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

MacPeople Meeting:
December 10, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, December 10, 2009 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?

MacPeople will supply some entrees (pasta - meat and vegetarian) bread and salad as well as provide coffee and soft drinks, plates, cups, napkins and ice. We ask that attendees bring some sort of dish, to share, whether an entree, side dish veggies, potato, rice, bread, chips), or a dessert.

6:00 - 6:45 - Questions & Answers
6:45 - 7:00 - Officer Elections
7:00 - 9:00 - Potluck Dinner & Social
7:15 - 7:30 - Announcements and Special Holiday Prize Drawing


Prize Drawing:
Apple iPod Nano - Red 8GB - $149 value
iTunes GIft Card (4) - $15.00 value each
OWC Express 2.5” Hard Drive Enclosure - $15 value
Smile On My Mac Software (3) - value varies
Choose From:
PDFpen
disclabel
textexpander
pagesender

A special thanks to our friends in the Mac Developer Community who have kindly donated copies of their software for our special holiday prize drawing!

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, November 12, 2009 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 - 7:40 - Things - Katie
Organize your tasks in an elegant and intuitive way. Things combines powerful features with simplicity. Together with a beautiful user interface, Things makes task management both easy and fun.
http://culturedcode.com/
7:40 - 8:50 - Officer Nominations
7:50 - 8:00 - Prize Drawing
Things For Mac (2 copies) - $49.95 value eavh
Magic Mouse - $69.00 value (Subject to availability - may be replaced by an alternate item.)
iTunes GIft Card (2) - $15.00 value each
8:00 - 8:30 - Buying a Digital Camera - Dan
It's the holiday season and with family gatherings and vacations upon us, now might be the time to look at buying or upgrading a digital camera. Dan walks us through the various types of digital camreas and what to look for when choosing a digital camera.
8:30 - 9:00 - Keep Your Mac Running Like New - Glen Davis
Mac repair specalist talks about some of the most common causes of damage to your Mac and how to prevent them. He'll also discuss how to keep your Mac running like new and other topics.

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, October 8, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, October 8, 2009 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 - Facebook for Grown-ups - Rick
Wondering what all this social networking is all about? Rick shows us how Facebook can be useful to connect with friends, family, and colleagues.
http://www.facebook.com
7:30 - 7:50 - iTunes 9 - Corey
Corey walks us through the new features and enchacments of Apple's latest release of iTunes.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
7:50 - 8:00 - Officer Nominations
It's that time of year again, MacPeople must take nominiations for 2010's officers. Any member in good standing can may run for a position. The positions to be filled are:
President
Vice President (2 positions)
Treasurer
Secretary
8:00 - 8:10 - Prize Drawing
iPod Shuffle - $59 value
iWork '09 - $79 value
Snow Leopard - $29 value
8:10 - 8:30 - Google Voice - Katie
Katie shows you how you can use Google to manage your phone calls, make free long distance calls, and store your voicemail.
http://voice.google.com
8:30 - 9:00 - ComuniSite - Carl
CommuniSite is a powerful Content Management System and Hosting Service. You can quickly and easily create and manage your website without the help of a web designer. If you can format text in a Word Processor, you can use CommuniSite!
http://austinmichael.com/communisite/index.html

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, September 10, 2009 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 - 6:50 - Question and Answer Session
6:50 - 7:00 - Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:30 - AppleTV Demo - Dan
Apple TV redefines what your TV can do. Rent HD movies. Buy HD TV shows. Listen to your iTunes music. Watch podcasts. Even show off your photos
http://www.apple.com/appletv/
7:30 - 7:45 - AddressBookSync - Rick
AddressBookSync is a free Mac OS X application to download profile pictures and other Facebook data to Address Book cards. This is a handy tool to keep your contacts' pictures updated if you have numerous Facebook friends in your Mac OS X Address Book.
http://danauclair.com/addressbooksync/
7:45 - 8:00 - Stationery Pack for Apple Mail - Rick
Apple mail supports various templates and stationary. Rick will show you a few optoins to upgrade your email experience.
8:00 - 8:10 - Prize Drawing
Apple TV - $229 Value
8:10 - 8:30 - Snow Leopard Katie, Rick, and Dan
Upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard with Snow Leopard, a simpler, more powerful, and more refined version of Mac OS X. It delivers a wide range of enhancements, next-generation technologies, out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server, and new accessibility features. It's the world's most advanced operating system, finely tuned from installation to shutdown. The team will break down the new features and enhcamnets of this relase and help you decide if upgrading is right for you.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
8:30 - 9:00 - Apple's September 9th Event - Katie
Apple has announced a music themed special event for September 9th. New iPods, upgraded iTunes and more are expected from these annoucnments. Katie will fill you in on the latest developments.

