No Zoom meeting for 27 August 2025. Member and guests Picnic instead. Flyer was mailed to members on email list. RSVP to attend.. We will not announce details here as bots will pick up on it.
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July 30th Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 30+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00PM On Wednesday, July 30th 2025, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal on Security Updates for your other devices.
Beginners Q&A will be after the main meeting,
Note this is a new earlier start for the main meeting.
Having the main meeting starting at 7:00PM with the Beginners group following seems to have worked out and will continue,
The presentation will cover security device updates to your other devices. By other devices we mean devices other than Apple devices and installed software. These other devices are things like Routers, Printer, and IOT devices such as security cameras, smart lighting, smart refrigerators, other home automation and the like.
Best way to get the Zoom meeting codeis 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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
June 25th 2025 Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 30+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00PM On Wednesday, June 25th 2025, there will be a meeting with member George Wilde on Apple Software Updates Coming This Fall.
Beginners Q&A will be after the main meeting,
Note this is a new earlier start for the main meeting.
Having the main meeting starting at 7:00PM with the Beginners group following seems to have worked out and will continue,
George wrote:
The presentation will cover the new releases of macOS 26, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26 and visionOS 26 announced at WWDC, with emphasis on the Mac, iPhone, and iPad updates. The presentation will give an overview of the major new features implemented in these new releases and their compatibility with current Apple devices.
George Wilde has been presenting this WWDC information highlights in June for many years now. Thanks again George!
Best way to get the Zoom meeting codeis 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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
May 28th Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 30+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00PM On Wednesday, May 28th 2025, there will be a meeting with Allison Sheridan on Mac tiny tips.
Beginners Q&A will be after the main meeting,
Note this is a new earlier start for the main meeting.
Having the main meeting starting at 7:00PM with the Beginners group following seems to have worked out and will continue,
Allison wrote:
Whether you’re a seasoned Mac veteran, a fresh-faced switcher, or you just wish you knew more, there’s always something new to discover about how to use the Mac. 20-year Apple podcaster Allison Sheridan will present as many of her “Tiny Mac Tips” as she can in the time we have for her. Bring your Mac so you can play along and try out the tips as she explains them. Allison loves talking Tiny Tips because inevitably, someone in the audience teaches her something she doesn’t already know.
You won’t need to take notes, as Allison has documented all of the tips she’ll be showing (and more) here: [ link will be sent in email to members, not here ]
Best way to get the Zoom meeting codeis 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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
April 30th 2025 Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00PM On Wednesday, April 30th 2025, there will be a meeting with three videos on the Mac and iPhone
Beginners Q&A will be after the main meeting,
Note this is a new earlier start for the main meeting.
The core group decided to try this earlier time since we don’t seem to get enough questions as of late, to fill the 45 minute beginners time slot. We will try this new time slot for the main meeting.
The three videos are: 1) Image Playground, new Apple AI feature, 2) Using your iPhone on travel tips, and 3) 10 strange things your Mac may do. These are things like you Mac running slow, weird page rendering on internet page, no sound, etc.
Best way to get the Zoom meeting codeis 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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
March 26th 2025 Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
: 7:00 PM Beginners Q&A
7:45PM On Wednesday, March 26th 2025, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal on the new Apple hardware introduced in February and March 2025.
We will discuss the new iPhone 16E, new base model iPad with A16, new M3 iPad air, new M4 MacBook air, and the New Mac studio. The mac studio is available with either the M4 chip or the even more powerful and new M3 Ultra chip.
The iPhone 16E is a departure from the previous iPhone SE line. The base new iPad is lacking a key apple selling point, The new mac studio has a surprising top the the line processor that is not the M4.
Note the core group has decided to move the start time to 7:00 PM for the Beginners group and 7:45 for the main meeting to see if this will help attendance, and folks showing up late.
Best way to get the Zoom meeting codeis 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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
Jan 29th, 2025 Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
: 7:00 PM Beginners Q&A
7:45PM On Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal on Mac OS Sequoia
We will discuss the latest Mac Operating System Sequoia (15.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 AI (Apple Intelligence) , Safari 18 changes, Password and iPhone mirroring apps. Other items like the new Window tiling feartures, improved Calculator, notes will be covered.
Note the core group has decided to move the start time to 7:00 PM for the Beginners group and 7:45 for the main meeting to see if this will help attendance, and folks showing up late.
Best way to get the Zoom meeting codeis 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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
October 30th 2024 Presentation
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00 PM Beginners Q&A
7:45PM On Wednesday, September 25th 2024, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal of the SBAMUG with a presentation on the product announcements from the October Apple press releases and/or October event.
Apple did announce a new iPad Mini via an October 15th press release. This will be covered along with any new devices announced by Apple up to the day of the meeting. This will likely be new Mac computers. As a fallback we will show videos following the presentation.
Note the core group has decided to move the start time to 7:00 PM for the Beginners group and the main presentation at 7:45PM.
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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
September 25th, 2024 Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00 PM Beginners Q&A
7:30PM On Wednesday, September 25th 2024, there will be a meeting with Phil Goodman of the LAPUG with a presentation on the product announcements from the 9/9/2024 Apple presentation.
Apple did introduce new Watches, AirPods, and iPhones. They also discussed the release of IOS 18, and Mac OS 15 Sequoia. There was discussion of Apple Intelligence also
Note the core group has decided to move the start time to 7:00 PM for the Beginners group and the main presentation at 7:45PM HOWEVER THIS MEETING WILL START EARLY at 7:30PM
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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .
July 31st Meeting
Meeting (Via Zoom)
The South Bay Apple Users Group has been around for over 30 years. We are a group of 72+ Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch aficionados.
7:00 PM Beginners Q&A
7:45PM On Wednesday, June 31st, 2024, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal, President of the SBAMUG with a presentation on the iPhone/iPad drawing Apps (Artistic painting)
The July presentation by Jim Pernal will feature three videos about drawing (Artistic Painting ) Apps for the iPhone and iPad.
The three videos will include an initial video taking you through a start to completion of drawing an eagle on the iPad. The second video will discuss a number of applications for the iPhone and iPad. I created a table to document the apps, what devices they run on, costs, and IOS/iPad system requirements. The final video shows drawing on a iPhone.
Note the core group has decided to move the start time to 7:00 PM for the Beginners group and the main presentation at 7:45PM.
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 310 544-9665 is a way to get the code .