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February 22nd 2023 meeting

News

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

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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

August 31st 2022 Meeting

News

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

News

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

News

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

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

December 8 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, December 8, there will be a presentation consisting of of Apple related videos, some current, some historical, some just for fun.

October 27 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 27, there will be a discussion of new Apple hardware and new Safari developments.

September 29 Meeting

News

 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 29, Kent McDonald, will discuss the latest Apple hardware/software releases including updates from the September 14 Apple Event!

August 25 Meeting

News

 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 25, Allison Sheridan, Creator of NosillaCast Podcast and Chit Chat Across the Pond Podcast, will make a presentation on “Hidden Gems in System Preferences”.  Join us to learn something new!