Next Meeting: June 12, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
MacPeople Meeting:
June 12, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
June 12, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: May 17, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
May 17, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
The meeting agenda will be posted the week of the meeting, please check back then.
May 17, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
The meeting agenda will be posted the week of the meeting, please check back then.
Next Meeting: May 8, 2008
Thursday, May 08, 2008
MacPeople Meeting:
May 8, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
The meeting agenda will be posted the week of the meeting.
May 8, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
The meeting agenda will be posted the week of the meeting.
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: April 19, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
April 19, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:55 Getting Data from the Internet - Web Viewer
Stock Quotes
Google Maps
Package Tracking
10:55-11:05 Ten Minute Break
11:05-11:30 Web Services, XML, and SOAP - (Very) Brief Overview
Finding theaters, movies, and showtimes
More as time allows
11:30-12:00 Questions and Answers
April 19, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:55 Getting Data from the Internet - Web Viewer
Stock Quotes
Google Maps
Package Tracking
10:55-11:05 Ten Minute Break
11:05-11:30 Web Services, XML, and SOAP - (Very) Brief Overview
Finding theaters, movies, and showtimes
More as time allows
11:30-12:00 Questions and Answers
Next Meeting: April 10, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
MacPeople Meeting:
April 10, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:50 - Q & A
6:50-7:00 - Announcements
7:00-7:10 - Break
7:10-7:30 - Book Review "Mac OS X Leopard, Teaching Yourself Visually" - Manny Lucoff
7:30-7:45 - iBank - Mac OSX Financial software - Corey Serrins
http://www.iggsoftware.com/
7:45-8:00 - BusySync - Share calendars the easy way - Corey Serrins
http://www.busymac.com/
8:00-8:15 - Prize Drawing
- iBank ($59.99 value)
- Busy Sync 5 users license ($89.80 value)
- iPod Nano 4GB ($149 value)
8:15-8:45 - Buying a new Mac - Dan Spies
Presentation on the best places to buy, where to get deals, what configuration you should choose, what "extras" do you need and where to buy them. (note this is a presentation originally done by Katie Floyd)
8:45-9:00 - TBA
April 10, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:50 - Q & A
6:50-7:00 - Announcements
7:00-7:10 - Break
7:10-7:30 - Book Review "Mac OS X Leopard, Teaching Yourself Visually" - Manny Lucoff
7:30-7:45 - iBank - Mac OSX Financial software - Corey Serrins
http://www.iggsoftware.com/
7:45-8:00 - BusySync - Share calendars the easy way - Corey Serrins
http://www.busymac.com/
8:00-8:15 - Prize Drawing
- iBank ($59.99 value)
- Busy Sync 5 users license ($89.80 value)
- iPod Nano 4GB ($149 value)
8:15-8:45 - Buying a new Mac - Dan Spies
Presentation on the best places to buy, where to get deals, what configuration you should choose, what "extras" do you need and where to buy them. (note this is a presentation originally done by Katie Floyd)
8:45-9:00 - TBA
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: March 15, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
March 16, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-11:00 -Relationships and Portals
11:005-11:10 - Ten Minute Break
11:10-12:00 -Portal Tricks -Conditional Formatting
March 16, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-11:00 -Relationships and Portals
11:005-11:10 - Ten Minute Break
11:10-12:00 -Portal Tricks -Conditional Formatting
Next Meeting: March 13, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
MacPeople Meeting:
March 13, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, March 13, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Reminder -- The meeting is in room 3118, not in room 1031. Look for and follow the arrows on the yellow signs.
6:00-7:00 - Questions & Answers
7:00-7:10 - Break
7:10-7:30 - More Questions & Answers
7:30-7:45 - Working with the Entourage Address Book - John Foltz
7:45-7:50 - Raffle Time
Prizes: iPod model TBA, flash drive, and other goodies
7:50-8:15 - Parallels and Windows Vista on the Mac - Dean Johnson
8:15-8:30 - Joost, a web based entertainment channel - Bill Rose
8:30-9:00 - Mac Personal Security - a Keynote created by Katie Floyd and presented by Bill Rose
March 13, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, March 13, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Reminder -- The meeting is in room 3118, not in room 1031. Look for and follow the arrows on the yellow signs.
6:00-7:00 - Questions & Answers
7:00-7:10 - Break
7:10-7:30 - More Questions & Answers
7:30-7:45 - Working with the Entourage Address Book - John Foltz
7:45-7:50 - Raffle Time
Prizes: iPod model TBA, flash drive, and other goodies
7:50-8:15 - Parallels and Windows Vista on the Mac - Dean Johnson
8:15-8:30 - Joost, a web based entertainment channel - Bill Rose
8:30-9:00 - Mac Personal Security - a Keynote created by Katie Floyd and presented by Bill Rose
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: February 16, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
February 16, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:55
Creating Graphs in FileMaker
10:55-11:05
Ten Minute Break
11:05-12:00
Bento Presentation (in-depth)
February 16, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:55
Creating Graphs in FileMaker
10:55-11:05
Ten Minute Break
11:05-12:00
Bento Presentation (in-depth)
Next Meeting: February 14, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
MacPeople Meeting:
February 14, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, February 14, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Reminder -- The meeting is in room 3118, not in room 1031. Look for and follow the arrows on the yellow signs.
6:00-6:50 Questions & Answers
6:50-7:00 Announcements and Treasurers report
7:00-7:10 Break
7:10-7:30 Accessibility features of a Mac - Fernie
7:30-7:45 MacWorld/Apple Announcements - Dan
7:45-8:00 Quicken Demo - John Foltz
Focus on categories, classes and quickfill transactions
8:00-8:10 Prize Drawing - Apple TV - $299 value
Note that this unit is a refurbished product but does have the full one year warranty from Apple and is eligible for AppleCare
8:10-8:40 Bento -Bill Rose
New $49 database program for non-professionals like us
8:40-8:50 Keyboard Shortcut app - Bill Rose
8:50-9:00 Q&A
February 14, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, February 14, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Reminder -- The meeting is in room 3118, not in room 1031. Look for and follow the arrows on the yellow signs.
