May 13, 2023

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

Guests are welcomed to attend in person or by Zoom.

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Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

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Program:

Long topic: General Security including VPN/Anti-Virus/Malware by Jim Romaine and Frank Croft.
Humans represent the weakest link in cybersecurity. So, what is Apple doing about it, and what can we do about it? This talk will outline the general state of cybersecurity and issues facing both Apple and us Humans. We will discuss security in general terms, and at a later date, talk about specific things Apple is doing on both the Mac and iPhone/iPad.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

April 8, 2023

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

Guests are welcomed to attend in person or by Zoom.

Click here to request a Zoom guest invitation.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting link to your Apple calendar.

Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom.

Program:

Long topic: Apple ID Ins and Outs. Notes.

Short topic: Clean My Mac by Bobbie Pastor and John Acquavella. Presentation.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

March 11, 2023

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

Guests are welcomed to attend in person or by Zoom.

Click here to request a Zoom guest invitation.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting link to your Apple calendar.

Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom.

Program:

Long topic: HomePOD and AirPods by Craig Wright and Deborah Neff

Short topic: Bookmarks by Steven Ancowitz. Presentation.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

February 11, 2023

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register in advance for this meeting: TBD

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email.

Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Long topic: New Features of Ventura by Frank Croft. Presentation.

Short topic: Stage Manager by Jeff Bailey. Presentation.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

January 14, 2023

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program: Genius Bar with John Acquavella, Frank Croft, Art Gorski and Jim Romaine. Stump the geeks with questions that you submit. Submit questions to Frank at wxswan60@icloud.com. Genius Bar Presentation.

In addition to answering questions submitted prior to the meeting, our geniuses are going to lead breakout groups for specific devices and perform some hands-on device doctoring for those attending in person. That should make the meeting more helpful to remote and in person attendees.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

December 10, 2022

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

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Register in advance for this meeting: TBD

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Long topic: Apple Watch, iOS Files by Frank Croft. The Files App was release in 2017 for iOS. It is a File Management App that allows iPhone and iPad users to manage the files on their devices and in the cloud. For those with a Mac, users can access all the files on their Mac via the cloud anywhere and anytime. We will take you on a tour of Files App; how it works; how to set it up so it can communicate with iCloud; and how to access files with it. Presentation.

Short topic: Accessing Your Stuff from Anywhere, by Art Gorski. Presentation.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

November 12, 2022

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email.

Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Long topic: iOS 16, by Frank Croft & Bobbie Pastor. Presentation. How to use the enhancements listed on slides in blue text.

Apple has released its latest update to iOS, the operating system the controls the iPhone and iPad. We will be listing many of the most important ones, and then showing how some of them work. Bring your iPhones and iPads and follow along!

Short topic: Shortcuts with Jeff Bailey. A shortcut is a quick way to get one or more tasks done with your apps. The Shortcuts app lets you create your own shortcuts with multiple steps.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

October 8, 2022

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronic through Zoom.

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Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Long Topic: Backing up Macs and iOS devices – Jim Romaine and John Acquavella. They will cover how to backup files/data on your Mac computer, including why to backup, backup programs, and how to setup Time Machine (the Mac backup software). Presentation.

Short Topic: Control Center for the iPhone by Jim Romaine. Presentation

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

September 17, 2022

September Meeting Rescheduled to 9/17

Meeting will be held in-person at Yavapai College, Building 19 (library building), room 223 and electronically through Zoom.

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Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc--tpjgrHNJHRaZtvI6mW49wsvBQUTp1

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Short topic will be Surfing the PMUG Website by Mary Ann Clark.

Long topic will be an in depth look at Apple’s new product announcements with John Acquavella and Frank Croft. Presentation.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

August 13, 2022

PMUG Picnic

Mark your calendar for the PMUG Picnic on Saturday August 13 starting at 11:30. Meet at Willow Lake, Hilltop Ramada. Attendees pay $12 per person which includes parking fees. Feel free to bring a guest.

Lucy Dee’s will be providing the food, Each attendee will get a choice of one meat: brisket of beef, pork, or chicken along ,with two sides, potato salad and barbecue beans. Ice tea, lemonade and water along with dessert will be included.

RSVP to Sharon Walsh sharon.wlsh@gmail.com no later than 8/10/22.

