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Book Review: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson ©2011 Simon & Schuster Most of the books about Steve Jobs and Apple Computer, indeed most biographies, tend to be sequential, moving linearly through time telling the story, one anecdote after another. While this book more or less flows through time, Isaacson … [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...]
Apple SIG Notes, October 2014
iOS 8 has been released so we explored it on my iPhone and iPad. We took a look at the new iPhone Health app which is designed to centralize health data from other apps you have installed. My iPhone 5s has an M7 coprocessor that monitors my steps during the day without having an app open, so that … [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...]
Upgrading a Hard Drive to an SSD – Apple SIG April ’14
In April I talked about my recent project to replace the hard drive in my MacBook Pro with a solid-state drive (SSD). My objective was two-fold: to increase the storage capacity, since I had only 10 GB free space on my hard drive, and to gain a speed improvement from using the SSD, which uses flash … [Read more...]
Digital Magazines, Books, Offline Maps – Apple SIG March ’14
By Richard Corzo March's topic was digital magazines, books, and offline maps. Apple sells magazines in the App Store that show up in the Newsstand app on your iPad or iPhone, but those are the only two places you can read them. Zinio is a seller of digital magazines which has been around for … [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 Ecosystem—with Richard Corzo, Jan 2014
By Frank Kromer How appropriate the name for the January presentation. Apple Ecosystem, as presented by Richard Corzo, says it all. Richard began with the Apple TV ($99) and the Apple feature known as Airplay. This device, when connected to an HDTV, can share content through iTunes between a … [Read more...]