6:00-6:50 Questions & Answers
6:50-7:00 Announcements and Treasurers report
7:00-7:10 Break
7:10-7:30 Accessibility features of a Mac - Fernie
7:30-7:45 MacWorld/Apple Announcements - Dan
7:45-8:00 Quicken Demo - John Foltz
Focus on categories, classes and quickfill transactions
8:00-8:10 Prize Drawing - Apple TV - $299 value
Note that this unit is a refurbished product but does have the full one year warranty from Apple and is eligible for AppleCare
8:10-8:40 Bento -Bill Rose
New $49 database program for non-professionals like us
8:40-8:50 Keyboard Shortcut app - Bill Rose
8:50-9:00 Q&A
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: January 19, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
January 19, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, January 19, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:30 - Auto-Enter Calculations
- what are values?
- constraining value lists
- formatting data, i.e. phone, social security numbers
- complex data formatting
10:30-11:00 - Emailing from FileMaker
- emailing records
- multiple recipients
- file attachments
11:00-11:10 - Ten Minute Break
11:10-11:45 - Bento Presentation
11:45-12:00 - Fusion Charts Demonstration
January 19, 2008 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, January 19, 2008 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:30 - Auto-Enter Calculations
- what are values?
- constraining value lists
- formatting data, i.e. phone, social security numbers
- complex data formatting
10:30-11:00 - Emailing from FileMaker
- emailing records
- multiple recipients
- file attachments
11:00-11:10 - Ten Minute Break
11:10-11:45 - Bento Presentation
11:45-12:00 - Fusion Charts Demonstration
Next Meeting: January 10, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
MacPeople Meeting:
January 10, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, January 10, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
NOTE: The Registrar's office has assigned an evening class to the classroom where we normally hold our MacPeople meetings. Therefore, tonight's meeting will be held in Room 3118, a room with about one-half the seating capacity. Follow the arrows on the yellow signs and reach room 3118 in the SW section of the Entomology Building.
During the business meeting tonight we will discuss our options for the remainder of Spring semester.
6:00- 6:50 - Questions & Answers
6:50 - 7:00 - Announcements
7:00 - 7:10 - Break
7:10 - 7:30 - Tax Time with John Foltz - TurboTax
Software for doing your taxes. Don't bother with those hard-to-read IRS publications. This low-cost, easy-to-use question-and-answer software will fill out your tax forms and file them electronically.
http://www.intuit.com/
7:30 - 7:45 - When you get a bad Mac - John Paling
The whole truth and nothing but.
7:45 - 8:15 - iPhone
- from a newbie eye's - Peter Ward
- from an experts eyes - Carl Horton
8:15 - 8:40 - A tour of Accessibility features built into every Mac - Fernie Foertter
8:40 - 9:00 - Backing up - it's not hard to do - Dan Spiess
Some new tips on backing up, with or without Leopard.
Prizes: Mystery iPod model TBA
January 10, 2008 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, January 10, 2008 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 3118 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
NOTE: The Registrar's office has assigned an evening class to the classroom where we normally hold our MacPeople meetings. Therefore, tonight's meeting will be held in Room 3118, a room with about one-half the seating capacity. Follow the arrows on the yellow signs and reach room 3118 in the SW section of the Entomology Building.
During the business meeting tonight we will discuss our options for the remainder of Spring semester.
6:00- 6:50 - Questions & Answers
6:50 - 7:00 - Announcements
7:00 - 7:10 - Break
7:10 - 7:30 - Tax Time with John Foltz - TurboTax
Software for doing your taxes. Don't bother with those hard-to-read IRS publications. This low-cost, easy-to-use question-and-answer software will fill out your tax forms and file them electronically.
http://www.intuit.com/
7:30 - 7:45 - When you get a bad Mac - John Paling
The whole truth and nothing but.
7:45 - 8:15 - iPhone
- from a newbie eye's - Peter Ward
- from an experts eyes - Carl Horton
8:15 - 8:40 - A tour of Accessibility features built into every Mac - Fernie Foertter
8:40 - 9:00 - Backing up - it's not hard to do - Dan Spiess
Some new tips on backing up, with or without Leopard.
Prizes: Mystery iPod model TBA
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: December 15, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
December 15, 2007 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, December 15, 2007 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:25 Calculation Fields - text functions
10:25-10:55 Auto-Enter Calculations - automatically format phone numbers and other data
10:55-11:00 Fusion Charts Preview - dynamic graphs in FileMaker (full presentation next month)
11:00-11:10 Ten Minute Break
11:10-11:35 Andy Howell demonstrates a grading solution he created for a precalculus class he taught at Florida Virtual School.
11:35-12:00 Project - John Paling's Film Inventory
December 15, 2007 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, December 15, 2007 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:25 Calculation Fields - text functions
10:25-10:55 Auto-Enter Calculations - automatically format phone numbers and other data
10:55-11:00 Fusion Charts Preview - dynamic graphs in FileMaker (full presentation next month)
11:00-11:10 Ten Minute Break
11:10-11:35 Andy Howell demonstrates a grading solution he created for a precalculus class he taught at Florida Virtual School.
11:35-12:00 Project - John Paling's Film Inventory
Holiday Social and Potluck: December 13, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
December 13, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, December 13, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:45 Questions & Answers
6:45-7:00 Elections
7:00-9:00 Potluck dinner & social
Potluck - MacPeople will supply some entrees (meat), and provide coffee and soft drinks, plates, cups, napkins and ice. We ask that attendees bring some sort of dish, whether an entree, side dish (salad, veggies, potato, rice, bread, chips), or a dessert.
We plan on having some sort of raffle/prize drawing, but we're still working out the prizes.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
December 13, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, December 13, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:45 Questions & Answers
6:45-7:00 Elections
7:00-9:00 Potluck dinner & social
Potluck - MacPeople will supply some entrees (meat), and provide coffee and soft drinks, plates, cups, napkins and ice. We ask that attendees bring some sort of dish, whether an entree, side dish (salad, veggies, potato, rice, bread, chips), or a dessert.
