appleJAC Users Group

iOS Class Scheduled for April - Getting the Most from Your iPhone and iPad

Getting the Most from Your iPhone and iPad

George Kopp, Instructor

    Wednesday, April 10, 2025, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
    Kennedy Hall, Immaculate Conception School
    1208 East McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65109
    (enter off Clark Avenue behind the church)

 REGISTER TODAY TO ENSURE A SEAT IN THIS POPULAR CLASS 

The iPad is a mobile devise that you can use to watch movies, create documents, surf the Web, check email, use as an eReader, and more. This class will introduce you to the basic features and functions of the iPad. Join us for a one-night class which will cover the iPhone and the iPad.  It will also include some of the best features in iOS 18 that was released last September.

 

    • Getting familiar with iOS
    • Using the virtual keyboard
    • Configuring syncing options
    • Dealing with iCloud
    • Syncing documents, contacts, and calendars
    • Configuring email accounts • Managing and editing files with third-party application
    • Shopping for applications, books, and music
    • Some of the best iOS applications
    • Troubleshooting

Signup your friends . . . class is open to everyone.

Register for this class by emailing us at [email protected]

    Cost is $25.00 . . . appleJAC members pre-registered get a $5.00 discount
    Payment will be made the night of the class.

Sponsored by the appleJAC Macintosh Users Group

Presentations from the March 2025 Meeting

Facebook Videos (may expire in 30 days)

Meeting Video Part 1

Meeting Video Part 2

Presentations

Download 2025 March Apple Announcements.pdf (19437.5K)

Download Apple Notes.pdf (3316.1K)

Download Reminders Tips.pdf (813.8K)

March 2025 Meeting Agenda

Presentations from the February 2025 Meeting

Apple Announcements

Facebook Video Part 1

Facebook Video Part 2

February appleJAC Agenda

Still Learning after all these Years

News Tribune Article Celebrates appleJAC's 40 Anniversary

https://edition.newstribune.com/article/281612425977925

December appleJAC 40th Anniversary Wrapup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentation Slides

Congratulations from Apple in Cork, Ireland

Presidents Report and Business Meeting

Facebook Video

appleJAC 40th anniversary "Photos over the Years" 

appleJAC 2024 Annual Meeting Minutes

appleJAC Bylaws (Updated 12/03/2024)

Photos from the Celebration 

News Tribune Podcast on appleJAC Anniversary

December Meeting - appleJAC 40th Anniversary

Presidents Corner

On Tuesday, November 5, George told us about lots of Apple updates. Sue Snell gave us a couple of great tips and George presented on iPadOS and iMacOS. There were a couple of “ah hah!” moments, especially when George showed us how to eliminate pesky items in the background of a photo. 

 

Videos of the presentations are on our Facebook page and also on our website:   https://applejac.typepad.com/ George’s slides on Apple Announcements and Mac OS 15 Sequoia are there as well.

 

Polo and T-shirt orders were taken in the break as we prepare for our 40th Anniversary celebration. For those who ordered, we’ll let you know when they arrive! 

 

Thank you to Alice and Julie K for the delicious snacks and drinks.

The winners of the door prizes were:

1. Greg Breuer - Apple Gift Card

2. Leslie Bowman - iPhone stand (Thanks, George, for the donation)

3. Charlene Early - appleJAC soft cloth

Don’t forget to look over the appleJAC By-Laws that the board has updated. They are attached again and we will vote on them on December 3. We will vote on our new set of officers as well. 

The biggest part of the December meeting will be celebrating 40 years of appleJAC!!! Come and bring a friend!

The winners of the door prizes were:

1. Greg Breuer - Apple Gift Card

2. Leslie Bowman - iPhone stand (Thanks, George, for the donation)

3. Charlene Early - appleJAC soft cloth

Don’t forget to look over the appleJAC By-Laws that the board has updated. They are attached again and we will vote on them on December 3. We will vote on our new set of officers as well. 

The biggest part of the December meeting will be celebrating 40 years of appleJAC!!! Come and bring a friend!

Proposed appleJAC Bylaws Changes, December 2024

 

Presentations from the November 2024 Meeting

Apple Announcements for October

Mac OS 15 Sequoia

Presentations Part 1

Presentations Part 2

President’s Corner

I hope you are doing well and enjoying this beautiful fall weather! George and I were on Hal Dulle’s Show last Saturday (11/26) and in case you missed it, it should be posted here soon:  https://kwos.com/open-air-saturday-on-demand/

 

Please join us in November as we wrap up our discussion of the the new Apple operating systems - iPadOS and MacOS.

 

We are also are going to finish taking orders for our 40th Anniversary appleJAC Polo and T-shirts! The information is below (again). They will have the new logo that is on our agenda below.

 

Finally, at our meeting we will present amendments to our By-Laws to be voted on by the members in December. Thanks to Mark and Sue Snell who spent a lot of time working on these amendments. And, thanks to the board members who spent an evening this month going through all the suggested changes.

