Meeting Announcements

Mac Maintenance Apps

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

A good general rule of routine Mac maintenance: First, do nothing!

Modern Mac’s seldom require regular maintenance to operate at their best. Gone are the days of “rebuilding your desktop file”, “defragging” and “zapping your PRAM”. For most users, Mac’s can go for years without having to do much extra work to keep them running at their best.

That being said, there are special cases and considerations where you may need a maintenance app or utilities to either fix something or have more insight into. That may be freeing up disk space, deleting old disk images, or seeing what is using up system resources.

Let’s first discuss what maintenance macOS does automatically on its own, then review some good recommendations for maintenance apps.

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

DATE

Tuesday, March 15

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

All visitors to Hennepin County libraries are required to wear 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!

Easy Steps to a Smart Home

*** Please note: This meeting will be both in-person and online. Also note the earlier time. ***

The “Smart Home” has been around for quite some time, but only in the past few years has it become easily achievable for the average person. With the arrival of voice-controlled smart speakers like HomePod, Amazon Echo, and Google Home along with an ever-growing collection of smart devices, it may be hard to know where to start. What can (and should) I make “smart” in my home? Which ecosystem should I buy into? Do I really need my washing machine to be “smart”?

Let’s discuss how to get started with the “Smart Home”. A few group members will share their personal journeys and the decisions they made.

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

DATE

Tuesday, February 15

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

All visitors to Hennepin County libraries are required to wear 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!

How to Go Paperless

*** Please note: This meeting will be both in-person and online. Also note the earlier time. ***

We all get a lot of paper from many different places. Receipts, statements, letters, notes, etc. All this paper can just pile up in inboxes or on your desk. You can try to file it away in a file cabinet, but then the file cabinet gets full, so then you get another file cabinet. It gets to a point where you can’t even find anything when you actually need it.

There is certainly a better way and it is called “Paperless”! Let’s walk through how to go paperless and digitize all the paper in your life. It’s a great way to start out the new year!

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

DATE

Tuesday, January 18

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

All visitors to Hennepin County libraries are required to wear 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!