We plan on having some sort of raffle/prize drawing, but we're still working out the prizes.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: November 17, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
November 17, 2007 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:30 Instant web publishing and Export to HTML: two quick and easy ways to share data on the web - Dean Johnson
10:30-11:00 Demonstration of a solution that tracks times at swim meets and stores a photo taken of each event - Andy Howell
11:00-11:10 Ten Minute Break
11:10-12:00 How to create a flexible, visual, controlled, customized search/find interface for use in a FileMaker database - Rick Chin
1. Design Goals
2. Search One process
3. Button/Script design
4. Search Multiple Basic process
5. Protecting data with button scripts and the Get(WindowMode) and Get(LastMessageChoice) functions. Choosing the right tests and why you need button scripts.
6. Making Multiple Search Criteria visual instead of cerebral. (Search Multiple Advanced)
7. Accommodating Super Advanced searches while still making them easy. (Search Multiple Super Advanced)
November 17, 2007 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:30 Instant web publishing and Export to HTML: two quick and easy ways to share data on the web - Dean Johnson
10:30-11:00 Demonstration of a solution that tracks times at swim meets and stores a photo taken of each event - Andy Howell
11:00-11:10 Ten Minute Break
11:10-12:00 How to create a flexible, visual, controlled, customized search/find interface for use in a FileMaker database - Rick Chin
1. Design Goals
2. Search One process
3. Button/Script design
4. Search Multiple Basic process
5. Protecting data with button scripts and the Get(WindowMode) and Get(LastMessageChoice) functions. Choosing the right tests and why you need button scripts.
6. Making Multiple Search Criteria visual instead of cerebral. (Search Multiple Advanced)
7. Accommodating Super Advanced searches while still making them easy. (Search Multiple Super Advanced)
Next Meeting: November 8, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
November 8, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50-7:00 Announcements
7:00-7:10 Break
7:10-7:40 A brief tour of the new Mac OS, 10.5 Leopard - Dan Spiess
7:40-8:00 A tour of FileMaker Pro: Part Two - Dean Johnson
8:00-8:20 Macjournal - journaling and blogging software - Bill Rose
http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=85
8:20-8:30 Wolfgang's Vault - A treasure trove of downloadable live
concert recordings from the 70's - Bill Rose
8:30-9:00 "The Creative Marketplace" by MacPeople member Eugene Sulek
Prize Drawing:
iPod Touch 8 gig - $299
Macjournal - $13 - http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=85
Take Control eBook
Apple embroidered ball cap - (priceless)
November 8, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50-7:00 Announcements
7:00-7:10 Break
7:10-7:40 A brief tour of the new Mac OS, 10.5 Leopard - Dan Spiess
7:40-8:00 A tour of FileMaker Pro: Part Two - Dean Johnson
8:00-8:20 Macjournal - journaling and blogging software - Bill Rose
http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=85
8:20-8:30 Wolfgang's Vault - A treasure trove of downloadable live
concert recordings from the 70's - Bill Rose
8:30-9:00 "The Creative Marketplace" by MacPeople member Eugene Sulek
Prize Drawing:
iPod Touch 8 gig - $299
Macjournal - $13 - http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=85
Take Control eBook
Apple embroidered ball cap - (priceless)
Next FileMaker SIG Meeting: October 20, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
FileMaker SIG Meeting:
October 20, 2007 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:10: SIG Business
10:10-11:00: FileMaker Overview
- databases
- field types
- modes
- layouts
- views
- scripts
- questions & answers
11:00-11:10 Ten Minute Break
11:10-12:00: Sending events to Apple iCal from FileMaker Pro
- importing data from a text file
- using the "Replace Field Contents" command
- using the "Case" function
- using an "OnOpen" script
- trapping for script errors
- performing an AppleScript within FileMaker
- using the "Loop" script step
- questions & answers
October 20, 2007 10:00 -12:00
The next meeting of the FileMaker Special Interest Group will be Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 10:00 am - Noon in the Austin Michael Suite located at 2772 NW 43rd Street, Suite B in the Meridian Center. Need Directions?
10:00-10:10: SIG Business
10:10-11:00: FileMaker Overview
- databases
- field types
- modes
- layouts
- views
- scripts
- questions & answers
11:00-11:10 Ten Minute Break
11:10-12:00: Sending events to Apple iCal from FileMaker Pro
- importing data from a text file
- using the "Replace Field Contents" command
- using the "Case" function
- using an "OnOpen" script
- trapping for script errors
- performing an AppleScript within FileMaker
- using the "Loop" script step
- questions & answers
Next Meeting: October 11, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
October 11, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, October 11, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:45 - Q&A
6:45-6:50 - MacPeople announcements
6:50-7:00 - Break
7:00-7:20 - Mac OS-X 10.5 Leopard preview - We'll highlight the next Mac OS to be released before the November MacPeople meeting.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/
7:30-7:50 - iDVD How to - Dan Spiess goes through how to create a DVD of your home movies or slide shows via iDVD
http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/
7:50-8:10 - Filemaker database introduction - Dean Johnson
http://www.filemaker.com/
8:10-8:20 - Raffle
iPod Nano with video - 8GB Black ($199 value)
Avenir novel writing application ($29.95 value)
Apple Hat (priceless)
Apple Pen (priceless)
Take Control eBook (value varies)
8:20-8:40 - MacPeople shoot out: Avenir vs. Jer's novel writing applications - Bill Rose
http://returnself.com/
http://www.jerssoftwarehut.com/
8:40-9:00 - El Gato Eye TV - Bill Rose
http://www.elgato.com/
October 11, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, October 11, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00-6:45 - Q&A
6:45-6:50 - MacPeople announcements
6:50-7:00 - Break
7:00-7:20 - Mac OS-X 10.5 Leopard preview - We'll highlight the next Mac OS to be released before the November MacPeople meeting.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/
7:30-7:50 - iDVD How to - Dan Spiess goes through how to create a DVD of your home movies or slide shows via iDVD
http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/
7:50-8:10 - Filemaker database introduction - Dean Johnson
http://www.filemaker.com/
8:10-8:20 - Raffle
iPod Nano with video - 8GB Black ($199 value)
Avenir novel writing application ($29.95 value)
Apple Hat (priceless)
Apple Pen (priceless)
Take Control eBook (value varies)
8:20-8:40 - MacPeople shoot out: Avenir vs. Jer's novel writing applications - Bill Rose
http://returnself.com/
http://www.jerssoftwarehut.com/
8:40-9:00 - El Gato Eye TV - Bill Rose
http://www.elgato.com/
Next Metting: September 13, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
September 13, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, September, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
- Volunteers needed for coffee and presentations
7:00 - 7:20 Apple's Beat Goes On - Corey
Corey reviews all announcements that were made by Apple on September 5th.
