November 11, 2023

Join us at the Mac User Group Club meeting on November 11 at 10 AM for two exciting presentations! Meeting Video.

First, discover the importance of backing up your iOS device to an external disk in a concise 20-minute session presented by our Vice President, Frank.

Then, dive into the world of the latest Macs, iPhones, iPad, and Apple Watch with a 40-minute in-depth presentation led by Frank and assisted by our knowledgeable Secretary, Jim. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your Apple experience!

The in-person meeting is at Yavapai College building 19, room 223. For the Zoom portion, members will get a Zoom link invitation by email. See you there!

Click here to request a Zoom guest invitation.

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

(Program announcement generated by ChatGPT and edited by webmaster. What do you think?)

Short Topic: New iOS Devices: iPhone, iPad, Watch
Apple has introduced new iPhone, iPad, and Watch devices. Learn more. Presentation Tips for Improving Watch battery life.

Long Topic #1: Accessing an external disk using the iPhone or iPad
We know that the first way to backup your iPhone used to be to your Mac. Then Apple added the ability to choose between backing up to the Mac, or to iCloud which is now the preferred method. However, two years ago, Apple added the ability to access an external drive (Thumb drive or SSD) from an iPhone or iPad. I will talk about the hardware needed to accomplish this, and the Apple Files app to make it all work, as well as how to store an iPhone/iPad backup on an external disk. Presentation.

Long Topic #2: New M3 Chip Computers
Apple last week announced new more powerful than ever computers. These new computers are running the latest and greatest Apple silicon chip, the M3 family. This talk will outline the M3 family, why their manufacturing is unique, and what that does to their processing power and energy consumption. Then we will go into the 3 new computers based on the M3 family, what their specs are, an some entry level pricing. Presentation. More about MacBook Pro Memory.

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)