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Tech Check!
The October General meeting is coming up!
As we did last month, we’re meeting on Zoom and all you need is your computer or device, and the Zoom app. If you’re planning to attend on your device, download Zoom from the respective app store. If your computer is your choice, download the Zoom client.
The meeting itself will be from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, as usual (Monday, 19 October). However, since Zoom is such a new and different thing, Chris Keller will be hosting Tech Check before the meeting, starting at 6:30 pm. He’ll be answering questions, offering advice, and doing his best to make sure everybody has a grand time!
Presuming you have Zoom downloaded, PYBT: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7266439791?pwd=eE9nNVJpSTRzMkIvcVU5ZXlzZUF4UT09. You’ll also need the following bits of data:
Meeting ID: 726 643 9791
Password: 377070
When you arrive, you’ll be in the waiting room; Chris will open the door to the meeting room from there.
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Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing
Zooming
We are, once again, meeting on Zoom. It’s worked pretty well so far, best we can tell (if you attended, or tried to, and didn’t have a good time, please let us know).
If you’ve not been with us recently, or you’re planning to use another device, you’ll need to re/download the Zoom app.
On the iOS side of the house, you can use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that has iOS 8.0 or later. To download the client from the App Store, PYBT: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307.
On the Android side of the house, PYBT: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings. And that’s all I know about that. If anyone has suggestions or corrections, by all means, let me know!
On the Mac and Windows (and Unix/Linux?) side of the house, proceed directly to the Zoom Download Center, https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting, and click the Download button.
When meeting time comes, PYBT (on your preferred machine): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7266439791?pwd=eE9nNVJpSTRzMkIvcVU5ZXlzZUF4UT09.
In case you get asked (you shouldn’t, but you know how that goes, some days…), here are the login credentials:
Meeting ID: 726 643 9791
Password: 377070
(Re)Joining and the Drawing
As you may have noticed in the meeting post, the drawing is back! We’ll be using the same ticket-drawing routine as we did in person, but the payment method will be a little different.
We’ll be using Apple Pay now. You’ll be sending funds to our intrepid treasurer, Mo! (as it used to be said, Go see Mo!), and they’ll make their way to the group from there.
If you’re on an Android phone, or don’t use Apple Pay for whatever reason, you can use Google Pay or Zelle.
Ticket prices have not changed: $1.00 for one, or $5.00 for six.
And yes, if you are joining us, or re-upping your membership, Go see Mo! Dues are still $30.00 for the year.
To get ready to make payments on your iOS device, there are two steps: Set up Apple Cash and learn how to send money with Apple Pay:
Set up Apple Cash: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207886.
Send money with Apple Pay: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207875. The number to which you’ll be sending the payment will be made available at the meeting.
Stay tuned for Google Pay and Zelle recommendations.
Depending on the source of the prizes, they may be physical, they may be electronic. If electronic, give/e-mail Mo! the e-mail address you’d like the info to be sent. If physical, we can either mail it or deliver it; you choose and, again, get the preferred address to Mo!
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Who Are You and What Do You Do?
At The Sweet Setup:
In this series, we post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools someone uses and how they use those tools can spark our imagination and give us an idea or insight into how we can do things better.
Today’s victim, er, interviewee:
My name is Nate Dunn, and I run my cycling coaching company Data Driven Athlete from my home in Sacramento, CA. The sport of cycling has a long relationship with technology. In the last few decades, this relationship has been primarily mediated by the power meter.
A power meter is a device embedded in a bicycle crank that measures your power output (in watts) then transmits this data stream to a small computer on your handlebar.
Your power output is different from other classic cycling metrics (like speed or HR) in that it serves as an objective measurement of exactly how hard you’re riding, regardless of environmental factors like wind or terrain.
If you combine a cyclist’s power output with other metrics like heart rate, speed, and cadence (revolutions per minute), you can effectively turn a bike into a mobile exercise physiology lab. It’s truly amazing stuff.
All of this data gets pushed to various cloud-based training platforms enabling a coach to remotely analyze, offer feedback, and ultimately design a custom training program to support a cyclist in reaching their goals. That’s my job in a nutshell.
