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Meeting Notes & Links

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – November 21 – Notes & Links

November 27, 2023 by Pete Bockenhauer
Close-up view of the ports of a CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 hub

Thunderbolt Hubs and Adapters

  • OWC Thunderbolt Dock with Thunderbolt cable
  • Mokin 15-IN-1 Thunderbolt 4 Adapter with Triple Monitor Dock
  • FusionDock Max 1 – iVANKY
  • Anker 543 USB-C Hub (6-in-1, Slim) – Anker US
  • Anker 543 USB-C Hub (6-in-1, Slim) – Amazon
  • Anker 575 USB-C Docking Station (13-in-1) – Anker US
  • Anker 575 USB-C Docking Station (13-in-1) – Amazon
  • DisplayPort over USB-C
  • USB-C Power Delivery – Everything you need to know
  • Satechi USB-C On-the-Go Multiport Adapter – Satechi
  • Satechi USB-C On-the-Go Multiport Adapter – Amazon
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – October 17 – Notes & Links

October 17, 2023 by Pete Bockenhauer
Icons for macOS Sonoma, iPadOS 17, iOS 17, and watchOS 10

New OS Tips, Tricks, & Features

  • Buy Apple Pencil (USB-C)
  • iOS 17 – Apple
  • iPadOS 17 – Apple
  • watchOS 10 – Apple
  • macOS Sonoma – Apple
  • Make stickers from your photos on iPhone – Apple Support
  • Use StandBy to view information at a distance while iPhone is charging – Apple Support
  • Use widgets on your Mac desktop – Apple Support
  • Make a grocery list in Reminders on iPhone – Apple Support
  • Use Adaptive Audio with your AirPods Pro (2nd generation) – Apple Support
  • Check the weather on Apple Watch – Apple Support
  • CARROT Weather for iOS and Android
  • Weather on the Way on the App Store
  • Download offline Maps on iPhone – Apple Support
  • iOS 17: How to Trigger Reaction Effects in FaceTime – MacRumors
  • Automatically fill in one-time verification codes on iPhone – Apple Support
  • Use Stage Manager on Mac – Apple Support
  • Use passkeys to sign in to apps and websites on iPhone – Apple Support
  • iOS 17: How to Create Your Own Contact Poster – MacRumors
  • Share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone – Apple Support
  • iOS 17 Journal app: What it is and what you can do with it | Tom’s Guide
  • Play music together in a car with SharePlay and Apple Music – Apple Support
  • iOS 17: What’s New With Autocorrect, Dictation and the Keyboard – MacRumors
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – September 19 – Notes & Links

September 20, 2023 by Pete Bockenhauer
The Backblaze logo with a pattern of question marks behind it.

Is Backblaze still the best cloud backup?

  • iOS 17 – Apple
  • iPadOS 17 – Apple
  • watchOS 10 – Apple
  • macOS Sonoma – Apple
  • iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus – Apple
  • iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max – Apple
  • Backblaze
  • Backblaze Product and Pricing Updates
  • IDrive Cloud Backup & Storage solutions for home and business
  • Backblaze B2 Pricing
  • Acronis Personal Cloud Backup Software
  • Arq Backup
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Google One
  • Google Workspace Individual
  • Google Workspace Business
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – August 15 – Notes & Links

August 16, 2023 by Pete Bockenhauer
Several circles with iOS/macOS icons like Photos, Numbers, Messages, and Calendar. A Memoji of a man and woman.

iCloud Features and Alternatives

  • Apple – Support – System Status
  • Freeform on the App Store
  • Use Custom Email Domain with iCloud Mail – Apple Support
  • Advanced Data Protection for iCloud – Apple Support
  • Manage web access to your iCloud data – Apple Support
  • Manage your photo and video storage – Apple Support
  • Apple Books – Apple
  • EPUB 3.3
  • calibre – E-book management
  • Kindle Paperwhite, Oasis, Scribe & More E Readers | Amazon
  • Send To Kindle Landing Email Page
  • Kindle Store
  • Take Control Books – Expert Advice from Leading Tech Authors
  • Kobo eReaders
  • Libby App: Free ebooks & audiobooks from your library | by OverDrive
  • hoopla | streaming audiobooks, music, video & ebooks
  • Set up iCloud Drive – Apple Support
  • Access and manage your files in iCloud Drive – Apple Support
  • Google Drive – Personal Cloud Storage & File Sharing Platform
  • Microsoft OneDrive – Personal Cloud Storage
  • Dropbox.com
  • Box — Secure Cloud Content Management, Workflow, and Collaboration
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • SmugMug: Protect, Share, Store, and Sell Your Photos
  • Backblaze – The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services
  • Use iCloud to share and collaborate on files and folders – Apple Support
  • Use Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – Apple Support
  • Evernote – Note Taking App
  • Notesnook | Open source & zero knowledge private note taking app
  • Craft – Note Taking App
  • Set up iCloud Keychain – Apple Support
  • 1Password – Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams
  • What is Hide My Email? – Apple Support
  • Fastmail Masked Email
  • About iCloud Private Relay – Apple Support
  • AirTag – Apple
  • Chipolo – Find Your Everything
  • Why is my AirTag beeping? What each chime means | Tom’s Guide
  • iCloud+
  • Apple One
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – July 18 – Notes & Links

July 19, 2023 by Pete Bockenhauer
The Fediverse logo showing 5 dots colored red, purple, blue, green and yellow forming a pentagon. Each dot is connected to one another via lines that are colored with the mixture of the two dot colors. For example the yellow dot is connected via a green line to the blue dot.

Fediverse: What is it and how can I use it?

  • What is the Fediverse? – Framatube
  • Fediverse – Wikipedia
  • ActivityPub – Wikipedia
  • What is Mastodon? – YouTube
  • Mastodon – Decentralized social media
  • Mastodon Servers (official)
  • Mastodon Servers
  • To the Fediverse!
  • Mastodon apps
  • Ivory for iOS Mastodon app
  • Mona for Mastodon app
  • fediverse.info | The bespoke fediverse guide.
  • Fedi.Directory
  • Pixelfed – Decentralized social media
  • Vernissage for Pixelfed app
  • Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse
  • Lemmy.ml
  • kbin.social
  • Lemmy Explorer
  • Bluesky
  • Threads
  • Micro.blog
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