
This month we will be hearing from both Lawrence Jenkins and his wife Lois about WHOOP. WHOOP is a screen‑free, wrist‑ or arm‑worn fitness and health tracker designed to monitor your body 24/7. Instead of focusing on steps or notifications, it collects continuous heart‑rate data, sleep patterns, strain levels, and recovery metrics to give you a full picture of how your body is performing. The newest versions (WHOOP 4.0 and 5.0) offer long battery life, always‑on sensors, and advanced features like heart‑health monitoring, VO₂ max insights, and personalized coaching based on your daily physiology.
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Please join us Saturday, November 15 at 10 a.m. at the Carrollton Hebron at Josey library branch (4220 N Josey Ln, Carrollton) in the main meeting room (go right at the front entrance, all the way down the hall, room is on the left at the end). We will have Zoom available for joining virtually if you can’t make it in person. We will start with Lawrence Jenkins’ AI SIG, followed by a formal Quarterly Meeting at which time we will have our Annual Election. When that is complete we will have the main presentation, and since Jonesy is the presenter we will just keep going with the Mac Help Desk SIG at his discretion.
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Please join us Saturday, September 13 at 10am at the Carrollton Hebron at Josey library branch (4220 N Josey Ln, Carrollton) in the main meeting room (go right at the front entrance, all the way down the hall, room is on the left at the end). We will have Zoom available for joining virtually if you can’t make it in person. We will start with the AI SIG at 10, followed by the Main Meeting at 11, and wrap up with Jonesy’s Mac Help Desk SIG from noon to 1pm if he can make it.
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Please join us Saturday, January 17 at Spring Creek BBQ in Richardson (270 North Central Expressway). We will be at a long table in the reserved meeting room at the restaurant, starting at 11am. You can grab some lunch and listen as Lawrence and Lois talk about WHOOP. We will have Zoom up and running if you can’t make it in person. See you there!
Please note that this month is a Quarterly Meeting as well as the Annual Election, so we will start at 11am with a board meeting followed by the Main Presentation.
*** Stay Healthy & Safe. In-person Meetings Are Resuming at one of the Carrollton library branches, either Josey Ranch Lake, or Hebron at Josey (see above).***
Typical Meeting Times (unless superceded by the summary above):
10:00 AM - Library opens.
Special Interest Groups (click on the link to get more information)
AI: 10 to 11AM
Mac Help Desk: Noon to 1PM
Main Meeting
11AM to Noon
- Note: a Board Meeting happens first only if this is a Quarterly
Memorials
Ray Thompson (Oct 21, 2024).
Dru Richman (Jan 28, 2023).
For All Us “Techies"
Lawrence Jenkins gave a great talk on LumaFusion and Synology at our July 2022 virtual meeting (see Recorded Presentations above).
Taylor Sharpe made some excellent additional comments about Synology devices, for those considering purchasing, which can be read here. (Thanks to Ray Thompson for keeping us all informed!)

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Some of our past diverse topics have covered Health & the Apple Watch, creating a “Hackintosh”, Video Editing and Sharing, Photo Techniques, iCloud, FileMaker Pro, Creating Exciting Keynote Presentations, and Drones.
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