Christian discusses a range of fantastic, indispensable utilities for both Mac and iPhone that are guaranteed to increase your efficiency and creativity. From productivity enhancers to organizational aids, take a look at a range of powerful, awesome tools that will benefit everyone, whatever your platform of choice.

Join us for an informative session where Dan Wassink will share valuable tips and tricks for optimizing your browsing experience. This meeting is designed to help you navigate the web more efficiently and make the most out of your browser's features.

Join us for an informative session on the latest scams to watch out for. Josh Summers will guide us through the newest tactics scammers are using and how to protect yourself online.

From notes, artistic designing, to mood boards, there are so many uses for Apple’s recently created FreeForm app. Ann MacKay takes us through how you can use the app for your needs.

iPhones and Macs are very reliable, but problems do come up. Often, the user thinks “It’s me” but most of the time it’s NOT you. Christian Boyce joins us to demonstrate common problems and their solutions, knowledge gained via 35 years of Apple-related technical support and lessons. You may not need this knowledge today but someday, something’s going to wrong and when it does, you’re going to know what to do.

Apple has announced that Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence that is incredibly useful and relevant, will start rolling out this month with iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, with more features launching in the coming months. Tech guru, Jason Snell will walk us through what to expect and getting started with Apple Intelligence.

If you’re like me and you have lots of ‘home movies on DVD and you’re wondering how to a) convert them to digital movie files, and/or b) play them on your television with Apple TV, then this presentation is for you. I’ll cover optical drives, free  capture/conversion software, storage, and Apple TV (and computer) playback.

Apple Authorized Affiliate, Apple Professional, Data Forensics & Cybersecurity Expert and longtime NMUG friend and favorite, Dennis DiGiacomo, answers your burning security questions. Don’t miss out on your chance to ‘Ask the Expert.’

Using AI in imagery has initiated conversations of both joy and angst. Chita will take you through examples to show how she uses AI (Artificial Intelligence, also called machine learning) featrures to help in editing to enhance images in Lightroom and Photoshop and the use of ethical image sourcing within Adobe Photoshop to create amazingly fun images.

Christian returns to NMUG with a compilation of great Mac Apps and incredible Mac tips that are guaranteed to make your life better. From ‘Alfred' to 'Desktop Curtain’, from ‘pinned tabs' to ‘command-dragging’, we promise there’s something for everyone in this amazing collection of indispensable apps and tips!

An upcoming preview of the instructors and classes for the 2025 NMUG Class Season.

Join us for the 2024 NMUG Holiday Gift Guide meeting where our Chita Hunter, Mike Kwasniak, David McGuire, David Abramowitz, and Christian Boyce will share insights and recommendations for the best holiday gifts this season.

There are a plethora of opinions and discussions about the impact of AI on humankind and various work industries. Is the impact positive, destructive, negative, helpful, beneficial? Tech guru Jeff Gamet gives positive and negative examples and discusses the impacts AI has had 2 years after the floodgates opened.

Speed up your iPhone usage using Apple’s “Shortcuts“ app. This free app lets you string together as many steps as you’d like, and then to play them back at the touch of a button. Shortcuts is perfect for things that you do on a repetitive basis.

Save the date for the NMUG Board Meeting on December 11, 2024. Join us online as we discuss important user […]

Join us for an exciting and informative online session where we’ll dive into our website, naplesmug.com. This meeting will focus […]

Security Expert Bart Busschots will present why he thinks Apple Intelligence’s take on AI security has it leaps and bounds […]

What’s a Password? What’s a Passkey? How are they used? Aren’t they the same? What’s the difference? Joe Kissell clears […]

Join us as David Abramowitz talks about vulnerabilities in our home networks, and how we are providing ways for attackers […]

Live Broadcasting Software. mimoLive is an entire production truck on your Mac. “Zoom Calls, Skype Calls, mimoCalls & remote recording: […]

Join us for an exciting presentation on the latest features in Maps applications! Mike Matthews will guide us through the […]

The Notes app has become an indispensable part of your Apple ecosystem. With Notes, you can capture a quick thought, […]

Continuing in the theme to maximize your productivity, streamline your efficiency, organize your ideas, and stay focused, Ann MacKay is […]

Jason Snell takes us through an annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the […]

NMUG welcomes Chuck Joiner of MacVoices to discuss the latest industry news from CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, held January […]

Dave McGuire takes a deep dive into AppleCare, Apple’s extended warranty and support program. Dave will explore the value of AppleCare […]

David Abramowitz demonstrates ChatGPT, perhaps the most useful AI tool available today. Learn how this powerful assistant can help Mac […]

One of the best iOS/iPadOS PDF reviewing apps that you’ve never heard of. For PDF books and documents. If you […]

David Abramowitz introduces UnrealBook, a powerful digital sheet music app for iOS, and Coda STOMP, a versatile foot pedal for hands-free control […]