iHOP Restaurant, Hwy 29
June 2, 2008
In attendance: Bill Newby, Dick Weaver, Dennis Kovich, Marlin Overholt, Carole & Stan Adams, Mary Jane Yarrington
57 newsletters were prepared for mailing; Marlin's Beginners' SIG had 4 in attendance in May. There was Office Works SIG in May, but Ronda Yoder reported that 12 members stayed for her SIG after the April general meeting.
Door prizes for June are 1Password, Roxio Toast and a calendar penholder
The June program will cover Time Machine and 1 Password.
There will be no meeting in July.
The August program will have Jeannie Henderson demonstrate how to transfer vinyl recordings to digital (Turn table to Audacity). Stan Adams will give tips on shopping for a computer camera.
Bill Newby reported he had written a document of “Photo Terms.” It extended to four pages. Carole recommended it be put on the web site. Bill Newby will talk to George Norris about adding Photo Terms to the PMUG web site.
The September program will be Photoshop with Jim McDade and, tentatively, Stan Kulkowski.
The Board discussed the need to renew our contract with PJC. Bill Newby will contact John DeWitt for help if needed.
Respectfully submitted
Mary Jane Yarrington
Secretary
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PMUG GENERAL MEETING
PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE
May 3,
2008
The meeting was called to order by President Bill Newby. Bill
introduced officers and welcomed the visiting leader of the Sun
City, FL PMUG group. He was in town and wanted to see what our
group offered.
Marlin Overholt announced that the Beginner's SIG will meet May 19.
He circulated a signup clipboard for anyone interested. Ronda Yoder
will finish the three-part series on using Pages for newsletters
after the June general meeting. No Office Works SIG this month due
to Ronda’s recent surgery.
How many have tried Free Hulu, Bill asked. Hulu has on line video
on demand from NBC and Sony. Offers free music, full length movies
and clips – some new and some old
Bill reviewed the procedure for calibrating a Mac Book Pro and
notebook battery. Definitely charge a new battery. Plug in the
computer, charge the battery until fully charged, allow to rest for
two hours or longer. Use the computer until it goes to sleep. The
computer will shut off before exhausting battery. Save work and
turn off the computer. Let it rest for five hours. Reconnect the
power adapter and leave it connected until the battery is again
fully charged.
VP Bill Barnes presented the day’s program on You Tube. He covered
a 12 step outline which began with how to establish an account,
included how to search using precise descriptions and minus terms
to narrow the search, selecting favorites, making your own video
(640 x 480), uploading, finding related videos, subscribing to a
gallery and finished with specifics for timing videos and building
a community of like interests. He invited the group to look for his
You Tube site DrBarnes1.
Following the presentation, Bill Newby and Bill Barnes fielded
questions from the floor.
Bill Newby announced that next month he will talk about Time
Capsule with Leopard also 1 Password. There will be no meeting
in July. Future programs will include file systems – how to file
and how to find, transferring vinyl records to digital and shopping
for a computer camera. He said that Roxio had donated a copy of
Toast 9 that will be given out as a door prize.
A representative from Best Buy addressed the group and asked for
recommendations as to what Apple products the store should add to
its new line. She said the store welcomes suggestions.
The meeting concluded at 11:30 with the drawing of three door
prizes. Eleanor Beamer won the Nano Ipod, Ron Besser the 2G flash
drive and Diane Griffith the calendar/clock pencil holder.
Respectfully submitted
Mary Jane Yarrington
Secretary