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Headless Mac – Notes & Links

June 8, 2022 by Pete Bockenhauer
Mac mini

Mini’app’les Advanced Topic Meeting – June 7, 2022

Headless Mac

  • Wired vs. Wireless Networking
  • Router (computing) – Wikipedia
  • Mesh networking – Wikipedia
  • eero – Whole Home WiFi System
  • Difference between Static and Dynamic IP address – GeeksforGeeks
  • What is DNS? | How DNS works | Cloudflare
  • OpenDNS
  • Google Public DNS
  • NextDNS
  • MAC address – Wikipedia
  • How to set up your new Mac mini for use without a monitor | iMore
  • ASUS – Whole Home Mesh WiFi System
  • Wi-Fi 6 – Wikipedia
  • What is Wireless Backhaul?
  • What is MoCA and Why do I Want it?
  • What Is Powerline Networking and How Do You Use It? | Digital Trends
  • WiFi Explorer on the Mac App Store
  • Philips Hue – Smart lighting
  • Lutron Caseta – Wireless Smart Switches
  • DOCSIS – Wikipedia
  • How to Turn Comcast Xfinity Wi-Fi Sharing On or Off | Reviews.org
  • remotix – Remote Access/VNC app
  • Screens for macOS – Control Any Computer Remotely from your Mac
  • Microsoft Remote Desktop on the Mac App Store
  • RealVNC – Remote access software for desktop and mobile
  • Splashtop – Remote Access & Remote Support Software
  • Splashtop Personal
  • TeamViewer – The Remote Desktop Software
  • Share the screen of another Mac – Apple Support
  • SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, MailMate, and more
  • Backblaze – Unlimited Online Backup
  • ChronoSync – Mac Backup and Sync App
  • Plex – Stream Movies & TV Shows
  • Change Energy Saver preferences on a Mac desktop computer – Apple Support
  • 32-bit app compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 and later – Apple Support
  • KVM switch – Wikipedia
  • Synergy – Share one mouse & keyboard across computers
  • Connect your Mac to shared computers and servers – Apple Support
  • Manage your photo and video storage – Apple Support
  • Enable remote management for Remote Desktop – Apple Support
  • Set up file sharing on Mac – Apple Support
  • Share your printer on Mac – Apple Support
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Advanced Topic Meeting, Tuesday June 7 at 7:00 p.m.

June 2, 2022 by Pete Bockenhauer
Mac mini

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!

Request Access Link
Category: Meeting Announcements, Topic Meetings

Spring Cleaning – Notes & Links

May 17, 2022 by Pete Bockenhauer

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – May 17, 2022

Spring Cleaning

  • Manage your Apple ID
  • Change Security & Privacy General preferences on Mac – Apple Support
  • Security checklist app for your Mac – Pareto Security
  • EtreCheck
  • Objective-See: KnockKnock
  • LaunchControl: The launchd GUI
  • BackupLoupe: One Stop Shop for Time Machine
  • MacUpdater – keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly
  • About System Information on your Mac – Apple Support
  • Find out which macOS your Mac is using – Apple Support
  • About privacy and Location Services in iOS and iPadOS – Apple Support
  • Use Face ID on your iPhone or iPad Pro – Apple Support
  • iCloud – Find My – Apple
  • Prevent cross-site tracking in Safari on Mac – Apple Support
  • Use Shared with You on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – Apple Support
  • About App Privacy Report – Apple Support
  • Unpair and erase your Apple Watch – Apple Support
  • How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iCloud – Apple Support
  • Deregister and Turn Off iMessage – Apple Support
  • Turn off Find My on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support
  • Erase iPhone – Apple Support
  • Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support
  • What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac – Apple Support
  • Move your content to a new Mac – Apple Support
  • Move your data from a Windows PC to a Mac – Apple Support
  • Authorize or deauthorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases – Apple Support
  • How to Remove a Bluetooth Device from a Mac
  • Turn off FileVault encryption on Mac – Apple Support
  • Intro to macOS Recovery – Apple Support
  • Mac Maintenance Checklist
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting, Tuesday May 17 at 6:00 p.m.

May 11, 2022 by Pete Bockenhauer
An iPad and iPhone displaying the Erase screen.

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!

Category: Meeting Announcements, Topic Meetings

Browser Extensions – Notes & Links

May 4, 2022 by Pete Bockenhauer
Completed puzzle with some of the pieces showing web browser icons

Mini’app’les Advanced Topic Meeting – May 3, 2022

Browser Extensions

Firefox Add-ons – Extensions

Todoist for Firefox

Enhancer for YouTube

Tab Session Manager

Simple Tab Groups

Temporary Containers

Export Tabs URLs

OpenList

uBlock Origin

Alfred Integration

Hoverify

Wappalyzer

Web Archives

1Password

Get to know 1Password for Safari on your iPhone or iPad

Secrets – Password Manager for iOS

DEVONthink – professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS

Magic Lasso Adblock – Free ad block for iPhone, iPad and Mac

MarsEdit 4 – Powerful web publishing from your Mac.

NetNewsWire – Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS

Feedbin – RSS Feed Aggregator

The Camelizer | camelcamelcamel.com

Facebook Container

Add custom search engine

Startpage – Private Search Engine. No Tracking. No Search History.

ReviewMeta.com Review Helper

User-Agent Switcher

FireShot – Take Webpage Screenshots Entirely

Return YouTube Dislike

History Trends Unlimited

Take screenshots on Firefox | Firefox Help

Downie – YouTube Video Downloader for macOS

G App Launcher on the App Store

Tabs to Links on the Mac App Store

Vinegar – Tube Cleaner on the App Store

Grammarly: Free Online Writing Assistant

HTTPS Everywhere | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Unsmartifier on the App Store

StopTheMadness

MacStories Starter Pack: Clean Up URLs and Remove Tracking Parameters with URL Cleaner

Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings
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Welcome to the Minnesota Apple Computer Users’ Group based in the Twin Cities of metropolitan Minneapolis—St. Paul.

We’re a group of Apple users interested in sharing knowledge and experience with other Apple users and owners. Members vary from beginners to every day users to consultants. All ages are welcome. What we have in common is an interest and a desire to learn more about the Apple experience, regardless of focus. Within the group you’re bound to find someone with similar interests.

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