Next Meeting: January 14, 2010
Monday, December 14, 2009 Filed in: Meetings
MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, January 14, 2010 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 - 7:00 - Question and Answer
7:00 - 7:10 - Announcements and Break
7:10 – 7:30 – Flash Blocker/Ad Blocker - Corey
Flash on webpages can be a memory hog, and a source for annoying ads and create stability problems. Corey discusses these issues and why you may want to block flash on webpages. He will also demonstrate add-ons for your Safari and FireFox that requires user interaction to enable flash on web pages.
http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433
7:30 – 8:00 – Getting your Photos Off Your Digital Camera - Katie
Lots of us have photos lingering on our digital cameras from the holidays or other events. Katie will show you the various methods for downloading, sharing and printing your digital photos.
8:00 – 8:10 - Raffle
APC Back-UPS Battery Backup System ($59 value)
Logitech Z313 Computer Speaker System ($50 value)
Notebook Security Lock ($15 value)
iTunes Gift Cards (2 - $15 value each)
2GB USB Flash Drive ($12 value)
8:10 – 8:30 – Boxee for Mac - Corey
Boxee is a cross-platform freeware media center software with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV. Corey shows you how you can access media content on your Mac.
http://www.boxee.tv/
8:30 – 9:00 Alternative DNS Services – Katie
DNS plays an important role in getting your internet connected devices online. Katie will briefly discuss what DNS is and how it works, and two alternative DNS options that may offer you a faster web browsing experience, as well as controls over the types of content and sites that are allowed on your network. (Don’t worry - this isn’t as advanced as it sounds!)
https://www.opendns.com/
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html
Open DNS Video Tutorial
Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, January 14, 2010 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 - 7:00 - Question and Answer
7:00 - 7:10 - Announcements and Break
7:10 – 7:30 – Flash Blocker/Ad Blocker - Corey
Flash on webpages can be a memory hog, and a source for annoying ads and create stability problems. Corey discusses these issues and why you may want to block flash on webpages. He will also demonstrate add-ons for your Safari and FireFox that requires user interaction to enable flash on web pages.
http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433
7:30 – 8:00 – Getting your Photos Off Your Digital Camera - Katie
Lots of us have photos lingering on our digital cameras from the holidays or other events. Katie will show you the various methods for downloading, sharing and printing your digital photos.
8:00 – 8:10 - Raffle
APC Back-UPS Battery Backup System ($59 value)
Logitech Z313 Computer Speaker System ($50 value)
Notebook Security Lock ($15 value)
iTunes Gift Cards (2 - $15 value each)
2GB USB Flash Drive ($12 value)
8:10 – 8:30 – Boxee for Mac - Corey
Boxee is a cross-platform freeware media center software with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV. Corey shows you how you can access media content on your Mac.
http://www.boxee.tv/
8:30 – 9:00 Alternative DNS Services – Katie
DNS plays an important role in getting your internet connected devices online. Katie will briefly discuss what DNS is and how it works, and two alternative DNS options that may offer you a faster web browsing experience, as well as controls over the types of content and sites that are allowed on your network. (Don’t worry - this isn’t as advanced as it sounds!)
https://www.opendns.com/
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using.html
Open DNS Video Tutorial
