At this meeting we discussed 2 essential WordPress plugins: Wordfence and BackWPup. Wordfence offers comprehensive settings to control security, anti-spam, and more. We explored all the different options and saw how Wordfence shows visitors information in real time. A useful report is the 'missing … [Read more...]
Pebble Watch – Mobile Devices July 2014
What is a Pebble Watch and why would anyone want one? This was the basic theme of the Mobile Devices SIG meeting in August. Jim presented his personal experiences after becoming a $99 backer of the Pebble watch project on Kickstarter, the crowd funding website. To understand the Pebble, you should … [Read more...]
Apple SIG Notes, August 2014
In August we had a one-on-one session with a new Mac user to set up his recently acquired MacBook Air. He had reported some trouble running Skype, so we took a look and found three copies of Skype on his machine, one on the Mac desktop and a Skype and Skype 2 in his Applications folder. We … [Read more...]
Recovery Partition, iOS Notifications – Apple SIG July 2014
In order to do maintenance on your main Mac hard drive, you may need to boot into the Recovery partition. This partition is hidden from view in Disk Utility, but you can boot into it by restarting your Mac and holding down the Option key. This will show you a list of bootable disks on your machine. … [Read more...]
Mobile Devices/Windows 8 SIG – June 2014
In June we answered a question on Microsoft accounts in Windows 8. In Windows 8, accounts are based on an e-mail address so that it is possible to sync information using the same account on different machines. This is done using the OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) cloud storage associated with the … [Read more...]
Linux SIG Bits – July 2014 Report
By Dave Mawdsley July Meeting at the DACS Resource Center Tonight's meeting included two presentations: 1. "Getting SSH to Work Between Computers," a how-to presentation; and 2. "A Look at Fritzing," a presentation showing off the latest features of simple wiring displays with Fritzing. 1. … [Read more...]
July 15, 2014 Web Design SIG
Adding graphics and photos to your website will enhance the visual impact and design. But before uploading media it's important to prepare and optimize your files for web viewing. Image width/height in pixels, as well as file size should be considered to avoid long downloads, and badly prepped … [Read more...]
iOS 8 / OS X Yosemite Preview – Apple SIG June ’14
In early June Apple holds its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. This year they announced the new features of iOS 8, which will run on the iPhone and iPad, and OS X Yosemite, which succeeds OS X Mavericks as the next operating system to run on Macs. Both will arrive in the fall. The common … [Read more...]
WordPress Widgets, June 17, 2014
Let's take a closer look at 'Widgets', and how they are used to enhance your page content. Widgets are an integral part of any WordPress theme, and their locations and options change depending the theme structure. Its important to know how to recognize and use the options available in your specific … [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...]