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, August 13, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, August 13, 2009 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?

6:00-645 Q&A
6:45-6:55 Break
6:55-710 Readability
Makes web pages easier to read - Bill Castine
7:10-7:45 Crossover
CrossOver allows you to install Windows applications and games on your Intel OS X Mac without Windows. - Live iChat demo
7:50-8:00 PRIZE DRAWING
8:00-8:20 MacSpeech Dictate 1.5
Never type again? - Rick Chin
8:20-8:30 CradlePoint PHS300 Personal Hotspot with a Sprint USB Mobile Broadband stick - Rick
8:30-9:00 FotoMagico
(http://boinx.com/fotomagico/) Slideshow maker - Carl Horton

Prize Drawing
One copy Crossover ($39)
iPod or Apple Gift card (to be determined)

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, July 9, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, July 9, 2009 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?

6:00-6:50 Q&A
6:50-6:55 Announcements
6:55-7:05 Break
7:00 - 7:30 Sharing Photos - Rick
Rick shows us various ways iPhoto can assist in managing sharing our photos with friends and family. Including sharing to Facebook and creating a webpage with iWeb.
7:30 - 7:45 Power line Ethernet Adapters - Rick
Sometimes you just need an ethernet connection but don’t want to run wires all over the house. RIck explains a technology that allows you to extend an ethernet network using your home’s power system.
7:45-8:00 Simple WindowSet - Corey
Are you always digging into the same folders? Do you often have several Finder windows open to perform a task? Then Simple WindowSets is for you! Simple WindowSets sits in your menu bar and is always there when you need it!
http://www.hamsoftengineering.com/products/sws/sws.html
8:00-8:10 Prize Drawing
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 ($89.99 value)
- PKY USB 2.0 4gb Flash Drive ($17.99 value)
- Simple WindowSet ($12.95 value)
-3 Take Control eBooks (value varies)
Finder Search and Advanced Search in Leopard - Corey
Learn the fundamentals of searching in Leopard finder and some tips on how to conduct more advanced searches when needed.
8:30 - 9:00 - Can I Replace My Cable with My Mac? - Katie
Katie takes a look at the various ways you can watch television shows and movies using your Mac. With the extensive services and options available, you may find that you can just about replace your cable connection with free or low-cost content available on your Mac

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, June 11, 2009 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?

6:00-6:50 Q&A
6:50-6:55 Announcements
6:55-7:05 Break
7:05-7:45 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) - Katie/Corey/Dan
What was announced this week and how it impacts Mac Users
http://www.apple.com
7:45-8:00 Chronicle 2 - Corey
http://www.littlefin.com/LittleFin_Software/Home.html
8:00-8:10 Prize Drawing
- iPhone 3G* ($99 value)
- Mac OS 10.5 Leopard (Boxed Retail Version ($129 value)
- One copy of Chronicle 2 ($16.95 value)
- One copy of SandVox Pro ($97.00 value)
* An Apple Gift Card valued at $99 will be given at the meeting. An iPhone 3G may be purchased with qualifying AT&T contract. The Gift card may also be used towards any other item at the Apple Store.
8:10-8:25 All Bookmarks - Corey
A free program that gives you quick access to all your bookmarks, in all your web browers.
http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/AllBookmarks
8:25-8:45 SandVox - Dan
A great easy to use Web site authoring program.
http://www.karelia.com/sandvox/
8:45-9:00 Mail2Group - John Furches

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, May 14, 2009 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?

