Meeting Announcements

Smart Thermostats and Sensors

One of the major cornerstones of any smart home should be the smart thermostat. Being able to adjust the temperature of your home while sitting on the sofa or even on the other side of the World is indeed very nice. But you can go further by automating with schedules, presence or by reading from sensors placed throughout the house.

Lets discuss smart thermostats and specifically what is available for HomeKit. We will also look at all the different types of data we can collect from sensors.

Please join us at the next Mini’app’les meeting!

DATE

Tuesday, June 7

TIME

7:00 PM Social and Q&A
7:30 PM Topic discussion

LOCATION

Zoom online conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the access link.

You can also RSVP on Meetup and get the meeting link.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Road Trip & Vacation Apps

*** Please note: This meeting will be both in-person and online. ***

Today marks the first official day of Summer. That means you may be thinking about taking a vacation. Be it a quick day trip, week long road trip or flight some place.

There are lots of apps to help you plan your trip, maps to guide you on your way, find the best gas prices or find the best hotel or airfare. Let’s discuss some good options to help you enjoy your summer adventures!

Please join us at the next Mini’app’les meeting!

DATE

Tuesday, June 21

TIME

6:00 PM Social and Q&A
6:30 PM Topic discussion

LOCATION (both in-person and online options):

Southdale Library (Helen Young Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Google Maps / Apple Maps

Zoom online conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the access link.

You can also RSVP on Meetup and get the meeting link.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Headless Mac

Do you have an old Mac sitting around doing nothing? Say one from the last 10 years or so (I’m not talking about your IIfx, original iMac or G5). Or maybe you want to pickup a new or few years old Mac mini and setup a file server, backup server, or media server. Now let’s make it “Headless” by disconnecting the monitor, keyboard and mouse! Can we access it from across the house from another Mac or even across the country?

Let’s discuss breathing new life into your “fairly” old Mac.

Please join us at the next Mini’app’les meeting!

DATE

Tuesday, June 7

TIME

7:00 PM Social and Q&A
7:30 PM Topic discussion

LOCATION

Zoom online conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the access link.

You can also RSVP on Meetup and get the meeting link.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Spring Cleaning

*** Please note: This meeting will be both in-person and online. ***

Spring is finally here!… although this week it’s feeling more like Summer. Spring time is the time for cleaning. Clean up around the house, clean your car and yes, it’s a good time to clean out old tech that is lying around the house. If you’ve got an old iPhone, iPad or Mac lying around gathering dust, you might as well sell it, donate it or trash it (or rather recycle it).

It’s also a good time to audit your current devices and do a little “Spring Cleaning Audit”. Make sure your device settings are correct concerning privacy, backups, passcodes etc.

Let’s review what you should do to your devices before getting rid of them and do a quick checkup on our current ones to ensure you are secure, private and running smooth.

Please join us at the next Mini’app’les meeting!

DATE

Tuesday, May 17

TIME

6:00 PM Social and Q&A
6:30 PM Topic discussion

LOCATION (both in-person and online options):

Southdale Library (Helen Young Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Google Maps / Apple Maps

Hennepin County libraries recommend wearing face coverings.

Zoom online conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the access link.

You can also RSVP on Meetup and get the meeting link.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Browser Extensions

NOTE: This month’s Zoom-only social meeting will be a little different. We are going to start covering advanced topics. This will range from deep dives into more complex apps, automation, scripting, and Hackintosh. All are still welcome to join.

Extensions allow you to add simple or advanced features and functionality to your web browser. They can change the way tabs work, integrate your favorite note-taking service, get Gmail notifications, grammar-check your writing, and even play games.

Several group members will share some interesting and useful browser extensions they are using.

Please join us at the next Mini’app’les meeting!

DATE

Tuesday, May 3

TIME

7:00 PM Social and Q&A
7:30 PM Topic discussion

LOCATION

Zoom online conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the access link.

You can also RSVP on Meetup and get the meeting link.

We look forward to seeing you there!