All posts by Jim Pernal

June 24th, 2026 SBAMUG 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 Main Meeting with Jim Pernal

Beginners Q&A after main meeting.

The topic will cover the June 8th, 2026 World Wide Developers Conference (WWWDC) held at Apple’s headquarters. The three main topics were Platform Improvements, Trust and Safety, and Apple Intelligence at the Apple keynote, and will be covered during the presentation.

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 .

May 27th, 2026 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 Main Meeting with Jim Pernal

Beginners Q&A after main meeting.

The topic is Online support resources for Apple Users. We will cover Apples Support and discussion forums, plus a few other major vendors. We will also mention a few other User groups. Finally we will cover a number of Mac news websites that can keep you informed about current Apple issues, Updates, news etc.

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 .

April 29th 2026 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 Main Meeting with Jim Pernal

Beginners Q&A after main meeting.

The topic is Security for Macs, iPhones, and iPad .   Topics discussed will be Passwords, new Passkeys, Phishing, General security habits, and more.

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 .

March 25th, 2026 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 Main Meeting with Jim Pernal

Beginners Q&A after main meeting.

The topic is Apple Event March 2026. .   Presentation will discuss new Apple hardware announced the first three weekdays of March.  Will discuss the new Apple accessories, low cost iPhone 17e, iPad Air with M4, MacBook Air with M5, MacBook Pro with M5 pro or Max, and the new Studio displays regular and XDR models.  Final announcement was the new MacBook new, a new low cost laptop, that seems to have garnered extensive press coverage.

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 .

February 25th, 2026 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 Main Meeting with Jim Pernal

Beginners Q&A after main meeting.

The topic is titled Backups 2026.   Presentation will include reasons to backup, Online backups, Archival backups, backup programs, and more. I’ll discuss some NAS (network attached storage solutions; but not in great detail.  A link to a more comprehensive  article will be provided on NAS.

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 .

Jan 28th 2026 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 Main Meeting

Beginners Q&A after main meeting.

We will discuss the latest Mac Operating System Tahoe (26.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 liquid glass interface, (and how to mute it partially) Safari 26 changes, new apps and the like.  Since I’m on an Intel mac, I’ll cover but not demo the live translation feature.

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 29th Post

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, October  29th 2025, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal on  the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro.

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 the new M5 chip and its use in the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro.

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 .

September 24th 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, September  24th 2025, there will be a meeting with Jim Pernal on  the September 9th Apple Event.

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 the Apple AirPod Pro 3, Three new Apple Watches, The series 11, SE3, and the Apple Ultra 3 watch.  The big item discussed will be the new iPhones, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max.  As Apple made no mention of Macs, Vision Pro, iPads, etc there will not be any discussion on them.

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 .

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 .