Past Meetings
September 24, 2012 - Hammondsport Mac Users Group
ATTENDING: Tom B, Bob S, Jerry L, Gene N and Ed M.
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TOPIC: Pet Peeves |
The group shared some little irritations that annoy us about computers, software, e-mail, internet, etc.
Tom's list:
'In
vogue' websites which use the latest stylish very
light font colors which are difficult to read.
Mouse
clicking vs. quicker ways to navigate a website or document (i.e. keyboard
shortcuts such as tabbing, double-triple clicking, spacebar down, 2-finger
scrolling, tap clicking)
Pop-up
and pop-under ads and
videos that begin playing without your input - disabling Safari Plugins helps
stop some of this annoyance (Safari>Preferences>Security>uncheck
Enable Plugins) - also
you might add Safari AdBlock extension (Safari>Preferences>Extensions>Get
Extensions> download AdBlock )
People
who don't Google something
first.
Not
checking out e-mail hoaxes before forwarding them to everybody - read E-mail Etiquette tips.
Typing
in 'http://' or 'www' in browser URL window - for example apple.com works
as well as http://www.apple.com/
Jerry's
list :
Slow
start-up
The d*&%# Beach
Ball
Keyboards that don't
spell rite
Hard disks that fill
up too fast
Batteries that discharge
too fast
Hot laptops
Can't find neat website
page again
Poor memory (oops,
that's my memory)
Too expensive
Spell checkers that
can't figure out what word I was trying to write
Slow computer that
takes 8 hours to build a video
No place to enter a
punched card
Cell phones that can't
tolerate going thru a clothes washer and dryer
App icons that I forget
what the app does (see poor memory, above)
Ed has been annoyed by his cursor accidentally activating hyperlinks which seem too sensitive - Gene suggested turning off the 'tapping' feature of his trackpad and it seemed to solve the problem.
Gene discovered settings in iCal which allowed him more flexibility in viewing his calendars, similar to older versions he had used.
Larry (who couldn't make this meeting) e-mailed news about the next big iPhone 5 change - - - for those who are peeved about the small size of their current iPhone - watch the promo video.
Bob was very content and shared no peeves.
SOME OTHER POINTS OF DISCUSSION
AdBlock for Safari - donationware - pay by the honor system - blocks all types of annoying web ads - to install (Safari>Preferences>Extensions>Get Extensions> download AdBlock )
Project Gutenberg - 40,000 free downloads of digitized classics for e-readers, Kindles, iPads - example: Lewis + Clark journals
Lion Linen - elegant desktop background from Apple
How to create an install disc for Mt. Lion
8GB Flash Drive - small (but big) flashdrive for $7 - use for bootable install drive for Mt. Lion
Snow Leopard - is this solid OSX staging a comeback? See weekly share sales. Read article by Charles Moore.
Rosetta - What is it? It runs PPC apps on Intel. Can it be installed with Snow Leopard? Yes. Read how here.
Space Shuttle Endeavor - great in-flight photo (from Bob's son) of final ride to west coast - click picture for larger images of Endeavor.
Apple EarPods w/ remote and mic - $29 - recommended by Gene.
Cain at Gettysburg - by Col. Ralph Peters - book signing by author at Hammondsport Public Library - Thursday - Sept 27- 6:30pm
BRAINS
Luke Skywalker Binoculars that read your mind
How Apple Trains Geniuses - the training manual says you can't say these words
Older Men Who Use Computers Have Lower Risk of Dementia - some scholarly fodder to justify your time wasting.
Three
old geezers were playing golf one morning.
The first exclaimed "It's windy today"
The second fellow replied "Wednesday? I thought it was Thursday"
The third man said "I'm thirsty,
too. Let's go have a beer"
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