2013-11-25 Meeting

[ben schmidt]

Agenda

• News & Views, with Neil Herber or guest host
• Elections for Mugoo Executive -- send in your nominations, exec@mugoo.ca
• Call for December 16th Show'n'Tell, with Ferris High, pres@mugoo.ca
• New Apple hardware: New MacBook Pro's with LeRoy Lees
• Control your AppleTV from your Mac or iPhone, with Ben Schmidt and LeRoy Lees
    - Use your MacBook as a bluetooth keyboard: Type2Phone, 1Keyboard
• Mavericks & new iWorks Discussion - Apple's latest OS X is free, general discussion

We will head out for tea and dessert at the Royal Oak next door for an after-meeting-meeting.

[ben schmidt]

News & Views

• Target Canada Black Friday deals on iPads:  http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1267705/target-offers-amazing-deals-for-first-black-friday-in-canada
  
  


• One member noted he was pleased with Circus Ponies notebook available for OS X and iOS. Noted lacked of OCR. http://www.circusponies.com/notebook/take-great-notes
  
  


• One member wanted to use Bluetooth speaker as a speakerphone. Advice: when shopping for Bluetooth speakers, look for speakerphone capability being specifically mentioned to ensure device has a microphone and appropriate Bluetooth profile. Examples: http://store.apple.com/ca/product/H9515VC/A/ihome-idm9-portable-bluetooth-speakerphone-for-car-cupholder-or-homeoffice?fnode=3f | https://jawbone.com/support
  
  


• Another member solved his photo storage problems with a Drobo 5D: http://www.drobo.com/products/professionals/
  


• Transporter private "dropbox-like" file transfer cloud, now available with and without a built-in drive, if you'd like to use an existing drive: http://www.filetransporter.com
  



• OS X 10.9 Mavericks printing probs? At some point, consider the replacement cost of a new printer with OS X 10.9 drivers vs your time to get a 10 or 15-year old printer working. But for the hobbyists, take a look under the cover of your Mac's built-in printing system—open your browser to http://localhost:631
  


• One member very pleased with the value in this Royal AP8000, 8000mAh rechargeable battery for iPhones, iPads, and other USB-powered devices they picked up at Costco: http://forums.redflagdeals.com/costco-8000mah-rechargeable-battery-pack-accessories-39-99-a-1385647/
  


• Another member no longer interested in iPad mini, since acquiring an iPad Air (which fits in his ScotteVest: http://www.scottevest.com).
  


• Discussion and Demo of AppleTV: http://www.apple.com/ca/appletv/ which now supports Bluetooth keyboards, including using your Mac laptop as a software-implemented bluetooth keyboard for an AppleTV: Type2Phone, 1Keyboard
  


• Discussion of latest iWorks (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) which does not replace your old versions, due to some features dropped for now to align with iOS versions. http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/22/5135074/apple-starts-adding-missing-features-back-to-its-iwork-productivity