Dick Lennox led us on a real romp through some of the best features of the Leopard OS and the iLife applications. He recommended an article by Robin Williams on the Peachpit Press web site. She explores the 10 most overlooked features of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. This is a real eye-opener! I opened each of the mentioned programs and tinkered along with the article. I’m inspired to play with the iLife applications and the system just to find other gems. Thanks Dick!

We discussed the need, or lack thereof, for antivirus software on our Macs. One article I forgot to mention is on the Tidbits site. Should Mac Users Run Antivirus Software, by Rich Mogull, gives a good overview of the issues and dangers involved.

Jeff Scoble from The Mac Store gave us a brief update on the state of the wireless systems in the Veterans’ Memorial Building. They rearranged the wiring and replaced the main hub. They reset the broadcast bands to avoid conflicts internally and externally. They did everything but jack up the hood ornament and run a new car under it! The result is great connectivity and blazing throughput. We had 13 laptops plus a couple of iPhones and some other devices using the wireless network without a hitch. Thanks guys!

Rod Jensen was preparing a short presentation for the future on Spaces and it happened that a portion of his presentation dovetailed into a question posed from the floor during the Macintosh Mystery Hour. He folded a portion of his content into the discussion seamlessly. Pretty good for a first time presenter who wasn’t even working directly on his chosen topic.  Thanks Rod!