[Newsletter] SFMUG Newsletter January 2006
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SANTA FE MAC USER GROUP NEWSLETTER January 2006
GENERAL MEETING: Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
• LOCATION: Santa Fe Community College: Jemez Room
• To obtain a map to the meeting: http://www.santafemug.org/map/
map.html
TIME OF EVENTS:
..............................BEGINNERS SIG: 5:30 PM
Hosted by Giuseppe Quinn will host the Beginners SIG. This SIG is for
those members new to the world of Mac computers. He will answer all
your questions and demonstrate tips/tricks.
................................ADVANCE SIG: 6:15 PM
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 and all
things Apple.
............………….. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRESENTATION 7:30 to 9:00: Steve Sande on Podcasting
What is Podcasting and the five major steps to creating you own.
Steve Sande is the principal consultant and founder of Raven
Solutions, LLC, an IT services solutions firm headquartered in
Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Raven Solutions provides system design,
implementation and support services to individuals and companies, as
well as providing a growing number of online services. One of these
online services is Podbus.com, recognized as one of the leaders in
low-cost podcast hosting.
During the past year, Steve wrote the popular book Take Control of
Your iPod: Beyond the Music for TidBITS Publishing. He's an Apple
Certified Technical Consultant and a licensed Professional Engineer
in the state of Colorado. He also hosts the popular Live from the
Gizmo Ranch and CacheCast podcasts. Steve and Barb, his wife of 26
years, enjoy traveling, collecting art, and being patrons of the
performing arts."
***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, documenting chemtrails, 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
This month's fantastic primary raffle item is none other than iWork
'05! You've all seen the stunning presentations by our speakers, and
many of you have asked them, "How did you do that?" The one thing
they have in common is Keynote, Apple's premier presentation
software. The other half of iWork is Pages, Apple's stylish word
processor with all the tools and templates you need to create
everything from school newsletters to business presentations. iWork
retails for $79.00, but it can all be yours for a lucky $2 raffle
ticket (assuming it has the winning number...).
Also offered for the raffle this month are a couple of relevant Take
Control ebooks related to all things iPod. First, there is the book
by our featured presenter Steven Sande, entitled "Take Control of
Your iPod: Beyond the Music." The second book is "Take Control of
Podcasting on the Mac" by Andy Williams Affleck, covering in detail
what is undoubtedly the hottest thing to hit the Internet since
blogging. These ebooks normally retail for $10.00 apiece, and we'll
be offering two of each title (a total of four separate items) for
the raffle.
As always, we may have something else cool show up just in time for
the meeting. Support SFMUG and purchase a fistful of raffle tickets!
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If you want to buy one of the ebooks mentioned, here are details on
how to get a 10% MUG discount:
TidBITS has released "Take Control of Your iPod: Beyond the Music"
If you own an iPod or are thinking about purchasing one, the latest
Take Control ebook - Steve Sande's "Take Control of Your iPod: Beyond
the Music" - will help you make the most of your iPod experience.
Although this ebook covers the basics of plugging in a new iPod and
transferring music to it, most of its 128 pages focus on all the
other cool stuff you can do to help your expensive iPod earn its
keep. Steve provides real-world advice about tasks like using your
iPod as a read-only PDA for calendar events and contacts, off-loading
photos to it from a digital camera, backing up your computer to an
iPod, setting an iPod to put you to sleep at night and wake you in
the morning, and even keeping it ready as an emergency boot drive.
Leaving no stone unturned, he also looks at other unusual iPod uses,
such as giving presentations from an iPod, reading or listening to
text-based ebooks, recording classes or meetings, and installing
Linux on an iPod. As a bonus for readers wanting to buy a new or used
iPod, a detailed appendix helps sort out the members of the current
iPod family and provides a complete timeline of iPod releases. Like
all Take Control ebooks, "Take Control of Your iPod: Beyond the
Music" comes with free minor updates that will keep it current with
Apple's constant stream of iPod and iTunes announcements.
Full details are available below, and you can place an order with
the 10% MUG discount already applied via:
<http://store.esellerate.net/store/s.aspx?
s=STR5625274989&Cmd=BUY&SKURefnum=SKU45970203575&COUPON=CPN31208MUG&Opti
ons=PREVALIDATECOUPON&PT=TRK-0025-TCMUG>
Book Details
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"Take Control of Your iPod: Beyond the Music" by Steve Sande
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ipod-btm.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0025-TCMUG
PDF format, 128 pages, free 31-page sample available
Platforms covered: Mac OS X, Windows
Publication date: October 6, 2005
Price: $10
ISBN: 1-933671-01-7
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TidBITS has released "Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac"
If you're excited about the idea of creating your very own podcast
but need help getting started or working efficiently, you can now hop
on the podcasting bandwagon with the start-to-finish guidance in
"Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac." Written by long-time
podcaster Andy Williams Affleck, "Take Control of Podcasting on the
Mac" leads you along the path to podcasting success from beginning to
end. Andy starts by helping you think about your topic, format, and
polish; assemble the best audio gear; and understand the pros and
cons of recording in four popular programs - Audio Hijack Pro,
GarageBand, Audacity, and SoundStudio. You'll find step-by-step
directions for how to record in each of those programs, along with
instructions on how to edit your recording by mixing in additional
audio and eliminating any awkward bits. Andy also explains how (and
why) to encode and tag your podcast file. Finally, he discusses how
to choose a podcast publishing tool, offers essential advice about
bandwidth costs, and gives you seven ways to promote your podcast.