7:20 - 7:40 iPhone Experience - Corey
Corey shows off his new iPHone, talks about his experiences with the device so far and answers any questions you may have.
7:40- 7:50 "Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac" - Bill Castine
Bill reviews the eBook he won from a past MacPeople Raffle
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
7:50-8:00 Prize Drawing
- Apple iPod Nano - 4GB Silver
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:00-8:30 Home Movies for All. Joining the new iMovie SIG - John
John discusses the next 12 months of the iMovie SIG and demos some work.
http://macpeoplemug.org/videosig/index.html
8:30 - 8:40 Websites as Windows to the World - John
John shows websites to admire and be inspired by
8:40 - 9:00 iPhoto '08
Corey begins the process of going through iPhoto '08 starting with the basics.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
September 13, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, September, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
- Volunteers needed for coffee and presentations
7:00 - 7:20 Apple's Beat Goes On - Corey
Corey reviews all announcements that were made by Apple on September 5th.
7:20 - 7:40 iPhone Experience - Corey
Corey shows off his new iPHone, talks about his experiences with the device so far and answers any questions you may have.
7:40- 7:50 "Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac" - Bill Castine
Bill reviews the eBook he won from a past MacPeople Raffle
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
7:50-8:00 Prize Drawing
- Apple iPod Nano - 4GB Silver
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:00-8:30 Home Movies for All. Joining the new iMovie SIG - John
John discusses the next 12 months of the iMovie SIG and demos some work.
http://macpeoplemug.org/videosig/index.html
8:30 - 8:40 Websites as Windows to the World - John
John shows websites to admire and be inspired by
8:40 - 9:00 iPhoto '08
Corey begins the process of going through iPhoto '08 starting with the basics.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
Next Meeting: August 9, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
August 9, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, August 9, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
We'll go over all the latest developments from Apple's special announcement including in depth reviews and demos of iLife 08 and iWork 08. We'll also discuss the new iMacs and updated Mac Minis.
August 9, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, August 9, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
We'll go over all the latest developments from Apple's special announcement including in depth reviews and demos of iLife 08 and iWork 08. We'll also discuss the new iMacs and updated Mac Minis.
Next Meeting: July 12, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
July 12, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, July 12, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
- Volunteers needed for coffee and presentations
7:00 - 7:15 Mozy - Corey
Corey demos an easy to use online backup utility which offers 2GB of free online storage for your files.
https://mozy.com/
7:15 - 7:30 Using Apple Help - John Foltz
John Foltz shows us how to make the most of Apple's built in Help Viewer to solve some common Mac problems.
7:30- 7:40 RapidWeaver 3.6- Katie
Expanding on our session from last Fall, Katie shows off the newest features in RapidWeaver 3.6, a program that allows easy and professional website creation and management.
http://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/
7:40 - 8:00 Sandvox- Corey
From the company that brought you Watson, here comes Sandvox, an elegant website creation tool with advanced features.
http://www.karelia.com/
8:00 - 8:15 Billable- Corey
Billable is an application that helps you keep track of the billable services you perform for a client and lets you create and manage invoices based on those services.
http://clickablebliss.com/billable
8:15-8:20 Prize Drawing
- Apple iPod Nano - 4GB Silver ($199 value)
- Sandvox (2 copies, $79.00 value each)
- RapidWeaver (2 copies, $49.99 value each)
- Billable ($24.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:20 - 8:40 More iPhoto Basics - Katie
Katie shows you how to use iPhoto to import your photos, do simple image correction and create custom photo books and claendars from within the iPhoto Application.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
8:40 - 9:00 All About the iPhone - Dan
iPhone mania has taken the country by storm, Dan takes a few minutes to tell you all about this revolutionary new phone, iPod, and internet communication device rolled into one.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Special offer for all members- receive an additional 250 MB of online backup, for a total of 2.2GB, with Mozy when you use promotion code 8HC4K3 or click this link to sign up: https://mozy.com/?code=8HC4K3
July 12, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, July 12, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
- Volunteers needed for coffee and presentations
7:00 - 7:15 Mozy - Corey
Corey demos an easy to use online backup utility which offers 2GB of free online storage for your files.
https://mozy.com/
7:15 - 7:30 Using Apple Help - John Foltz
John Foltz shows us how to make the most of Apple's built in Help Viewer to solve some common Mac problems.
7:30- 7:40 RapidWeaver 3.6- Katie
Expanding on our session from last Fall, Katie shows off the newest features in RapidWeaver 3.6, a program that allows easy and professional website creation and management.
http://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/
7:40 - 8:00 Sandvox- Corey
From the company that brought you Watson, here comes Sandvox, an elegant website creation tool with advanced features.
http://www.karelia.com/
8:00 - 8:15 Billable- Corey
Billable is an application that helps you keep track of the billable services you perform for a client and lets you create and manage invoices based on those services.
http://clickablebliss.com/billable
8:15-8:20 Prize Drawing
- Apple iPod Nano - 4GB Silver ($199 value)
- Sandvox (2 copies, $79.00 value each)
- RapidWeaver (2 copies, $49.99 value each)
- Billable ($24.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:20 - 8:40 More iPhoto Basics - Katie
Katie shows you how to use iPhoto to import your photos, do simple image correction and create custom photo books and claendars from within the iPhoto Application.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
8:40 - 9:00 All About the iPhone - Dan
iPhone mania has taken the country by storm, Dan takes a few minutes to tell you all about this revolutionary new phone, iPod, and internet communication device rolled into one.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Special offer for all members- receive an additional 250 MB of online backup, for a total of 2.2GB, with Mozy when you use promotion code 8HC4K3 or click this link to sign up: https://mozy.com/?code=8HC4K3
Next Meeting: June 14, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
June 14, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements
- Check out the new MacPeople CafePress store where you can order MacPeople themed apparel and other items. http://www.cafepress.com/macpeoplemug
- New Take Control eBook features "Troubleshooting your Mac"
7:00 - 7:10 Break
7:10 - 7:20 Visual Hub- Katie
Easily convert video files to play on your Apple TV, iPod, TiVo, DVD, and other popular formats.
