16 March General Meeting


This month, we get even more how-to for expanding your iPhone’s handiness: using it as a control device for other equipment! You need to know!

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 Take Control’s iPhone and iPad Basics, a winner’s choice Take Control book, a $25.00 Apple gift card, and a mystery Apple gift card; a couple of other items should also be appearing.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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Upcoming Meeting Dates

As I’m sure y’all have heard by now, the Pasadena Library is closed, possibly forever. Never fear, we are continuing to hold general meetings. They follow our long-standing schedule, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, and are being held at Di-N0 Computers. Di-No is now at 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena.

We will continue to conduct the meetings on-line, as well, using 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 closer to meeting time in the Zooming, (Re)Joining, Drawing post. 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!

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16 February General Meeting

This month we’ll be covering Apple’s Creator Studio. What to do with your iPhone besides call your mama should also come up!

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 Take Control’s iPhone and iPad Basics, a winner’s choice Take Control book, a $25.00 Apple gift card, and a mystery Apple gift card; a couple of other items should also be appearing.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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19 January General Meeting

This month we’ll be covering “the inevitable” in detail. Not a particularly happy topic, but one we need to keep up-to-date on. We’ll also be getting an update on Apple software news.

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 Take Control’s Take Control of Your Digital Legacy, a winner’s choice Take Control book, a $25.00 Apple gift card, and a mystery Apple gift card; a couple of other items should also be appearing.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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17 November General Meeting


It’s getting to be that time of year, and yes, we’re (as usual) gonna be having suggestions, recommendations, hints about splendiferous holiday gifts! You need to know! We might also hear about iPhone-related accessories and preparing for “the inevitable”.

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 Take Control’s Keep Safe with Mobile Tech, a winner’s choice Take Control book, a $25.00 Apple gift card, and a mystery Apple gift card; a couple of other items should also be appearing.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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22 September General Meeting

Apple’s got some new stuff (hard? & soft) we need to know about! I’m told we’ll be finding out about some (all?) of it this month. We might even hear more about photography!

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 Take Control of Photos, Take Control of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 (yes, that is really the new OS number…), a $25.00 Apple gift card, and a mystery Apple gift card; a couple of other items may appear as if by magic.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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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18 August General Meeting

Looks like we’ll know even more about photography, that we (not being professionals at it) can use (and abuse?). Along with that, we’ll be getting info on basic imaging concepts.

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.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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, we know a TON more about photography (then and now) than you do! We also have way cleaner & tidier Macs!

At The Meeting after…, doing Zoom stuff, dealing with various settings, and camera app issues kept us pretty busy.

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21 July General Meeting

OS 26 features info. Should be interesting, especially the new OS numbering system.

We’ll also be getting a Clean My Mac overview. Boy, does mine need this!!

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.

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 remote drawing (among other things) should work.

The meeting is being held in person! Join us at Di-No Computers, 268 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena; meeting time is, as always, 7:00p. We’ll still be be meeting on Zoom. The gory details are here: 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?

Another grand meeting!!

The Meeting after the Meeting dealt with apps that need/want the microphone, Apple Watch version advantages, Academy Awards statues in living rooms, Oscars vs Emmys, microphones on Zoom, AI blackmail, people with orange hair, AI bias problems

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