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DVMUG Meetings
April 24th, 2025 | Author: dvmug
We are doing virtual meetings using Zoom. We encourage you to connect with us on Tuesdays at 3 pm.
Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions that you may have on the DVMUG BBS. It is a great place for getting answers, especially in the specialized areas of the Gateway.
DVMUG members can check the weekly DVMUG News email or the DVMUG BBS for the Zoom meeting login.
Read more here for tips on how to use Zoom.
These classes will be included as part of membership in DVMUG. That makes the cost of membership an even better deal at only $40 per year. The cost of one of these classes via Zoom at the adult school is $25.
The classes will also be recorded and made available on YouTube only to DVMUG members. You can watch these classes on your Apple TV or Roku device on your big-screen TV any time you want.
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DVMUG Zoom Meeting Tuesday, 3 pm, Pacific
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DVMUG Mac Clinic
(Fourth Saturday of the month)
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DVMUG Picnic
As always, the group has supplied the meat and drinks, and the members have been encouraged to bring a dish or a dessert. This event has always been a lot of fun and we encourage members to join us for what has been a very enjoyable time with good food and good company.
Previous Picnic Photos
Jason Snell – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 10-22-24 – Take Control of Photos on YouTube
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Jason Snell – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 6-25-24 on YouTube
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Take Control of iCloud – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 9-12-23 on YouTube
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Jason Snell – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 6-13-23 on YouTube
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TechTool Pro – DVMUG Zoom meeting 1-24-23 on YouTube
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Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner – DVMUG Zoom Meeting, 11-15-22 on YouTube
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Bert Monroy – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 10-11-22 on YouTube
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Jason Snell – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 6-28-22 on YouTube
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Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 5-17-22 on YouTube
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MacMost – DVMUG Zoom Meeting, Tuesday, January 18th on YouTube
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Jason Snell – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 6-22-21 on YouTube
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Take Control of Your Digital Legacy – DVMUG Zoom Meeting on 2-17-21 on YouTube
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Jason Snell – DVMUG Zoom Meeting 7-15-20 on YouTube
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DVMUG Meeting 5-20-20 on YouTube
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Protecting yourself from Scams, Malware, and Phishing Attacks
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DVMUG Food SIG
Each summer this SIG meeting has explored the food and recipe resources available on the Internet and does in-house sampling and comparing of both common and exotic foods.
Previous Food SIG Photos
DVMUG-Rossmoor Film Fest
Each year in August, Rossmoor’s marvelous Peacock Theater has hosted a competition of short videos and slideshows by members of the Rossmoor Photography Club and our Diablo Valley Mac User Group. The best win certificates or the coveted grand prize Jeddo trophy handed out at a Wine & Cheese Social Awards ceremony. Check out some of our previous award-winning videos.
Previous Film Fest Awards
Previous DVMUG Internet SIG Meeting
Apple Airport Wi-Fi at the DVMUG Internet SIG Meeting 1-2-18
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Mac Security at the DVMUG Internet SIG Meeting 12-5-17
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Safari at the DVMUG Internet Meeting 11-18-17
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Posted in DVMUG iOS Boot Camp Saturday, 6-21-25, 10am
April 23rd, 2025 | Author: dvmug
DVMUG iOS Boot Camp
Saturday, 6-21-25, 10 am to Noon
Host: Mike Dickenson
Co-Host: Rick Calicura
925-405-5811
Rick_Calicura@dvmug.org
This live meeting starts at 10 AM on Saturday and runs until noon, or later if needed.
We always discuss only one item; this month, it will be.
In addition to our live meeting, we will do Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.
This will be an ongoing SIG if attendance warrants it.
Please don’t forget to wear a mask if you have concerns about being in a group,
DVMUG Zoom Meeting Tuesday, 6-24-25, 3 pm
April 23rd, 2025 | Author: dvmug
Tuesday, 6-24-25, 3 pm, Pacific
DVMUG members can check the weekly DVMUG News email or the DVMUG BBS for the Zoom meeting login.
Read more here for tips on how to use Zoom
DVMUG YouTube Channel
DVMUG Mac Clinic Saturday, 6-28-25
April 18th, 2025 | Author: dvmug
DVMUG Mac Clinic
Saturday, 6-28-25, 10 am to Noon
(Fourth Saturday of the month)
DVMUG Office
396 Civic Drive
Pleasant Hill
Leader: Rick Calicura
925-405-5811
Previous Clinic Lunch Photos at,
dvmug.org/blog/?p=8994
Make your sad Mac, iPhone, or iPad happy again! At DVMUG’s legendary MacClinic, we can upgrade your Mac’s memory (you supply the memory; we can tell you where to get it). We can upgrade most Macs’ data storage by installing a new or solid-state drive. We can troubleshoot problems with malware, adware, and botched installations. We can help set up your iOS device, back it up to your Mac, and transfer your data to a new iOS device.
