2007-2008 Season
| Date |
Meeting Topics / Notes |
| 04/09/2008 |
- Beginner: What you need to set up an email account in email software
- Intermediate: New to Leopard: New features in Apple Mail
- We can also talk about using webmail versus an email client software, sending and receiving email attachments, whether you need worry about viruses coming from email, how to back up email, and more.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 04/02/2008 |
- Genealogy
- We have a special guest speaker for April's MacWaves meeting. Beverly Yackel, President of The Monmouth County Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmcgs/index.htm will speak to us about using the Internet for genealogical research. We will also talk about using Reunion 9 http://www.leisterpro.com/ for organizing your family tree with the information that you have gleaned from the Web. Attached is a handout from Ms Yackel to bring us all up to speed for the meeting. Do your homework and bring your questions MacWavers!
- We will also have a special auction! Two items of software will be auctioned off to the highest bidders. Apple's Macintosh OS X 10.5 "Leopard" and Roxio's Toast 8!
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 03/12/2008 |
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| 03/05/2008 |
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| 02/13/2008 |
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| 02/06/2008 |
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| 01/09/2008 |
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| 01/02/2008 |
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| 12/12/2007 |
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| 12/05/2007 |
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| 11/14/2007 |
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| 11/07/2007 |
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| 10/10/2007 |
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| 10/03/2007 |
- iWork '08 and how it differs from AppleWorks
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| 09/12/2007 |
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| 09/05/2007 |
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2006-2007 Season
| Date |
Meeting Topics / Notes |
| 06/13/2007 |
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| 06/06/2007 |
- Apple's Garage Band
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
- Here are a couple of links for Apple tutorials for GarageBand.
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| 06/02/2007 |
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| 05/09/2007 |
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| 05/02/2007 |
- Apple's iWeb
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 04/11/2007 |
- Mastering Safari and other web browsers.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 04/04/2007 |
- Putting your Video on the Video iPod, using Mac the Ripper and iMovie. Demo of getting your personal DVD movie to your iPod and a movie from a camcorder to the iPod via iMovie.
-- presenter: Suzanne Thomas
- Windows on a Mac! - Show and Tell
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 03/14/2007 |
- Using Apple Mail and Address Book.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 03/07/2007 |
- Introduction to audio software for the Mac.
-- presenter: Ken McGee
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| 02/14/2007 |
- Troubleshooting Keychains.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 02/07/2007 |
- Report on MacWorld San Francisco.
- It's movie time! I'll show the video I shot in and around MacWorld. Be amazed as Ted Landau boots his MacBook Pro from a 1 Gig Flash Drive! Thrill as Graham Nash tells you how he pioneered fine art digital printing. Check out Andy Ihnatko's true geek driving directions!
- After the video, tell me what do you think of the events there? I want to hear from you. Does Apple dropping the word "Computer" from its name scare you?
- Was the coolest new Mac not from Apple? Check out the ModBook.
- Who's first for an iPhone?
- Where was Leopard in the Keynote?
- Do you really need the Apple TV?
- -- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 01/28/2007 |
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| 01/10/2007 |
- The importance of downloading and installing software updates.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 01/03/2007 |
- Hands on iMovie demo.
-- presenter: Tom Reu
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| 12/13/2006 |
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| 12/06/2006 |
- Permissions and OSX, are they more than a note from your Mom what are they; Myths and Misunderstandings.
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 11/08/2006 |
- Advanced Finder features.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 11/01/2006 |
- Keyboard Shortcuts will free us from the tyranny of the Mouse! No more will you be held captive of the Drop Down Menu! We aren't talking about the lightweight Command-S to save your file, we're talking heave lifting here! There's a secret Cocoa second clipboard!
- Open your Utilities Folder, bypass your Start-up drive and boot from the next available bootable drive (Not necessarily the CD/DVD Drive.)
- Zoom in out out of your screen, or invert their colors on screen! (Why would you want to do that you might ask, well I'll tell you!)
