Lincoln Hills Apple User Group
Welcome to the Lincoln Hills Apple User Group
"We Take Care of All Things Apple"
Membership Form CLICK HERE
Volunteer Submission Form CLICK HERE
For Member Support Call 916-668-0684
Support is available from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday - Friday
Sonoma, the newest operating for the Mac was released 26 Sep 23.
After testing, we have concluded that macOS Sonoma is safe to install on computers with the Apple Silicon processors (M1, M2, and M3).
If you have an older mac, it is suggested you update to the most current macOS that is available for your machine. As always, make sure you have a current Time Machine backup before you update/upgrade.
If you have an iPhone or iPad and it is operating on iOS 16 please CLICK HERE to read an important article on battery drain.
CLICK HERE to read the Cider Press. The newest addition to the website! It's fun, informative, and colorful. It has the latest Tips and Tricks as well as a lot of links for further information
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the availability of our volunteers, in-home support will be limited. The Help Line continues to be available; however, support for issues that require a home visit, such as setting up new devices and printers, will be limited. Open Labs (held at Orchard Creek) will continue to be available. See the website calendar for Open Lab dates.
Have you gotten a new Apple product recently? See below in "Other Things of Interest" for ways to donate your old devices to those in need.
Wednesday, April 17th, Orchard Creek Multi-Purpose Room: Open Lab Stop by to get in-person support for your Apple devices from LHAUG experts. Support is on a first come first served basis and is limited to one issue per person. Bring your device and passwords. For the safety of our members and volunteers, masks are optional, and will be worn only when requested by either the volunteer or the person requesting support during their one-on-one session. 4:00PM - 5:00PM.
Monday, April 22nd, Kilaga Presentation Hall: by Andy Petro “Save a Safari Web Page as a PDF, Format Notes on the Notes App, Share iPhone Locations Via Find My App, and More." Andy discusses and demonstrates several ways to help you get some fun things out of the newest iPhone operating system iOS17. You are bound to learn two new things!
Ask the Tech 10:15AM; program 10:30AM
Thursday, May 2nd, Kilaga Presentation Hall: “Apple Pay - The Safe Way to Use Your Credit Card” by Ken Silverman.
Apple Pay is a mobile payment service from Apple Inc. that allows users to make payments in person, in iOS apps and on the web. It is supported on iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac.
Ken will discuss and demonstrate Apple Pay.
Ask the Tech 6:45PM; program 7:00PM.
Wednesday, May 8th, Orchard Creek Multi-Purpose Room: Open Lab Stop by to get in-person support for your Apple devices from LHAUG experts. Support is on a first come first served basis and is limited to one issue per person. Bring your device and passwords. For the safety of our members and volunteers, masks are optional, and will be worn only when requested by either the volunteer or the person requesting support during their one-on-one session. 4:00PM - 5:00PM.
Tuesday, May 14th, Kilaga Presentation Hall: “Mail: The Essential App That Keeps Us Connected, For Better or Worse. Part 1” by Ken Spencer.
Have questions about email services, managing groups, or dealing with spam? In Part 1 of the Mail seminar series, Ken Spencer ( a self -professed email hoarder) will discuss practical strategies to streamline your Apple Mail experience across all your devices.
Note: Part 2 will be held June 6th when Ken and Helen Rains will have you get “hands on” with your own iPhone to accomplish a task and adjust settings.
Ask the Tech 6:30PM; program 7:00PM.
Wednesday, May 22nd, Orchard Creek Multi-Purpose Room: Open Lab Stop by to get in-person support for your Apple devices from LHAUG experts. Support is on a first come first served basis and is limited to one issue per person. Bring your device and passwords. For the safety of our members and volunteers, masks are optional, and will be worn only when requested by either the volunteer or the person requesting support during their one-on-one session. 4:00PM - 5:00PM.
Monday, May 29th, Memorial Day: No Meeting
LHAUG is in the business of providing many helpful user presentations on many topics relating to the complete ecosystem of Apple products.
LHAUG films each of these presentations and maintains a video library and handouts library for these presentations.
Click one of the buttons to explore all of the past topics.
A big THANK YOU to all of the LHAUG presenters, videographers, and librarians!
Other Things of Interest
Woz in 2004
Did you know that in 2004, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak came to Lincoln Hills to speak to our user group? The club opened the presentation to all SCLH residents, and there were about 500 in attendance in the ballroom. The event was arranged by Ken Silverman, who knew Woz through his role as one of the founders of the first Apple user group, the San Francisco Apple Core. For a video of Woz's talk, which is about an hour and 20 minutes, CLICK HERE.
LHAUG Privacy Notice and Disclaimer
For important information about LHAUG seminars, see the LHAUG Privacy Notice and the LHAUG Disclaimer.
How to clean your Apple products
Click Here for Apple's recommendations and guidelines for cleaning your Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod, display, or peripheral device.
Beware of Scams
Apple, Banks, Law Enforcement, the IRS, etc., will NEVER EMAIL OR CALL you and ask for money OR ask you to send Gift Cards. THESE ARE SCAMS. HANG UP/DON'T RESPOND TO AN EMAIL!
Click Here for a list of current scams.
Videos on How to Use Zoom
For video instructions on how to install and use Zoom on your Mac and/or iPad, go to the Video tab and click on the correct video.
Are you thinking about upgrading to a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, Mac Mini, or Apple laptop?
Do you have any old Apple products just sitting forgotten somewhere? Please consider giving them to others who are less fortunate than ourselves. The LHAUG support techs will handle all the details - take your old equipment, completely erase all the data and info and pass them along to others who need them. Click Here for the details on this easy process.
Useful External Links
Apple Support (Apple, Not a Scam site)
Apple Support Videos on YouTube
iMore - Information Site
MacMost - Information and Tutorials
Proper Honest Tech - Excellent how-to videos