For the February meeting I brought in my iPad Pro. Its first obvious advantage over other iPad models is its screen size, 12.9 inches with 2732 by 2048 pixels, compared with 9.7 or 8.0 inches and 2048 by 1536 pixels on the iPad Air and iPad mini models. One application I looked forward to when I … [Read more...]
February 9th: Apple Workshop
iPad Pro, QuickTime At the February meeting we'll cover the iPad Pro which I have been using since early January. I'll be able to give my firsthand impressions of this iPad on steroids. Its huge screen allows for Split View that in landscape orientation is almost like having two iPad Airs side by … [Read more...]
January 2016: Apple Workshop Notes
Apple TV versus Roku - This month we discussed some video streaming devices that connect to your TV: the Apple TV and the Roku. Many people have smart TVs that connect to their home network, via either Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable. Typically this provides access to Netflix, YouTube, and some other … [Read more...]
February Preview: Office 2016 – Microsoft Store
Date: Tuesday, February 2nd, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Robilotti Conference Center Office 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac computers, replacing Office 2013 on Windows and Office 2011 on the Mac. Although there are still stand-alone versions of Office … [Read more...]
Microsoft Store Winter 2016 Workshops
Carolyn Bighinatti from the Danbury Microsoft Store invites DACS to come to "our store’s upcoming free workshops being held at our store about the latest Microsoft products. We would love to have your members in at their convenience for topics that they’re interested in." See their calendar of … [Read more...]
January 12th: Apple Workshop
Apple has a new Apple TV box with an App Store and a Siri remote that supports voice control, but still sells its 3rd generation Apple TV box. We'll compare the two. The biggest selling video streaming box is actually the Roku so we'll take a look at their models and see how Apple stacks up to the … [Read more...]
January 2016: Wi-Fi Security with John Adams
Date: Tuesday, January 5th, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Robilotti Conference Center DACS is pleased to have John Adams, instructor at Danbury’s Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute, give us an introduction to Wi-Fi security for our in-home and business needs. I had the … [Read more...]
November 2015: Apple Monthly Workshop Notes
This month we explored the Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan release. It’s available free from the Mac App Store, and is mostly a refinement of the previous Yosemite release. Split View is similar to the feature on the newest iPads, allowing two full-screen applications to sit side by side on the Mac … [Read more...]
Apple Monthly Workshop Notes – October 2015
Apple released iOS 9 to run on iPhones going back as far as the 4s, iPads going back to the iPad 2, and iPod touch 5th generation and later. We discussed its common features as well as those unique to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. First there are new and updated apps in iOS 9. The brand-new News app … [Read more...]
October 13th: Apple Workshop
Apple has released iOS 9 for iPhones and iPads, so we'll go over the new features. There are new and updated built-in apps such as the new News app. Notes has gotten a major upgrade and Maps now has transit directions. Passbook has now become Apple Wallet. There are also new multitasking options on … [Read more...]
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