PAST MEETINGS
January 9 , 2017 - Hammondsport
Mac Users Group
ATTENDING : Tom B, Nancy D, Russ C, John M and Al J.
TOPIC : OPEN / SHARE
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DISCUSSIONS
Tom
mentioned a great free app for your iPhone called Waze -
a free app from the Apple App Store. Besides helping with GPS map directions,
it also keeps you informed of near-by road hazards, disabled vehicles,
accidents, construction and 'more' in real time with constant updates
from other drivers on that road.
John
installed the driver for a RocketFM on
his MacBook Pro, plugged it into the USB port, and then proceeded to
broadcast a clear FM radio signal to the transistor radio on our table
streaming from internet music and programs found on the web. The RocketFM
is a tiny plastic transmitting device, made by Griffin until 2006, can
still be found on eBay for under $10. The newest driver (v 1.0.6) works
with all Mac OS up to and including Sierra.
Tom
demonstrated how easy it is to make a small portable Disk Image (.dmg)
which can be made secure with an encypted password for carrying important
data with you on a trip. Read the 'how to' steps here.
Preview -
Apple's on-board app for looking at PDF files and opening images of all
kinds - now it has 'Tools' which allow editing of PDF files, as well
as standard images like PNG, JPG, TIFF and GIF. It is easy to change
the size of an image, and to also alter its colors.
How to Permanently
Delete a FaceBook Account - this may be very useful to people who
have acted foolishly
NEXT MEETING - March 6,
2017 - 10:30am (no meeting in February)
Hammondsport Mac Users Group - Hammondsport, NY 14840
- www.hportmug.com
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