The iPad is announced and will be available within a few weeks. No more smoke and mirrors. We can talk about actual capabilities and the implications of the new kid on the block. We’ll still take some time to look at a few actual Mac and iPhone Apps. We’ll visit other points of interest as the mood strikes us.
As always, the Macintosh Mystery Hour precedes the main meeting. Bring your questions. Bring your answers. Bring a friend!
This month we’ll revel in the rumors, hints, hype and hokum surrounding whatever it is that Apple will do around the end of the month. Smoke and mirrors rule the evening. We can take some time to look at a few actual Mac and iPhone Apps. We’ll visit other points of interest as the mood strikes us.
As always, the Macintosh Mystery Hour precedes the main meeting. Bring your questions. Bring your answers. Bring a friend!
This is a toy show for big folks. Jeff Scoble from The Mac Store will show off the latest goodies and gimmicks in the world of Macintosh and iPod and iPhone. The creativity and innovation shown in our community is alternately astounding, thought provoking and amusing. Join us for a fun evening.
As always, the Macintosh Mystery Hour precedes the main meeting. Bring your questions. Bring your answers. Bring a friend!
This month we’ll catch up with the newer hardware releases by Apple. Jeff Scoble, Manager of The Mac Store in Corvallis, will give us the inside scoop.
As always, the Macintosh Mystery Hour precedes the main meeting. Bring your questions. Bring your answers. Bring a friend!
The Mac Mystery Hour produced some good stuff.
Protecting your content when you contemplate posting it on the net. Do you maintain ownership when you post to YouTube, etc? Don Macnaughtan from Lane Community College has posted information and guidelines in this regard.
Saving Microsoft Word documents. Use RTF format instead of the native Word format since RTF is more widely recognized.
VueScan is still one of the best scanner drivers around. Old scanner? No longer supported? New scanner with buggy drivers? Guess again! VueScan can sometimes give you access to features the manufacturer’s software can’t.
A discussion about recovering files from a backup after the theft of a Mac leads to this. PowerMax links to their Stolen Inventory Database. Enter a Mac’s serial number and you can see if it has been reported stolen. The key word, though, is reported.
Don Macnaughtan gave a demo of MacSpeech Dictate. We have three members currently using this product. They were all enthusiastic about the product. Check it out!
Don Macnaughton, LCC Librarian, is using MacSpeech as an aid to writing a book. He will show us what this software is all about this month. It looks fascinating. I’ve spent time with a disabled friend using the old IBM Via Voice software on OS 8.5. It was a struggle for him – but it was better that any of the alternatives. I have high hopes for MacSpeech.
As always, the Macintosh Mystery Hour precedes the main meeting. Bring your questions. Bring your answers. Bring a friend!
If you’re not sure that you favorite software is capable of running under Mac OS 10.6 go to snowleopard.wikidot.com
It’s a growing list. If your program is not yet on the list you should check again in a day or two.
Other good sites to visit:
And finaly, two Widgets of note:
This month we check out Snow Leopard. It’s out. It’s 64 bit and it’s got some cool stuff under the hood. It’s also smaller and tighter. Dick Lennox reports that he now has 7 gigabytes of free space formerly occupied by system software. We’ll kick the tires and look under the hood.
There will also be new hardware and software announcements earlier in the month so buckle up for a great ride.
We also have a Facebook group for EMUG. Go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=143871215140 or search Groups for “Eugene Macintosh Users Group”.
As always, the Macintosh Mystery Hour precedes the main meeting. Bring your questions. Bring your answers. Bring a friend!
Marsee Henon from O’Reilly Media writes:
We’ve just launched a new webcast series focusing on issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries. The O’Reilly Radar Global Issues Webcast Series will feature scientists, technologists, and other thought leaders seeking to inform and engage O’Reilly’s audience about the most pressing issues of the day, including energy, climate, the environment, and globalization. The series, offered free of charge, is designed to educate as well as involve the audience in an ongoing discussion about these topics.
Kicking off the series is Energy Literacy presented by Dr. Saul Griffith, on Wednesday, August 26 at 10am PT. Griffith has multiple degrees in materials science and mechanical engineering, and is the co-founder of numerous companies, including WattzOn, a free online tool to quantify, track, compare and understand the total amount of energy needed to support all of the facets of your lifestyle. Registration is required in advance.
On September 3, Prof. Per F. Peterson, chair of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, will present Nuclear Energy: Future Directions. Peterson’s talk will cover the current status of nuclear energy, and review the potential directions the technology may go in the future. Other speakers in the series include Dr. S. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Research Center Director and Sameer Padania, Hub Manager for Witness.org.
Rather than offering a passive experience, webcasts provide the opportunity for audience participation. Attendees view the live presentations via their computers and are encouraged to share comments, questions, and resources through the event chat room while the event takes place.
“Our webcasts typically attract a global audience. It’s not unusual to host participants from thirty countries or more,” says Allen Noren, O’Reilly’s vice president of online initiatives. “Each webcast generates an explosion of creative participation, much like our conferences. We fully expect that attendees of this series will be informed, and we fully expect to see solutions offered.”
For more information about the O’Reilly Radar Global Issues Webcast Series and other O’Reilly webcasts, see: oreilly.com/webcasts
This month well just relax and have a picnic. This meeting is open to members and their families and significant others. Members can also bring friends. We’ll light the grill at 5:30.
The place is Charnel Mulligan Park at 17th & Charnelton. That’s 2 blocks west of the Veterans’ Building where we normally meet. It’s a beautiful urban park with shaded eating space and lots of space for the kids to play. There’s a small market (Cornucopia) down the street if you forget anything and Safeway is 3 blocks away if you REALLY forget something.
EMUG will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, buns, condiments, soda and paper plates. Bring side dishes, chips or salad. Bring your own cutlery (We’ll have some spares available).
** In case of rain we’ll abandon the picnic and meet as usual at the Veterans Memorial Building.
Bring a friend and bring a smile!
