AWUGU: iCloud Experience
by Tom Piper, Coordinator
This Apple World User Group University online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 5:00pm CT, on January 18, 2021, via Zoom. We had 25 participants who joined for the topic of sharing the “iCloud Experience” (see attached PDF images and attendance list). The 122-minute video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/gqPld3QCt0o (unlisted on YouTube).
by Tom Piper, Coordinator
Our ninth Apple World User Group University online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 8:00pm CST, on November 16, 2020, via Zoom. We had 23 participants who joined for the topic of maintaining “Membership Records and Renewals” plus how larger groups encourage board membership, board participation, and membership engagement. The 82-minute video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/CXTvA410Dxo (unlisted on YouTube).
by Tom Piper, Coordinator
Our eighth Apple World User Group University online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 8:00pm CST, on October 19, 2020, via Zoom. We had 17 participants who joined for the topic of “iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Changes” . The 93-minute video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/ZRC0NENsNh0 (unlisted on YouTube).
This session opened with a welcome, plus my description of comparison of changes between iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. I also introduced Doug Smith, Chair of the Apple User Group Advisory Board, who monitored the Chat Room and Zoom support.
Our evening presenter provided a detailed presentation by Tony Crawford of The Villages Apple User Group (tvaug.org) about iOS 14 as taken from Apple’s webpage, (apple.com/ios/ios-14). This was followed by Mike Kwasniak of the Suffolk Mac User Group (www.suffolkmug.co.uk) about their transition to groups.io. This was followed by a presentation by George Rubin and Eckart Goette of Naples Mac User Group (naplesmug.com) about the potential for an NMUG associate or full membership for other user groups and members.
A number of questions, answers and discussion followed with these links provided as followup:
from Ann MacKay: link their leaders used for 14 iOS 14 features:
https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-14-features
from Rick Matteson: Logitech has a stylus called “Crayon”
which is compatible with all iPads 2018 and later ($69.99):
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/ipad-accessories/crayon-ipad-digital-pencil.914-000033.html
An extensive discussion was held about suggestions for future meeting topics such as moving to every-other-month meetings, membership records and renewals, sharing presenters & presentations, joint user group meetings, and pro apps for Zoom. The new AWUGU iCloud resource area to share past meeting information is available (https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0kF7XwYI98VG0fqvL86PJm02g#AWUGU) hosted by the Apple User Group Advisory Board.
We are very pleased that this eighth meeting was very informative. Our next tentative meeting is scheduled for 8:00pm CDT, November 16, 2020, about “Membership Records and Renewals”, and no meeting in December. All AWUGU previous registrants will receive an invitation to all meetings.
To become a participant, any interested AUG 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 November 14 in order to receive a Zoom Meeting invitation (a download of the free Zoom app in advance is also necessary).
by Tom Piper, Coordinator
Our fifth Apple World User Group University online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 8:00pm CST, on August 17, 2020, via Zoom. We had 31 participants who joined for the topic of “Using Zoom as a Presenter” (PDF images and attendance list available upon request). The 96-minute video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/e7ncZMg2WmA (unlisted YouTube).
by Tom Piper, Coordinator
Our fourth Apple World User Group University online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 8:00pm CST, on July 20, 2020, via Zoom. We had 29 participants who joined for the topic of “Nuts & Bolts of User Group Management” (see attached image and list). The 61-minute video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/l9QH31pJyAk (unlisted YouTube).
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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.
Presentation Q&As
One of the most prevalent and persistent Q&A opportunities is during and after a topic is presented to the user group membership. We previously asked people to refrain from asking questions until the end of the presentation, but found that this unnecessarily restrained audience participation, which is an important aspect of user groups. Instead, we encourage questions at any time, but strictly adhere to a preset time limit (using a visible timer), which everyone is made aware of in advance. Questions must also remain “on topic” so the discussions do stray away from the theme of the presentation.
Apple World User Group University is a monthly online gathering of Apple User Groups (AUG) leaders. Sessions cover such topics as “Marketing Your User Group” and “How to Get Young People in Your Group”, which are important discussions today. Participants can make new friends, bone up technical expertise, find solutions to related problems, and exchange information on how to improve AUG services.
Our third Apple World User Group University online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 8:00pm CST, on June 15, 2020, via Zoom. We had 28 participants who joined for the topic of “Vendor Offers and Presentations”. The 93-minute video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/4Xmq9fEO24o (unlisted YouTube).
This session opened with my welcome, Zoom instructions, and a 10-minute presentation about “Vendor Offers” where I presented the most recent Apple User Group Bulletin and website illustrations about current and ongoing offers (https://appleusergroupresources.com). There were several questions about how to find and improve vendor response to discount requests.
by Tom Piper, AWUGU Coordinator
Our kickoff AWUGU online gathering of Apple user group leaders was held at 8:00pm CST, on April 20, 2020, via the Cisco Webex Meeting app. We had 25 participants who joined for the topic of “Online User Group Meetings”. The full hour and a half video can be viewed at: https://uguonline.my.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/uguonline.my/recording/playback/20ac887171cd406983cf3ad6407341c3 (get password from AUGAB Bulletin or AUG-D). (more…)
AppleWorld UGU Online: A Legacy Tool Reawakened
AppleWorld User Group University (AWUGU) has returned after a long hibernation to once again share Apple user group knowledge and experience among its members. Originated in 1987 at Apple World in Boston, our last AWUGU session was in 2004 at Macworld in San Francisco.
User Group University was a conference for leaders of Macintosh User Groups (MUGs), which are now known as Apple User Groups (AUGs). Classes covered such topics as “Marketing Your User Group” and “How to Get Young People in Your Group”, which are still important discussions today. AUGs have long been good places for making new friends, finding Apple-loving buddies, boning up technical expertise, finding solutions to related problems, and sometimes finding a good deal on hardware and software. (more…)
