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SANTA FE MAC USER GROUP NEWSLETTER February 2005 GENERAL MEETING: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2004 • LOCATION: SWEENY CONVENTION CENTER: ROOM 4 • To obtain a map to the meeting: http://www.santafemug.org/map/ TIME OF EVENTS: ................................BEGINNERS SIG: 5:30 PM This month Giuseppe Quinn will host the Beginners SIG. This SIG is for those members new to the world of Mac computers. He will demonstrate his tips/tricks and answer all your questions. ................................ADVANCE SIG: 6:15 PM The Advance SIG, hosted by Brett Goldberg, is designed for the more experienced user however, everyone is welcome. Here you will find the answers to those OS and hardware related questions. Note: *SIG stands for Special Interest Group ................................GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING: 7:00PM Reserved for general interest items concerning the SFMUG. SIG* reports are presented during this time period. *** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *** Board Nominations: It's that time again! The annual SFMUG Board Member Elections, yeah! Start printing your billboards and bumper stickers. Start working on your handshaking and baby kissing and any other kissing that you think will help. The race is on!!! From the SFMUG Bylaws: Article III: SFMUG Membership The membership shall be open to all persons who are interested in Macintosh computers. There shall be annual dues based upon categories of membership as established by the Board of Directors and described in the Organizational Policies. An individual member in good standing, as determined by the Board of Directors, shall have the right to vote in general meetings, to take part in all meetings and activities, and to hold office. Article IV: Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the SFMUG shall consist of six (6) Board Members-at-large, plus the President and Vice-president. A nominating committee consisting of three (3) members from the general membership, who may be Board members, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors prior to the March meeting of the Board. The nominating committee shall present a slate of Board of Directors Member-at-large candidates to the general membership. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor during the March general meeting. The names of all nominees shall be published in the SFMUG newsletter. No member will be a candidate without first obtaining their assurance that they will serve if elected. The election of the Board of Directors Members-at-Large will take place during the month of April and their duties shall commence on the day of the following board meeting. Election procedures shall be described within the SFMUG Policies. The two (2) Board of Directors candidates that receive the majority of votes shall remain in office for a two (2) year term and shall be eligible for reelection. The remaining two (2) elected board members shall remain in office for one year and shall be eligible for reelection. _end of Bylaws --- To view the SFMUG Mission & Bylaws in their full glory visit http://www.santafemug.org/generalinfo/mission.html This year Bob Ayer and Marylee McInnes will remain as Board members since they were elected to two year terms last year. *** If you are interested in running or think you know just the right person to lead SFMUG into a glorious future, submit those names to the nominating committee info@santafemug.org. The 2005 SFMUG nominating committee: Steve Zappe Lynn Roylance Vint Miller * * * * * * * March marks the 11th Anniversary of the SANTA FE MAC USER GROUP. Congratulations!!! That happens to be the steel anniversary so I guess cutlery is in order. * * * * * * * PRESENTATION: This month's presenters will be Lynn Roylance, Vint Miller and Giuseppe Quinn discussing Mac maintenance. We will cover topics from cleaning your Mac inside and out, protecting it while networked and reading email and securing data through disc utilities and backup. You need to be there if you've ever wondered, "Can I put my keyboard in the dishwasher?" Or, "Is it ok to dry my PowerBook or iPod in the oven?" (see oven examples at http://www.santafemug.org/baked_apples.html ) We will venture to bring enlightenment to the age old questions; Can I clean my keyboard with the same wipes I clean my LCD screen or my baby's bottom? How often do I need to backup? What about dust inside my tower or laptop? How do I protect myself from viruses, do I need to? Are DVD good for backups? Plus much more including tips and tricks and a group discussion. So whether you are brand new to computers or a seasoned veteran come and hear the latest techniques or let other in on your cool tricks. Also note the Raffle (listed below) includes items geared to help maintain