appleJAC meeting-"Apple Folders, Messages, and AirTags" April 4, 2023, at 7:00pm. This will be an in-person meeting at Kennedy Hall at the Immaculate Conception School, 1208 East McCarty St, Jefferson City, MO 65101. There will also be an online video stream you can watch on our Facebook page (previous meeting videos are also available there).
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At the July 10, 2012, appleJAC MUG meeting, Joe Mertzlufftz provided many neat tips and tricks about how to prevent and solve issues on Mac OS computers.
He used a Keynote presentation which he has shared on this blog. Just click here to download and view it . . . Mac Maintenance
July is already upon us; wow, it’s hard to believe that. Due to the extremely dry weather, fireworks displays may be on hold this year but, our annual maintenance meeting is not.
It IS, however, pushed back one week due to a July 4th celebration downtown. We will meet at Coffee Zone on July 10, 2012, and Taisir will be open at 5:00 pm to serve supper. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm and feature simultaneous presentations by George Kopp and Joe Mertzlufft.
In an effort to be more informative and helpful, we will try something new this meeting. The group will be divided in two with each group being shown a different program. George will start in the front of the store talking about iOS maintenance, and Joe will be in the back informing about MacOS issues. At the break, the pair will switch places and do their presentation with the other half of the group. We anticipate this will work well, and that members will gather more information with this format.
Don’t forget, the meeting is the second Tuesday of July, and dinner will be available after 5:00pm.
Join us for an informative meeting on how to keep your equipment running smoothly:
Yanis Coffee Zone
130 E High Street
Jefferson City, MO
573-761-4277
Have a safe and happy Fourth of July everyone, and we’ll see you on July 10 in downtown Jefferson City.
a review by Tom Piper
I continue to look for a more convenient and reliable way of connecting my many devices to my Macs and iOS devices. I’m still on a quest to get shorter cables and more versatile bluetooth connectivity.
Avantronics (www.avantree.com) has again come to my rescue with another really cool and handy device that improves my portability and functionality. They have a hugh collection of products to choose from (over 4 dozen from their 29-page catalog). This one is an upgrade of the Avantalk BTTC-200 Bluetooth Audio Transceiver that I previously reviewed.
The Avantree BTTC-200X Bluetooth Audio Transceiver with aptX Tech can both transmit and receive at the flip of switch. It handles stereo HD quality audio with a standard 3.5mm audio jack, providing plug-and-play with no additional software required. This clean design is very simple to use and allows your audio devices to send or receive stereo audio via Bluetooth wireless up to 30 feet away. It can turn my iPod, iPhone, iPad, TV, Bose and other amplified speaker systems into Bluetooth enabled audio devices. This includes sound from Bluetooth A2DP enabled mobile phones and all other A2DP enabled audio devices.
After charging it for the first couple hours with the included USB cable, I plugged the transceiver into my Apple iPod 4G nano (on wristband), turned the switch to transmit mode, and paired it to my Avantalk Jogger bluetooth headphones (pairing each to the other was simple without any codes or hesitation). The sound was crisp and clear, reliable up to over 30 feet away. After that, I plugged the transceiver into several other audio sources via the 1/8” standard cable (also included) with excellent results. Then, I switched it to receive mode, plugged the unit into my over-the-ear Pro Koss headphones, paired it to my iPhone 4S, and listened to great music with accurate depth and separation. It worked the same when I plugged the transceiver into my Bose surround-sound system . . . wonderful sound, simple one-button operation (on/off, pairing), plus the TX/RX switch.
The big advantage over the earlier model is the aptX Tech feature for great Bluetooth sound quality. It is advanced digital audio data reduction (compression) technology to enables the sound on the device to achieve CD quality during transmission and reception.
The price of this unit is $39.99 for the Avantree Saturn Bluetooth Audio Converter AdapterTransceiver at http://www.amazon.com/Avantree®-Bluetooth-Converter-Adapter-Transceiver/dp/B0085HOM4K. The full Avantree online store will be available soon at (http://www.avantree.com/onlinestore/).