- Next we take a closer look at iTunes.
How to use Smart Playlist, clean up and organize your files, and import your Audio CDs the way you want.
Do you want to listen to that ACC Podcast on your car, but you don't have iPod or other portable MP3 player, only your car's CD player? We'll show you how you can.
And finally no discussion of iTunes is complete is without a discussion of iTunes DRM.
- -- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 10/11/2006 |
- Customizing the desktop and window appearance and features; tips of the month; some mini-instructions.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 10/04/2006 |
- Good RAM gone bad; What use is the Terminal and why would you use it?; TextEdit tips
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 09/13/2005 |
- Tentative: the latest product announcements from Apple
-- presenter: Representative(s) from the Apple Store in Freehold
- Alternative: About Intel Macs, booting Windows on an Intel Mac.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 09/06/2005 |
- No Meeting - HTH still closed for the summer
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2005-2006 Season
| Date |
Meeting Topics / Notes |
| 06/14/2006 |
- iLife '06: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb.
-- presenter: Alice
- Cost-effective backup solutions
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 06/07/2006 |
- Printers: Laser vs. Inkjet; photo paper vs. plain paper; networking printers, USB Sharing vs. Ethernet (Maybe even sharing printers between Macs and PC for those of us in mixed marriages.), cleaning clogged inkjet heads on Epson printers, and updating drivers.
- a Google tip or two.Think about a picnic this Summer too!
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 05/10/2006 |
- How to use your Mac OS X installer CD to solve a variety of problems
- Iinexpensive but effective backup strategies.
- How to add, use and manage services.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 05/03/2006 |
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| 04/12/2006 |
Cancelled - High Tech High School closed. |
| 04/05/2006 |
- File types and file extensions.
- Flip4Mac as an alternative to Windows Media Player. Flip4Mac is a QuickTime plug-in that allows QuickTime Player to play WMV movies.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 03/08/2006 |
- The Activity Monitor utility application and what it does.
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
- Malware, including viruses (virii), worms, Trojan horses, and other nasty stuff, and what you can do to prevent them from ruining you life.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 03/01/2006 |
- Music on the Mac:
- Different file formats AAC to WMA with MP3 in between.
- File compression with no pocket protectors needed!
- Discuss Digital Rights Management (DRM) or Digital Restrictions Management.
- How to rip a Music CD with iTunes.
- About the "new" security threats to Macs. How serious are they?
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 02/08/2006 |
- Using and adding Widgets to Dashboard; using Amnesty Widget Browser.
- How to use freeware tools to run Unix maintenance scripts.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 02/01/2006 |
- An introduction to making movies on the Mac.
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 01/11/2006 |
- How to safely download and install a update to MacOS X.
- Discussion of new products at MacWorld 2006.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 01/04/2006 |
- Setting up your digital darkroom. A discussion of photo image editing applications, digital cameras, scanners, and printers.
- The importance of backing up, and why I got a new Hard Drive for Christmas.
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 12/14/2005 |
- What to expect in the Macintosh world in 2006
- Highlight a worthwhile shareware application.
- Raffle: Plextor Convert XPVR with Elgato EyeTV, which lets you watch TV on your Macintosh, a device I reviewed in the October issue of BCUG Bytes.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 12/07/2005 |
- Holiday Wish list for Mac Beginners. What to look for in asking for a Mac Centric Gift.
- A look at DVD/CD burners and what all those numbers mean.
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 11/09/2005 |
- Cheap Graphics Software, those MacOS X-based alternatives to QuarkXPress and the Adobe/Macromedia products that cost so much.
- Some of the software titles we will look at include: Blender, Cenon, Desktop Publisher Pro, EazyDraw, Graphic Converter, Intaglio, Swift Publisher and Stone Studio. This will be a whirlwind tour, but I will make some recommendations and have a list of recommended applications to hand out (most are downloadable on a trial basis from versiontracker.com)
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 11/02/2005 |
- First, we'll answer, or bluff, our way through any and all questions while you fill our our survey.
