The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, March 15th, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

After talking about some of the current news, we look at security at 7:00 p.m.. We will look at different options for securing your Mac & iOS device, how to stay safe (or at least safer) when connecting to someone else’s network, and talk about questions such as “Do I need to run an anti-virus program?”, “What is ransomware?”, and “What do I do when I can’t get a Safari window to close?”

While there is no need to think that every WiFi network has been compromised and every USB charger is going to steal info from our device, we do need to be aware of the security issues and be able make informed decisions of how we protect our information.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Meeting Notes & Links

News

• Ray Tomlinson, email inventor who picked the @ sign for addresses, dies
• Pentium? Core i5? Core i7? Making sense of Intel’s convoluted CPU lineup
• Turn-by-Turn Navigation Showdown: Google Maps vs. Waze
• There’s a New SD Card Class | SD 5.0 VSC SD Is Faster & More Stable
• New OS X Ransomware KeRanger Infected Transmission BitTorrent Client Installer
• Living with: Kaspersky Internet Security
• Security tips from a super-hacker: Kevin Mitnick’s advice on protecting laptops, smartphones, and more
• [Tutorial] Disable iOS system animations (opening, closing and switching between apps) without jailbreaking (not Reduce Motion, no cross fade)
• Apple’s software SVP says quitting multitasking apps not necessary, won’t offer improved battery life
• Bill Gates says he doesn’t back FBI in case vs. Apple, encourages more discussion
• Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have ‘Nothing to Hide’

Security

• Delete Specific Application Saved States from Mac OS X Resume – reset Safari to avoid a nefarious site/installation
• Malwarebytes – malware scanner
• ClamXav – anti-virus/malware
• Little Snitch – inbound firewall
• Sophos Home – anti-virus/malware
• Bitdefender – anti-virus/malware
• DetectX – malware removal
• BlockBlock – monitors for installation of persistent daemons or agents
• DrivePulse (included with Drive Genius) – monitors changes to login items
• That One Privacy Guy’s VPN Comparison Chart
• TorGuard – Anonymous VPN
• Viscosity – OpenVPN client (included free with TorGuard subscription)

New Apps/Hardware

• HooToo Wireless Travel Router
• FileBrowser – Access files on remote computers
• Paragon NTFS – Write to NTFS volumes
• Issuu: A world of magazines. Free.

The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, February 16th, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

After talking about some of the current news, we look at media streaming at 7:00 p.m..  There is of course iTunes and AppleTV, but there are other options that might fit your setup better. Several people have different solutions and will share them tomorrow. We will cover some tips and tricks that can make streaming media easier for you regardless of how you want to do it.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Meeting Notes & Links

News

• Pointers Extra: Recovering your iPhone from a January 1, 1970 crash
• ‘Other’ storage on your iPhone and iPad explained
• Never mind encryption, 1 in 3 Android devices don’t even use lock screen PINs
• 3 Ways Experts and Users Disagree on Smartphones
• Here’s where iPhones are the most expensive — and the cheapest
• Apple’s iPad Pro outsold Microsoft’s entire Surface lineup over the holidays
• Class-Action Lawsuit Against Seagate Built On Questionable Backblaze Reliability Report
• The State of LTE
• How Much Data Does a FaceTime Call Use?
• People are being super mean to Tim Cook about his blurry Super Bowl photo
• Why you should use your iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard as your main travel computer
• VPNify.me – World’s First Localized VPN Speed Testing Tool-Find The Fastest VPN
• Approach to runway 27R Heathrow Airport visit london approach london landing pilot

Streaming Media

• Peter’s streaming media setup presentation
• AntennaWeb – Determine antenna location/direction
• HDHomeRun – OTA/cable TV tuners
• MCEBuddy – Convert video files for optimized playback/cut commercials/rename files for Plex
• Comskip – Cut out tv commercials
• Roku – Stream media on TV
• Plex – Media player and server
• MakeMKV – Rip/transcode DVDs into files
• HandBrake – Rip/transcode DVDs into files
• Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
• gPodder – Download video podcasts and YouTube videos

The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, January 19th, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

At 7:00 p.m., we will look at using iOS devices for maps and navigation. Yes, Siri can easily get you to someplace just by asking. “Give me directions to the nearest coffee shop” for example. Or “give me directions home”. But what if you want to create a GPS trail, or go hiking with topo map, or want to see gas prices along your route? Fortunately there are other options out there for you than just the built-in Maps app. A few different Mini’app’les members will share their experience with solving these and other navigation tasks. 