http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/
7:20 - 7:40 Airport Express and Airfoil -Katie/Corey
AirPort Express with AirTunes allows you to play iTunes music over your wireless network to your home stereo or powered speakers, share a broadband Internet connection, wirelessly print to a USB printer, and extend the range of your current wireless network easily and inexpensively. Add Airfoil from Rogue Amoeba Software and you can also send any audio source thought the AirPort express.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
7:40- 7:50 MacLinkPlus - Katie
Gives Mac users with the ability to better communicate and exchange files with the Windows world by converting dozens of previously incompatible file types into something that can be opened on your Mac. Includes translators for the new .dox and .xlsx formats currently being used with Microsoft Office 2007.
http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/index.html
7:50 - 8:10 NeoOffice- Corey
NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice incorporates dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
8:10 - 8:20 ScreenSteps- Corey
ScreenSteps is a program that allows you to create easy, visual, step-by-step tutorials to teach others how to use software programs. You can use the application to create screencasts, output to webpages, or create PDF instruction manuals.
http://www.screensteps.com/
8:20-8:30 Prize Drawing
- Airport Express ($99.99 value)
- MacLinkPlus (2 copies) ($79.99 value each)
- ScreenSteps ($39.95 value)
- Air Foil ($25.00 value)
- Disco ($29.95 value)
- Visual Hub (2 copies) ($23.32 value each)
- WebNoteHappy ($24.95 value)
- Fremzic ($14.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:30 - 9:00 WWDC Wrap-up - Dan, Corey, and Katie
We'll cover all the announcements and new Apple products featured at the World Wide Developer Conference, which takes place June 11 - 15. Apple doesn't disclose what products we can expect to see at WWDC, but we do know that we'll finally get a peak at those "Top Secret" features of OS 10.5 Leopard and we'll possibly see new Apple Hardware and Software products announced, and as always, that special "one more thing..." announcement. We don't know what to expect, but we do know that it's going to be big!
Special offer for all members- Save 20% off the price of a ScreenSteps by typing in the code GAINESVILLEMUG at checkout.
June 14, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements
- Check out the new MacPeople CafePress store where you can order MacPeople themed apparel and other items. http://www.cafepress.com/macpeoplemug
- New Take Control eBook features "Troubleshooting your Mac"
7:00 - 7:10 Break
7:10 - 7:20 Visual Hub- Katie
Easily convert video files to play on your Apple TV, iPod, TiVo, DVD, and other popular formats.
http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/
7:20 - 7:40 Airport Express and Airfoil -Katie/Corey
AirPort Express with AirTunes allows you to play iTunes music over your wireless network to your home stereo or powered speakers, share a broadband Internet connection, wirelessly print to a USB printer, and extend the range of your current wireless network easily and inexpensively. Add Airfoil from Rogue Amoeba Software and you can also send any audio source thought the AirPort express.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
7:40- 7:50 MacLinkPlus - Katie
Gives Mac users with the ability to better communicate and exchange files with the Windows world by converting dozens of previously incompatible file types into something that can be opened on your Mac. Includes translators for the new .dox and .xlsx formats currently being used with Microsoft Office 2007.
http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/index.html
7:50 - 8:10 NeoOffice- Corey
NeoOffice is a fully-featured set of office applications (including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice incorporates dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
8:10 - 8:20 ScreenSteps- Corey
ScreenSteps is a program that allows you to create easy, visual, step-by-step tutorials to teach others how to use software programs. You can use the application to create screencasts, output to webpages, or create PDF instruction manuals.
http://www.screensteps.com/
8:20-8:30 Prize Drawing
- Airport Express ($99.99 value)
- MacLinkPlus (2 copies) ($79.99 value each)
- ScreenSteps ($39.95 value)
- Air Foil ($25.00 value)
- Disco ($29.95 value)
- Visual Hub (2 copies) ($23.32 value each)
- WebNoteHappy ($24.95 value)
- Fremzic ($14.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:30 - 9:00 WWDC Wrap-up - Dan, Corey, and Katie
We'll cover all the announcements and new Apple products featured at the World Wide Developer Conference, which takes place June 11 - 15. Apple doesn't disclose what products we can expect to see at WWDC, but we do know that we'll finally get a peak at those "Top Secret" features of OS 10.5 Leopard and we'll possibly see new Apple Hardware and Software products announced, and as always, that special "one more thing..." announcement. We don't know what to expect, but we do know that it's going to be big!
Special offer for all members- Save 20% off the price of a ScreenSteps by typing in the code GAINESVILLEMUG at checkout.
Next Meeting: May 10, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
May 10, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, May 10, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:05 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:25 ScreenCastsOnline- Katie
ScreenCastsOnline is your one stop shop for free video mac tutorials to help you get the most out of your mac.
http://www.screencastsonline.com
7:25 - 7:45 TeachMac-Katie
inexpensive, on demand computer training with a library of modules, including basic and advanced topics; customizable lessons to meet individual needs; and the ability to create and share modules easily. ***See special discount offer for MacPeople member below!
http://www.teachmac.com/
7:45- 7:55 Frenzic - Corey
Minutes to learn and months to master, Frenzic is an all new addictive puzzle-based game for Mac OS X.
http://frenzic.com/
7:55 - 8:10 iPhoto Buddy - Corey
Mac OS X application that allows you to easily create, manage, and switch between multiple iPhoto Libraries. Best of all, it's completely free!
http://www.iphotobuddy.com/
8:10-8:20 Skype Recorder - Katie
An easy way to record Skype calls and podcast interviews. Call Recorder is an add-on for Skype which automatically transforms your audio or video calls into QuickTime movies.
