2019-03-25 MUGOO iMeeting

[AdminMan]

Greetings MUGOOists!

Our next iMeeting will be on Monday March 25th, 2019 at 7:30 PM, Room 1B at Ben Franklin Place 101 Centrepointe Drive.  Guests are welcome for a nominal $5 fee.

MEETING AGENDA  ...

1 - News and Views                                   - with Neil Herber
2 - The new MacBook Pro                           - with Laurence Head
3 - Fun with "Clips" on the new iPad Pro      - with Lynda Mastsumoto

BREAK ~ 20 minutes


4 - Photo Books alternatives and the new Mac Mini            - with Marc Servant
5 - More Keychain, & iPhone demos (time permitting)        - with LeRoy Lees
6 - The Apple Support App (time permitting)                     - with Wally Kuzmicz

     
For the hungry and thirsty there will be an after-meeting chin-wag across the parking lot at the Royal Oak Pub.  Monday is half-price wings night, and their desserts can be quite a crowd pleaser.

[AdminMan]

News and Views - with Neil Herber

1) Topics. What do you want to hear? Why? What don't you want to hear? The Exec dilemma. Please email your suggestions to the exec!
-- Suggestions from the meeting:
--- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Why, how and who? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network
--- Sync.com demo/description. (referral link: http://www.sync.com/get-started?_sync_refer=520d7a1a0 ). "For every friend who installs Sync on their computer, we'll upgrade both your accounts with 1 GB of storage space"
--- Prezi, the presentation software that uses motion, zoom, and spatial relationships to bring your ideas to life and make you a great presenter. https://prezi.com/
--- Boulevard VR. Boulevard creates immersive, user-controlled experiences and enriched art education content unlike any other in virtual, augmented and mixed reality. http://blvrd.com/

2) Longer break -- longer talk.

3) News, old news, scams, & opinions:

--- 'Mind-blowing' gaffes at QuadrigaCX. See https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/quadrigacx-1.5019176   Pinheads still in charge transfer 1/2 million $ to locked cold wallets.

--- Choosing Secure Passwords - Schneier on Security. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/03/choosing_secure_1.html  The XKCD 4 random word idea has been weak since 2014.

--- Flaws Discovered in Popular Password Managers. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/password-managers-no-more-secure-1/  https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/02/on_the_security_1.html  But they are still way better than any other option.

--- Social Engineering Employed to Steal Data.  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/social-engineering-employed-to-1/  Has links to a Q4 2018 trend report with nifty graphs. Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)

--- Speaking of SE, Why you should steer clear of "Florida Man Challenge"? ... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/that-florida-man-challenge-phish-or-menace/  plus other variations like your "royal name"

--- What it looks like when Malwarebytes detects a problem ... https://mugoo.com/bigfiles/malwarebytes-detection.png

... the end

[marcservant]

Meeting Notes for 25 March 2019

1 - News and Views with Neil Herber  - see other replies to this thread

- Have you been pwned?   https://haveibeenpwned.com

2 - The new MacBook Pro with Laurence Head

- https://www.apple.com/ca/macbook-pro/
- https://www.cnet.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-with-touch-bar-15-inch-2018-review/
- https://www.imore.com/macbook-vs-air-vs-pro-one-you-should-buy

3 - Fun with "Clips" on the new iPad Pro - with Lynda Mastsumoto

- https://www.apple.com/ca/clips/
- https://9to5mac.com/2018/11/07/clips-2-0-5-incredibles-2/

BREAK ~ 20 minutes

4 - Photo Books alternatives and the new Mac Mini with Marc Servant

- Deferred to next meeting?

5 - More Keychain, & iPhone demos (time permitting) with LeRoy Lees

- Deferred to next meeting?

6 - The Apple Support App (time permitting) with Wally Kuzmicz

- Deferred to next meeting?