Greetings MUGOOites,
Our next iMeeting will be on Monday Sept 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM, Room 1B at Ben Franklin Place 101 Centrepointe Drive. Guests are welcome for a nominal $5 fee. The agenda will be all new and fresh!
1 - Good News, Positive Views, Bunny Rabbits, and Puppies - 20 min - with Neil Herber
2 - Downwind from Ferriss
(photography nuggets from a course at Georgian Bay) - 30 min - with Ferriss High
BREAK - extra chin-wag time to ~ 20 min
get into more detailed discussions
3 - Apple Announcements
(iOS, iPad OS, new iPhones and camera features etc) ~ 80 min - group discussion
And of course ... after-meeting blather across the parking lot at the Royal Oak Pub, featuring half-price wings and delightfully digestible desserts.
Good News, Positive Views, Bunny Rabbits, and Puppies - with Neil Herber
1) Person or persons unnamed have mentioned that all of my items are usually bad news, so ...
2) Good News ...
--- MUGOO is back for another year of info and opinion!
--- Dues will be due soon - a mere $40 - needed to pay for the venue. Don't be a leech! Same cost as 2 orders of haddock and chips from LaPointes.
--- Elections will be coming soon (for MUGOO). Stand for office! Overthrow your domineering overlords! Reduce the already cheap dues! (Did I mention that one year costs less than a gas fillup for most cars and is environmentally friendly?)
3) Positive Views ...
--- Most tech "news" is a recitation of data leaks and scams.
--- For a very positive spin on the state of the world, read Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_Now
--- Or how about Factfulness by Hans Rosling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factfulness:_Ten_Reasons_We%27re_Wrong_About_the_World_%E2%80%93_and_Why_Things_Are_Better_Than_You_Think
--- Both books are available from OPL as eBooks and paper.
--- Do NOT read anything by Chris Hedges. As one reviewer wrote "He pops up like a grouchy uncle to add commentary on everything from the global arms industry to the evisceration of American democratic institutions ... "
--- Top Google hit for "positive tech news" is Positive Technologies news which ain't so positive https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/about/news/
4) Bunny Rabbits ...
--- 15 rabbit facts you probably didn't know! https://www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-advice/rabbit-facts
--- The 17 Most Important Bunny Facts of All Time https://www.petakids.com/save-animals/rabbit-facts/
--- Bunny rabbit "binky" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HJ6weqeiQw Slow Motion Bunny Binkies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgH0pyo5Fbc
5) Puppies ...
--- 9 surprising facts about puppies https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/9-surprising-facts-about-puppies Number 9: Looking at pictures of puppies is good for you!
--- Puppy Yoga is a thing https://www.puppyyoga.com/
--- Not to be confused with goat yoga http://maplehillurbanfarm.com/goat-yoga-ottawa/
--- Global News actually has a puppies section! https://globalnews.ca/tag/puppies/ Warning: not all happy stories...
6) OK, OK, so one tech story ...
--- Geeky license plate https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/08/wiseguy-changes-license-plate-to-null-gets-12k-in-parking-tickets/#p3
... the end
Meeting Notes for 23 Sep 2019
1 - Good News, Positive Views, Bunny Rabbits, and Puppies - 20 min - with Neil Herber
- See the previous reply for notes
2 - Downwind from Ferriss (photography nuggets from a course at Georgian Bay) - 30 min - with Ferriss High
- Video link for Ferriss? video: https://vimeo.com/357459745
- Link to Photo Instructors page - https://adobe.ly/2ZIOfF3
3 - Apple Announcements (iOS, iPad OS, new iPhones and camera features etc) ~ 80 min - group discussion
- 13 essential Tips for iOS 13 links:
- https://www.macworld.com/article/3405117/ios13-tips-tricks-hidden-features.html
- https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-13/
- https://ioshacker.com/iphone/greatest-iphone-tips-and-tricks-ios-13
- http://www.iphonehacks.com/2019/06/best-ios-13-tips-tricks.html