- A look into Permissions and Preferences. Where are they hiding in OSX? Why do we repair former and throw away the latter?
- Adventures in used iBook land. Which is cheaper, a $300 500 Mhz G3 iBook or a $700 1.2 Ghz G4 iBook? What are the warning signs to look for to avoid a used Lemon Laptop?
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 10/12/2005 |
- New products announced by Apple only hours before we convence.
- Some favorite Mac websites.
- The future of the Macintosh and MacWaves.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 10/05/2005 |
- Selecting good passwords. Why is 'password' bad, 'password123' fair, 'PassWORD369' better, 'WwMo4695iLV' good, and 'm$$i3YoTmD@' best; and how do you remember those last two without using Key Chain?
- Apple's .mac service. Is it worth the $100 a year? The short answer is "it depends". For the long answer you have to show up at the meeting. We will look in to what .mac has to offer and does it fit your needs. Then we will discuss whether this will make it worth the price of the ticket.
- Podcast -- what is it, and how to access and play them. We will look where to find them, what topics are available, do you need an iPod to listen to them, and if you do have an iPod, or other portable MP3 player, how to listen to them over your car radio.
-- presenter: Bob Shindel
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| 09/14/2005 |
- "Intel inside Macintosh: What Does It Mean?" We will discuss the announced shift of Apple Computer from the IBM PowerPC chip to Intel chips and what it will mean for the average Mac user, including will Macs be faster, can you operate Windows XP and MacOS X on the same computer, is it worth it to buy a PowerPC-based Mac, and will all your software still work, among others. We will do our best to cut through the hype and rumors to get to the facts available, and discuss the questions that remain unansswered.
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell
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| 09/07/2005 |
- Steve Jobs said "there are no more excuses for Windozers not buying a Mac", albeit the Mini, and he was right!. That Jobs fella is some smart salesman.
- PC veteran, moi, will demo the Mac Mini up close and naked. I may not speak fluent MacEEZe, but armed with my two-button mouse, I will show "Can't-Live-Without" 'right-mouse' clicks for short-cut context menus. But where did the Alias short-cut go to? I will explain what an Alias is and demo how and why to create one. Audience participation is welcomed to determine why a PC Guy is messing with a Mac and how Mac Beginners can help him out. You may even learn who has a direct line to Steve Jobs, or at least to his office and his secretary."
-- presenter: Fred Kagel
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2004-2005 Season
| Date |
Meeting Topics / Notes |
| August 2005 |
Meeting location closed for the summer. |
| July 2005 |
Meeting location closed for the summer. |
| 06/08/2005 |
How to perform backups of your important data. -- Matt Gall
Some explanations of Tiger features. |
| 06/01/2005 |
How to get your Mac ready to install a new version of Apple's MacOS X (10.4 aka Tiger) operating system --- presenter: Lee Maxwell |
| 05/11/2005 |
First look at the newest version of MacOS X, Tiger
Demo of PatternMaker for Adobe InDesign. |
| 05/04/2005 |
How to set up a WiFi local area computer network using Apple Airport technology.
-- presenter: Tom Reu |
| 04/13/2005 |
Mac OS Presentation Software Pageant
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell |
| 04/06/2005 |
Methods to set up an Internet Connection
-- presenter: Lee Maxwell |
| 03/09/2005 |
How to Make a QuickTime Virtual Reality Panorama
-- presenter: Bob Shindel |
| 03/09/2005 |
Basic Mac Software Maintenance Procedures
-- presenters: Lee Maxwell Bob Shindel |
| 02/09/2005 |
Comparison of word processor/office applications for Mac OS X. Low-cost alternatives to Microsoft Word/Office featuring: TextEdit, Tex-Edit, AbiWord, NeoOffice-J, AppleWorks and Apple's new Pages application. |
| 02/02/2005 |
Customizing the Mac OS X graphic user interface (GUI, prounounced "gooeee"). Some tips and tricks in MacOS X, and some cool third-party software you can use to make things really interesting. Mac OS users can make the graphic user interface even more friendly with these tips, tricks and software add-ons.. |
| 01/12/2005 |
Get Organized -- A collection of programs to help you organize your life and/or your work in many ways including: MacCabinet, RadicalSqueeze, iTaf, MenuCalendarClock, iAddressX, Synergy, YouControl:Desktops, Studiometry, and OmniGraffle Pro.
