The MacPeople email list has moved to a new server. This change has been planned for some time, however our plans to migrate to a new email list were abruptly accelerated when our old email list server died unexpectedly. We had hoped the transition would be nearly seamless, but there are a few things you need to be aware of.

If you were subscribed to the old MacPeople list, you have automatically been subscribed to the new list. You don’t need to do anything.

The list address is now macpeople@lists.macpeoplemug.org
One simple change in your Address Book will let you send messages to the new list. All you have to do is insert the 6 characters "lists." into the previous email address.
    Old Address: macpeople@macpeoplemug.org
   New Address: macpeople@lists.macpeoplemug.org

If you find that you are accidentally still sending messages to the old list, check your “Previous Recipients List” and remove any reference to the old email list. You do this from Apple Mail by selecting Window > Previous Recipients.

Management of your account is all done from a web interface:
http://lists.macpeoplemug.org/se/list/macpeople
This is where you go to subscribe and unsubscribe from the email list or to change your associated email address. Because we migrated all the email addresses over, you will need to get a password before making changes to your account. To do this, type in your email address and click the forgot password button. Your password will be emailed to you. You can then log in, and if you like, change your password to something more memorable.

Digest Mode Is Not Currently Available - but there are alternatives
Some of our members previously subscribed to a “digest mode” of this list that generated one email per day. Unfortunately, this is no longer an option on our new email list. There are two alternatives:

Option 1: Create an Email Rule (preferred method)

1. 1. In Apple Mail, create a new folder called MacPeople
2. 2. Go to Mail > Preferences and Click on the Rules Button
3. 3. Click the “Add Rule” button
4. 4.The Description Should Be “MacPeople List” (or something Similar)
5. 5. Set the all/any drop down to all so it reads: “If all of the following conditions are met”
6. 6. Use the drop down menus to create two if Statements

1. • Subject Contains [MacPeople] (note the brackets, perhaps copy this from one of your messages)
2. • To Contains macpeople@lists.macpeoplemug.org

1. 7. Perform The following Actions

1. • Move Message to mailbox: (name of the mailbox you crated in step 1)

These are the instructions for Apple Mail, you will find the process is similar in Entourage and other email clients. This moves all your MacPeople messages to another folder so they’re not always in your inbox. You can then read the MacPeople email as you choose.

Option 2: Disable Email (not recommended)
You can remain subscribed to the list without receiving email notifications. Go the web interface“"My Account" and then select "Disable Delivery" as the Deliver to setting. Thereafter you would have to go to the archive with your web browser to view recent messages. Be sure you bookmark the list management beforehand so you can quickly get to the proper page. The major disadvantage of this alternative is that you have to remember to check the archive regularly if you want to see all the discussions.

This is also helpful if you want to temporarily turn off email notifications while you’re on vacation.

We will try to come up with other work arounds in the future.

Overall, we think migrating to the new list is a good thing. We apologize for the inconvenience the suddenness of this move has caused, but hopefully we can move beyond these initial growing pains fairly quickly and get the list back to normal. Please report any problems with the email list to info@macpeoplemug.org and they will be forward them to the appropriate party. Please do not reply to the list reporting problems.

A distance education class will be meeting in Entomology Room 1031 on
Thursday evenings throughout the Spring semester, January-April. Rather than
change to a different room, the members voted at the November meeting to
switch the meeting day to the second Tuesday for the months that we are
excluded from using room 1031 on Thursday evening.

Here are the second Tuesday dates for the beginning of next year:
   January 13
   February 10
   March 10
   April 14

Mark these changes on your calendars now to avoid scheduling a conflict on
these dates.

Dario Cavalieros, a longtime MacPeople member, passed away on July 26, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. In addition to being a friend and fellow a MacPeople member, Dario was an interpreter, translator in four languages, and former executive in Venezuela. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Conchita, and two sons, Roberto and Ricardo, and other extended family.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30pm on Saturday August 23rd at the Baughman Center. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Haven Hospice of Florida or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The photo of Dario is from a MacPeople Picnic in 2000.

