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South Bay Apple MUG Macintosh December 2018/January 2019 A Monthly CUPFUL for South Bay Apple Mac User Group Members How to Use Instagram from a Real There is no November Computer, by podfeet meeting. Our next meeting I’m trying to be one of the cool kids and use will be Dec 12. Instagram. I don’t entirely get yet what it offers that I don’t get from Facebook and Twitter, but I’m trying. My niece says it’s her happy place because it doesn’t seem to be as filled with as much anger as Twitter Dec 12 Meeting and it doesn’t feel as creepy as Facebook (even Table Topics/Pizza Party though it’s owned by Facebook.). I want to be happy too, so I’m trying to be better at Instagram. The December 12 meeting (originally scheduled My first act was to move Instagram out of a social for Dec 13) will include the beginners session at folder and onto my home screen so I’d even 6:30 as usual, free pizza and the election of Club remember to open it. Then I started adding people and looking at their photos. I have to say, there is officers for 2019 (it’s not too late to submit your something peaceful about scrolling through images name if you would like to become an officer, see and tapping the little heart. It feels good. sbamug.com/volunteers). I started contributing some images myself, and there Don’t miss the meeting! See page 2 for details. are things I like and things I don’t like about Instagram. I like that I can select a photo, write a clever caption and then tell Instagram to post to Facebook and Twitter as well. Nice to have it in one step. But then I have to go back into Facebook and change Instagram handles to real names. On the Twitter side, you can’t edit the message so you just kind of hope that their Instagram and Twitter handles IN THIS ISSUE are the same. It’s a good thing that Steve is @spsheridan on Instagram and Twitter since he’s the Page 1 - Instagram from a Real Computer person I’m most likely to include. Page 2 - Meetings/Location/General Page 3 - Shareware, MUG Election While the experience is pretty good on the phone, I Page 5 - New/Old iPhones spend a lot of time on my Mac and I’d prefer to do my Page 6 - How They Track You, Smart Lights ‘gramming from there. There’s no app for the Mac Page 7 - New Hardware, Tutoring though. Heck, there’s not even an app for the iPad. Continued on page 4 Welcome to the SBAMUG South Bay Apple Mac User Group Members,friends and colleagues are invited to attend our monthly meetings (usually the last Wed. of the month). The $35 annual membership dues entitle you to receive this Meetings: Lomita Veteran’s Hall, monthly newsletter by 1865 Lomita Blvd, Lomita mail or online, plus many Mail: PO Box 432, Redondo Beach, more benefits (page 8). Lomita Veteran’s Hall, CA To become a member or 1865 Lomita Blvd, Lomita 90277-0432 get more info please visit Phone: (310) 644-3315 our website sbamug.com Email: [email protected] SBAMUG Monthly Calendar SBAMUG Meeting Format: Dec 12: Pizza Party 6:30—7:30 p.m. Questions & Answers and Jan 30: Mac OS Mojave Sharing: Everyone is welcome, beginners encouraged Other Meetings: 7:30—7:50 p.m. ‘iSocial’ – shoot the Mac breeze •1st Wed each month – SBAMUG Core Group, 7:30 pm. Join with others over a cookie* Google+ SBAMUG community, or email: [email protected]. 7:50—8:00 p.m. Announcements • 2nd Sat. each month - SMOG, 9AM in Costa Mesa, 8:00—9:00 p.m Program ocmug.org *Refreshments provided; donations appreciated! •Last Sat. each month - Northrop Grumman-Ham Radio & Submit suggestions for topics or speakers, or Computer Swap Meet, 7--11:30 a.m. Meet at SE corner of articles, ideas & original artwork for this newsletter Marine/Aviation Blvd, Redondo Beach to [email protected] by the last Wednesday of •Los Angeles Portable Users Group: Mac OS X, iPhone, iPod, each month. Articles may be edited to fit space. MacBook, etc., .lapug.org/ • Find more: http://www.apple.com/usergroups/ Officers & Volunteers: President: Kent McDonald Membership Report – 89 members! VP: open Please wear membership card as your name tag - you Secretary: Wayne Inman may notice your first name is in larger letters on your Treasurer: CW Mitchell card - so it can be used as a name tag at the meetings.:) Directors at Large: Dave Nathanson, Arnold Welcome New Members: Evelyn Dow Silver, George Wilde, Joan King, Pete Myers Thank You Member Renewals: Chirs Brooks, George PD Disk Editor: Jim Pernal Membership: CW Mitchell Kawahara, Del McCulloch, David Nathanson, Karin Petersen, Member Development: Pete Myers Don Whinfrey, John Fahey, Ginger Clark. If