your Mac. ***Editor's Note: Do you design websites? Create slideshows, music or movies,? Do you edit photos, write books, or design homes? Are you plotting the stars, working out the cure for cancer or hunger? Are you putting the final touches on your free energy invention? No matter what you use your Mac for, sharing how you do it will inspire others to new levels of whatever they us their Mac for. Let one of the SFMUG Board members know and we'll help you tell your story to the group. ________________________ Raffle items at the March meeting include a full copy of Norton SystemWorks 3.0 for Macintosh (Norton AntiVirus, Norton Utilities, Dantz Retrospect Express Backup, and Aladdin Spring Cleaning), Robin Williams "Cool Mac Apps" from Peachpit Press, an 800 dpi USB optical mouse, two retractable Ultra Zipcords (modem, USB), sample packets of iKlear Apple Polish, and several other maintenance-related goodies that we'll announce at the last minute... Editor's Note: Of all the duties connected with the SFMUG, the raffle chairman is always under a lot of pressure to provide interesting gifts to be raffled. Steve Zappe works hard throughout each month to find worthwhile material for the raffle and we all appreciate his contribution. Your purchase of raffle tickets allows this organization to raise necessary funds in support of our outreach programs. .............................................................................................................. THE GRAPHICS AND FINE ARTS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SPONSORED BY THE SFMUG - HOSTED BY BAILLIO'S WAREHOUSE STORE Meets the first Saturday of every month, 10:00AM at Baillio's Warehouse Store, 3294 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87507 Susan Herdman will be presenting. She received a grant to complete a photo essay called "American Adolescents", portraits of 30 young adults and their writing. She presently has two portraits in the FOCA Show at LewAllen Contemporary on West Palace. She will also be part of a three-person show at the Visual Arts gallery at Sante Fe Community College, which opens on March 17. In addition, her work can be viewed on her (almost complete) website susanherdman.com. At the SIG, she will be working with Photoshop CS to optimize portraits, and to add other elements to the compositions. She will demonstrate the use of masks to delete the background through channels, the use of various color adjustments tools in Photoshop, and the use of the cloning tool to remove blemishes, rearrange hair, etc. In addition, she will demonstrate how to add new elements to the background once the original has been eliminated. Everyone welcome! Come one, come all! ................................MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS: Job Offered: MYOB Account Edge consultant to assist in inventory and bookkeeping using Account Edge software on the Mac. Phone: Victoria at 992 3372 or 986 9143 or email vikki@blackartstudio.com ................................ ...................... !!!SFMUG - member Exclusive!!! As a way to save money for Santa Fe Macintosh User Group Members, our V.P. Giuseppe Quinn, owner of RedQuyn ZOOM Productions has offered use of his company's Corporate Discount Webpage at MacMall/PCMall at <http://cap.pcmall.com/site/zoomproductions> --- When setting up your own account on the CAP site you will need the following information: username: zoomepp password: zoom123 AFTER logging in to the CAP site (with user name and password provided above), users will be prompted to set up their own individual account for their personal purchases. ---- The advantage to this site is we accumulate group-buying power even though each individual has his or her own account. When shopping through this site you will get some of the best web prices available and it's from a very reputable company. Also, if the prices you find are not the lowest you've seen, you can call the rep and he will match prices. The more we buy, the better the discounts get. Contributed by: Giuseppe. For further details visit <http://www.redquyn.com/capsite.html> or email Giuseppe at <mailto:zoom@redquyn.com>. ................................H O T - N E W S: President Joannie Gulino and the SFMUG Board have decided to contribute to our local community by initiating an Academic Award in the form of an iBook computer to be presented in the spring of 2005 to a graduating high school senior headed for college. Robin Williams, founding member of the SFMUG and internationally recognized for her award winning Macintosh books, has agreed to help the recipient set up the computer. April 30 is he deadline for receipt of the completed application. For more information - http://www.santafemug.org/sfmug2005-AcademicAward.html ....................... Buy Robin Williams Cool Apps- Get 30 Percent Off for .Mac Members Purchase online with free shipping from PeachPit Press (use coupon code M4-PRNT-PPC) or print the .Mac member coupon to get a discount at any Apple Retail Store – you pay just US$15.39. Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps is a great reference tool and the perfect holiday gift for Mac users. Also: .Mac Member Benefits - free to .Mac members Two Chapters from Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps** Download Two Chapters from Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps 14 MB Invitation: CompUSA Special Event ....................... On Thursday, Feb. 24, CompUSA is hosting a special event just for Apple users. Swing by any CompUSA location in the U.S. and check out some of the latest products, including iLife '05, iWork '05 and iPod shuffle. Get a chance to win some cool prizes and learn about in-store promos from Adobe, Brenthaven, FileMaker, HP, Intuit and Microsoft. Thursday, Feb. 24, 4 - 9 p.m. Get more info and find your nearest location. http://seminars.apple.com/compusa/appleusersevent/1.html ....................... Register for WWDC 2005 and Save $300 Come join us June 6-10 in San Francisco, California. Get ready to hear expert advice and consult one-on-one with Apple engineers at Worldwide Developers Conference 2005. This year you'll learn how to harness the power of Mac OS X "Tiger" and accelerate development of your code using practical tips and techniques. Through information-rich sessions and hands-on instruction, we're putting the spotlight on innovation at WWDC. Sign up today. ................................SITES OF THE MONTH http://www.santafemug.org/index.html That's right, it's our SFMUG site and Lynn has been hard at work making it the coolest MUG site around. He has recently added "Tips" to our Home page. This is a great way to learn about things regarding your Mac that you might not have known you could do or needed to do. Tips are updated weekly. Why not make SFMUG website your beachhead to surf the Internet. .............. Member Rand nominates these; http://adschool.edu and http://www.cpbgroup.com/ .............. Here's a link to a site that shows Apple's product line, including the new Apple products targeted for PC users (desirable low-risk, entry-level products). http://www.nixlog.com/apple/apple_tipping_point_lrg.php |
................................MUG MILESTONES: Last month we profiled some groups that were more than 20 years old. This month we hear from some groups that have been around even longer and a few newer ones too. Visit their web sites to see the members and activities that contribute to their longevity and success. February 1978 - Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange of Washington http://www.callapple.org/ (Greetings to leader Bill Martens.) February 1978 - AppleSiders of Ohio http://www.applesiders.com/Page1/AppleSidermainFrameSet.html (Greetings to Ambassador Terrance Crooker.) February 1984 - Shenandoah Macintosh User Group of Virginia http://www.user-groups.net/SMUG/background.html (Greetings to Ambassador Fred Showker.) February 1984 - Massillon Akron Canton Macintosh of Ohio http://mac2mug.org/ February 1985 - University of Southern California Macintosh User Group http://www.usc.edu/org/uscmug (Thanks to Chairman & good friend Len Wines for this tip.) February 1985 - Grupo de Usuarios Macintosh de ARAgon (GUMARA) of Zaragoza, Spain http://mugara.dualmac.com/?p=12&static=1 (Thanks to Listmaster and Ambassador Antonio Obon for this tip.) February 1986 - Stavanger Macintosh User Group of Rogaland, Norway http://www.smug.ws (Greetings to Ambassador Jan Frick.) February 1988 - MUGPort of Oregon http://homepage.mac.com/mugport (Thanks to Editor Dick Fowler for this tip.) February 2002 - Macuser.ro, Romania's oldest group http://www.macuser.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?t=483 (Thanks to Ambassador Tudor Vedeanu for this tip.) February 2004 - OuftiMac of Belgium http://homepage.mac.com/ouftimac/oufti1_000.htm February 2005 - MacsWest of Arizona http://www.macswest.org (Welcome to new President Melanie Schoenfeld and Ambassador Dick Springer.) ================================================================ SPECIAL MUG OFFERS ================================================================ O'Reilly News for User Group Members (excerpt) February 18, 2005 Did you know you can request a free book to review for your group? Ask your Apple Ambassador for more information. For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html Don't forget, you can receive 20% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint, or Syngress book you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. http://www.oreilly.com/ ***Free ground shipping is available for online orders of at least $29.95 that go to a single U.S. address. This offer applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more details, go to: http://www.oreilly.com/news/freeshipping_0703.html ***iPod shuffle Tips and Tricks The iPod shuffle is the easiest-to-use iPod to date. But that doesn't mean you can't customize how you listen and upload music. Scott Knaster shows you some very handy tips and tricks for the shuffle and iTunes 4.7.1. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/02/15/shuffle.html ***Apache and AppleScript AppleScript traditionally interacts with Mac applications and Apache is the web server that powers most of the Internet. David Miller shows you how AppleScript can invoke Unix utilities through its do shell script command, thereby creating some interesting intersections with Apache. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/02/11/applescript.html ____________ APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - January 18, 2005 These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group Advisory Board. You must be a current Apple user group member to qualify for these savings. Not a member? Join an Apple user group today to take advantage of these special offers. _____________________________________________________________________ 0] - Total Training We are very excited to partner with your user group and look forward to deepening our relationship in 2005. As an added benefit to your membership, I would like to extend group discounts to your members: 10% off orders of 1-5 products 15% off orders of 10-15 products Some new releases from Total Training include: Total Training Presents: Adobe Photoshop Elements Unleashed http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/adobe/photoshop_elements3_u.asp? Total Training Presents: Digital Video and Adobe Premiere Elements http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/adobe/digitalvideo_premelemts.asp? I look forward to working with you. Please contact me to place an order or for any questions. Dave Christian Inside Sales Representative Total Training, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 1819 Aston Ave., Suite 101, Carlsbad, CA 92008 P: 760-517-9024 (outside U.S.) F: 760-517-9060 Toll-free: 1-888-368-6825 x9024 dchristian@totaltraining.com, http://www.totaltraining.com ....................... 1]Sybex: Scrapbooking with Photoshop Elements Lynette Kent's Scrapbooking with Photoshop Elements: The Creative Cropping Cookbook is the first scrapbooking guide to Adobe's popular image editing tools. Lynette shows scrapbookers how to expand their creative horizons with tips for enhancing photos and pages, recipe cards for getting the most out of the technology, exclusive coupons for digital scrapbooking products and more. Regularly $29.99 (US), user group members can get Scrapbooking with Photoshop Elements: The Creative Cropping Cookbook for $17.99 (US) plus free shipping in the continental US -- a savings of 40 percent. Checkout code: MUG4377 http://www.sybex.com/sybexbooks.nsf/booklist/4377 This U.S. only offer is valid from March 1 to May 30, 2005. _____________________________________________________________________ 2] - LQ Graphics: Photo to Movie 3.1 ...................... Bored with the traditional photo-by-photo slideshow? With Photo to Movie 3.1, Macintosh users can add multiple motions, music tracks, voiceovers and transitions to make photos come alive! Utilizing a powerful version of the "Ken Burns Effect," turn a digital photo collection of one or hundreds into a QuickTime movie slide show with an interface that appeals to novice and expert users alike. When finished, movies can be written to DVD, posted on the web or emailed. A revolutionary algorithm optimizes each frame of the movie to nearly eliminate flicker when shown on a television. Regularly $49.95 (US), the special user group price is $39.95 (US). Add some flair. Offer code: 19928 http://lqgraphics.com/software/offer19928.php This worldwide offer is valid until May 30, 2005. ___________________________________________________________________ 3] - Prosoft: Substantial Discount on All Products ...................... Drive Genius is a Mac OS X utility designed to provide unsurpassed storage management. Featuring an easy-to-use interface, Drive Genius is packed with powerful tools such as a drive optimizer, a comprehensive repair facility for analyzing, repairing and rebuilding volumes, plus excellent testing capabilities with media surface scanning, performance benchmarking and data integrity checking. It can be used to initialize drives, create and delete partitions, and erases them securely. It can also hide partitions and duplicate volumes or drives swiftly. Last but not least, Drive Genius features advanced tools for resizing and moving of volumes without reformatting. Take 25 percent off any product. Offer code: PRO247 http://www.prosofteng.com This worldwide offer is valid until June 30, 