MacPeople is in the process of re-starting our popular Video Editing SIG. We are still in the planning stages but after our successful series on iMovie last year, we plan to advance to studying Apple's mid-level video editing application, Final Cut Express. Anyone interested in participating in this new group, or is interested in assisting with the planning please contact John at jporiel@ufl.edu for more information.

As the Spring Semester has ended, MacPeople will once again return to our regular meeting place in the large lecture room. As usual, MacPeople will continue to meet the second Thursday of the month at University of Florida Entomology-Nematology Bldg., room 1031 (building in the woods just east of the Performing Arts Center). Look for and follow the arrows on the yellow signs. Need Directions?

The Registrar's office has assigned an evening class to the classroom where we normally hold our MacPeople meetings. After taking a vote at the January 10 meeting, the majority of members wished to keep our regular Thursday night meetings Therefore MacPeople will continue to meet on the second Thursday of the month, but in room 3138 when our regular room 1031 is not available. Room 3118 in the SW section of the Entomology Building and there will be signs directing you on the night when our room has changed. We hope that we will be able to return to our regular meeting room in May when the Spring semester ends.

Inaugural FileMaker Pro Special Interest Group Meeting
Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:00 - 12:00

Beginning in October, the FileMaker SIG will meet the third Saturday morning of each month from 10:00 am - noon to share presentations, tips & tricks, and to discuss actual projects that members are working on. This meeting is separate from the regular Thursday evening MacPeople meeting. FileMaker SIG meetings will be held at:

Meridian Center
2772 NW 43rd Street
Gainesville, Florida
Click here for an interactive map

Meeting details will be updated regularly at www.macpeoplemug.org.

FileMaker Pro is a cross platform (Mac & Windows) relational database system popular in government, education, small and medium businesses, corporate workgroups, and enterprise environments. Participants are invited to bring their FileMaker projects and laptops - yes, that includes your Windows PC. We also have an email list to disseminate meeting information, post questions and answers, and share FileMaker related comments.

If you would like more information or are interested in participating in the FileMaker Pro SIG, please contact Dean at johnson.dean@mac.com.

We are looking for a few volunteers who will be willing to take over responsibility for picking up coffee for our monthly MacPeople meetings. It's really simple and no technical knowledge or public speaking is required!

All you need to do is call the Starbucks of your choice a few hours before the meeting and order two coffee travelers for the meeting (one regular, one decaf), then on your way to the meeting pickup and pay for the coffee (Currently $25.50). Save your receipt and John will reimburse you that night at the meeting. Of course if you find a better way to provide coffee for the meeting for the same or less cost, that's perfectly acceptable as well.

This is something very simple to do that would be a great help to the MacPeople officers, it's only a detour of a few minutes.  The only thing required is that you regularly attend meetings or if you are unable to attend find someone who would be able to cover for that month. If we could get a few volunteers together, this would help spread out the burden.

Coffee lovers take note- if we are unable to find volunteers who can take over this responsibility we may or may not be able to provide coffee at future meetings.

Please email Corey if you are able to help.

Tom Meek talked about Apple's forthcoming operating system, Mac OS 10.5 Leopard as well as Windows Vista in his March 26, 2007 column for the Gainesville Sun. Meek commented at the price that Microsoft is charging for the Ultimate version of Vista Mac OS X is a bargain especially considering there are now fewer compatibility issues than ever when running a Mac.

Tom mentioned MacPeople as an excellent local resource of folks who are willing to help newcomers with their transaction to the Mac. MacPeople welcomes all visitors to our meetings and encourages interested members of the community to learn what it is to be a "MacPerson."

You can read the complete article here:
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/DAYBREAK/70326005

Please note that the date for our March meeting has changed. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15th instead of March 8th. The date had to be changed due to a scheduling conflict with UF. Thanks for your understanding.

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