your name is not spelled right or your expiration date is Programming: Kent McDonald wrong, contact [email protected] for correction. Or Greeter: open contact CW for everything membership, dues and benefits. Server Director: Dave Nathanson Please watch for your renewal letter, then sign and date it and Newsletter: Pete Myers, Bill Berks return it with $35 check (in enclosed self-addressed envelope) USPS Liaison: CW Mitchell or bring letter with payment (cash, check, PayPal) to meeting. Refreshments: Arnold Silver/Andy Paroczai THE SOUTH BAY MUG (ISSN 1058-7810) is published monthly for $35 per year by South Bay Apple Mac User Group, 2550 Via Tejon, Suite 3J, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274. Periodicals postage paid at Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE SOUTH BAY MUG, P.O. Box 432, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-0432. The South Bay MUG is published by the non-profit South Bay Apple Mac User Group. Excerpts may be reprinted by user groups and other non-profit media. Credit must be given to SBAMUG and the author. In addition, a copy of all reprinted materials must be 2 sent to us at the above address. The South Bay MUG is an independent publication not affiliated or otherwise associated with or sponsored or sanctioned by Apple® Computer, Inc. The opinions, statements, positions and views stated herein are those of the author(s) or publisher and are not intended to be the opinions, statements, positions or views of Apple® Computer, Inc. SBAMUG December 2018 Shareware SBAMUG Election The election of MUG officers for 2019 will be held at This is the December shareware article, since we did the December meeting. The election slate is as (will) not have a November meeting. Seven items this follows: month. Quite a few graphics programs this month. Directors: Dave Nathanson, Arnold Silver, George Acorn 6.2.2: Imaging application. Filters, easy resizing. Wilde, Joan King, Pete Myers Bug fixes and better Mojave OS compatibility in this President: Kent McDonald version. Requires OS X 10.11.4. $14.99 https:// VP: vacant flyingmeat.com/acorn/ Treasurer: CW Mitchell GIMP 2.10.8: This free photo manipulation app is open Secretary: Wayne Inman source. Photo retouching, format conversion, image SBAMUG depends on its member volunteers to composition, are a few of the thing it will do. OS 10.6+ perform the many functions that keep it running. https://www.gimp.org Currently, the VP and Greeter and two Director positions are not filled. We are trying to find a new GraphicConverter 10.6.6: Mature program that seems to still get updates after all these years. Lots of new Secretary to replace Wayne Inman who has served features. Powerful batch mode processing. OSX 10.9+. for so long that nobody can remember when he $40.00 started. Also, several of the club directors are filling https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/image-editing-slideshow- more than one position. Positions that are filled, but in browser-batch-conversion-metadata-and-more-on-your- need of new blood are Newsletter Editor and mac/ Program Chairman. It is not too late to volunteer! The descriptions of MacFamilyTree 8.4.2: Genealogy program. Lots of several of these jobs are listed below. See our web folks in the group are interested in genealogy, so even though I had it last month, here is the next revision. page sbamug.com/volunteers for all job descriptions. $60.00 OSX 10.10+ Intel https:// If you decide to help out, send an email to www.syniumsoftware.com/macfamilytree [email protected]. •Vice President - perform all the duties of the Pacifist 3.6.1: Lets you extract individual Apps out president, and when so acting shall have all the of .pkg installer packages. OSX 10.8+ $20.00 https:// powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions www.charlessoft.com upon, the president. •Secretary - keep a copy of minutes, mail and other Pcalc: Scriptable scientific calculator. Works decimal, forms filed in a big book, available at the office hex, octal, and binary bases. OS 10.8+ $9.99 https:// during business hours. Experience with small www.pcalc.com/mac/index.html business management and/or bookkeeping is Unit Converter NS 2019: Unit converter. Metric to US desirable but not necessary for this position. and vice versa. Supports Dark Mode in Mojave. OS X Secretary must have an office or home office which 10.7.5+ App Store. $1.99 is accessible 9 - 5, Mon - Fri. •Directors at large - attend meetings and Core Group See you at the December meeting. meetings, help out with club activities as needed.