July 9, 2022

July 9 Meeting will be held in the Founders Suite of the Prescott Public Library, 215 E Goodwin St, Prescott, AZ.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Survey Results Summary

Program: Genius Bar with John Acquavella, Frank Croft, Art Gorski and Jim Romaine. Stump the geeks with questions that you submit. Submit questions to Frank at wxswan60@icloud.com.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

June 11, 2022

Meeting will be held in the Founders Suite of the Prescott Public Library, 215 E Goodwin St, Prescott, AZ.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Short topic will be Mac Hardware Updates by Frank Croft. Apple does major announcements at WWDC then releases new hardware in the September time frame. However, they also do periodic releases through the year. The latest was the Mac Studio computer released in March this year. It was released with three new chips and lots of options for expansion. A new 27 inch monitor was also released. We will talk about both of these products and all the options. Presentation

Long topic will be Fixing Common Mac Problems by Frank Croft. MacOS is a reliable operating system, but every so often it has an issue and requires first aid. In this presentation, Frank will show you how to fix common Mac problems, such as a slow system, a spinning beach ball, crashing or unresponsive applications and more. Presentation

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

May 14, 2022

May 14 meeting will be held electronic through Zoom. Yes, we are back to Zoom for this meeting. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc--tpjgrHNJHRaZtvI6mW49wsvBQUTp1

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email.

Members may share this registration link with anyone who would benefit from a PMUG membership.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Short topic will be iPhone tips. Program

Long topic will be FaceTime and SharePlay. Program

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM in person or via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

April 9, 2022

April 9 meeting will be held at Yavapai College, Building 4, Room 102 at 10 am. This in person meeting will mark the end of a two-year period of virtual PMUG general meetings. Remote attendance by Zoom will not be possible for this meeting and the meeting will not be recorded.

Guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Short topic will be Add-on lenses for iPhone with Bobbie Pastor. Presentation.

Long topic will be What is Your iPhone Camera? by John Carter. John Carter will talk about the specifications of the cameras in the iPhone 11, 12, and 13 and a look at what the iPhone 14 camera might look like. This will be followed with a look at several camera apps and a few tips on how to take photos. Presentation. Suggested HDR Camera Settings.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

March 12, 2022

All meetings electronic through Zoom. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoceGvrDosG9MxKnzF0UZZ3dGXjmr3tDy2

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email.

First time guests are welcomed to attend.

Program:

Short topic will be Focus by Frank Croft. Presentation.

Long topic will be All About Apple Mail by John Carter. Presentation.

Membership dues for 2022 are also due beginning January 1, 2022. New members can join by clicking on this link: https://www.pmug.us/join-now. Send your completed membership application and check payable to PMUG to the address in the membership application form.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

February 12, 2022

All meetings electronic through Zoom. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-qgrTkjH9SJrYSzAFMGsEz3H2jXbXAS

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email.

First time guests are welcomed to attend.

Program: The short topic will be Command-P (Print Shortcut) by Frank Croft .

Long topic will be printers with Jeff Ian from Think4Ink.

Membership dues for 2022 are also due beginning January 1, 2022. New members can join by clicking on this link: https://www.pmug.us/join-now. Send your completed membership application and check payable to PMUG to the address in the membership application form.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

January 8, 2022

All meetings electronic through Zoom. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register for Saturday, December 11, 2020, 10:00 AM - PMUG General Meeting:

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlduugqz4iE9HNowvIUsJ8pEskdM9iJcp9

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You can add this information in your calendar so you won’t have to search for it in your email.

First time guests are welcomed to attend.

Program: Genius Bar with John Carter, Frank Croft, and Art Gorski. Stump the geeks with questions that you submit. Submit questions to John Carter: jrcpvaz@icloud.com. Questions.

Membership dues for 2022 are also due beginning January 1, 2022. New members can join by clicking on this link: https://www.pmug.us/join-now. Send your completed membership application and check payable to PMUG to the address in the membership application form.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

December 11, 2021

All meetings electronic through Zoom. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register for Saturday, December 11, 2020, 10:00 AM - PMUG General Meeting:

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Program: iOS 15 by Frank Croft and John Carter. Presentation-Part 1, Presentation-Part 2.

Short Topic: New iPhone and iPad by rank Croft and John Carter. Presentation.

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

November 13, 2021

All meetings electronic through Zoom. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwodeqopz0jGd0solFNWOAL-J7Gkp2Zn11l

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Program: MacOS Montery and new Mac hardware by Frank Croft.
Frank Croft is going to give us some insights about the next Mac OS (Monterey) and speak a little about the new Mac hardware. If you have the time, I suggest you go to Apple.com and watch the October 18 video about the new MacBooks. The performance specs for the M1 pro and M1 max chips has got me wondering whether it is time to upgrade. Frank? Presentation.

Short Topic: Using the Hallmark card software by Jim Romaine.
Jim Romaine is going to illustrate card making (just in time for the holidays).

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)

October 9, 2021

All meetings electronic through Zoom. Click here and here for more information about Learning to use Zoom. Click here for instructions for adding a Zoom meeting registration link to your Apple calendar.

Register for Saturday, September 11, 2020, 10:00 AM - PMUG General Meeting:

Register in advance for this meeting: TBD

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Program: Find My (people, devices, items) with Frank Croft. Presentation.

Short Topic: iOS Tips and Tricks with Jim Romaine

PMUG meets the 2nd Saturday morning at 10 AM via Zoom. Meeting agenda consists of one or two presentations followed by a membership meeting (guests are welcome to attend). (Link to Meeting Minutes and Financial Report)