Category Archives: News

October 25th 2023

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.

NEW TIME:  7:00 PM Beginners Q&A

NEW TIME: On Wednesday, October 25th, there will be a meeting with Kent McDonald on “Overview of New Product Announcements by Apple on September 12” (Apple Next-Generation Watches, iPhone 15’s)

This will serve as a discussion topic after the presentation.

This will be a makeup meeting for the September 27th meeting which was not held.

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 .

July 26th 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.

NEW TIME:  7:00 PM Beginners Q&A

NEW TIME: On Wednesday, July 26th, there will be a meeting with Ken McDonald on “Should We Be Worried About AI?”  Kent said:  By now, most everyone had been amazed at the complex and useful responses from Chat Bots, and expect them to get even better as time elapses. Several people in charge of AI development have admitted that there is a possibility of great harm from a runaway AI computer complex. The presentation will be an overview of the the current concern.

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 .

May 31st 2023 Meeting

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 31st, there will be a meeting with George Wilde  on “Let’s Have Some Fun Using ChatGPT”

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been used by computers for years, but the recent release of ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI, has elevated the use of AI to all new levels leading many to claim that the year 2023 will be the year of AI.

There is no better way to understand what all the excitement over ChatGPT is about than to actually use it, and that is exactly what we will be doing in our upcoming SBAMUG general meeting. So think about what you would like to ask ChatGPT, and we will use your questions to input into ChatGPT so that we can evaluate the responses it gives.

This should be a fun and not very technical session.

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.

March 29th Meeting

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 29th, there will be a meeting with Podcaster Allison Sheridan on “Tech In Travel”

Allison Sheridan of the Podfeet Podcasts joins us again to talk about Tech on Travel. She recently traveled to Antarctica (she’ll show you penguin photos if you ask) and learned a lot about the current state of tech when traveling. She’ll explain how the new eSIM technology built into modern phones make getting data plans much easier when on foreign travel, and she’ll show you a website to find the right plan for your trip. She’ll talk about how cool the new Shared Library is in Apple Photos, as long as you have devices that support it. She’ll share her backup strategy that saved her husband from catastrophe when on an international trip. AirDrop is your friend on travel in groups for sharing photos – and she learned a new trick to making sure you can receive AirDrop requests. Finally, she’ll talk about two super useful gadgets that help on any kind of travel away from home.

If you haven’t seen Allison present before, you’ll find that even if every tip she supplies doesn’t blow your dress up, she’s always entertaining!

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.

February 22nd 2023 meeting

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.

December 14th 2022 Meeting

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

August 31st 2022 Meeting

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

April 27th Meeting

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

February 23rd Meeting

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 23rd, there will be a meeting with Kent McDonald who will lead the roundtable discussion on Carbon Copy Cloner.

The February General Meeting Presentation will describe how to use Carbon Copy Cloner to backup the main drive on your Mac. If you have upgraded the operating system to Big Sur or later, the backup procedure is different. Attendees are encouraged to relate their experience with backup approaches that find helpfull. A roundtable discussion is expected.

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

January 26

 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 26, there will be a presentation by Jim Pernal on the new Mac Operating System, Monterey.