The link below includes the necessary coupon code for the 10% MUG
discount.
Book Details
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"Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac" by Andy Williams Affleck
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/podcasting-mac.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0029-
TCMUG&cp=CPN31208MUG
PDF format, 70 pages, free 19-page sample available
Publication date: December 1, 2005
Price: $10
ISBN: 1-933671-06-8
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Visit the Total Training Guru Lounge
Total Training's software training evangelists share tips and tricks
for popular Adobe®, Apple®, and Macromedia® software as well as
podcast-related topics. All episodes are hosted by Brian Maffitt, and
produced in HD for clear, crisp quality.
<http://www.totaltraining.net/gurulounge/>
Ed. 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.
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THE GRAPHICS AND FINE ARTS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
February 4th, 2006
This month we hear from a group of artists in the business of
creating artwork images for things like greeting cards, T shirts,
cups, etc. Their stuff is really catchy, and their processes are
quite sophisticated.
The Santa Fe Graphics and Fine Arts Special Interest Group meets in
the Jemez Room of the Santa Fe Community College on the first
Saturday of each month, from 10:00AM to Noon.
Suggestions for programs or offers to present programs should be
addressed to:
Bob Everett
SIG Coordinator Pro Tempore
everett at skystudio-online.com
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SFMUG Board Member Elections are fast approaching so start thinking
about who you would like to nominate or of running yourself and
therefore your platform, acceptance speeches and bribes.
................................H O T - N E W S:
SFMUG sponsored full-day Photoshop Seminar by Rob Barnes, March 11th
2006.
Photographers, learn the "why" as well as the "how" behind
Photoshop's most powerful features! Make a major leap forward in
understanding the world's foremost image editing tool. This one day
intensive seminar will give you an under-the-hood grasp of work flow,
editing techniques, special features and often overlooked tools. Join
photographer, film maker and Photoshop author Robert Barnes on a
journey through the essentials of Photoshop. Appropriate for
Intermediate and Advanced Photoshop Users already familiar with
Photoshop. Beginners will also benefit from this advanced exposure to
the program and its use.
More details at http://www.santafemug.org/
* * * * *
January 24th is the 22nd anniversary of the Apple Macintosh Computer.
* * * * *
Apple Unveils New iMac with Intel Core Duo Processor
Apple Introduces MacBook Pro
Apple Announces iLife ’06
Apple Announces iWork ’06 - Received mine today and it's great so far!
Apple Announces the iPod Radio Remote
Chrysler Group & Apple Announce iPod Integration
* * * * *
Under “Professional Development” in the SFCC Spring 2006 Continuing
Education Catalog.
MACINTOSH COMPUTER CLASSES
Learn to Love a Mac – An Introduction
Fee: $75
FRIDAY, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., February 10, 1 day
Course #C P.M.348 01/CRN 30997
Jason Goodyear
Swore you’d never try a Mac? Try this class out for an introduction
to the Macintosh and its new OSX operating system. The class covers
the basic software programs and all the basics, including using the
mouse, the keyboard, menus and shortcuts, the desktop and finder
features; file management; opening applications and documents;
printing; customizing; and using the Internet and basic e-mail
protocol. This course is for individuals with little or no knowledge
of the Mac.
Introduction to Macintosh
Fee: $145
SATURDAY, 1-4 p.m., February 25, 4 wks.
Course #C P.M.349 01/CRN 31000
Jason Goodyear
This is a longer course than “Love a Mac” with the opportunity to try
things at home in between classes. All the material in “Love a Mac”
is covered and basic Macintosh operating system concepts are
introduced. Students address practical concerns like file management,
different hardware configurations and networking. Learn how to print
your own font list, install and manage your fonts, basic
troubleshooting and other useful tips and tricks.
The above listings are taken from a PDF of the SFCC Spring 2006
Continuing Education Catalog Page 32. See the Non-credit course link
at www.sfccnm.edu.
* * * * *
Disney to Buy Pixar for $7.4B in Stock
By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is buying
longtime partner Pixar Animation Studios Inc. for $7.4 billion in
stock in a deal that could restore Disney's clout in animation while
vaulting Pixar CEO Steve Jobs into a powerful role at the media
conglomerate.
