PAST MEETINGS

October 1, 2018 - Hammondsport Mac Users Group

ATTENDING : Tom B, Nancy D, Al J, John M, Bill M, Gene N, Janet M, Daniel M.

TOPIC : HOW TO USE BASIC MAC APPS - Part 5

Mac OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra

DEMO: Keychain Access (John) - FAQ

DEMO: Dictionary (Tom) - Front/Back Matter

Open the Dictionary app
(Finder Menu > Go > Apps > Dictionary)

In the Dictionary Menu,
click Go > Front/Back Matter

Find a wide assortment of helpful resources such as:

Rules of English
Guide to Spelling
Guide to Punctuation
Cliches
History of English - Timeline
States of USA
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Countries of the World
Chemical Elements
Weights and Measures and Conversions
Alphabets

More info at Apple here, here and here

DID YOU KNOW?

Bluetooth - logo derived from rune intials of Harald Bluetooth - Viking king of Denmark between 958 AD and 970 AD.
Hagall and Bjarkan

HOW TO

COM-SHIFT-4 - greatest Mac KB shortcut (since OS 8.5) - see how to

HOW TO

Set a Firmware Password on your Mac -
to prevent unauthorized bootups from external disks (HD, CD, DVD, USB, target computer)

1) COMMAND-R on Bootup to Utilities Screen
2) Utilities > Disk > Add Firmware Password

(see Apple tutorial)

HOW TO

Clear Caches on Mac High Sierra - to free up space

(see tutorial)

HOW TO

Fix Adblock Plus error message after latest Safari 12 update

Solution - - - install latest Adblock Plus

Essential Craftsman - How to build a house

Nothing related to computers - just great tutorials

How Does Craigslist Make Money? Read article

Read about founder of Craigslist (Craig Newmark)

How to use Uber

History of Uber

Uber website - create an account online to ride (or drive)

IN THE NEWS

Dawn of a New Web - read article

SOLID and INRUPT (Tim Berners-Lee) - find out more

HUMOR

Corn Maze - 5¢

For us older folks who get lost easily

Learn more about Basic Mac Apps here and here

NEXT MEETING - Monday November 5, 2018

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