- Presenter: Matt Gall, former MacWaves leader
List of Software covered:
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| 01/05/2005 |
Meeting CANCELLED -- due to weather. |
| 12/08/2004 |
Music production on the Mac, presented by Ken McGee. Holiday software goodies. |
| 12/01/2004 |
Customizing the MacOS X GUI. MacOS users can make the graphic user interface even more friendly with these tips, tricks and software add-ons. -- TALK RESCHEDULED due to technical difficultties. |
| 11/10/2004 |
iMovie to Final Cut Express Comparison |
| 11/03/2004 |
"Tips and Tricks: Using Macintosh Windows" -- effective methods for using MacOS windows and open and save dialog boxes. Demonstration of Default Folder, a great shareware for enhancing open and save dialog boxes. |
| 10/13/2004 |
"Using QuickTime Pro and QuickTime Virtual Reality," presented by Bob Shindel. We had a surprise at meeting -- the SpamSieve developer provided 3 free licenses to give away, plus his permission to make unlicensed copies on CDs for every other member. |
| 10/06/2004 |
"Secrets of the MacOS X Dock" -- how to use its numerous attributes, how to alter it (including tricks Apple doesn't talk about) and some alternatives to it. Commercial & shareware equivalents for Mac OS 9 users. |
| 09/08/2004 |
Adobe InDesign
- with emphasis on its graphics functions.
- a segment from the lynda.com tutorial CD on InDesign
- info about the lynda.com web site and what it offers educators, professionals, & students. |
| 09/01/2004 |
Meeting CANCELLED -- HTHS was closed |
2003-2004 Season
| Date |
Meeting Topics / Notes |
| 06/12/2004 |
6th Annual MacWaves picnic |
| 06/09/2004 |
iMovie & QuickTime (continuing our theme from the stop motion animation: how to add titles and graphics -- see the current version at <http://homepage.mac.com/macwaves/iMovieTheater9.html>). |
| 06/02/2004 |
iPhoto and using a digital camera with it, also discussion on the recent security holes in MacOS X, the solutions from Apple and other sharewware develoipers, and what to do about the problem. |
| 05/12/2004 |
AppleWorks & .Mac (dot Mac - Apple's web mail and more) |
| 05/05/2004 |
iTunes |
| 04/14/2004 |
Stop Motion Animation (Round 2) |
| 04/07/2004 |
setting up your iPod |
| 03/10/2004 |
GarageBand, part of iLife '04 |
| 03/03/2004 |
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| 02/11/2004 |
iDVD |
| 02/04/2004 |
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| 01/14/2004 |
Stop Motion Animation |
| 01/07/2004 |
iCal & AddressBook (OS X), OS 9 Calendar options |
| 12/10/2003 |
Annual Holiday Party! |
| 12/03/2003 |
Burning CDs: from the finder, using Toast, within iPhoto, what format to use for PC compatibility, proper labeling of CD's |
| 11/12/2003 |
Panther - the latest Mac OS X (version 10.3) |
| 11/05/2003 |
Fonts for Mac OS 9 and OS X |
| 10/08/2003 |
Browser Comparisons |
| 10/01/2003 |
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| 09/10/2003 |
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| 09/08/2003 |
Creating Password Protected Web Pages |
| 09/03/2003 |
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2002-2003 Season
| Date |
Meeting Topics / Notes |
| 08/30/2003 |
5th Annual "post - MacWorld" MacWaves picnic |
| 08/06/2003 |
Open Forum |
| 08/04/2003 |
Hiding Email Addresses from Web Robots - HidingIt.html |
| 07/23/2003 |
MacWorld news, the importance of backing up your data, tips & tricks |
| 07/21/2003 |
Creating HTML email messages |
| 06/11/2003 |
AppleScripting & AppleWorks (OS 9 & X) |
