CWAUG Central Wisconsin Apple User Group Meeting April 14th, 2019 MEETING AGENDA
➤ Round Table Discussion ➤ March 25th, 2019 Event, the week before ➤ Demo Videos ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
➤ Notifications showing up on a computer that are of a sexual nature, how to get rid of them. ➤ Sharing files through iCloud ➤ How to right click if you don’t have a mouse. ➤ Google and Apple integration ➤ Discussion of more tutorials on Pages and other Mac Programs ➤ Quick introduction to Pages ➤ Saving Pages and saving as different type of formats THE WEEK JUST BEFORE THE MARCH 25TH 2019 EVENT By Apple MONDAY MARCH 18TH
➤ Apple Announces New Fifth Generation iPad Mini with Apple Pencil Support, Revamped Retnia Display and A12 Bionic Chip ➤ 8 Megapixels rear camera ➤ Front facing camera 7 megapixels ➤ Available in Silver Space Gray and Gold ➤ 64 to 256 GB Storage ➤ Starts at $399 for WIFI ➤ Starts at $529 for WIFI and Cellular ➤ Still has home button and lightning port ➤ iPad Mini hasn’t been updated in ages. MONDAY MARCH 18TH CONT.
➤ New 10.5 Inch iPad Air with A12 bionic chick and Apple Pencil support ➤ Lower cost replacement for the 10.5 iPad Pro (now discontinued) ➤ 64 to 256 GB storage ➤ Starts at $499 for WIFI ➤ Starts at $629 for WIFI and Cellular MARCH 18TH CONT.
➤ LG TV announced AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support in its 2019 NanoCell LED 4K Ultra HD Smart TV’s ➤ Prices range from $799 to $4,299 ➤ This is part of the growing number of manufacturers adding AirPlay 2 support and HomeKit support ➤ Samsung, Sony and Vizio MARCH 19TH
➤ Apple Updates iMac Lineup with up to 8 core 9th gen Intel Processors and Radeon Pro Vega Graphics Option ➤ Two years since last update ➤ Offers up to 64GB of memory and up to 2 TB SSD storage. ➤ Same overall design since of the 2012 ➤ Pricing starts at $1299 MARCH 19TH CONT.
➤ Apple lowered Prices on the SSD models of MacBook Pros ➤ Also lowers prices on SSD updates to MacBook Air and Mac Mini MARCH 20TH
➤ New AirPods with H1 chip, Hey Siri, 50% more talk time and Optional Wireless Charging Case ➤ Three Hours Talk Time per charge
➤ Five hours listening time per charge ➤ 24hrs total battery life in storage case.
➤ Wireless charger can be purchased separately or with new Airpods. ➤ AirPods with wireless charging case $199 MARCH 20TH CONT.
➤ Apple Launches New Spring Colors for iPhone Cases and Apple Watch Bands ➤ Go to apple.com to see the new colors. BEFORE THE 25TH
➤ Apple Started a live stream on the Steve Jobs Theater ➤ To build hype ➤ Apple missed a call from Chris Evans, ➤ People Cleaning the Stage ➤ Videos of a dancer ➤ iMessage conversation with Tim Cook ➤ Screen Savers ➤ Apple Maps how to get to the conference. ➤ This was all planned out and the people setting it up had many fun and humorous things to display on the screen 24hrs leading up to the event. SO WHAT DID APPLE REVEAL AT THE MARCH 25TH EVENT APPLE NEWS + APPLE NEWS +
➤ News and Magazine Subscription Service ➤ Full Access to hundreds of magazines and leading newspapers
➤ New and Past issues ➤ Family Sharing for up to six family members
➤ Ready on the Go, current issues of your favorite magazines are automatically downloaded ➤ 1 month free trial
➤ $9.99 per month after APPLE NEWS + CONTINUED
➤ The best news sources all in one place ➤ Top Stories Handpicked by our editors (Apple) ➤ Personalized recommendations ➤ Breaking news notifications ➤ Hundreds of magazines and leading newspapers ➤ cover to cover magazines ➤ Online and offline reading across your devices ➤ Privacy and secure reading - Apple does not share your information with the newspapers or magazines. ➤ Apple does not allow advertisers to track you. What you read in Apple News will not follow you across the web. APPLE CARD APPLE CARD
➤ Built into the Apple Wallet ➤ Partnered with Goldman Sachs ➤ Optimized for Apple Pay but will work like a traditional Credit Card ➤ Signing up for iPhone users will be simple as opening the Wallet App and tapping the Apple Card Interface. ➤ Once signed up you will immediately be able to make purchases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZiE9NtRfs APPLE CARD CONT.
