MLMUG 2024 Meetings Page

Meetings coordinator: Webmaster@mlmug.org
The following is the calendar of meetings for 2024:

Presentation
Speaker: No official speaker Topic: Videos from MacMost We do not have an official presenter for January. We looked around and noted that Gary Rosenzweig at Clever Media / MacMost has posted many excellent opinion and instructional videos on his channel at YouTube. A few were selected for playing and discussion at the meeting. Gary officially presented to MLMUG in November 2022 on what was coming in macOS Ventura. BIO: We do not have an official presenter. ☛ Date: January 13 via Zoom
Speaker: No official speaker Topic: Mac-related videos Several videos on YouTube provide insight into Mac features. We selected a few to present at the February 2024 meeting. 8 amazing free Mac apps (Aim Apple) 6:06 Link to this is HERE 9 amazing Mac features 15:44 Link to this is HERE Why you should never use these apps 12:50 Link to this is HERE iCloud explained 19:58 Link to this is HERE Accessing iCloud with a web browser (MacMost) 14:38 Link to this is HERE Using iCloud Drive with and without Desktop & Documents (MacMost) 9:33 Link to this is HERE Joanna Stern wears the Vision Pro for 24 hours (WSJ) 8:29 Link to this is HERE BIO: No official presenter. ☛ Date: February 10 via Zoom
Speaker: Bob Barton Topic: Accessibility Settings Apple provides some powerful features in the Accessibility setting selections. They address helping users with visual, tactile and auditory issues. We will take a look at the settings and what they do to improve your Mac experience. BIO: Bob has been around forever ;-) He retired from Lockheed-Martin in 2009 and stays out of trouble with volunteering at Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Bryn Mawr Fire Company. Oh, and he was MLMUG Treasurer for a few years many years ago and is currently MLMUG Webmaster and Newer User's SIG Co-leader. The Barton household has several iMacs and MacBooks, one of them recent (an M1 MacBook Pro with entry level 8GB RAM and 256 GB SSD). Bob's charts in pdf format are Here ☛ Date: March 9 via Zoom
Speaker: MLMUG members Topic: My new or favorite application BIO: ☛ Date: April 13 via Zoom
Speaker: MLMUG members Topic: Questions & Answers BIO: ☛ Date: May 11 via Zoom
Speaker: MLMUG members Topic: Questions & Answers BIO: ☛ Date: June 8 via Zoom
Speaker: Take a Break Topic: Relax BIO: Back in September MLMUG's Newer Users Special Interest Group meets from 10 AM to Noon on the 4th Saturday of each month. Go to the Home page for details. ☛ Date: July
Speaker: On vacation Topic: Relax some more BIO: Back next month MLMUG's Newer Users Special Interest Group meets from 10 AM to Noon on the 4th Saturday of each month. Go to the Home page for details. ☛ Date: August
Speaker: No official speaker Topic: Selected videos Some videos from MacMost, selected from below will be shown and discussed. Extract Parts of pdfs with Preview What is New in MacOS Sequoia AI Generated talking heads for Video Presentations Update - we did Q&A for the entire September meeting and will move playing the above videos to the October meeting. BIO: There is no bio ☛ Date: September 14 via Zoom
Speaker: To be announced Topic: Selected videos from MacMost We will play the videos listed above for September's meeting. BIO: There is no bio ☛ Date: October 12 via Zoom
Speaker: MLMUG members Topic: Q&A and Instructional videos. We had a Vision Pre presentation lined up but the presenter became unavailable. BIO: No Bio ☛ Date: November 9 via Zoom
Speaker: MLMUG members Topic: Q&A, Board Elections and Videos. We regret that there is no main presentation in December. There will be a Q&A for most of the meeting time. MLMUG Board elections will also be held. If there is time and interest, we will play some instructional videos. Also Happy Holidays! BIO: ☛ Date: December 14 via Zoom

Presentation

Speaker: No official speaker

Topic: Videos from MacMost

We do not have an official presenter for January. We looked around and noted that Gary Rosenzweig at Clever Media / MacMost has posted many excellent opinion and instructional videos on his channel at YouTube. A few were selected for playing and discussion at the meeting. Gary officially presented to MLMUG in November 2022 on what was coming in macOS Ventura.

BIO:

We do not have an official presenter.

☛ Date: January 13 via Zoom

Speaker: No official speaker

Topic: Mac-related videos

Several videos on YouTube provide insight into Mac features. We selected a few to present at the February 2024 meeting.

8 amazing free Mac apps (Aim Apple) 6:06
Link to this is HERE

9 amazing Mac features 15:44
Link to this is HERE

Why you should never use these apps 12:50
Link to this is HERE

iCloud explained 19:58
Link to this is HERE

Accessing iCloud with a web browser (MacMost) 14:38
Link to this is HERE

Using iCloud Drive with and without Desktop & Documents (MacMost) 9:33
Link to this is HERE

Joanna Stern wears the Vision Pro for 24 hours (WSJ) 8:29
Link to this is HERE

BIO:

No official presenter.

☛ Date: February 10 via Zoom

Speaker: Bob Barton

Topic: Accessibility Settings

Apple provides some powerful features in the Accessibility setting selections. They address helping users with visual, tactile and auditory issues. We will take a look at the settings and what they do to improve your Mac experience.

BIO:

Bob has been around forever ;-) He retired from Lockheed-Martin in 2009 and stays out of trouble with volunteering at Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Bryn Mawr Fire Company. Oh, and he was MLMUG Treasurer for a few years many years ago and is currently MLMUG Webmaster and Newer User's SIG Co-leader.

The Barton household has several iMacs and MacBooks, one of them recent (an M1 MacBook Pro with entry level 8GB RAM and 256 GB SSD).

Bob's charts in pdf format are Here
☛ Date: March 9 via Zoom

Speaker: MLMUG members

Topic: My new or favorite application

BIO:

☛ Date: April 13 via Zoom

Speaker: MLMUG members

Topic: Questions & Answers

BIO:

☛ Date: May 11 via Zoom

Speaker: MLMUG members

Topic: Questions & Answers

BIO:

☛ Date: June 8 via Zoom

Speaker: Take a Break

Topic: Relax

BIO: Back in September

MLMUG's Newer Users Special Interest Group meets from 10 AM to Noon on the 4th Saturday of each month. Go to the Home page for details.
☛ Date: July

Speaker: On vacation

Topic: Relax some more

BIO: Back next month

MLMUG's Newer Users Special Interest Group meets from 10 AM to Noon on the 4th Saturday of each month. Go to the Home page for details.
☛ Date: August

Speaker: No official speaker

Topic: Selected videos

Some videos from MacMost, selected from below will be shown and discussed.

Extract Parts of pdfs with Preview

What is New in MacOS Sequoia

AI Generated talking heads for Video Presentations

Update - we did Q&A for the entire September meeting and will move playing the above videos to the October meeting.

BIO:

There is no bio

☛ Date: September 14 via Zoom

Speaker: To be announced

Topic: Selected videos from MacMost

We will play the videos listed above for September's meeting.

BIO:

There is no bio

☛ Date: October 12 via Zoom

Speaker: MLMUG members

Topic: Q&A and Instructional videos.

We had a Vision Pre presentation lined up but the presenter became unavailable.

BIO:

No Bio

☛ Date: November 9 via Zoom

Speaker: MLMUG members

Topic: Q&A, Board Elections and Videos.

We regret that there is no main presentation in December. There will be a Q&A for most of the meeting time. MLMUG Board elections will also be held. If there is time and interest, we will play some instructional videos. Also Happy Holidays!

BIO:

☛ Date: December 14 via Zoom

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