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
8:20-8:30 Prize Drawing
- Parallels Desktop ($79.99 value)
-TeachMac One Year Subscription (2 copies) ($79.00 value each)
- ScreenCasts Online 6 Month Membership (2 copies) ($35.00 value each)
- Disco ($29.95 value)
- WebNoteHappy ($24.95 value)
- Skype Call Recorder ($14.95 value)
- Fremzic ($14.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:30 - 9:00 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know And More About Podcasts - Katie
Continuing on our iTunes series, Katie talks about podcasting. Think of podcasting as free downloadable radio or television programs on command for iTunes and your iPod. There are literally millions of podcasts available, audio and video, on a variety of topics. We'll talk about how to find podcasts, download, and manage your podcasts.
Special offer for all members- Save $25 off the price of a TeachMac subscription by typing in the code MUG at checkout.
May 10, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, May 10, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:05 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:25 ScreenCastsOnline- Katie
ScreenCastsOnline is your one stop shop for free video mac tutorials to help you get the most out of your mac.
http://www.screencastsonline.com
7:25 - 7:45 TeachMac-Katie
inexpensive, on demand computer training with a library of modules, including basic and advanced topics; customizable lessons to meet individual needs; and the ability to create and share modules easily. ***See special discount offer for MacPeople member below!
http://www.teachmac.com/
7:45- 7:55 Frenzic - Corey
Minutes to learn and months to master, Frenzic is an all new addictive puzzle-based game for Mac OS X.
http://frenzic.com/
7:55 - 8:10 iPhoto Buddy - Corey
Mac OS X application that allows you to easily create, manage, and switch between multiple iPhoto Libraries. Best of all, it's completely free!
http://www.iphotobuddy.com/
8:10-8:20 Skype Recorder - Katie
An easy way to record Skype calls and podcast interviews. Call Recorder is an add-on for Skype which automatically transforms your audio or video calls into QuickTime movies.
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/
8:20-8:30 Prize Drawing
- Parallels Desktop ($79.99 value)
-TeachMac One Year Subscription (2 copies) ($79.00 value each)
- ScreenCasts Online 6 Month Membership (2 copies) ($35.00 value each)
- Disco ($29.95 value)
- WebNoteHappy ($24.95 value)
- Skype Call Recorder ($14.95 value)
- Fremzic ($14.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- Apple Hat and Pens (Priceless!)
8:30 - 9:00 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know And More About Podcasts - Katie
Continuing on our iTunes series, Katie talks about podcasting. Think of podcasting as free downloadable radio or television programs on command for iTunes and your iPod. There are literally millions of podcasts available, audio and video, on a variety of topics. We'll talk about how to find podcasts, download, and manage your podcasts.
Special offer for all members- Save $25 off the price of a TeachMac subscription by typing in the code MUG at checkout.
Next Meeting: April 12, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
April 12, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, April 12, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:05 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:20 Cocktail- Katie
Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X. The application simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings and let you easily maintain your system.
http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.html
7:15 - 7:35 Disco- Corey
Workflow based disc burning for real people, designed with the Mac user in mind. In addition to basic burning and copying, users can take advantage of disc spanning, indexing, full sessions support, and many other advanced features.
http://discoapp.com/
7:35- 7:50 WebNoteHappy - Corey
WebnoteHappy is a bookmark manager that helps you organize and remember the web pages that matter to you. Each web page can be personalized with notes and tags as you bookmark it, creating a "webnote". The fast integrated search makes it easy to find your webnotes again.
http://www.happyapps.com/webnotehappy/
7:50 - 8:20 Apple TV - Dan
Your computer is the center of your digital life. Your TV is the center of your entertainment life. But what if you want to watch movies, TV shows, movie trailers, podcasts, and photos from your computer on your TV? Apple TV brings iTunes to the big screen.
http://www.apple.com/appletv/
8:20-8:30 Prize Drawing
- Apple TV ($299 value)
- iListen ($149.95 value)
- Parallels Desktop ($79.99 value)
- Disco ($29.95 value)
- WebNoteHappy ($24.95 value)
- Cocktail (2-copies) ($14.95value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
8:30 - 9:00 iListen - Special Presentation from MacSpeech
Get text into your applications in the simplest and easiest way possible with iListen. Just dictate anywhere you would type. iListen's exclusive TalkAnywhere technology allows you to dictate and correct directly into almost any application on Mac OS X.
http://www.macspeech.com
April 12, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, April 12, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:05 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:20 Cocktail- Katie
Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X. The application simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings and let you easily maintain your system.
http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.html
7:15 - 7:35 Disco- Corey
Workflow based disc burning for real people, designed with the Mac user in mind. In addition to basic burning and copying, users can take advantage of disc spanning, indexing, full sessions support, and many other advanced features.
http://discoapp.com/
7:35- 7:50 WebNoteHappy - Corey
WebnoteHappy is a bookmark manager that helps you organize and remember the web pages that matter to you. Each web page can be personalized with notes and tags as you bookmark it, creating a "webnote". The fast integrated search makes it easy to find your webnotes again.
http://www.happyapps.com/webnotehappy/
7:50 - 8:20 Apple TV - Dan
Your computer is the center of your digital life. Your TV is the center of your entertainment life. But what if you want to watch movies, TV shows, movie trailers, podcasts, and photos from your computer on your TV? Apple TV brings iTunes to the big screen.
http://www.apple.com/appletv/
8:20-8:30 Prize Drawing
- Apple TV ($299 value)
- iListen ($149.95 value)
- Parallels Desktop ($79.99 value)
- Disco ($29.95 value)
- WebNoteHappy ($24.95 value)
- Cocktail (2-copies) ($14.95value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
8:30 - 9:00 iListen - Special Presentation from MacSpeech
Get text into your applications in the simplest and easiest way possible with iListen. Just dictate anywhere you would type. iListen's exclusive TalkAnywhere technology allows you to dictate and correct directly into almost any application on Mac OS X.
http://www.macspeech.com
Next Meeting: March 15, 2007 (DATE CHANGE)
Thursday, March 15, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
March 15, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, March 15, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Please note the date change for this meeting. Our meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of the month, however this meeting had to be resecheduled due to room availability. Things go back to normal next month. Thanks for your understanding.
