FREE 2018 SUMMER VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (VTC) SATURDAY, August 18 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET Attend APCUG’s August 18, 2018 Virtual Technology Conference (VTC) from your own home, invite some of your members to join you, or have a Technology Tailgate Party with your club members! You only … [Read more...]
April 11th: Apple Workshop – Two-Factor Authentication
Rescheduled from March, this meeting will be of interest to both Apple and non-Apple users. Some of your accounts such as with Apple, Google, and Microsoft, can be made more secure with two-factor, or two-step, authentication. Accounts protected only by passwords are less secure because if someone … [Read more...]
Apple device? iCloud account? Change Your Password – NOW!
Hackers threaten to wipe millions of Apple devices, demand ransom A group of hackers is threatening to wipe millions of iOS devices in two weeks if Apple doesn't pay them US$150,000. Read More ▶ … [Read more...]
March 14th: Apple Workshop – Two-Factor Authentication
Note: This month's Apple workshop is being canceled due to the expected winter storm. This will be of interest to both Apple and non-Apple users. Some of your accounts such as with Apple, Google, and Microsoft, can be made more secure with two-factor, or two-step, authentication. Accounts … [Read more...]
December 13th: Apple Workshop – Hour of Code
In honor of Apple's Hour of Code week we will do our own session with an introduction to Swift Playgrounds, an iPad app for learning how to write Swift code. So if you have an iPad, come bring it and join in on the fun. Or just come and watch. If Apple's timing is right, we may … [Read more...]
November 8th: Apple Workshop – macOS Sierra, MacBook Pro
Apple has released their latest OS release for the Mac, called macOS Sierra. Siri finally makes it to the Mac! Learn what you can do that's different than on the iPhone or iPad. And Apple Pay also makes it to the Mac. Learn what you need to use it on your Mac. There's also updates to the Photos app … [Read more...]
Clever Attack Uses the Sound of a Computer’s Fan to Steal Data
Steve Jobs is laughing and saying, "I told you fans are no good!" Read the article... … [Read more...]
June 2016 Apple Workshop Notes – WWDC
In June we covered Apple’s announcements at their World Wide Developers Conference. Apple revealed their plans for their fall updates to iOS, macOS (replacing the name OS X), watchOS, and tvOS. The next operating system (OS) to run on the Mac, succeeding OS X El Capitan, will be called macOS … [Read more...]
June 14th: Apple Workshop – WWDC
The timing is good for the June meeting as it will be the day after Apple's World Wide Developers Conference keynote. This is the meeting where they announce the new features of the next version of OS X (soon to be called macOS?), iOS, tvOS, and watchOS, so the developers can get their apps ready. … [Read more...]
April 2016, Apple Workshop Notes
Adobe Flash Plug-in In April we answered user questions. The main question was about Adobe Flash on the Mac. New vulnerabilities are constantly discovered so that’s why it’s important to keep it up to date. There is a Flash plug-in used by Safari and Mozilla Firefox (if installed). You can … [Read more...]