Meeting Topics:

  • Hidden Files on Mac: How to show and hide hidden files.

    • 3 ways to view hidden files on Mac

      Click the Finder icon in your dock to open Finder.

      Navigate to the folder where you want to find hidden files.

      Press Command + Shift + . (the period key). This will show hidden files in the folder.

      To hide the files again, press Command + Shift + . again.

  • TMUG SIG Meeting: Scheduled for August 10th at 1:00 PM, 100 Commerce Street Suite 4, Brevard, NC.

  • EXIF Data in Adobe Bridge: Resource link: https://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/using/metadata-adobe-bridge.html

  • Silence Unknown Callers: How to enable this feature on iPhone.

    • To turn on Silence Unknown Callers, go to Settings > Phone, then scroll down, tap Silence Unknown Callers, and turn on the feature. Calls from unknown numbers are silenced and sent to your voicemail, and appear in your recent calls list.M

  • Caller ID Spoofing: is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.

  • Creating a New Photos Library: Steps to create a new Photos library on Mac.

    • If the Photos app on your Mac is open, choose Photos > Quit Photos. Hold down the Option key and double-click the Photos icon in the Applications folder (or click the Photos icon in the Dock) to open Photos. In the Choose Library dialog, click Create New.

  • Managing Multiple Apple Photos Libraries: Resource link: https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/

  • Clearing Full Voicemail: Steps to delete voicemail messages on iPhone.

    • Open the Phone app from the Home screen

      Tap the voicemail message you want to delete

      Tap the Trashcan icon

      For devices running iOS 12.4 or lower, tap Delete

      Tap Deleted Messages

      Tap Clear All in the upper-right corner

      Tap Clear All again in the prompt to confirm

      If your voicemail is still full, you can also try dialing 86 from your iPhone and following the prompts to delete saved messages.