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements
7:00 - 7:15 Net FlixFlix Freak - Dean Johnson
Netflix Freak is a full-featured Mac OS X application for managing your rental queue that enhances the Netflix experience.
http://www.thelittleappfactory.com/application.php?app=Netflix%20Freak
7:15 - 7:35 Add-ons for Apple's Mail Application- Corey Serrins
Corey shows you how to make the most out of Apple Mail with some great add-ons.
7:35- 7:55 Quicken 2006 and Treasurer's Report - John Foltz
John Foltz demos some of the features of Quicken 2006 and gives a report on MacPeople's financial affairs.
7:55 - 8:15 Parallels Desktop for Mac
Corey updates you on the latest developments with this vituralization software that allows you to run Windows in a Window on your Mac at near native speeds.
http://www.parallels.com/
8:15-8:25 Prize Drawing
- Parallels Desktop ($79.99 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- MacPeople T-Shirt (priceless)
- Apple Embroidered Hat (priceless)
- Apple Pens (priceless)
8:25 - 9:00 Garageband and Guitars - Dan Spiess
Dan shows you how to play along and create your own songs in GarageBand
March 15, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, March 15, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
Please note the date change for this meeting. Our meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of the month, however this meeting had to be resecheduled due to room availability. Things go back to normal next month. Thanks for your understanding.
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements
7:00 - 7:15 Net FlixFlix Freak - Dean Johnson
Netflix Freak is a full-featured Mac OS X application for managing your rental queue that enhances the Netflix experience.
http://www.thelittleappfactory.com/application.php?app=Netflix%20Freak
7:15 - 7:35 Add-ons for Apple's Mail Application- Corey Serrins
Corey shows you how to make the most out of Apple Mail with some great add-ons.
7:35- 7:55 Quicken 2006 and Treasurer's Report - John Foltz
John Foltz demos some of the features of Quicken 2006 and gives a report on MacPeople's financial affairs.
7:55 - 8:15 Parallels Desktop for Mac
Corey updates you on the latest developments with this vituralization software that allows you to run Windows in a Window on your Mac at near native speeds.
http://www.parallels.com/
8:15-8:25 Prize Drawing
- Parallels Desktop ($79.99 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- MacPeople T-Shirt (priceless)
- Apple Embroidered Hat (priceless)
- Apple Pens (priceless)
8:25 - 9:00 Garageband and Guitars - Dan Spiess
Dan shows you how to play along and create your own songs in GarageBand
Next Meeting: February 8, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
February 8, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, February 8, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements
Next month's meeting will be held on March 15th due to scheduling conflicts with UF. Please mark the date change on your calendar!
7:00 - 7:10 Break
7:10 - 7:30 Choosing Your Best Shot- John Paling
Our iMovie SIG instructor shows you how to make the best of your home video and choosing the shots that are just right for your movie.
7:30- 8:20 Troubleshooting your Mac
We'll walk you through the steps in diagnosing and repairing troublesome computer problems. We'll be demonstrating various software packages that will assist you including Disk Warrior, Tech Tool Pro, and Drive Genius
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=48
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php
8:20 - 8:30 Prize Drawing
- DiskWarrior ($99.95 value)
- TechTool Pro ($98.00 value)
- Drive Genius ($99.00 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- MacPeople T-Shirt
- Apple Embroidered Hat
- Apple Pens
8:30-8:45 G-Force and Softskies - Dan
Visualization plug-ins for iTunes.
http://www.soundspectrum.com/g-force/
http://www.soundspectrum.com/softskies/
8:45 - 9:00 Rapid Weaver Theme Miner - Corey
Corey shows you how to take a great web design program and customize it even further to meet your needs.
http://www.ttpsoftware.com/Products/rwthememiner.html
February 8, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, February 8, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg, room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements
Next month's meeting will be held on March 15th due to scheduling conflicts with UF. Please mark the date change on your calendar!
7:00 - 7:10 Break
7:10 - 7:30 Choosing Your Best Shot- John Paling
Our iMovie SIG instructor shows you how to make the best of your home video and choosing the shots that are just right for your movie.
7:30- 8:20 Troubleshooting your Mac
We'll walk you through the steps in diagnosing and repairing troublesome computer problems. We'll be demonstrating various software packages that will assist you including Disk Warrior, Tech Tool Pro, and Drive Genius
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=48
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php
8:20 - 8:30 Prize Drawing
- DiskWarrior ($99.95 value)
- TechTool Pro ($98.00 value)
- Drive Genius ($99.00 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- MacPeople T-Shirt
- Apple Embroidered Hat
- Apple Pens
8:30-8:45 G-Force and Softskies - Dan
Visualization plug-ins for iTunes.
http://www.soundspectrum.com/g-force/
http://www.soundspectrum.com/softskies/
8:45 - 9:00 Rapid Weaver Theme Miner - Corey
Corey shows you how to take a great web design program and customize it even further to meet your needs.
http://www.ttpsoftware.com/Products/rwthememiner.html
Next Meeting: January 11, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
MacPeople Meeting:
January 11, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, January 11, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Break
7:00 - 7:20 Dean Johnson, Live from Macworld
MacPeople member Dean Johnson takes a few moments to chat with us live via iChat Video to talk about what he's seen at the MacWorld Conference and Expo
7:20 - 7:40 1Passwd X4.5.4 - Corey
Forget your website username and passwords lately? Hate filling out the same forms on the web again and again? Learn how to do this in a breeze with 1Passwd
http://1passwd.com/
7:40- 8:00 iShowU - Katie
Recording screen-captures on your Mac for educational and other purposes
http://shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html
8:00 - 8:10 Prize Drawing
- Apple iPod Shuffle ($79 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- iPasswd ($29.95 value)
- iShowU 2 Copies ($20 value each)
8:10 - 9:00 MacWorld Wrap-up
Dan, Corey and Katie take you through all of the major announcements from Apple at the MacWorld Expo and Conference and talk about where Apple is headed in 2007. The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007.