2005. ____________________________________________________________________ 4] - MacWireless: Free Shipping ...................... MacWireless offers a full line of innovative wireless networking devices including wireless cards, wireless routers and signal amplifiers. We specialize in state-of-the-art accessories for the Apple AirPort Base Station, and in helping older Macs join the wireless revolution. If it is quality wireless, MacWireless has it. Apple UG members receive free shipping within the U.S. on all products from MacWireless. Go wireless. Offer code: mug25816 http://www.macwireless.com/ This U.S. only offer is valid until June 30, 2005. ____________________________________________________________________ 5] - Roxio: Exclusive Mac User Group Savings at Roxio.com Save 20 to 30 percent on Roxio downloadable software only at Roxio.com. Download Toast 6 Titanium, Toast with Jam 6, Jam 6 Upgrade and Popcorn, winner of Best of Show Macworld SF 2005. Download and save. http://www.roxio.com/macusergroup This U.S. only offer is valid until April 30, 2005. ____________________________________________________________________ 6] - The MUG Store ..................... The MUG Store is a benefit for you AND your group. Your user group gets one percent back on everything you purchase from the MUG Store ... which means that if you and your fellow members buy from the MUG Store, your user group can get everything from software to new computers for FREE! The MUG store has free freight, RAM rebates, aggressive pricing on new and pre-owned Macs and great closeout deals. The passwords to get into this exclusive User Group site are: 12/1/2004 - 3/30/2005 User ID: mug / Password: store http://www.applemugstore.com This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups. ................................ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS Shop on Amazon.com and support the SFMUG. Please use this link if you are planning on purchasing from Amazon. Buying through this link provides funds for the SFMUG at no additional cost to the purchaser. Bookmark and click on this link for more details. <http://www.santafemug.org/amazon/amazon.html> .............................................................................................................. To manage your subscription to either the Newsletter or the HelpDesk: http://santafemug.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter_santafemug.org http://santafemug.org/mailman/listinfo/helpdesk_santafemug.org Email address corrections: Each month the newsletter is sent twice to about 350 recipients. The newsletter is mailed around the fifteenth and the end of the month. If you don't receive it, contact the SFMUG web site and notify us of your problem. If you change email addresses it is helpful to notify the group of the change so we can update the list. IMPORTANT NOTE If you would like to add, change or delete an address, go here: http://santafemug.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter_santafemug.org THIS IS YOUR NEWSLETTER Over 300 people read the SFMUG news so bookmark this page for meeting Information. <http://www.santafemug.org/meetinginfo/scheduled.html> The SFMUG E-mail service is a benefit of your SFMUG membership. If you are not currently a member we thank you for adding your name to the list and hope that you will stop by the Registration Desk at the next meeting and sign up. Send in your problems, announcements, questions, answers and latest tips and news. You can post items for sale purchase. Please submit Mac related items only. Know of a Job opening or looking for Work? Post it in the SFMUG e-mail Newsletter. In the Subject Line of your e-mail please begin the line with SFMUG. When you send an answer or solution to a member, please send a copy (cc:) so that your answer, solution, or "best guess", can then be shared with the other members. Disclaimer SFMUG members submit most of the content of this Newsletter. At times, the SFMUG will edit submissions to make them more readable and/or fit into the format of this e-mail. The SFMUG attempts to verify the information before posting a submission to the Newsletter. At times the Santa Fe Mac User Group may not be assured of the complete accuracy of the information as it is sometimes difficult or impossible to do so. At other times the submission is the opinion of the person that sent it in. The SFMUG attempts to maintain this Newsletter as an open forum for a group of many members with varied interest and opinions. Use caution and good common sense when submitting material. END SFMUG e-Newsletter GQ _______________________________________________ Newsletter mailing list Newsletter@santafemug.org http://santafemug.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter_santafemug.org END SFMUG e-Newsletter Newsletter Archives |
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