April 28, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 UGNN InfoManager: ugly face of net neutrality back again!… Maybe for one last time!
02 UGNN Facebook Update: mirror the world, problems and paradise
03 Jessica Probus: Useful Web sites
04 Candy Apple Updated
05 UGNN Safenetting Malware Report: April showers bring… misery
06 Five Solutions to Mac Problems
07 Steve Jobs Quotes
08 Jumsoft’s Toolboxes
09 #187 Net Neutrality… or, The Bandwidth Wars
10 Quotes: Be yourself Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on April 28, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iCloud Basics class at Di-No Computers.

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

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The Mac Freebie Bundle 3.0

Posted on April 27, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Cult of Mac has another bundle for you: The Mac Freebie Bundle 3.0. It includes seven apps, and yes, it’s free.

Here they are:

X-Mirage $16.00 value
ClipBuddy $29.95 value
Elmedia Player Pro $19.95 value
cf/x Mosaic $19.99 value
Vidiary Video Journal App $19.99 value
Bits free
Sweetie $2.99 value

To claim your bundle, PYBT: The Mac Freebie Bundle 3.0

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Feeling Brave and Bold?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Be a beta tester for Apple. Really. From Macworld:

Ever dreamed of an opportunity to try out new versions of OS X before they’re released, but without having to pony up the $99 to become a registered developer? Well, that opportunity’s here: On Tuesday, Apple announced a new initiative, the OS X Beta Seed Program.

As part of the Beta Seed Program, users can register to receive pre-release versions of OS X, starting with OS X 10.9.3, which is available beginning on Tuesday. By trying out the new software and providing feedback to Apple, users can help shape the direction of the company’s desktop computer OS.…

Apple launches Beta Seed for OS X program for end users has more details.

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