January 11, 2007 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, January 11, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Break
7:00 - 7:20 Dean Johnson, Live from Macworld
MacPeople member Dean Johnson takes a few moments to chat with us live via iChat Video to talk about what he's seen at the MacWorld Conference and Expo
7:20 - 7:40 1Passwd X4.5.4 - Corey
Forget your website username and passwords lately? Hate filling out the same forms on the web again and again? Learn how to do this in a breeze with 1Passwd
http://1passwd.com/
7:40- 8:00 iShowU - Katie
Recording screen-captures on your Mac for educational and other purposes
http://shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html
8:00 - 8:10 Prize Drawing
- Apple iPod Shuffle ($79 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- iPasswd ($29.95 value)
- iShowU 2 Copies ($20 value each)
8:10 - 9:00 MacWorld Wrap-up
Dan, Corey and Katie take you through all of the major announcements from Apple at the MacWorld Expo and Conference and talk about where Apple is headed in 2007. The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007.
Special Holiday Social: December 14
Thursday, December 14, 2006
MacPeople Meeting:
December 14, 2006 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, December 14, 2006 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
We will be having our annual holiday social and potluck this month. MacPeople will supply some entrees along with coffee, soft drinks, plates, cups, napkins and ice. We ask that attendees please bring a dish to share with the group along with your mac-related questions and news and enjoy socializing with your MacPeople friends. For your entertainment, we'll be showing a variety of Apple-themed videos. We will also be holding our annual elections for new officers, all MacPeople members are eligible to vote. Just in time for the holidays we have a new iPod Nano in our Prize Drawing this month!
6:00 - 6:45 Questions and Answers
6:45 - 7:00 Elections
7:00 - 9:00 Potluck Dinner and Social
Prize Drawing (to be held around 8:00)
- Apple iPod Nano ($149 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- TubeSock- 2 copies - Convert YouTube videos for your Mac or iPod ($15.00 value)
- AppZapper- Making Uninstalls As Easy As Installs ($12.95 value)
December 14, 2006 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, December 14, 2006 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
We will be having our annual holiday social and potluck this month. MacPeople will supply some entrees along with coffee, soft drinks, plates, cups, napkins and ice. We ask that attendees please bring a dish to share with the group along with your mac-related questions and news and enjoy socializing with your MacPeople friends. For your entertainment, we'll be showing a variety of Apple-themed videos. We will also be holding our annual elections for new officers, all MacPeople members are eligible to vote. Just in time for the holidays we have a new iPod Nano in our Prize Drawing this month!
6:00 - 6:45 Questions and Answers
6:45 - 7:00 Elections
7:00 - 9:00 Potluck Dinner and Social
Prize Drawing (to be held around 8:00)
- Apple iPod Nano ($149 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- TubeSock- 2 copies - Convert YouTube videos for your Mac or iPod ($15.00 value)
- AppZapper- Making Uninstalls As Easy As Installs ($12.95 value)
Next Meeting: November 9
Thursday, November 09, 2006
MacPeople Meeting:
November 9, 2006 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, November 9, 2006 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Break
7:00 - 7:10 Announcements
Nominations for club officers in preparation for our December elections.
7:10 - 7:25 MarketAnalyst X4.5.4 - Peter Ward
A Stock Market program that provides real-time quotes
http://homepage.mac.com/biggreen/
7:25- 7:35 Video Editing Special Interest Group - John Paling
An introduction to a new Special Interest Group and summary of the group's activities.
7:35 - 7:50 Where To Go For Help - Katie Floyd
Katie shares with you some of her favorite online Mac resources and shows you how to find help. If you have a favorite Mac resource, please email Katie and come prepared to share with the rest of the group.
7:50 - 8:05 - Audiobook Roundup- Books on CD, Audible and iTunes - John Paling and Katie Floyd
Katie and John discuss the different ways to buy audiobooks that are compatible with iTunes and the iPod.
http://www.audible.com
8:05 - 8:15 Prize Drawing
- 30 GB Apple iPod with Video ($249 value)
- TVMicro ($99.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- AppZapper- Making Uninstalls As Easy As Installs ($12.95 value)
8:15 - 9:00 The Mac Home Media Center and TVMicro - Carl Horton and Katie Floyd
Katie demos TVMicro, a product that will turn your Mac into a DVR and allow you to watch and record TV right on your Mac. Carl Horton discusses his Mac Mini home media center and how it has become the center of his "digital life." Carl will explain how he set it up and why he decided to get rid of cable and opt for his Mac. Topics will include setup and integration, what is required, and how to download, store and navigate the media on your Mac.
http://www.miglia.com/products/video/tvmicro/
November 9, 2006 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, November 9, 2006 from 6:00-9:00 pm in the University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Need Directions?
6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Break
7:00 - 7:10 Announcements
Nominations for club officers in preparation for our December elections.
7:10 - 7:25 MarketAnalyst X4.5.4 - Peter Ward
A Stock Market program that provides real-time quotes
http://homepage.mac.com/biggreen/
7:25- 7:35 Video Editing Special Interest Group - John Paling
An introduction to a new Special Interest Group and summary of the group's activities.
7:35 - 7:50 Where To Go For Help - Katie Floyd
Katie shares with you some of her favorite online Mac resources and shows you how to find help. If you have a favorite Mac resource, please email Katie and come prepared to share with the rest of the group.
7:50 - 8:05 - Audiobook Roundup- Books on CD, Audible and iTunes - John Paling and Katie Floyd
Katie and John discuss the different ways to buy audiobooks that are compatible with iTunes and the iPod.
http://www.audible.com
8:05 - 8:15 Prize Drawing
- 30 GB Apple iPod with Video ($249 value)
- TVMicro ($99.95 value)
- Take Control eBook (value varies)
- AppZapper- Making Uninstalls As Easy As Installs ($12.95 value)
8:15 - 9:00 The Mac Home Media Center and TVMicro - Carl Horton and Katie Floyd
Katie demos TVMicro, a product that will turn your Mac into a DVR and allow you to watch and record TV right on your Mac. Carl Horton discusses his Mac Mini home media center and how it has become the center of his "digital life." Carl will explain how he set it up and why he decided to get rid of cable and opt for his Mac. Topics will include setup and integration, what is required, and how to download, store and navigate the media on your Mac.
http://www.miglia.com/products/video/tvmicro/