We actually had three presenters at tonight’s meeting!
Presenter #1:
Dr. Eddie Garcia
Demonstrated “Plex” – media server software
It’s free at first, then it has monthly plans, annual plans or a lifetime plan.
Install and run the Plex Media Server on a computer where all your media is stored and manage your movies, TV shows, home videos, music, and photo libraries. Wherever you are, press play, sit back, and enjoy your media as it streams from the Plex Media Server any of your other devices. It can record TV Shows. You can stream different shows to any TV in your house simultaneously. It helps to have a large external hard drive.
B & H has 8 TB hard drives on sale for around $169.
Thank you Dr. Garcia!
Presenter #2:
Andrew McKamey gave us a wonderful (and entertaining) demonstration of a Wacom Tablet! Thank you Andrew!
Presenter #3:
Jeff McKamey
Topics covered:
- Tesla In Space
- Audible Audio Books
- ApplePay – The easiest way to send and receive money. Now you can use Apple Pay to pay and get paid right in Messages, or by asking Siri. There’s no app to download, and you can use the cards you already have in Wallet. Send money for books to your son in college. Split a bill. Pay a babysitter. Send and receive from across the table — or across the country. Instantly.
- Focos – Focos brings DSLR-like photography to your dual-camera iPhone with large aperture and real bokeh effect, which most photographers have always desired. Focos only runs on iPhone 7+/8+/X.
- HomePod – Apple’s version of Amazon’s Echo speaker. Apple’s new smart speaker, HomePod, was designed to be the simplest and best way to listen to Apple Music and AirPlay, and control HomeKit in your house. The Homepod has an amazing sound, but The Homepod will only play apple music, or stream from you itunes library. You have to go the machine that has your library and tell it to re-direct to the homepod every time you want to listen. $349
https://www.imore.com/homepod/
http://www.loopinsight.com/2018/02/06/inside-apples-homepod-audio-lab/
HomePod’s Competition:
- Amazon’s Echo Devices – $99 or $49 with no speaker. Amazon’s Alexa sounds good, the Dot sounds as good as you want to spend for a speaker. Only plays on Amazon Prime or Unlimited.
- Sonos with Alexa built in: $199 Will play Amazon Music, Apple Music, or Spotify.
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- Alto’s Odyssey – Game
Free Movie Watching:
Alltrails – hiking trail locator
Thank you Jeff!