by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Jan 10, 2020 | News & Events
Many groups have photo contests and engage in photo walks. Did you know that Apple is currently offering a Night mode photo challenge? iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max offer a best-in-class camera experience, and Apple in interested in seeing stunning Night mode shots from users around the world.
Why not combine a Today at Apple Photo Skills session with night photography at your group’s next meeting? Do your members have a photo they would like to submit? Photos can be shared on Instagram, Twitter, Weibo, or via email. See the news release for submission details. The challenge ends January 29, so don’t delay.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/01/share-your-best-iphone-night-mode-photos/
https://www.apple.com/today/
Ambassadors: January is a great month to check out Today at Apple.
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Dec 15, 2019 | News & Events
Looking for a fun end-of-the-year meeting topic? Apple’s Best of 2019 offers a look at the best of the best from Apple Developers in 2019. From the best Apps of the year for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac, to the best games, Trends of the Year, apps that enhance the Storyteller Within, and a new category: Apple Arcade Game of the Year, Apple’s Best of 2019 drills down to recognize excellence.
Read about these amazing apps.
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/best-of-2019/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | Monthly Featured Vendors
This month’s featured vendor is Take Control Books, a long time user group supporter and much loved resource. Take Control Books provide reader-friendly, comprehensive, practical, and up-to-date ebooks that cover much more detail than a magazine article but that are shorter, more focused, and more timely than a typical printed book.
Did you know that Take Control Books has a number of new releases, including Take Control of Your Apple ID, Take Control of Notes, Take Control of macOS Media Apps, Take Control of Your Digital Photos, Take Control of Wi-Fi Networking and Security, and more.
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by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | Leaders, Resources, User Group How To
written by Tom Piper, Past President of appleJAC User Group and Head of the Apple User Group Vendor team
One of the most valuable services provided by Apple User Groups to their members are the “question and answer” sessions. For the past 35 years of our existence, appleJAC has evolved through a variety of Q&A processes. This How-To session will describe each of the successful methods that we have used.
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by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | Leaders
Are your group’s Apple User Group Locator records up to date? This winter the Locator team will be updating the database. Groups who have not updated their records in a while, and groups with dead web links or non-functioning email addresses will be put on pending. Make sure your group stays on active status. Update your group’s records today.
Apple User Group Locator Database
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | News & Events
Looking for a short set of presentations on the newest 16″ MacBook Pro for your group’s meeting? ASW has two new documents that provide all the information you need to make a great group presentation.
ASW offers MacBook Pro – Then and Now, November 13, 2019 (L578071A-en_US) and MacBook Pro – First Look, November 13, 2019 (L578070A-en_US).
Ambassadors: November is a great month to use Apple resources for your meetings.
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by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Oct 11, 2019 | News & Events
You may have met Bill Medlow at a Macworld user group event or chatted with him by email. For more than twenty one years, Bill has been president of the Long Island Mac User Group (LIMac – currently over 260 members!) and he is retiring this year. Congrats on many years of faithful service Bill. Hope retirement brings new adventures and much fun.
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by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Oct 11, 2019 | Leaders, Resources, User Group Meeting Materials
Are your members curious about Apple Arcade? The people who created the games that are part of Apple Arcade have woven artistry, curiosity and a lot of heart into a curated selection of fascinating and fresh ways to delight players. From The Enchanted World, a metaphor for a child growing up in a time of war, where the player uses puzzles and challenges to restore a collapsing fairyland, to Borderleap’s Patterned puzzle pieces that must be arranged to complete charming pictures, the post-apocalyptic Overland road trip adventure game, and the card-based Card of Darkness, with puzzles that feature hand-drawn characters with a sense of humor, there is something to delight every player.
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by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Oct 10, 2019 | News & Events
Have your members seen the new iWork for Mac, iPadOS, and iOS? Along with Clips and iMove, ASW has information about the recent releases. Better yet, Richard Byrne’s IPAD APPS FOR SCHOOL Blog offers an interesting idea for creating green screen movies with iMove on iPad. Your members might enjoy learning his techniques.
IPAD APPS FOR SCHOOL Blog:
http://ipadapps4school.com/how-to-make-green-screen-videos-on-an-ipad/
ASW’s New Articles:
Clips – First Look (L573379A-en_US)
iMovie – First Look (L544682A-en_US)
iWork for iPadOS and iOS (L575794A-en_US)
iWork for Mac – First Look (L575795A-en_US)
https://asw.apple.com/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Oct 9, 2019 | News & Events
Joseph Keller and Mick Symons of iMore published a wonderful series of tips on keyboard accessibility features on a Mac back in July. If you haven’t read the article yet, be sure to take a read. It might make for a great meeting topic.
How to use keyboard accessibility features
