Apple User Group to hear county attorney speak

The Apple Users Group of Sun Lakes will meet on Monday, October 13 in the Bradford Room of Oakwood Country Club at 6:30 p.m. If you have an iMac, iPod, iPad, iPhone or Apple TV, are new to Apple products or a seasoned Mac user, this is the club for you. Check out our new web site at www.augsl.org. Join today.

In concert with Apple’s new direction of integrated products that all play together, the Apple Users Group of Sun Lakes will focus on iPods, iPhones, iPads, iMacs and their operating systems.

AUGSL President Fred Carden will conduct a question and answer session for new users of iPads, iPhones and iMacs at 6:30 p.m.

This month’s featured presentation will be by representatives from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office speaking on computer crime, identity theft, hackers and cell phone scams. Come and learn what you can do to protect your personal information. The meeting is open to all and the presentation will be at 7:30 p.m.

Due to the popularity of and demand for information and tutorials, Apple Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for digital photography, iPhoto, iPhones, iPods, iPads and Macs as well as their operating systems will meet on the second Thursday of each month in the Bradford Room.

The Digital Photography and Camera SIG will meet on Thursday, October 9 in the Bradford room from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Members are reminded to bring their digital photos, slide shows and videos for viewing. Discussions will include advances in digital photography, how to take better photos, iPhoto and Photoshop elements. Members are reminded to send in their favorite digital photos to President Fred Carden at [email protected] for publication in the newsletter.

The iPhone, iPad and iPod SIG will meet on Thursday, October 9 in the Bradford Room from 2:00-3:00 p.m. If you’re thinking of buying one of these great Apple products or getting a new app don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about them and what they can do.

The Mac OS SIG discussion of the new Mac operating system Mavericks (OS X 10.9) will be held Thursday, October 9 in the Bradford Room of the Oakwood Country Club from 3:00-4:00 p.m. OS X 10.9 has many new features; come and learn how to upgrade to a faster more powerful version of the operating system with improved functionality. For more information email Fred at [email protected].

The mission of Apple Users Group is to provide education and training for the whole family of Apple products, with a focus on beginners. Our goal is to make using your computer easy, fun and exciting. Club members receive a monthly newsletter, advice on setting up your computer out of the box and solutions to your software and hardware problems. The Apple Users Group also offers special interest groups (SIGs) of interest to members, such as Apple Beginners, Digital Photography, iPhoto, iPads, iPods, iPhones, iCloud, iOS7 and OS X features. For more information call John Miguel at 895-1326 or e-mail [email protected]. More information is also available on the AUGSL web site at http://www.augsl.org.