Microsoft Office / Outlook We reviewed Microsoft’s current offering of Office apps on iOS (iPads and iPhones). Microsoft first dipped its toe into iOS when it offered the free OneNote app, a rich text, drawing, and rich media note taking app, back in 2011. Then about a year ago, in spring 2014, … [Read more...]
OS X Yosemite, Apple SIG November 2014
We took OS X Yosemite for a spin at the November meeting. It’s a free upgrade from OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or later (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks). It looks quite nice with new fonts and a flatter, more streamlined look similar to iOS 7 and 8 including translucency effects. There have been … [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...]
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...]
Richard Corzo – Apple Ecosystem
Date: Tuesday, January 7th, 7 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium By Jeff Smith Have you ever wondered why Apple users seem a little happier than users of other OSes, or perhaps they simply seem a little less stressed? The ecosystem of high-quality products supported by a system of … [Read more...]