Winner’s Circle
Pat McBeth was the lucky winner of a 1 year subscription to Disney+ drawn for at the January General Meeting. Congratulations Pat!!! Contents
New Members
Chris Alers & Ian Horridge Matt Mannix Catherine & Wayne Pfenning Elke Pettipas Returning Members: Bill & Jennifer Kennedy Judy Tipple Contents
The Few Remaining Uses of the Word “Macintosh”
ADAM ENGST 10 January 202087 comments A quick quiz—just answer quickly, without thinking about it: Are you a Macintosh user? I’m not actually interested in what computer you use, but your reaction to the word “Macintosh.” If you didn’t blink at it, you’ve probably...
Squash Is a Fun Way to Compress Images
JOSH CENTERS 27 January 20206 comments We’re fans of MacPaw’s Setapp, which offers access to over 170 apps for $9.99 per month. When a specific need comes up, it’s nice to be able to click the Setapp icon in your menu bar, search for what you need to do, and get...
Front and Center Brings Back Classic Mac Window Management
JOSH CENTERS 10 January 202011 comments In the classic versions of Mac OS, if you clicked one application window, that click would bring all of that application’s windows to the front. Apple abandoned that behavior in Mac OS X, changing things so clicking an app’s...
Disable Turbo Boost to Simulate Low Power Mode for Macs
JOSH CENTERS 14 January 20207 comments Sparked by rumors of a performance-enhancing Pro Mode for the Mac, developer and podcaster Marco Arment is calling on Apple to introduce a Low Power Mode for Mac laptops. Such a feature has already been available for iOS since...
CES 2020: Flying Cars, Smart Pillows, and Virtual Dog Fences
JEFF PORTEN 16 January 20203 comments CES 2020: Flying Cars, Smart Pillows, and Virtual Dog Fences If you’re a regular reader of my coverage of CES, you might have noted a trend: my first story opens with some variation on “welcome to the annual trade show for...
Alternative Ways to Protect Yourself from Being Spearfished
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