Waldorf School - pencil/paper - no computers - read article in NYT
Apple IS Slowing Down Your Old iPhone (but There’s a Good Reason) - read why at MacObserver
Apple Reportedly Working on 3 Macs with Custom Apple Co-Processors for 2018
HARDWARE
APPLE MacBook PRO Design - "A Touch of Genius" - Jony Ives - watch
video (3min)
APPS
DEMO - Jerry gave an interesting and thorough demonstration of how he photographs a rare postage stamp with his iPhone, transfers it to his computer, selects and enters the image into the LignUp database search - see Jerry's PDF handout for details.
see demo screenshot
LignUp Stamp Collector - great app for researching, defining and establishing value of postage stamps - free demo version - Mac or Windows - OSX 10.9 or higher - $29 to buy - free Demo version
see demo screenshot
Colnect.com - free on-line
website resource for all kinds of collection hobbies (from stamps to baseball
cards, from beer coasters to postcards)
Tom asked if these tools would also work for e-mail stamps : )
WEB BROWSER
Firefox Quantum - Mozilla's newest version web browser (v. 57) - twice as fast as a year ago! Minimum req OSX 10.9-10.13 (Lion to High Sierra) - Read more - download (10.1MB)
MyScript Calculator - iPad or iPhone (iOS) - download from Apple App Store (99¢)
MISC
TIPS
10
Low Tech Hacks for High Tech Gadgets
(that You Didn't Know Existed)
1. Don't Step on them!
2. Super secret drawer
3. Bring on the wine
4. Hand-made speakers
5. Sound Advice
6. Add a little cushion
7. Project Yourself!
8. Tie 'em up
9. Getting you out of a bind
10. Forget about lights...string your cords
Apple Battery Life Recycles - read Apple's recommendations for extending all battery life
DEVICES
Flashdrives for iPhone - offload your iPhone photos to free up space on the go
Sandisk 32GB - $39 - 16GB (eBay) - $19
NEXT MEETING - first Monday of each month
Reminder: our www.hportmug.com website
can be easily searched for a term, app or name by using the freefind search window
next to title
Hammondsport Mac Users Group - Hammondsport, NY 14840 - www.hportmug.com