Disney's purchase of the maker of the blockbuster films "Toy Story
and "Finding Nemo" would make Jobs Disney's largest shareholder.
Jobs, who owns more than half of Pixar's shares and also heads Apple
Computer Inc., will also join Disney's board.
More Information at http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060124/
disney_pixar.html?.v=11
editor's note:
Steve Jobs bought Pixar from George Lucas for ten million dollars.
Pixar has made six blockbuster movies grossing over 3.2 billion
dollars. When Disney buys Pixar Steve jobs will become the largest
single share holder of Disney and be on Disney's Board. Not bad for a
guy that got fired from the company he founded, Apple. Talk about the
comeback kid!
* * * * *
Free MacUpdate paid membership for 2006. Promotion for January only.
http://www.macupdate.com/pr/pr02-jan-2006.php
* * * * *
Recent Apple Software Updates
•
Mac OS X Update 10.4.4 01/10/2006 (55MB)
................................MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Here is your chance to become a movie mogul instantly...
For Sale: A dual 2.0 G5 computer with 1.5G DDR DSRAM, 160 GB Internal
and about 600 GB of external storage. A little over a year old.
Excellent condition. Loaded with software: Tiger, Final Cut Pro HD
+ Magic Bullet, AfterEffects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, etc.
Harmon/Kardon Soundsticks and sub sound system. The system has been
awesome for editing.
The monitor is a 23" HD Cinema Display (the old model).
Also a Panasonic DVX 100 with the crane, wide angle lens, extra
batteries, cables, bags and accessories.
Contact: todd.young at mac.com
...............
!!!SFMUG - member Exclusive!!!
As a way to save money for our Members, SFMUG President, Giuseppe
Quinn, owner of RedQuyn ZOOM Productions and TFLEYBIAOOS(see above),
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 eachindividual has his or
her own account. When shopping through this site you will getsome of
the best web prices available and it's from a very reputable company.
Also, if theprices 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 at redquyn.com>.
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................................SITE(s) OF THE MONTH
10 Big Myths about copyright explained - http://www.templetons.com/
brad/copymyths.html
World Myths & Legends in Art - http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/
Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About Spiders - http://
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/
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Tip of the Month:
Narrowing Your Search by Giving Spotlight a Hint
If you want to narrow your search right off the bat, you can add a
category when you type the term in the Search field. For example, if
you’re looking for a song named “Vertigo” (by the band U2), there’s
no sense in having Spotlight bring you a list of email messages from
your ear doctor, right? So if you give Spotlight a hint as to what
you’re looking for, you can get just songs as your Spotlight search
results. Here’s how: Type “kind:music” (with no space in between or
quotations), then add one space and type “Vertigo” (again, you don’t
need the quotes). So your search will look like this: kind:music
Vertigo. Now it will only search songs, and you’ll only get song
results. Schweet!
From Apple's Tip of the Week
Get more tips at http://www.santafemug.org/Tips.html or http://
www.apple.com/pro/tips/
................................. Dot Mac News
Lots of new stuff and uses for .Mac users;
Web Publishing and Photocasting - makes it easy to share what you
create with iLife '06
iDisk - makes it easy to exchange files with friends or centralize
your documents so that you can access them anywhere, at any time.
Sync - keeps up-to-date information at your fingertips, whether you
use multiple Macs or whether you’re on the road without your Mac.
Mail - .Mac Mail is ad-free and elegant. Use your account through Mac
OS X Mail or through .Mac Mail on the web. Virus protection is built
right in.
Learning Center - offers step-by-step tutorials on the applications
you use most, including iLife, iWork, Mac OS X, and .Mac.
Groups - Communicate, coordinate, and stay in sync with your club,
team, or organization. .Mac Groups includes a group email address and
web site.
Backup 3 - Protect your precious memories with this powerful upgrade
to .Mac Backup. Scheduled automatic backups are as easy as 1-2-3.
Family Pack - Enjoy separate .Mac accounts, including private email
accounts, web sites, iDisk, and .Mac Sync. Share files easily through
a family iDisk folder.
.Mac accounts are $99 a year, Family Pack gives you 4 additional
accounts for $80 more.
Note: family Pack accounts are 250 mb, but allow all of the above.
................................Cool Podcasts:
Check out iTunes/podcasts/education for lectures from many colleges
and other educators and get edumacated for free.