Appointments for the MacClinic must be made by phone (for triage). Remember that the services you receive as part of your DVMUG membership beat what you would pay elsewhere. The DVMUG office rent never stops and donations are gratefully received.
In keeping with good COVID-19 practices, we can only take three appointments for the Saturday clinic. You must have a full vaccination with a booster for a clinic appointment.
Add RAM to your Mac
Upgrade your Mac to an SSD drive
Install a backup drive or recover data from a hard drive
Upgrade macOS or iOS to the current version
Migrate your apps and data to a new Mac
Securely erase an old Mac for e-waste or donation
Back up your iPhone or iPad to your Mac
Sync your iCloud to your Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Perform housecleaning and remove old apps and downloads from your Mac
Apple Utilities
 Disk Utility |
 Activity Monitor |
 Keychain Access |
 Migration Assistant |
 Airport Utility |
Backup
 Time Machine |
 Carbon Copy Cloner |
 SuperDuper! |
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Third-Party Apps
 Malwarebytes |
 AppCleaner |
 MacUpdater |
 EtreCheck |
 Mactracker |
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 Easy Find |
 DriveDX |
 Go64 |
 Duplicate File Finder |
 DiskWarrior |
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 GeekBench |
 Macs Fan Control |
 Coconut Battery |
 NetSpot |
 App Cleaner & Uninstaller |
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DVMUG Zoom Meeting 10-22-24, Jason Snell – Take Control of Photos on YouTube
October 22nd, 2024 | Author: dvmug
Jason Snell – Take Control of Photos on YouTube
DVMUG Zoom Meeting
October 22, 2024
Meeting length: 1 hr 18 min
Take Control of Photos
This book introduces you to the many features of Apple’s Photos app on Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with advice on navigating the interface, editing your images, searching your library, syncing with iCloud Photos, sharing photos with others, and creating photo books.
Get to know Apple’s Photos app and how best to use it to import, manage, edit, sync, and share your photos in macOS 15 Sequoia and iOS 18/iPadOS 18! As the successor to Apple’s iPhoto and Aperture apps, Photos has a more refined interface and deeper connections to iCloud, and it runs faster. Following the expert advice of Jason Snell, publisher of Six Colors and former lead editor at Macworld, you’ll learn how to navigate Photos like a pro!
In this book, you’ll learn how to:
- Import photos from cameras, mobile devices, or memory cards
- Navigate the Photos interface, including the greatly revised single-pane view on iPhones and iPads
- Use Apple Intelligence (on supported devices) to remove unwanted elements from your photos or create movies from your photos based on a text prompt
- View, edit, or disable Live Photos
- Organize your library by using enhanced search features, adding metadata, building albums, and creating smart albums
- Locate and remove duplicate photos
- Search for text, faces, and other objects in photos
- Edit your photos using quick fixes like cropping, applying filters, and fixing red-eye and rotation problems
- Use advanced editing techniques within Photos and edit using external apps like Photoshop
- Manage your photo collection using the Memories and Collections features, and get summary views
- Sync and share individual photos and videos with iCloud
- Use iCloud Shared Photos to share a separate library with up to five other people
- Work with multiple Photos libraries
- Show off your photos on an iPhone or iPad, including customizing your lock screen
- Use the Camera app in iPhone and iPad to capture photos and videos
- View your photos on an Apple TV, and use them for wallpaper and widgets on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch
- Share your photos via social media, export them from Photos, or turn them into slideshows
- Create printed objects (such as books and calendars) from your photos using third-party services
Jason Snell
Jason Snell has been writing about Apple since it was doomed—1994, to be exact—and was the lead editor for Macworld for more than a decade. He also oversaw editorial operations for PCWorld, TechHive, and Greenbot. He currently writes about technology at sixcolors.com, and hosts the Upgrade and Download podcasts at relay.fm, and produces and hosts many other podcasts at theincomparable.com.
All Take Control books are delivered in three ebook formats—PDF, EPUB, and Mobipocket (Kindle)—and can be read on nearly any device.