June Meeting
Saturday, June 21, 4 to 7 p.m.
(Rain date Sunday, June 22, same agenda)
Picnic/Barbeque at Nate's House
771 Mantua Blvd., Sewell, NJ 08080
(corner of Mantua Blvd. and Essex Ave.,
about 2 miles from Gloucester County College)
Email nagable@comcast.net with questions or if you need directions.
Burgers, Hot Dogs and Beverages supplied
Bring the family (and a side dish to share if possible)
NOTE: Facilities are not handicap accessible.
May Meeting
iPhoto v 7.1.3
Presented by Maria O. Arguello
Maria O. Arguello, MUGSNJ member, will demo iPhoto v 7.1.3 which is included in iLife '08. This Apple application helps you to organize and edit photos, produce slideshows, photo books, greeting cards, and calendars. You can also share photos via email, .Mac Web Gallery, DVD slide shows, and more.
iMovie v 7.1.1 included in iLife '08
presented by Maria O. Arguello
iMovie is video editing software. It is free with every new Macintosh.
Maria O. Arguello, MUGSNJ member, will make a project using iMovie from beginning to end. She will show you how easily, quickly and creatively it is to edit the raw footage from your digital camcorder, still camera, or movie clips from Elgato's EyeTV tuner.
iMovie is the world's least expensive version (free with every new Mac) of the nonlinear editing software which means that no tape is involved when you're editing. The "nonlinear" part is a Hollywood term. You can jump instantly to the good pieces of footage that you wish to include in your masterpiece. No more boring home videos that put the family to sleep.
iMovie '08 is different form its predecessors but it has a charm of its own. Maria especially loves the fact that there is no "rendering" time. You are free to explore with the timing and placement of effects, music, and so on in real time.
APRIL MEETING DOOR PRIZE AWARDS:
O'Reilly - iMovie '08 and iDVD '08 — The Missing Manual by David Pogue — won by Ron Sierzega
Peachpit - iMovie '08 and iDVD '08 — The Visual Quickstart Guide — won by Michelle Lacina
February Meeting
Introduction to podcasting!
Presented by Frank Petrie
The face of media is changing rapidly. We've gone from blogs (digital journals) to social networking online. Simultaneously, we've gone from simple audio journals to podcasting.
Podcasting has evolved from something as simple as an .mp3 file, to full blown video productions with broadcast quality elements. The beauty of podcasting is that you needn't be just a consumer, you can produce your own podcasts to share with others. Your podcasting studio can consist of a humble MacBook with GarageBand to the latest HD camera and high-end audio.
Frank Petrie showed the options, the tips and tricks, acquisition and publishing of the world of podcasting. Plus, beginning this month, Frank began a column, "Casting" which will recommend a different podcast each month. And you can join in by sending Frank your favorite podcasts with a description.
January Meeting
Our January meeting was a big success! Dave Marra, an Apple Systems Engineer showed us Leopard. Dave did a bang up job showing us Leopard's key new features. Thanks to arrangements made by Maria O. Arguello, we also had several books to raffle off. Those items are as follows:
- The Little Mac Book: Leopard Edition - by Robin Williams - Peachpit - won by Cathy Venturi
- Mac OS 10.5 Leopard: Visual Quickstart Guide - by Maria Langer - Peachpit - won by Carol Sierzega
- Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide - by Chuck Toporek - O'Reilly - won by Johanna Zitto
- Leopard OS X: The Missing Manual 2008 - by David Pogue - O'Reilly - won by Jeanette Marquez
- Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual Quickstart Guide - by Ben Waldie - Peachpit - won by Jack Bozzuffi
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Peachpit Press Learning Series - by Robin Williams - Peachpit - won by Michelle Lacina
- Leopard OS X: The Missing Manual - by David Pogue - O'Reilly - won by Don McGinnis
- O'Reilly bag - won by Sean Sturgie
We thank Peachpit Press and O'Reilly for their generosity.
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