Topic Meetings

Thunderbolt Hubs and Adapters

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

All new Mac’s come with at least two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports. However, you will most likely reach a point where you will want to extend and add on more devices. This will require you to get an adapter or hub of some kind to add things like multiple monitors and Thunderbolt drives. You may also want to take advantage of pass-through charging, extra USB-A ports and audio jacks to obtain the glorious one-cable connection for your MacBook.

We will dive into some options for hubs and docks. What kind should you get? Powered or unpowered? Thunderbolt 3 or 4? USB 3 or 4?

DATE

Tuesday, November 21

TIME

6:00 – 8:00 PM

IN-PERSON

Southdale Library (2nd Floor Conference Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
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ONLINE

Zoom conference room
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New OS Tips, Tricks, & Features

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

It’s new OS season! Did you update all your Apple devices yet???

That means new updates and features that will either excite you, perplex you, or down right frustrate you!

Let’s discuss these new features and share some tips and tricks for macOS Sonoma, iPadOS 17, iOS 17, and watchOS 10.

DATE

Tuesday, October 17

TIME

6:00 – 8:00 PM

IN-PERSON

Southdale Library (2nd Floor Conference Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Google Maps / Apple Maps

ONLINE

Zoom conference room
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Is Backblaze still the best cloud backup?

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

Backblaze recently announced that they would be increasing their pricing (again) next month. Long considered the gold standard for online backup and the go-to option for pretty much anyone for a set it and forget it backup solution. But is the growing cost still worth it?

This month we will discuss other cloud backup options and compare them to Backblaze.

DATE

Tuesday, September 19

TIME

6:00 – 8:00 PM

IN-PERSON

Southdale Library (2nd Floor Conference Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Google Maps / Apple Maps

ONLINE

Zoom conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the meeting link or RSVP on Meetup and it will become visible.