2019-09-23 MUGOO iMeeting

[AdminMan]

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.

[AdminMan]

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

[marcservant]

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