Next Coffee Info
February 17, 2007 17:58
The next IMUG Coffee Gathering will happen
Monday, March 5 at 6:30pm at the Panera Bread
Store. I'll have the February Breen's Bungalow
video. Safari and Firefox browser hints are this
month's subject. Please bring a flash drive if
you'd like a copy of this video. There should be
plenty of portables on hand for some hands-on
answers to any Mac questions you might have. Any
ideas you might have for the April presentation
can be discussed, let us know what you'd like to
see at our next general meeting.
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Never too cold for a hot (i)mug of coffee.
February 06, 2007 00:12
It was great to see such a large turnout at
tonight's Coffee Gathering at Panera. If you were
like me, I'd been staying in for a few days
avoiding the Arctic blast, so a little fresh air
was welcome, no matter how much it burned my
lungs when inhaling 
Tonight was actually quite informative I believe. Shutts was playing with a new digital camera, so he downloaded his fine work to his MacBook, and in turn emailed them to me. Once I got them, I saved the attachments to my desktop. A panel of judges decided which one they liked best. We took that picture, opened up the IMUG website Project File in Rapidweaver, and slapped that picture right on the front page, but not before some minor size and placement adjustments. The changes were saved and exported, and the resulting files and folders that resulted from Rapidweaver's activity were spat back out at the Desktop. From there, we opened Transmit, an excellent FTP program, and connected to our site server at JJC. We uploaded our changes, closed Transmit, and admired our updated front page in our favorite web browsers; Camino being a popular choice this evening. We also played around a bit with Mail and Address Book, and compared these apps to similar offerings from Thunderbird, Eudora, Outlook Express, and Entourage. When most had left, Kishore began exploring the secret world of the Command Line, really scary stuff
One quick reminder before I go: Valentine's Day is approaching. Apple Store Online is offering free engraving and free shipping for the next few days on iPods. Aren't those new shuffles cute? So surprise your loved one with a customized gift of music, wrapped and engraved, and delivered directly to your home in time for Valentine's Day. Don't let her say you never get her anything!
Oh, and Panera...the Garden Vegetable Tomato soup is fab!
J
Tonight was actually quite informative I believe. Shutts was playing with a new digital camera, so he downloaded his fine work to his MacBook, and in turn emailed them to me. Once I got them, I saved the attachments to my desktop. A panel of judges decided which one they liked best. We took that picture, opened up the IMUG website Project File in Rapidweaver, and slapped that picture right on the front page, but not before some minor size and placement adjustments. The changes were saved and exported, and the resulting files and folders that resulted from Rapidweaver's activity were spat back out at the Desktop. From there, we opened Transmit, an excellent FTP program, and connected to our site server at JJC. We uploaded our changes, closed Transmit, and admired our updated front page in our favorite web browsers; Camino being a popular choice this evening. We also played around a bit with Mail and Address Book, and compared these apps to similar offerings from Thunderbird, Eudora, Outlook Express, and Entourage. When most had left, Kishore began exploring the secret world of the Command Line, really scary stuff
One quick reminder before I go: Valentine's Day is approaching. Apple Store Online is offering free engraving and free shipping for the next few days on iPods. Aren't those new shuffles cute? So surprise your loved one with a customized gift of music, wrapped and engraved, and delivered directly to your home in time for Valentine's Day. Don't let her say you never get her anything!
Oh, and Panera...the Garden Vegetable Tomato soup is fab!
J
February Coffee Gathering
February 04, 2007 22:05
What better way to drown your sorrows after the
Bears Super Bowl loss than a hot cup of coffee
with fellow Mac aficionados. We'll meet at 6:30pm
in the small area to the left just inside the
main entrance at Panera Bread Store, Rt. 59 and
Caton Farm Rd. in Joliet.
I'll have the January edition of Breen's Bungalow, the monthly video tutorial series from MacWorld editor Chris Breen. This video gives some helpful hints regarding iTunes. I've also got a 1 hour video presentation from lead Camino developer and former Netscape employee Mike Pinkerton. This video is very interesting in that Mike tells the story of the fall of Netscape, its opening of the source code resulting in the Mozilla project, and the emergence of the Firefox and Camino web browsers. Kind of geeky stuff but interesting none the less. If you'd like these video files (both are suitable for viewing on a video iPod), please bring along a flash drive for quick and easy transfer.
So, for those who decide to brave the cold, we'll see you Monday night at Panera.
I'll have the January edition of Breen's Bungalow, the monthly video tutorial series from MacWorld editor Chris Breen. This video gives some helpful hints regarding iTunes. I've also got a 1 hour video presentation from lead Camino developer and former Netscape employee Mike Pinkerton. This video is very interesting in that Mike tells the story of the fall of Netscape, its opening of the source code resulting in the Mozilla project, and the emergence of the Firefox and Camino web browsers. Kind of geeky stuff but interesting none the less. If you'd like these video files (both are suitable for viewing on a video iPod), please bring along a flash drive for quick and easy transfer.
So, for those who decide to brave the cold, we'll see you Monday night at Panera.