Feburary 2015 ST Mug Meeting

DMD Clone

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dmd-clone/id778587216?mt=8

Ipad case

Roo origami case:

http://www.amazon.com/rooCASE-Apple-iPad-Air-Case/dp/B00E44B318/ref=pd_sim_pc_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BEQ6D3MAYNARDJ3N5HK

Keyboard case:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EMHVW7W/ref=twister_B00GIHRONU?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

New ipad mockup:

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/07/report-12-9-ipad-integrated-ios-os-x/

Deregister Imessage

If you switch from an iphone to anything else, and don't have the phone anymore, you won't get a lot of text messages because imessage will be sending them to an Iphone that doesn't exist any more.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/9/7183507/apple-tool-deregister-imessage-phone-numbers-released

Go to this website to de-register you phone number!:

https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage

Battery case

If you happed to still have a 5s iphone, this battery case is only $29! It is cheaper than most extra batteries.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I143AMW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Applepay

Several places are taking apple pay now (you need an iphone 6 for that to work), they just are not in Corpus.

http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-play-places/

Apple 1 just sold

http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/12/original-apple-1-computer-sells-for-365000-at-auction/

the end of
The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Appaently AOL had 11 people working on a web blog that was pretty good now that it is not being updated anymore...

and other publications that have stopped:

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/30/aol-tuaw-shut-down-report/

Apple's iOS tops Android to take first U.S. market share lead since 2012
http://news360.com/article/277290084

Microsoft Office for Tablet (Android) review: Fine for Office subscribers, useless for anyone else

http://news360.com/article/277233867

Tracking code still on verizon

If you use verizon to get on the internet, it will attach a tracking code to every web request from your phone.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/verizon-will-now-let-users-kill-previously-indestructible-tracking-code/

at&t got rid of it already

http://www.propublica.org/article/somebodys-already-using-verizons-id-to-track-users

3d printed bricks that hold water

I thought this was cool, turn your wall into a swamp cooler.

http://3dprint.com/41447/3d-printed-cool-brick/

wine and wine bottler!

http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/

Free ebooks and audio books:

http://www.openculture.com/2014/12/fill-your-new-kindle-ipad-iphone-ereader-with-free-ebooks-movies-audio-books-online-courses-more.html

Upgrade to a SSD

It used to be the best upgrade for you mac was more ram, now I believe the best upgrade for you mac is an SSD.

If you have a mac book air, you already have one! That is why it boots so fast and runs applications.

To buy a mac with an SSD is an arm and a leg, and the Fusion drive is an expensive option too.

Macs that can be upgraded easily:

Older Laptops that could be taken apart (especially the white ones).

Any desktop with a Firewire or Thunderbold port.

For the Desktop, thunderbolt is the fastest option, but the most expensive, ad firewire is almost as fast, but a lot cheaper for the enclosure.

So you need 3 things,

1. SSD

I usually go to dealnews and see if there are any deals,

http://dealnews.com/search.html?search=ssd

The best brand is samsung, but I have bought crucial and sandisk and had good luck. I never buy one that is not highly rated by amazon or newegg though. Right now it is about 40-50 cents a gigabyte.

2. enclosure

I bought this thunderbolt enclosure for a desktop and it worked for me:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009HQCARY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

you still need to buy the cable too!

firewire is much cheaper,

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-Upgrade-FireWire/dp/B003IT6PHC/ref=pd_sim_pc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=09M16BWGMQGZN39AHY0S

This comes with a built in cable...

If you have a laptop, you need a usb adapter

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-Cable-STAE100/dp/B003KGBBPY/ref=pd_sim_e_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1REEZ5QW3ZEEV43PCA7S

3. Software:

I used super duper, it is still free

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/13803/superduper!