................................FutureTech
Splashpower is a wireless power solution:
It enables you to power up your mobile phone and other portable
devices, simply by dropping them on a mouse-mat-sized pad, called a
SplashPad™
No physical connection is required between the SplashPad and the
device – power is transferred wirelessly
Different devices can be charged on a single SplashPad at the same time
Splashpower spells an end to hunting for the right charger, finding
free socket spaces or fiddling with connectors and offers a solution
to the charging problem of current and next generation portable products
More information at http://www.splashpower.com/solution/overview.html
................................Mac Security
•••IMPORTANT•••
Phishing fraudsters target Apple
By John Leyden for Reghardware.com
Email fraudsters are targeting Apple fans in a change of tactic from
standard phishing attacks. Commonly bogus emails that form the basis
of phishing attacks pose as security messages from online banks in an
attempt to dupe a tiny proportion of recipients, who happen to be
customers of the bank, into visiting a bogus site on handing over
account information.
More information at http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/17/apple_phish/
................................MUG Milestones
Turn on the "Way Back" machine. This month's milestones include groups
whose first meeting convened as long ago as January of 1977. Many have
a claim to be the first of their type and all have been around for
more than 20 years. Congratulations to some of our oldest groups!
January 1977 - Denver Apple Pi
http://www.denverapplepi.com/
January 1978 - Colorado Macintosh Users Group
http://www.comug.com/index.html
January 1978 - Washington Apple Pi
http://www.wap.org/
January 1978 - Apple Corps of Dallas
http://www.acd.org/
January 1978 - AppleRock (formerly Little Rock Apple Addicts)
http://www.applerock.org/
January 1979 - Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users' Society, Inc
http://www.hmaus.com/
January 1979 - Big Apple Users Group
http://www.panix.com/~joreilly/baug.html
January 1979 - Syracuse Macintosh Users Group
http://www.iSMUG.com/
January 1984 - Corvallis Macintosh User Group
http://www.cmug.com
(Thanks to Director Lew Nelson for this tip.)
January 1985 - Tri-valley Macintosh Users Group
http://www.clubtmug.com
(Thanks to President Izak Mutlu for this tip.)
................................SPECIAL MUG OFFERS
These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board and Tom Piper, vendor relations.
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.
To get the codes for any deals below visit the SFMUG members section
at http://www.santafemug.org/member.html
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1] - McGraw-Hill: 40 Percent Off Selected Books
........................
Why would you need a book to use a simple music player? iPods are
portable audio players with terrific sound quality and huge capacity
that can be used for so much more. These books will teach you how
maximize the use of your iPod: How to Do Everything with Your iPod &
iTunes, Third Edition by Guy Hart-Davis, and iPod and iTunes
QuickSteps by Eliot Van Buskirk & John Alderman.
http://books.mcgraw-hill.com
This U.S. only offer is valid through March 31, 2006.
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2] - Anthro: 30 Percent Off Most Products
........................
Anthro Corp. offers modular and ergonomic computer furniture with a
Lifetime Warranty. Anthro would like to thank all of the Apple User
Groups for continued support the last 21 years, by offering a 30
percent discount on most Anthro products.
This offer cannot be combined with other discounts and some items
cannot be discounted. Using the special user group code, you can order
by phone or web.
Phone
(800) 325-3841
http://www.anthro.com/mug
This U.S. only offer valid through February 28, 2006.
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3] - Discover Your Mac: 2-for-1 Spotlight Movie Sale
........................
Discover Your Mac has just produced its new Spotlight movie, a
definitive guide to using Spotlight, the new technology for searching,
organizing and using your Mac. Watch a demonstration of Spotlight's
powerful features, then try them yourself.
Members of Apple User Groups can get a 12-month subscription for only
$55 (US). That's over 50 percent off the single copy price and $4 (US)
off the regular one-year. Plus, you'll receive a FREE Bonus Pix CD with
75 exclusive, high-resolution photos with your paid subscription.
Discover Your Mac offers user group members a 2-for-1 sale: order one
copy at the current price, $29.99 (US), and get a second one free.
Email for information
spotlightmovie at DiscoverYourMac.com
Order
http://www.DiscoverYourMac.com
This worldwide offer is valid through March 31, 2006.
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4] - BackJack: Online Backup Service Offers Major Savings
........................
BackJack is the easiest, most effective way to guarantee that you
never lose irreplaceable Mac files. As either a complement to your
existing on-site backup strategy, or as a standalone backup solution,
BackJack's Plans will work for you.
When you accept this exclusive user group order, the $25 (US) Billing
Activation Fee will be waived, and your first three months'
subscription fees are free - that's a savings of $37.50 (US) to $52.50
(US)!
http://www.backjack.com/usergroup.html
This worldwide offer is valid through April 30, 2006.
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5] - The MUG Store: Great Services for User Groups
.....................
Let the MUG store know if there something they can do to help. Your
user group gets one percent back on everything your membership
purchases. When your members buy from the MUG store, your group can
get a lot of cool stuff for free.
The MUG Store also has free freight to members, RAM rebates and
aggressive pricing on new and reconditioned Macs, plus the largest
selection of pre-owned Macs on the planet.
http://www.applemugstore.com.
This U.S. only offer is valid through April 30, 2006.
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