Past Meetings


May 4, 2020 - Hammondsport Mac Users Group

ATTENDING : Tom B, Bill M, Ed W, Bob G, Russ C, Sandi S, Al J and John M.

TOPIC : ZOOM #2

Due to the pandemic lockdown in NY state, all public in-person meetings have been put on hold for awhile. So our Mac group is using an amazing free app called Zoom which allows online interactive meetings. The latest version of the free Zoom app may be downloaded and installed on each of your devices at anytime by going to zoom.us/download (choose the Zoom Client app).

 

OUR MEETING

First of all, this meeting almost didn't happen due to a sudden electric power outage in Hammondsport at 8am. NYSEG has a very valuable website to report outages and also see areas affected plus estimated time to restore (HINT: Put this link on your cell phone). Other emergency sites and links for the Hammondsport area can be found here. Power finally returned at 9:45am. Meanwhile Tom was able to send out email alerts to the group via an old MBPro running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and connected to the internet via a dial-up USB modem hooked into the telephone landline in his house. A landline still works with no power - something to think about before you cut that connection off to save money.

READ HOW TO: Connect to the internet with no electric power in your house and no cellular service

 

HOW TO ADD A NEW (OR ADDITIONAL)

EMAIL ACCOUNT TO YOUR iPHONE

 

1---Go to Settings >

 

2---Passwords & Accounts >

 

3---Add Account > Check the new mail provider

4---Continue to sign in to your account

5---Type in your email Username > [next]

6---Enter your password for that account > [next]

7---If all your info is correct, you will see options to select or unselect apps - only one you really need is 'Mail'

8---Click Save - - Mail should automatically set up the new account on your iPhone and download a copy of all new emails.

 

HOW TO ADD A NEW EMAIL ACCOUNT

TO YOUR MAC COMPUTER

1---On a Mac computer, open 'Mail'

2---Click Mail> Preferences>Accounts - click on + to add a new account


3---Add Account > Check your mail provider icon

4---Continue to sign in to your account

5---Type in your email Username > [next]

6---Enter your password for that account > [next]

7---If all your info is correct, you will see options to select or unselect - only one you really need is 'Mail'




8---Click Save - - Mail should automatically set up the new account on your Mac and download a copy of your emails

Now a single click on 'Get Mail' will download all new mail in all accounts to your Mac.

 

 

TIP

HOW TO TAKE A PHOTO IN 1 SECOND WITH YOUR LOCKED iPHONE CAMERA

1---While iPhone is locked, press HOME button 1x to show time and date.

2---Swipe quickly from right edge.

3---Camera will open instantly to take picture. (see this video for details)

 

TIP

Apple Watch Emergency Call - if you fall or make a sudden movement with arm, the watch will ask 'Are you OK?' (One person got this strange alert a couple times recently while snapping a wet towel from a laundry basket to hang it up to dry).

 

 

NEW BROWSER


BRAVE - very fast secure browser with a great name - download (118MB)

 

HEALTH NEWS

WORLDMETER - Great link to the latest stats on Coronavirus worldwide - you can draw your own conclusions from the numbers. Worldmeter was voted as one of the best free reference websites by the American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world. See About Worldmeter

 

 

NEXT MEETING - FIRST MONDAY EVERY MONTH


Hammondsport Mac Users Group - Hammondsport, NY 14840 - www.hportmug.com

 

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