PAST MEETINGS


April 4, 2021

Hammondsport Mac Users Group

ATTENDING : Tom B, Al J, John M, Sandi S, Jim W, Russ C.

TOPIC : ZOOM MEETING # 13

HOW TO BACKUP YOUR IPHONE (OR iPAD) TO YOUR COMPUTER (RATHER THAN iCLOUD)

See Step-by-Step Tutorial

 

 

 

OTHER DISCUSSIONS

 

How can I remove recent App icons from my Dock which do not go away when I quit them?

Go to System Prefs>Dock. At bottom of window, uncheck the box [ ] 'Show recent applications in Dock'

 

 

How can I type special accents and symbols on my computer keyboard using any Apple word document such as TextEdit?

Use this Keyboard Shortcuts Chart. For example, hold Option key and press $ key to type the ¢ symbol. Or hold Option and Shift while pressing K key to produce .

 

 

 

How can I download an MP4 Video or MP3 Audio from YouTube to my Mac?

Use the Slimjet Browser to do this -
See how - Step-by-Step Tutorial

Download latest version of Slimjet + install

Also you will need to update the proprietary decoder file libffmpeg.dylib - explained here

 

 

 

HOW TO

Delete (or Deactivate) Your Facebook Account

step by step

 

 

 

 

GREAT BACKUP APPS FOR MAC

 

Apple's Time Machine (free) - more info

 

Carbon Copy Cloner - (30-day free trial) - more info

 

SuperDuper - free trial (can be used forever for full clone) - more info

 

OWC (Other World Computing) - great source for quality Mac memory, hard drives, external disc enclosures, etc.

 

 

 

COOL WEBSITE

Radio Garden Internet FM Station Finder

- find the closest FM internet radio stations anywhere in the world! Just go to this website and put in a ZIP code - then click on any of the green radio dots on the map that results.

Example: Penn Yan, NY

 

 

TIP

8 iPhone Settings You Should NEVER Change (6m video)

 

 

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