➤ Credit Limits vary depending on your credit score ➤ One person per card, no sharing cards with spouse at this time ➤ No annual fees, international fees, fees for making late payments or fees for exceeding your credit limit. ➤ Interest rates between 13.24 and 24.24 based on credit score APPLE CARD REWARDS
➤ Offering Cash back rewards with daily cash up to 3 percent ➤ 1 present cash back on all purchases ➤ 2 percent cash back on all Apply Pay Purchase ➤ 3 percent cash back on Apple store purchases, this includes App Store, ITunes Store and Apple Services ➤ Daily Cash Rewards - Paid back daily APPLE CARD SPENDING TRACKING AND BUDGETING
➤ Apple is helping by offering through their Wallet App a Spending and Tracking guide ➤ Help people control their spending habits. ➤ Virtual Card Numbers for online non-Apple Pay Purchase - Apple Card will generate a virtual card, no actual number ➤ Apple Card Support is available 24/7 through Messages App by texting ➤ More details on the Apple Card can be found here ➤ https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-card/
APPLE ARCADE
➤ Premium subscription Service that will allow users to download and play included games for one monthly fee with no additional costs. ➤ Independent developers and big name developers ➤ New App ➤ Coming Later This Year ➤ Subscription Price not listed yet. ➤ Expected to launch with 100 Plus games ➤ No Ads ➤ No additional in-app purchases ➤ Play available Off Line
Apple TV and App APPLE TV APP
➤ To Bring Together your favorite shows, movies, sports and news and make them available on all your devices
➤ Spectrum, DirectTV, Optimum, Hulu, PlayStation, Vue, FuboTV all accessible through the Apple TV App
➤ Only Pay for what you want
➤ On Demand Ad Free, Online or Offline and Family sharing
➤ All this is part of the new feature called Apple TV Channels within the Apple TV App ➤ CBS All Access, Starz, Showtime, HBO, Nicoldeon, Mubi, History Channel vault, Comedy Central, Now and more…
➤ No more bouncing between Apps
➤ Apple TV Channels Available in the May 2019 tvOS and iOS software update
➤ Apple TV app coming to Mac this fall and to Smart TVs
➤ Roku and Amazon Fire TV Players also APPLE TV +
The Video may be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrdbT4hpwBk
APPLE TV +
➤ Streaming Video service ➤ Original shows and Movies ➤ Documentaries ➤ Ad Free ➤ Subscription Based ➤ Coming This Fall ➤ No price listed as yet ➤ Many Celebrities ➤ Oprah OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
➤ Apple Releases iOS 12.2 with Apple News+, New Animoji, Homekit and Airplay support for TVs, Safari Changes and more. ➤ Apple Releases macOS 10.14.4 with Safari Automatic dark mode and Apple News+ support ➤ WatchOS 5.2 for AirPods 2 support and bug fixes released The March 25th Video (Over an hour and 49 minutes) can be seen here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZmBoMZFC8g SPAM FILTER CALLS
➤ Verizon released an App on March 28th ➤ Call Filter service $2.99 per month ➤ ATT released an App for this “Call Protect” ➤ $3.99 per month AIR POWER
➤ Apple has been in development to make a QI based charging pad that can charge up to three devices at one time ➤ Apple announced it in 2017 ➤ Canceled the project March 29th, 2019 ➤ Could not meet Apples high standards for hardware. PRO BEATS
➤ Part of their Apple BEATs headphone line ➤ Cost $250 ➤ Nine Hours of listening Time ➤ Sweat and Water resistant ➤ Wireless charging case ➤ H1 chip for saying “Hey Siri” ➤ Four Colors
Video can be seen on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbijRYhuZs HOMEPOD
➤ From $349 to $299 ➤ Only 6 percent of the smart speaker market ➤ Amazon Echo and Google Home have 70 and 24 percent ITUNES
➤ Bloated Over the years with all the features in it ➤ With the launch of MacOS 10.15 later in September October, Apple may make separate apps for some of the features within iTunes NETFLIX
➤ The Netflix App for iPhone and iPad no long supports AirPlay
➤ Netflix says this is due to technical limitations
➤ The feature had been available since 2013
➤ Netflix Apps are available on the Apple TV, Counsoles, smart TV’s iOS devices and more. There really isn’t a need to use AirPlay to watch Netflix
➤ AirPlay is wirelessly streaming Netflix from one device to a TV that supports AirPlay or an Apple TV
➤ Separate Netflix Apps for devices makes this feature obsolete. TIM COOK
➤ New Biography ➤ The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level ➤ By Leander Kahney ➤ Author previously did a biography on Jony Ive “The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products” APPLE WATCH
➤ Apple Kicking Off New Apple Watch Fitness Challenge On Earth Day ➤ On April 22nd ➤ Apple watch users who workout for more then 30 minutes can earn an Earth Day 2019 Badge ➤ Apple host activity challenges for major holidays and well know events. DISNEY + DISNEY +
➤ Disney Streaming Service ➤ Will have a dedicated Disney+ App for iPhones, iPads, Apple TV. Viewable through web browsers on a computer ➤ CEO Bob Iger teased a screenshot of the interface ➤ $6.99 per month or a yearly fee of $69.99 ➤ Individual profiles for family members ➤ Disney is making available their entire vault, Marvel, Fox, New TV Shows, Original content. ➤ Launch date of November 12th, 2019 ➤ Bob Iger staying on Apple Board TUTORIALS
How to Combine Shapes in Keynote and Pages MacMost #1888
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP8ufQ1kdIc
How To Create Email Templates In Mojave Mail MacMost #1884
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuwjxLZla8s WHAT IS 5G
What Is 5G? (MacMost #1864) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dng0osnjQwg Reminder
This presentation will be converted into a PDF and posted on our website www.cwaug.org
On our meetings Page On The Meetings Page, At the bottom of the page by the dates of the meetings.
PDFS are Meeting Notes As to how soon they are post depends on when I can find the time to update the website. This may be shortly after the meeting or a few weeks after the meeting. A link to the meeting notes will either be sent in a separate email or in the monthly email. If you know someone that wants to join our mailing list, send them to www.cwaug.org
There is a link at the top of the page that say mailing list There is additional information there for contact purposes If you have questions for the CWAUG meeting, If you are unable to bring your computer printing out a screen capture of your screen is helpful.
To take a screen capture, press the following keys at the same time: Command + Shift + 3 Thank you See you May 19th for our next meeting!