PAST MEETINGS

March 3, 2025

ATTENDING: Tom B, Sandi S, John M, Jo W, Russ C, Linda K, Lynn G, Bob G, Bill M

TOPIC : BACKUP WITHOUT THE CLOUD

(Backup your iPhone, iPad and Mac
to your own external Hard Drive)

HOW TO
Backup Your iPhone or iPad to your Mac - see STEPS

GREAT RESOURCE

OWC (Other World Computing) - drives, batteries, accessories, Macs new and used - great prices, low shipping costs, fast delivery

https://eshop.macsales.com

HARDWARE

Find or buy an external backup HD such as:
(1TB HD currently available at OWC for $53)

HOW TO
Backup your Mac computer to External HD -
3 Ways:

1
Carbon Copy Cloner - versions 7 - 6 - 5
Download 30-Day Free Trial from Bombich
($49 to buy)

2
SuperDuper! - download & use free (forever) in full-clone mode or buy ($28) for time-saving features

3
TIME MACHINE - free on all Apple computers

ANOTHER BACKUP OPTION:

Drag/copy selected files, photos and folders to a USB thumbdrive

USB Drive - 8GB - $4 - eBay or Amazon - various lots and GB sizes

HOW TO

MyTaxSafe
Make a Portable Secure Disk Image with Apple's Disk Utility - see steps

OTHER HANDY TIPS & SHORTCUTS

HOW TO
Take a Screenshot with one touch on your iPad or iPhone - follow these steps:

Settings>Accessibility>Touch>Assistive Touch>ON>Select: Single Tap, DoubleTap, Long Press. Screenshot is saved to Photos

HOW TO
Create a mid-video 'jump to' starting point with mp4 videos in your website

add to end of the video's web link: #t=seconds (starting point you desire)

HOW TO
Create a Youtube video starting point :
add #t=hms to url embed

HOW TO
Block a Caller on your iPhone (see how)

HOW TO
Use QR CODE in Emergency Power Outage

To open QR Code, point your iPhone cam at it. (1) A yellow frame will appear around code. (2) After website link appears at top of your iPhone screen, you can tap on it to open the website.

NEWS

Microsoft’s New Quantum Computer - Interesting things to consider (read article)

(energy, data, and processing power)

A HELPFUL MacOS SITE
Information on all
Mac Operating Systems 2001 - 2024

NEXT MEETING

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