You can catch Nate’s complete story here: Nate Dunn’s Mac and iOS Setup.
“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.
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October 19th General Meeting
How to set up a perfect Apple environment in your home
Who needs Alexa, or Google Home? We’re gonna have Apple (at) Home!
Regular Features
Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS X, brought to you by Dave Whitby.
Apple News & Updates
Q&A
Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a $25.00 iTunes gift card, a HYPE Retro Bluetooth handset, Staples Premium 4×6 Gloss Photo Paper, a Carbon Flyer (an iPhone-controlled aircraft), a Star Wars Artoo-Detoo 2200 mAh Power Bank, and a mystery iTunes gift card. Be on the lookout, on the Web site, for the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post, which will have the all gory details on how the drawing (among other things) should work.
The meeting will be conducted on Zoom. The gory details have arrived: Tech Check!
The Meeting after the Meeting is back with us. Hang on in Zoom, after the General meeting, and chat with everyone!
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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?
If not, you joined us in missing Apps & Traps (Dave’s schedule whacked him over the head) and another fascinating presentation. Who knew there was so much, from so many, to know about Zoom?
At the Meeting after the Meeting, we dwelt on Apple stores open (or not…), new Apple products, updating iDevices, and spam messages in Chrome.
That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!
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Upcoming Meeting Dates
As I’m sure y’all have heard by now, the Pasadena Library is closed to the public until further notice. Never fear, we are planning to keep holding general meetings. As of now, they will follow our long-standing schedule, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on the third Monday of the month.
We will be conducting the meetings on-line, using (for the nonce) Zoom. The Zoom client is available for Mac and Windows (via your browser) and iOS and Android (on their respective stores). PYBT to download the client for your computer: Zoom client.
The meeting link and password will be posted soon and e-mailed to everyone. Keep your eyes peeled.
The Meeting after the Meeting is also virtual (for now). We stick around in the Zoom chat room after the General meeting and have at it!
| October 2020 | 19th | third Monday |
| November 2020 | 16th | third Monday |
| December 2020 | 21st | third Monday |
| January 2021 | 18th | third Monday |
| February 2021 | 15th | third Monday |
| March 2021 | 15th | third Monday |
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September 21st General Meeting
The Elements of Zoom
Virtual meetings, classes, seminars, etc. are becoming a way of life. All the details you need, and more!
Regular Features
Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS X, brought to you by Dave Whitby.
Apple News & Updates
Q&A
Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a $25.00 iTunes gift card, a Patriot USB-C to USB-A 3.0/2.0 3-port hub, a Klear Key Touch Free Door Opener/Button Pusher Key Ring, a Rocksoul Magic Mouse for Mac, and a mystery iTunes git card. Be on the lookout, on the Web site, for the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post, which will have the all gory details on how the drawing (among other things) should work.
The meeting will be conducted on Zoom. The gory details have arrived: Tech Check!
The Meeting after the Meeting is back with us. Hang on in Zoom, after the General meeting, and chat with everyone!
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Had You Heard?
iPhone 12 is coming! I’m certain y’all have heard plenty about all the new features and capabilities. David Goldman, at CNN, brought up an interesting point:
The new iPhone 12 is probably going to have the expected upgrades: a faster processor, the latest iOS software, 5G wireless connectivity and a host of other updates that should make the iPhone 12 the fastest smartphone Apple ever produced.
But more than any other new bell or whistle, one new feature could make the iPhone 12 feel significantly zippier: A high-refresh-rate screen.
Nope! Never would have contemplated that one!
PYBT for the whole story: The killer feature that could make the iPhone 12 feel much, much faster.
Did You Know?
Every now and again, you might need to know the resolution of your Mac’s screen(s). As Benj Edwards makes note, on How-To Geek:
The resolution (in pixels by pixels) of your Mac’s display determines how much information you can fit on screen and how sharp the image is, so it’s important to know. If you run a full-screen game or application at native resolution, the image will look its best, so here’s how to find out what it is.
How to Find Your Mac’s Screen Resolution has all the gory details.