 

If you have any electronics to recycle: 

 

November 2024 Jefferson City Electronic Recycling Event on November 9th

The City of Jefferson is having an Electronic Waste Recycling Event on November 9, in the Parking lot below City Hall from 9:00 - 12:00. 

 

And, yes, we know November 5th is election night, but I will guarantee you that we will not have firm results until after the meeting!

 

Hope to see you there and bring a friend.

 

Best,

Peggy Landwehr

appleJAC President

The City of Jefferson is having an Electronic Waste Recycling Event on November 9, in the Parking lot below City Hall from 9:00 - 12:00. 

President's Corner

On Tuesday, October 1, Joe Mertzlufft gave us several great tips and filled in for George in presenting about Apple’s new devices. Great to have such a knowledgeable appleJAC Board that can cover for each other!

 

Jason Piper did a wonderful presentation about Apple’s new iOS18 on the iPhone. Wow! Lots of great stuff! My favorite is the “Send Later” feature in Messages!

 

Cudos to Julie Smith for being our videographer once again. Videos of the meeting are on our Facebook page and on our website:  https://applejac.typepad.com/  Jason’s and George’s slideshows are there as well.

 

Thank you to our snackJAC team - Ann Lane and Julie Koenigsfeld - for the delicious snacks.

 

The winners of the door prizes were:

 

1. Keith Mayor - Apple Gift Card

2. Ann Kovar - appleJAC soft cloth

 

On Saturday, October 26, George and I will be on Hal Dulle’s show - KWOS AM 950 - at 8:00 am (it got bumped from September). If you miss it, you can catch it here:  https://kwos.com/open-air-with-hal-dulle/ We will be discussing all things Apple.

 

Your Board of Directors is still busy making plans for our 40th Anniversary celebration at our meeting on December 3, so plan to attend! Please find attached information about ordering 40th Anniversary T-Shirts - due November 5. Let’s all wear them to our celebration on December 3.

 

On a sad note, we lost another long-time member - Paul VanHorn. He joined us in 2006. Please keep Marjorie (also a member) and the rest of his family in your thoughts and prayers. Here is his obituary - services are tomorrow:  https://www.freemanmortuary.com/obituaries/Paul-L-Van-Horn?obId=33291630

 

Enjoy this beautiful fall weather and I hope to see you in at our next meeting - on Election Day, November 5! Don’t forget to vote (as if we could😉)!

Celebrate of our 40th anniversary of appleJAC with a New Shirt!

 

 

Presentations from the October 2024 Meeting

September 2024 Apple Announcements

iOS18

iPadOS 18

Meeting Video Part 1

Meeting Video Part 2

November 2024 Jefferson City Electronic Recycling Event on November 9th

The City of Jefferson is having an Electronic Waste Recycling Event on November 9, in the Parking lot below City Hall from 9:00 - 12:00. Start boxing up your e-waste and bring it in.

October 2024 appleJAC Meeting

President's Corner

Welcome to our new members who have joined us within the last year:

 

Bruce and Leslie Bowman

Jeri Davis

Ann Kovar

Rhona Kuhlmann

Sheila Scott

Mary Ann Young

 

On Tuesday, Joe Mertzlufft and George Kopp gave excellent presentations on what we need to do to maintain/cleanup our Apple computers and our iPhones and iPads. Some of the information included checking for Malware on your computers and that we should delete the Apps we are not using on our iPhones and iPads.

 

Cudos to Julie Smith for being our videographer once again. Videos of the meeting are on our Facebook page and on our website:  https://applejac.typepad.com/  Joe's and George’s slideshows are there as well.

 

Thank you to our snackJAC team - Ann Lane and Julie Koenigsfeld - for the delicious snacks.

 

The winners of the door prizes were:

 

1. Julie Smith - Apple Gift Card

2. Bruce Bowman - appleJAC soft cloth

3. iPad case - Kathy Mills

 

On Saturday, September 21, George and I will be on Hal Dulle’s show - KWOS AM 950 - at 8:00 am. If you miss it, you can catch it here:  https://kwos.com/open-air-with-hal-dulle/ Hal’s show will be a sneak preview of next month’s meeting in which we will discuss highlights from Apple’s Event that will be held on Monday, September 9 at noon CT at https://www.apple.com/

 

Your Board of Directors is busy making plans for our 40th Anniversary celebration at our meeting on December 3, so plan to attend!

Also, Julie Koenigsfeld and Alice Kopp are organizing an order for special 40th Anniversary shirts. We’ll have information in a couple of weeks.

 

Enjoy this beautiful fall weather and I hope to see you in October.

 

Best,

Peggy Landwehr

President

Presentations from the September 2024 Meeting

 

Here are the presentations and the videos from the September meeting.  Please note there are four videos from Facebook for the meeting this month.

 

MacOS Maintenance  - Joe Mertzlufft

iOS and iPadOS Maintenance - George Kopp

Part 1 - September 2024 appleJAC meeting video on Facebook

Part 2 - September 2024 appleJAC meeting video on Facebook

Part 3 - September 2024 appleJAC meeting video on Facebook

Part 4 - September 2024 appleJAC meeting video on Facebook

September 2024 appleJAC Meeting