Apple Music, Garmin fenix 3 On June 30th Apple debuted its new music subscription service called Apple Music. There is a three-month free trial to see if you like the service. After that it is $9.99 a month for an individual or $14.99 for a family. To access it you need to update to iTunes 12.2 … [Read more...]
July 14th: Apple Workshop
Apple debuted its Apple Music streaming service on June 30th, absorbing the Beats Music service it purchased last year. So we'll take a look at what it offers: a music subscription offering access to 30 million songs in its iTunes catalog, the Beats 1 radio station curated by international DJs, and … [Read more...]
March 2015 Apple Workshop
Apple TV / MacBook / Apple Watch At the March meeting we discussed Apple’s March 9th “Spring Forward” announcement where the biggest news was pricing and availability details on the Apple Watch, but they also had some Mac and other news to share. The price of the Apple TV streaming box has … [Read more...]
Apple SIG Notes January 2015 – Back up your iOS device
We reviewed the ways to sync and back up an iPhone or iPad to be prepared in case you should ever lose your device. Before getting into that, we went into iCloud settings and enabled Find My iPhone. This enables your lost or misplaced device to be located from another iOS device using the Find My … [Read more...]
iTunes Backup of iPhone or iPad – Apple SIG May ’14
By Richard Corzo In May I explained how a local iTunes backup of your iPhone or iPad can be used to restore your apps and data to a new iOS device. When you sync your iOS device with iTunes you have the option of setting it up to do a backup to iTunes every time you sync. If you elect to do just … [Read more...]
Unlocking an iPhone – Apple SIG Feb. ’14
By Richard Corzo February’s meeting was dedicated to unlocking an iPhone and switching to a different carrier. Unlocking a phone allows you to switch to a different carrier, or to buy a prepaid SIM to save money on phone calls when you are traveling overseas. To unlock a phone you need to have … [Read more...]
Apple TV, Airplay – Apple SIG Jan. ’14
By Richard Corzo In January I was able to demo the Apple TV in the Resource Center as follow-up to my presentation on the Apple ecosystem at the general meeting. This little box connects to your high-definition TV and home Wi-Fi network to give you access to a couple of dozen "channels" or apps, … [Read more...]