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Meeting Notes & Links

News

• A deep dive into the insane market of absurd counterfeit Apple products
• Cannibalism is good, and other things I learned from 60 Minutes’ Apple report
• 2016 Reality: Lazy Authentication Still the Norm
• Teenager blames Wi-Fi Assist for $2,000 bill as he racks up 144GB of data on his iPhone plan
• AT&T’s new unlimited data plan: Everything you need to know (FAQ)
• Super Browse Integrates Those Secret Netflix Categories Into the Netflix Search Page
• What’s on Netflix
• Exclusive: OS X, iOS through the eyes of 1,000 Apple Store shoppers
• World’s biggest SSD is launched – and it’s a monster 13TB drive
• Antutu:2015 Global TOP 10 Best Performance Smartphones
• New study shines light on one of the iPhone’s biggest advantages over Android
• Sometimes The Grass Really Is Greener On The Other Side – Six Major Things I Think iOS Does Better Than Android
• iPhone 6S vs iPhone 6: the in-depth test
• iOS 9.3 FAQ: What you need to know!
• Our annual Worst Passwords list is out
• When email was a joy, rather than a chore
• Staples $50 iTunes Gift Card deal
• Staples $100 iTunes Gift Card deal
• iOS 9.3 Preview
• 1Password 6 for Mac is here!
• Staying Organized with 1Password for Teams
• Update on 1Password for Teams

Maps & Navigation

• Get There By Bike – Interactive Bike Maps for the Urban Commuter
• Navionics
• Topo Maps for iPad
• Earthmate – GPS for Outdoor or Hunting
• Google Maps
• iExit Interstate Exit Guide
• Roadside America
• Geocaching
• Runmeter GPS Pedometer – Running Cycling Walking Jogging Run & Interval Training
• Footpath Route Planner – Running / Cycling / Hiking Maps
• City Maps 2Go » Travel Guide and Offline Map
• Pocket Earth Offline Maps – GPS Navigation, Topographic Contour Map, Travel Guide
• Garmin Navigon
• Curiosity by Tamper

The next Mini’app’les meeting is Tuesday, December 15th, the third Tuesday of the month, at the Hackfactory (3119 E. 26th Street Minneapolis, MN 55406). At 6:30 p.m., members of the board and other knowledgable people will be available if you have specific questions you would like answered. We will do our best to address your question and help you troubleshoot the issue.

At 7:00 p.m., we will look at the new feature (or perhaps the return of the feature) of extensions for Photos. When Apple discontinued iPhotos and Aperture and introduced Photos, Photos didn’t have some of the features that Aperture users were used to using. One of those was extensions, which users were able to add to Aperture to expand its capabilities. With 10.11, Apple added that option to Photos. We will cover a number of useful extensions for Photos and what they add to editing pictures within photos.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Meeting Notes & Links

News

• 13 Million MacKeeper Users Exposed
• Why are Apple MacBooks more reliable?
• A smarter home: My second try at the Internet of things
• Get rich or die vlogging: The sad economics of internet fame
• The iPad I Left Behind
• Craig Federighi discusses open sourcing Swift on the Talk Show
• Galavant season one currently free on iTunes
• Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock
• Orzly Night-Stand for Apple Watch
• Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6s review
• How to Quickly Flush the RAM on Your iPhone
• LESS TRAFFIC, MORE TRIPS
• Travelling Indonesia With an iPhone 6S
• The iPhone can use the Lightning to USB adapter with iOS 9.2
• Adobe’s Record Revenue Proves Successful Business Transformation Is Possible
• Exposure X – Lightroom alternative
• PowerPhotos – Photos Library Manager

Photos Extensions

• Edit your photos using third-party extensions in Photos for OS X
• Macphun Creative Kit 2016