PAST MEETINGS

August 31, 2026

ATTENDING: Tom B, Dan M, John M, Russ C, Sandi S, Bill M, Bob G

TOPIC : EMERGENCY (Q+A)

Handy apps and links to have on your iPhone, iPad, Mac (travel, weather, disaster, outages, health, emergency numbers)

EMERGENCY SITES & TIPS

511 NY Road Conditions (accidents, delays, weather, closures, etc) - updates hourly
http://www.511ny.org/

LOCAL EMERGENCY SITES (HAMMONDSPORT, NY)

SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS
https://kamala.cod.edu/svr/
(put this link on your phone - see how here )

EMERGENCY SOS ON APPLE IPHONE

iPhone - 5 Safety Features on Every iPhone (including Medical ID/ Emergency Alert/SOS)
Watch video: MacMost Tutorial - 9min

Hearing Aid Integration in iOS - read recent article in Tidbits

Emergency SOS Satellite (iPhone 14)
- see Apple 'how to' demo
Apple rolls out iPhone emergency SOS satellite alert service for when you’re off the grid
- The service is free for two years with the newest iPhone model and allows you to text emergency services when you don’t have cell service.
- Apple will spend $450 million with U.S. companies, including Globalstar, to enable the emergency satellite texting feature.

POWER OUTAGES - NYSEG

Note: Make your own QR codes here:

QR CODE GENERATOR SITE
https://www.qr-code-generator.com/?PID=100

Great Free App To Troubleshoot Your Mac

EtreCheck (free) - download to run -
see test results on trial run

How do I preserve system prefs with OS updates?

Read some possible solutions in Apple discussions.

TIP

New Spotlight Search on Mac Tahoe is very thorough! Photos, screenshots, docs, etc.

GREAT BUY

Turntable for 331/3/ 45/ 78 Vinyls - $29 Amazon

Transfer your favorite old LPs to Digital to play on your Mac devices. One knob power on/off, volume + built-in speakers, RCA outs, and Blue Tooth transmission.

NEXT MEETING : Monday, October 5, 2026

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