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Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday July 16 Meeting Notes & Links

July 17, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

Take Better Notes

  • Use Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – Apple Support
  • Evernote – note taking app
  • OneNote – note taking app
  • DEVONthink – document and information management
  • Pocket – save articles, videos and stories
  • Instapaper – save articles, videos and stories
  • Add webpages to a Reading List – Apple Support
  • How to set offline access for Safari’s Reading List feature | Macworld

Tim’s Mac Upgrades

  • What Is NVMe?
  • Repair Tools – iFixit
  • Repair Manuals for Every Thing – iFixit
  • Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card for Upgrade 2013-2015 Year Macs
  • Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB SSD
  • Other World Computing – hard drive replacements
  • coconutBattery – battery monitor/stats

Misc

  • Deliveries – package tracker
  • VPN Comparison by That One Privacy Guy
  • Free VPN App Investigation
  • NordVPN
  • ExpressVPN
Category: Meeting Notes & Links

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday July 16 at 6:30 p.m.

July 9, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

Take Better Notes

Apple’s Notes app is already included on all of your devices and with iCloud, can be synced between them all. It’s one of the simplest note-taking apps, but there are many very powerful features that you may not be taking advantage of.

Does Notes not cut it? Want to go even further? There are many other apps that do even more or are better suited to special situations or configurations. Let’s discuss Apple Notes and some other alternatives to wrangle all the important information you want to keep track of.

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

DATE:
Tuesday, July 16

TIME:
6:30 – 9:00 PM

LOCATION:
Southdale Library (Second Floor Conference Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Apple Maps: https://tinyurl.com/miniapples
Google Maps: https://tinyurl.com/miniapples-gmaps

We look forward to seeing you there!

Category: Meeting Announcements

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday June 18 Meeting Notes & Links

June 19, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Apple Special Event. June 3, 2019
  • macOS Catalina
  • iOS 13
  • iPadOS
  • New Mac Pro
  • Pro Display XDR
  • SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transition strategy
  • 32-Bit Apps ‘Not Optimized for Your Mac’ to Stop Working on macOS Catalina

Build a Website

  • Visual Studio Code – text/code editor
  • Transmit – FTP (file transfer) app
  • RapidWeaver – Mac app for creating websites
  • Carrd.co – Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything
  • Google Sites – Build internal project hubs, team sites, public-facing websites
  • Micro.blog – alternative to Twitter or Facebook. A network of independent microblogs. Short posts like tweets but on your own web site that you control.
  • Squarespace – Squarespace is the all-in-one platform to build a beautiful online presence.
  • WordPress.com – Create a free website or build a blog with ease. Dozens of free, customizable, mobile-ready designs and themes. Free hosting and support.
  • WordPress.org – Open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.
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Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday June 18 at 6:30 p.m.

May 28, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

Build a Website

Creating a website used to be time-intensive and required knowledge in programming languages. That is certainly not the case anymore! There are several ways to create your presence on the web that don’t require any technical knowledge. We will discuss some popular options that are available that can get you a simple single page or that allow you to scale up and build a complex, fully-featured website.

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

DATE:
Tuesday, June 18

TIME:
6:30 – 9:00 PM

LOCATION:
Southdale Library (Helen Young Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Apple Maps: https://tinyurl.com/miniapples
Google Maps: https://tinyurl.com/miniapples-gmaps

We look forward to seeing you there!

Category: Meeting Announcements

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday May 21 Meeting Notes & Links

May 22, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

Taking Mail, Contacts, and Calendar to the Next Level

  • Mailplane – Gmail for Mac
  • Canary Mail – email app for Mac & iOS with PGP Encryption
  • ‎Microsoft Outlook – email and calendar app for iOS and Mac
  • Spark – email app for iOS and Mac
  • Edison Mail – email app
  • FastMail – secure, reliable email hosting
  • Make your Google account more secure
  • SpamSieve – Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, MailMate, and more
  • Fantastical – calendar app for iOS and Mac
  • BusyCal – calendar app for iOS and Mac
  • Informant – calendar and planner app for iOS and Mac
  • Calendars 5 – calendar and reminder app for iOS
  • Cardhop – contacts app
  • BusyContacts – contact manager app for Mac

Misc

  • Use AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support
  • Using Dual SIM with an eSIM – Apple Support
  • Setapp – the best apps for Mac in one suite
  • TripMode – your mobile data savior
  • Vivaldi – the browser that puts you in control
  • Opera Browser – Faster, Safer, Smarter Web Browser
  • Tap Forms – Organizer Database App for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • MyStuff2 – Organize your collections, music, movies, books, video games, electronics, wine lists, appliances, office supplies, or anything else in your possession with this easy to use but powerful application
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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.

Come join us! There’s no obligation or cost to attend. Annual dues are very reasonable if you decide to join us.

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