6 October 2016 Main Meeting  iOS 10 Ins ‘n Outs

Meeting Summary. . .

Ed Adams Guest Presenter

“It sure was good to be back at the Goleta Library for the October meeting!” Kathy (Goodman) Gleason

“Ed’s presentation was very cool, with lots of tips for iOS device users…” D J McLaren

The presentation by Ed Adams – a Founding Member of SBAUG – began with an overview of iOS 10 and then delved deeper into Lock Screen, Control Center, Notifications, Messages, Photos, Mail, and much more.  His presentation slides can be viewed by clicking HERE or on the “slide” graphic below.

Click to view slides…

This month’s lucky winner of the Apple Gift Card drawing was, befittingly, Ed Adams!

SBAUG’s President, Kathy (Goodman) Gleason, offered the following ‘recap’ via a post   … Continue reading

Upcoming Changes To Main Meeting Venue & Schedule

Beginning in October 2016, general meetings will be scheduled for the first Thursday of a given month and held in the Multi-purpose Room at the Goleta Branch Library between 6:00-7:30 PM.  The first event hosted at this location will be on Thursday, October 6, 2016 and begin at 6:00 PM.  You can expect a future post with details about October’s featured presentation will follow.

Goleta Branch Library
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500 North Fairview Avenue ~ Goleta, CA, 93117

21 September 2016 Main Meeting  Library Resources for Apple Lovers

Denise Rodriquez listens attentatively as Michelle Bone presents

Meeting Summary. . .
Michelle Bone, Adjunct Librarian at the Luria Library (SBCC) discussed and demonstrated lesser known research options available online as well at local libraries.  Notable during the well-received presentation – which included many visuals on the large screen – were the abilities of Google search, for instance, what’s available via “Advanced Search” and what’s not so commonly known about what’s available online at the Santa Barbara Public Library and its extensive databases. What was particularly interesting … Continue reading

Watch Apple’s Special Event LIVE • Sept 7th 10 AM PDT

From Apple’s website “Join us here on September 7 at 10 a.m. PDT to watch the keynote live.” ^*  Click the link below or the graphic to the left.

Watch Sept 7th Event Keynote!

On the event page is a hyperlink, when clicked, will add “it” to your calendar(s) so you won’t miss out!

SBAUG Members can add comment(s) about this event below  … Continue reading

17 August 2016 Main Meeting  Use Virtual Machine To Maintain Legacy OS X & Apps

Meeting Summary. . .

According to Jim Tinsley, the lucky winner of the Apple Gift Card drawing was Harold Adams and Ian demonstrated how to set up Snow Leopard (OS X v10.6.8) to run as a virtual machine using VM[Ware] Fusion on a Mac computer running El Capitan (OS X v10.11.x).  Ian mentioned that Oracle’s VirtualBox alternative is not as easy to use as [VMWare] Fusion, but it is free. For more details about other solutions and … Continue reading