All posts by Jim Pernal

February 22nd 2023 meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, February  22nd, there will be a meeting with presenter and President Kent Mcdonald.

Three Screencast OnlineTip videos will be shown as the 42 minute Presentation for the SBAMUG General Meeting on February 22. The first Tip “Quick Look on macOS” explains how you can view the contents of files without opening them, by just pressing the spacebar. Fies may contain text, video, audio or images. Also you may share files with others, and also learn the size, etc.

The second Tip, Siri Tricks,digs into the lesser-known commands you can use with the automated assistant, and hopefully pick up a new trick or two.
The third Tip, Apple and Security,explains the background and evolution of Apple’s custom security processors, biometrics and encryption.

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Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

Note phone contact for help with Passwords to the meeting or General Zoom help is TBD at the moment.

January 25th, 2023 Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, January  25th, there will be a meeting with presenter Jim Pernal.

We will discuss the latest Mac Operating System Ventura (13.x)  Presentation will include the requirements for using this system, how to upgrade, why you should upgrade, and finally a few of the new features in the system with some demos. Will discuss the new stage manager, passkeys, system settings, new supplied apps, among others. 

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

December 14th 2022 Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

We bring back our Pizza in person meeting this month.   It will be at a local restaurant from 5:00PM to 7:00 PM.

This will be our December meeting and we will have a general Q & A session for anyone who wants to ask a question about Apple or Mac stuff.
The club will provide pizza, water and soft drinks, and dessert. Beer is also available if you want to purchase it yourself. There is plenty of parking.
Please feel free to bring a guest. The more, the merrier! 
– If you have an ugly Christmas sweater to wear, that’s good, too.
– If you want to bring a wrapped white elephant gift, we could have a little gift exchange.
Let’s eat some pizza and have some fun!
You will need to RSVP. Details about this and the location will be in the email group and also in the main communication medium for the club.  With the free food, you understand we won’t be specific here in the details on a public internet site.  Also CW Mitchell says he will bring his laptop and connect to Zoom during the party, so if  can’t make it, check in with zoom.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

October 26th Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, October 26th, there will be a meeting with presenter Allison Sheridan   who will  present TINY MAC TIPS.

Allison Sheridan has been podcasting and blogging about Apple and other tech for over 17 years, and really enjoys knowing little tips and tricks to make the Mac sing for her.  A friend of hers just switched from Windows to Mac and asked for some ideas to become more proficient. This spawned a series of articles that Allison calls Tiny Mac Tips.  Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a more recent Mac user, you’re bound to learn some tiny tips to make you more productive on your Mac. Allison is an engaging and entertaining speaker who enjoys audience participation, and when you’re done watching, you’ll have her blog posts on these Tiny Mac Tips as a handy reference guide.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

September 28th Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, September 28th, there will be a meeting with presenter George Wilde   who will  present highlights from the Apple “Far Out” event held on September 7th.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

August 31st 2022 Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, August 31st, there will be a meeting with presenter and President Kent McDonald   who will  present four videos on Tips.

The videos are 1) Tipsy: Travel Planning Tool  2) Picture This: Plant Identification Tool for iPhone  3) Hidden Extras in Finder and 4) Useful Safari Extensions

All but 2) are for the Macintosh.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

June 29th Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, June 29th, there will be a meeting with presenter and Member George Wilde  who will  discuss the WWDC conference announcements.

At the June 29th SBAMUG meeting George will discuss Apple’s significant new products announced during this month’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. These products include two new MacBooks incorporating a brand new and faster M2 chip. Apple also announced updates to the system software on all current Apple devices. These updates include macOS 13 (named Ventura), iOS 16, iPadOS 16, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9 – all with many exciting new features and available free later this year.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

May 25th Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, May 25th, there will be a meeting with Podcaster Allison Sheridan who will  discuss the CleanshotX App.

Allison titled the presentation “CleanShot X Might Be the Best  Screenshot & Annotation Tool I’ve Ever Used”  The App has many additional features beyond the Mac OS and preview for screenshots and Annotation; which she will discuss.

Allison has presented several times at our group in the past.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

April 27th Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, April 27th, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal who will  discuss Adding Additional Display Monitors to your Mac.

The Presentation at the April 27th SBAMUG meeting will first discuss the Mac OS Sidecar and new Universal Control that will let you use your iPad and/or other Mac computers as additional displays without needing to buy and connect other monitors

Next we will briefly discuss monitor specs and buying decisions. Links to monitor buying guides will be given.  Then we will discuss the various types ports on macs to connect displays.  Finally some example hookups will be shown. 

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315

March 30th Meeting

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Meeting (via Zoom)

The South Bay Apple Mac Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72 Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aficionados.

6:30 PM, Beginners Q & A

7:15 PM: On Wednesday, March 30th, there will be a meeting with Kent McDonald who will lead the  discussion on new Apple Hardware.

The Presentation at the March 30 SBAMUG meeting will suumarize the new-product announcements by Apple at their virtual “Event” on March 8, 2022. Some hardware products have new colors and/or new processor chips.The upgrades involve  iPhone, iPad, Mac and Display hardware. Hopefully we will hold a discussion by our members regarding the absence of the hoped-for announcement of a new 27 inch iMac based on M1.

In the Beginners Q&A session, the Units conversion function of the Mac Calculator App will be demonstrated.

Best way to get the Zoom meeting code is to sign up for the SBAMUG email group. Link is here. Then you will be notified a few days before the meeting with the meeting code and with a .ics link to also let you place it into your calendar app.

If you have questions about Zoom, or need the Zoom meeting code contact cwmitchell@sbamug.com 310-644-3315