Category: SBAUG Group info

“It’s Apple event time again, and CNET’s live blog is one of the  places to get the news as it happens. The event is being held in San Franciscoand new iPads, Macs, and software are expected.  The presentation begins at 10 a.m. PT, and we’ll start our live blog about an hour before Apple officially kicks…… Continue reading Apple’s Special Event October 22nd

Meeting Summary…October’s topics (presented on the large screen) included: Apple TV (animated screen saver) photo themes, a short PBS video, and the iOS Sleep Cycle app.The Apple TV has a list of animated photo montage themes. Harold Adams demoed many of the colorful themes using the Apple Remote.”The Quantified Self: Data Gone Wild?” is a report…… Continue reading 16 October 2013 Main Meeting

Meeting Summary… September’s round-table discussion included several topics. 1) Organizing photos: Digital cameras make it easy to take a lot of pictures. Ed Adams [SBAUG Member] recommends to evaluate them as they come in, put “second tier” images on another hard drive, and, make sure to add “key words” or “people’s names” to them.  Plus,…… Continue reading 18 September 2013 Main Meeting

Who better to hear what happened today at Apple’s Special Event than from the ‘horse’s mouth’?!  You can watch Apple’s full Keynote [±85 minutes] presentation which was recorded with all of the fanfare, graphics, demonstrations, videos and audience reactions  by using the hyperlink we’ve provided HERE. For USA Today’s Post-Event Coverage click HERE and to review the Chicago…… Continue reading Apple’s September 10th Special Event

Meeting Summary… August’s topic featured Ed Togami and his son Kenzie, who talked about the “Maker” movement. The basic premise is to use simple computer interfaces plus various electronic hardware, transducers, etc., to make simple devices to do fun and useful things. As with all things computer, the hobbyist uses software to control his/her devices…… Continue reading 21 August 2013 Main Meeting