| 06/09/2003 |
Creating a home page with auto changing images |
| 06/04/2003 |
iTunes |
| 05/14/2003 |
PDF files -- what they are and how to create them using Mac OS X & Adobe Acrobat |
| 05/12/2003 |
More Floating Boxes |
| 05/05/2003 |
Lee's Favorite Shareware & Freeware (OS 9 & OS X) |
| 04/14/2003 |
Floating Boxes and Rollovers |
| 04/09/2003 |
Internet -- Security, Protecting your credit, Actually getting rebates - Security Info |
| 04/02/2003 |
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| 03/12/2003 |
AppleWorks |
| 03/10/2003 |
Understanding the Site Window |
| 03/05/2003 |
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| 02/12/2003 |
Creating a story using iMovie and iPhoto |
| 02/10/2003 |
Creating: New pages, Links, and Introduction to Smart Objects |
| 02/05/2003 |
Basic hard drive maintenance. How to set monitor resolution. Both topics cover OS 9 and OS X. |
| 01/13/2003 |
GoLive - starting from the beginning |
| 01/08/2003 |
Wireless networking: Bluetooth, Airport, ... |
| 01/02/2003 |
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| 12/11/2002 |
Annual Winter Holidays Party! |
| 12/09/2002 |
Cascading Style Sheets |
| 12/04/2002 |
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| 11/13/2002 |
How to shoot video like a pro -- by Frank Farell of Custom Video Productions |
| 11/11/2002 |
What's new inGoLive 6 -- is upgrading to version 6 right for you? |
| 11/06/2002 |
Utilities: Norton, File Buddy |
| 10/21/2002 |
QuickTime Editor - Part 2 |
| 10/09/2002 |
Mac OS X 10.2 - Jaguar, using the iPod |
| 10/02/2002 |
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| 09/11/2002 |
Photoshop 7, SnapzPro X, QuicKeys X |
| 09/09/2002 |
QuickTime Editor - Part 1 |
| 09/04/2002 |
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| Date |
Meeting: Main Topic |
Notes/Newsletter |
| 08/12/2002 |
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| 08/10/2002 |
4th Annual "post - MacWorld" MacWaves picnic |
| 08/07/2002 |
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| 07/17/2002 |
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| 07/08/2002 |
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| 06/12/2002 |
Microsoft Office X |
V13N10.2002-06 |
| 06/10/2002 |
Components and Meta Tags |
| 06/05/2002 |
Managing Email on Mac OS X (and how to back up your email) |
| 05/13/2002 |
Uploading / Publishing Your Web Site |
| 05/08/2002 |
Using AppleWorks to create a Newsletter; Extensis Suitcase |
V13N09.2002-05 |
| 04/30/2002 |
Managing Email on Mac OS 9 (and how to back up your email) |
| 04/10/2001 |
Adobe Photoshop Elements; A web site for your photos |
V13N08.2002-04 |
| 04/08/2001 |
No meeting |
| 04/08/2001 |
Transferring our old files to your new Mac (Mac to Mac networking) |
| 03/13/2002 |
Mac OS X: Tips and Tricks |
V13N07.2002-03 |
| 03/11/2002 |
Creating Rollovers |
| 03/06/2002 |
iTools: your iDisk and iMail |
| 02/13/2002 |
Mac Networks |
V13N06.2002-02 |
| 02/11/2002 |
Link Roll Overs |
| 02/06/2002 |
iTools |
| 01/14/2002 |
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| 01/09/2002 |
MacWorld SF Announcements! |
V13N05.2002-01 |
| 01/02/2002 |
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| 12/12/2001 |
Annual Holidy Party & Toy Show, show off your favorite toys, refreshments, etc. |
V13N04.2001-12 |
| 12/10/2001 |
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| 12/05/2001 |
Taming your Apple menu: Whats all this stuff, and do I need it? Plus last-minute gift ideas...
