August 2014 TMUG Newsletter
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1. E i Mac Tips trom MacMost Know thy power status Ever wonder which Mac app Is draining your battery You can click on the battery icon in the menu bar of MacBooks to see a list of any apps using significant power It will also show you estimated battery time remaining or time until it is fully charged if you have it plugged in Hold down the Option key and click and you will see your battery s condition status Take advantage of full screen mode Full screen mode allows you to concentrate on a single document or window and maximize your screen space You a Transylvania MAC Users Group www transylvaniamug org can easily enter and leave full screen mode and also switch between apps in full screen mode and others on your desktop Apps can even have some windows in full screen mode and others in regular desktop windows Learn more in this video Note that you can use CONTROL LEFT RIGHT ARROW to easily glide from one screen or desktop to another Use COMMAND TAB to see an icon list of all your open screens desktops and with COMMAND held down just keep pressing TAB until the one you want to jump to is highlighted Then release and there you are First Saturday 9 10 am__ iDevic Second Saturday 9 10 am F Find your Mac s manual You can get to the PDF file for the user manual specific to your Mac by going to About This Mac in the Apple Menu Look for Support at the top of the window2. MacFamilyTree Ed Lindquist Ed reviews the latest version of Mac Family Tree V7 MacFamilyTree is an excellent program for beginner genealogists who aren t ready to shell out the big bucks for other Mac genealogy software products The database can be synchronized with iCloud then your iPad and a website hosted by the authoring software company SYNUM Overall it s a fun and satisfying experience and a way to bring a family together Sept 13 How did she do that Jo Crebbin if you attended the July Mac meeting you experienced Jo Crebbin s storytelling technique featuring her trip to Antarctica Now she will show us how this presentation was completed using a combination of Mac programs including iTunes iPhoto Final Cut Pro and Keynote The major advantage of Keynote is to present information to an audience and have the ability to stop and start the presentation at will Jo will demonstrate how to combine graphics video still photographs and iPhoto slideshows together in to Keynote for a very professional presentation
3. and click it Then click User Manual This will take you to the online PDF file The manual is the same as it was when you first bought your Mac so don t expect to find updated information about the latest version of OS X Find what you need On the Menu Bar for the app you re using use the Helo menu to search for a specific menu item e g Start Dictation Serendipitous Stumbling with Ed Shearin This month I discovered the following intriguing information Just follow the links to see or read about the topics that interest you Living the Simple Life A man is rich in proportion to the number of things H which he can afford to let alone a J Henry David Thoreau htto zenhabits net simple How to be happy at work at play with our money and with our minds The first two are among the most popular TED talks ever recorded http www spring org uk 2014 07 how to be happy 6 uplifting ted talks ohp MIT Offers Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Course for Free Online Published through MIT s Open Courseware project Prof B D Colen s Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Still Images of a World in Motion course gives you a chance to benefit from a photography course given at the storied Massachusetts Institute of Technology With syllabus readings assignments image gallery and course material downloads available the class has everything you need to walk yourself throu
4. d Yale MIT Oxford LaTrobe University University of Tokyo MOMA the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress iDevice Meetings 1st Saturdays 9 10 am Join us to hear about tips tricks and app recommendations for the iPad iPad mini iPhone or iPod touch Following the main presentation s we share favorite apps then break out into smaller groups including one led by LiB Shore especially for newbies for more one on one Q amp A Bring your problems and questions and we ll do our best to help iDevice Presentations Aug 2 Siri is your friend David Day Siri aficionado David will focus on how to ask questions the best way how to customize your experience and taking full advantage of Siri s capabilities as a personal assistant Sept 6 Backing up your iOS device Ed Lindquist Learn how to perform those all important backups of your iPod iPhone and iPad both using the Cloud and local backups Ed also will teach us how best to manage those backups PEHRERHRHE HERR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RR RRR RRR RRR RRR RE RRP eR eR eR eRe eee eee ee 2 2 Mac Computer Meetings 2nd Saturdays 9 10 am This meeting is about Mac computers including hardware the OS X operating system and other software you can use on your Mac Following the main presentation s we move to small groups to learn more LiB Shore leads Mac Basics tutorials on iTunes Aug 9 and iPhoto Sept 13 Mac Computer Presentations Aug 9
5. d the globe and into the most interesting corners of your community serendipity making your world bigger and smaller at the same time Even with the breadth of public radio at your fingertips you won t lose touch at home Local news is woven seamlessly into your listening experience Local stories locally reported are delivered daily Great news for world travelers Break through language barriers with Google Translate which includes 80 languages You have the option to listen to your translations sooken aloud or see them as text Directly translate soeech and handwriting Star your favorite translations for j quick access even when you re offline View dictionary results for single words or phrases iTunes U is the best way to create and experience courses on iPad The iTunes U app gives you access to complete courses from leading universities and other schools plus the world s largest digital catalog of free education content right on your iPad iPhone or iPod touch Whether you re majoring in molecular biology at a university taking Spanish in high school or just interested in European history you now have a valuable tool to help you learn anytime anywhere Choose from more than 750 000 free lectures videos books and other resources on thousands of subjects from Algebra to Zoology Browse collections from education and cultural institutions in 30 countries including Stanfor
6. e Everyone has a story to tell Tell yours with photos videos and text all right from your iPhone using Steller Here s what you can do easily design and publish your stories on Steller share your stories vid social networks email SMS blogs or websites organize your stories into collections that others can follow republish community stories to your own collections to save them for later discover and follow creative and inspiring stories in food fashion adventure and more NPR One is the new audio app that connects you to a stream of public radio news and stories curated for you Great storytelling and rigorous reporting that informs engages inspires and surprises from the ends of the earth to your own city or town available to you whenever wherever It s public radio made personal NPR One starts with the latest headlines then moves to a flow of stories that matter stories that increase your understanding create connections enrich your life and enliven your mind All thoughtfully curated by hand every day Just pop in your ear buds tap your phone and NPR One starts flowing But now If you want to pause skip ahead rewind or share a story with friends you can do that too All from a simple app Though your stream is personalized to deliver the stories you want you ll still hear the top news of the day and stories you had no idea would captivate you Journey aroun
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9. ntation you can use Siri to create reminders for you These can be set to activate on a certain date at a particular time or in connection to a specific location As this describes you must first have some key options turned on in Settings Thereafter you can speak to Siri and have her create Reminders for you instead of opening the Reminders app and typing them in yourself For example you can say Remind me to call George when leave work As long as your work address is included in your own Contacts entry you ll be reminded to make that call when you depart the location Wonderfully in the Reminders GPP YOU CaN Somipeler er enlarge the blue location circle around the map of a given address to refine your departure arrival zone Ask Siri Get Siri to do things for you Try this Press and hold the Home button on your iPhone When Siri comes on say Make my screen brighter You ll see the difference Say Email David or anyone whose address is in your Contacts Siri will walk you through each step to dictate the subject and content of your message then will ask you to confirm whether to send it The new Dulux Visualizer app helps you see your own room in any color live Using unique augmented reality technology you can see realistic Dulux paint colors appear on your walls with just a tap of the screen Experiment with bolder colors or narrow down your color choices with confidenc
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