by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 19, 2024 | News & Events
AWUGU Meeting Report About Utility Tools: Pros and Cons and AWUGU Speakers Bureau by Tom Piper
This Apple World User Group University (AWUGU) online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 5:00pm CDST, on March 18, 2024, via Zoom. We had 32 participants for this excellent gathering (see Zoom JPG image and PDF attendance list in shared AWUGU folder). The 75-minute video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/abtEg5sXTUs (unlisted on YouTube).
This session opened with my confusing welcome, plus a quick review of the meeting protocols. Most time was devoted to an interactive discussion about the many good and bad examples of mostly Mac utilities like CleanMyMac, TechTools, CarbonCopyCloner, Onyx, StellarDataRecovery, Apple Disk Utility, Memory Clean, Intego, Clam XAV, LockRattler, SetApp, Parallels Toolkit and many others (links to all items show are in Chat file in the AWUGU shared iCloud file, see link below). Many questions and comments were then added. (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
For as long as there have been user groups, there have been helpful members who generously donate their skills and time to help others learn. Long before Apple Stores had their Genius desks and red phones, quite a few groups held Members Helping Members clinics, often on a Saturday afternoon, where folk could get their issues resolved and their questions answered. Due to the pandemic and other issues, many clinics closed. Still, there are groups that do a wonderful job of providing help, either by listing phone numbers of member-experts for various topics or running clinics online.
For example, PMUG, Portland’s Mac Users Group, runs a wonderful weekly PMUG Clinic via Zoom and publicizes it in their newsletter and meetings. What a great way to help the community and show potential members the value of membership!
Does your group help members outside of meetings? If not, why not consider a Zoom Clinic 🙂 (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
Health-related topics make for a great how-to session. Your members might enjoy a short how-to on ways to improve hearing on their iPhone, iPad, or AirPods Pro. For example, Conversation Boost for your AirPods Pro can help members hear conversations in crowded or noisy environments. And, using Conversation Awareness in Control Center on your iPhone or iPad can help people seamlessly lower the volume of their media or pause their podcasts while enhancing conversations.
How to use Conversation Awareness with AirPods Pro (2nd generation) | Apple Support
How to turn on Conversation Boost for AirPods Pro on iPhone and iPad | Apple Support
How to reset your AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max | Apple Support
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
In 2021 Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle offered some memories of that first Macworld Expo, not big enough for Moscone but still big enough for 100 vendors on site. Why is this article special? Aside from great memories, there’s a copy of the original poster for that Expo. While admission was $15 for exhibitions, attendees could get $5 off with a coupon. And, the coupon could get you exhibitions and conferences for $25. Student got an even better deal.
Check out the article for great memories, fun pics, and a look back at an 11 foot working Mac. By the time Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was part of the Expo it had grown amazingly.
Read the article by Peter Hartlaub. (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
The 6,000+ member strong LA Creative Pro community will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, March 27 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood. And, the meeting’s topic is a winner: The Art of Post Audio, featuring Sound Editor Brian Armstrong from Warner Brothers Sound. If you have enjoyed Bates Motel, The Walking Dead, or the FX Television Series Event: Shogun, you have enjoyed Brian’s work. But wait, there’s more: Carlos Sanches and Josh Eckberg from Warner Brothers Sound will be there too. Still not sure? Stump the Gurus and the World Famous Raffle will be part of the evening’s entertainment. Michael Horton and team surely know how to provide wonderful creative pro sessions.
Learn, network, and increase your skills.
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The Art of Post Audio
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
If you have been to a SuperMeet during NAB or other gathering, you know why each SuperMeet is considered a premier marquee community event. And, you probably missed the opportunity to be with the creative pro community last year. The good news is that there are plans to bring SuperMeets back for 2024, with a planned SuperMeet 2024 at NABShow and possibly others.
Keep an eye on the SuperMeet site to join your peers in post production and broadcast communities, including creatives, collaborative editors, filmmakers, digital content creators and their associates, for complimentary drinks & light food, networking and amazing giveaways (believe me, truly amazing) – and grow your connections to help you move forward and empower your creativity!
https://supermeet.com/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
Get Started: Taking Charge of Your Privacy on iPhone
Did you know that your group can book a session just for your group at many Apple Store locations? One currently-popular 30-minute Today at Apple session might make a perfect topic for a group meeting. It covers passwords, Mail Privacy Protection, Location Services, and related built-in privacy feature in your phone’s iOS. Better yet, it covers how your members can customize those features to ensure your privacy is in your control.
https://www.apple.com/today/
Privacy on iPhone
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 18, 2024 | News & Events
By Tom Piper, AWUGU Coordinator
This Apple World User Group University (AWUGU) online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 5:00pm CDST, on February 19, 2024, via Zoom. We had 32 participants for this great gathering. The 74-minute video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/tGcmgRlNYKw (unlisted on YouTube).
This session opened with my welcome, plus a quick review of the meeting protocols. This was followed by my 10-minute video about first impressions of the Apple Vision Pro, then an advanced discussion on this topic by Mart Jencius and Dan Wassink. Next was an animated discussion about basic and advanced Internet browsers over the last 40 years (links to all items show are in Pages file in the AWUGU shared iCloud file, see link below). Many questions and comments were then added.
Related to these topics and more are the following additions made by attendees with the following links:
We are very pleased with this second meeting of 2024. Files related to this meeting (including chat, agendas, reports, announcement links, slideshows and videos) are available on our AWUGU shared folder: https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0kF7XwYI98VG0fqvL86PJm02g#AWUGU.
After an extensive discussion about privacy, security, cleaning, recovering, restoring data and more on the Mac, it was decided that Utility Tools: Pros and Cons would be the topic on March 18, 2024, at 5:00pm Central Time (all current AWUGU registrants will receive an invitation to all future meetings).
To become a participant, any interested Apple User Group leader must first register with the AWUGU Coordinator by emailing their name, location, and user group name and web link to macquest@mac.com. Registration must be received by March 16 in order to receive a Zoom Meeting invitation.
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 1, 2024 | News & Events
Apple Senior Systems Engineer, talented artist, and long-time user group favorite Dave Mara recently shared a great video covering Apple Watch tips. I bet there are at least a couple that you haven’t seen, and all ten are ones your members will find interesting and helpful. The tips can make for a short meeting discussion, and your members can share other tips they use most.
10 helpful Apple Watch tips you should know
But wait! There’s more!
You can even show your members how to use Assistive Touch on Apple Watch.
How to use AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 27, 2023 | News & Events
AWUGU Meeting Report about Gadget Gift Guide
by Tom Piper, Coordinator
This Apple World User Group University (AWUGU) online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 5:00pm CDST, on November 20, 2023, via Zoom. We had 22 participants for Gadget Gift Guide. The 73-minute video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/de4SCdVgGbE (unlisted on YouTube).
This session opened with my welcome, plus a quick review of the meeting protocols. This was followed by a series of suggestions about items to be placed on the Gift Guide. Many questions and comments were then added.
Related to this topic of Gadget Gift Guide, a bonanza of product suggestions were provided by user group leaders in the Chat Room with the following links:
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