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| 11/14/2001 |
Portable Digital Audio/MIDI Editing Demo |
V13N03.2001-11 |
| 11/12/2001 |
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| 11/07/2001 |
Mac OS X: Freedom or Aggravation, or at what point should I switch over (if ever)? |
| 10/10/2001 |
Raffle! |
V13N02.2001-10 |
| 10/08/2001 |
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| 10/03/2001 |
What's in the Mac system folder? What's this stuff do, and what's safe and unsafe to change? |
| 09/12/2001 |
Welcome back! |
V13N01.2001-09 |
| 09/10/2001 |
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| 09/05/2001 |
Customizing your Mac with desktop pictures, custom icons, custom sounds, screensavers and more. (Think holiday themes: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, etc.) |
| Date |
Meeting: Main Topic |
Notes/Newsletter |
| 08/04/2001 |
3rd Annual "post - MacWorld" MacWaves picnic |
| 08/13/2001 |
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| 07/11/2001 |
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| 06/13/2001 |
Preventing and Recovering from Crashes, Freezes, etc. |
| 06/11/2001 |
Adding files to you web site. |
Notes |
| 06/06/2001 |
Join us as walk through installing / configuring the new Mac OS X! |
V12N10.2001-06 |
| 05/14/2001 |
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| 05/09/2001 |
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V12N09.2001-05 |
| 05/02/2001 |
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| 04/11/2001 |
Managing Your Mac's Memory |
Links, Tech_Info |
| 04/09/2001 |
Uploading your web site. |
| 04/04/2001 |
Special! Dave Marra, Apple Senior Systems Engineer - gave an exciting evening exploring the best hardware and software technologies from Apple Computer. He demonstrated the latest in awesome Apple hardware including: the iMac DV, the iBook (with FireWire), the new super-fast Power Mac G4, and the Titanium PowerBook G4, All operated on an AirPort wireless network! We also had a sneak peek at Mac OS X and QuickTime 5 digital multimedia featuring iMovie 2.0, iDVD and QuickTime TV. |
V12N08.2001-04 |
| 03/14/2001 |
Tax Software, more burning CD-R/W questions |
V12N07.2001-03 |
| 03/12/2001 |
Getting Started, links, tables and color |
| 03/07/2001 |
Get the Picture on your Mac, iTools |
| 02/14/2001 |
Microsoft Office 2001 |
| 02/12/2001 |
Introduction of Adobe GoLive - part 2. |
| 02/07/2001 |
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| 01/10/2001 |
Adobe ImageReady - What to do with all the pictures you took over the holidays. |
V12N05.2001-01 |
| 01/08/2001 |
First meeting of the Web Authoring SIG. Introduction of Adobe GoLive. |
| 01/03/2001 |
School Closed - no meeting |
| 12/13/2000 |
Digital cameras & Holiday Party! |
V12N04.2000-12 |
| 12/05/2000 |
Holidays Wish List: Peripherals, Scanners, Zip Drives, Etc. |
| 11/08/2000 |
Adobe Illustrator 9 |
V12N03.2000-11 |
| 11/01/2000 |
Hardware: Inkjet vs. Laser Printers |
| 10/11/2000 |
Cable vs. DSL
Surge Protection from APC
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DSL Reports
V12N02.2000-10 |
| 10/04/2000 |
Web: E-mail, Downloading |
| 09/13/2000 |
Compression, File Cleaning - featuring Aladdin StuffIt & Spring Cleaning |
V12N01.2000-09 |
| 09-06-2000 |
Essential Software |
Last Update: Mon, Apr 7, 2008
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