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...]
September 8th: Apple Workshop
Our August break is over and Apple has been busy preparing for a big announcement on Wednesday, September 9th, the day after our meeting. It'll be fun to go over the rumors as we are expecting for starters a new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. But Apple has reserved a much larger venue reserved for this … [Read more...]
July 2015 Apple Workshop
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...]
Apple Monthly Workshop Notes – June 2015
Mac OS X El Capitan, iOS 9 In June we discussed the announcements that Apple made the day before at their World Wide Developers Conference. They announced the new features of the next version of iOS (iOS 9) and OS X (10.11), and their newest operating system watchOS 2, which will be an update for … [Read more...]
June 9th: Apple Workshop
World Wide Developers Conference June is the month that Apple holds their World Wide Developers Conference where they announce the new features of the next version of iOS (iOS 9) and OS X (10.11). Our meeting takes place the day after the keynote speech that kicks off the conference, so we will … [Read more...]
May 12th: Apple Workshop
We got a question from one of our Apple Workshop members, "Can you suggest a good way to record videos I play from the internet? Then later I can burn a DVD." In the meeting we'll do some online research to try to answer this question. We could look for an application, or a how-to on YouTube, or … [Read more...]
April 2015 Apple Workshop
Mac OS X Photos Before the main meeting started we shared who had had a chance to view or try on the Apple watch at the Danbury Apple Store, although you can’t yet purchase one in the store. Right now you would need to order one online, although so far none of us have done so. When I went, I was … [Read more...]
April 14th: Apple Workshop
Apple has been working on a new Photos application for Mac OS X and it is finally available with the OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite update. We'll discover how it differs from the iPhoto application that we are familiar with. We'll also learn about the iCloud Photo Library which can accommodate our photos on … [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...]