Please note that starting in May, MacPeople will move back to our normal schedule meeting the second Thursday of the month.

6:00 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:10 World Wide Recipes - Bill Castine
A recipe website for those that cook, and those that don't.  Bill covers the website and subscribing to their daily e-zine.
http://www.wwrecipes.com/
7:10 - 7:20 Times - Dan
A cool RSS reader for news stories. Part of the last MacHeist bundle
http://www.acrylicapps.com/times/
7:20 - 7:30 Multiwinia - Dan
A "Warcraft-like" game. Part of the last MacHeist bundle
http://www.introversion.co.uk/multiwinia/
7:30 - 7:35 New Apple ads
http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/
7:35 - 7:50 SeaMonkey - Phil
An all-in-one internet application suite
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
7:50 - 8:00 Raffle
Apple iPod Touch 8GB - ($230 value)
8:00 - 8:20 Yudu - Joel
Joel demonstrates Yudu; an ePublishing library and marketplace that lets you read, publish, buy, sell and share digital content.
http://www.yudu.com/
8:20 - 8:40 Animoto - Joel
Joel shows how to use Animoto; a phenomenal on-line slideshow service (free and paid) that anyone - ANYONE- can do it. There are loads of  
ways to share, post etc...
http://animoto.com/
8:40 - 9:00 Mac Security - Dan
There’s a lot of talk about viruses and trojans out there. A lot of it is hype, but simply being a Mac user doesn’t mean you’re protected. we’ll talk about the recent security threats to the Mac and what you can do to ensure your computer is protected.

MacPeople Meeting:
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 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 Questions and Answers
7:00-7:10  Break
7:10-7:30 The busiest man on the Web?? A look at Kevin Kelly's sites -  Barry Gibbons
7:30-8:00 Boxee - Carl Horton
 http://www.boxee.tv/
800-805 Prize drawing
    2 - iPod shuffles 4 gig (new!) $79 each - Total $158
8:05-8:35 Picturesque & Acorn - new apps for your pictures - Dan Spiess
        http://www.acqualia.com/picturesque/
       http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/
835-900 iPhone apps - Wolfenstein 3d, Tweetie, Urbanspoon, The Weather Channel, Kindle - Dan Spiess

MacPeople Meeting:
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 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 - 6:50 Questions and Answers
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:15 NetFlix Streaming Video - Corey
Corey shows the quality and experience of watching Netflix streaming video on your computer (Netflix subscription with streaming video required).
http://www.netflix.com
7:15 - 7:30 eMusic - Barry
Don't want to spend $.69 to $1.19 for a tune?
Is your taste in music so esoteric that you can't find what you want at the iTunes Store? An alternative to iTunes, eMusic may be your answer.
http://www.emusic.com/
7:30- 7:50 FileMaker 10 - New Features - Dean Johnson
7:50 - 8:00 Raffle
   APC 750VA/450w UPS
   Other items to be announced
8:00 - 8:15 - Safari 4 Beta - Corey
An inside look at Safari 4.
http://www.apple.com/safari/
8:15 - 8:35 Drop Box - Corey
An online method of synchronizing and sharing files with yourself or other users.
https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTI5NDM5MTk
8:35 - 9:00 EverNote - Corey
Corey demonstrates and shows the advantage of using EverNote to capture information that can be used on your desktop, in the cloud, or on your mobile device.
http://evernote.com/

MacPeople Meeting:
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 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?

600-650 Q&A
650-655 Announcements
655-705 Break
705-725 iTalk and Mobile Files for the iPhone - John Furches
725-745 Google Maps - Barry Gibbons
745-800 Overdrive - check out books/media from the Alachua County Library - Corey Serrins
800-810 Prize drawing
iLife '09 -$79 Value
iWork '09 - $79 value
Mac OSX Leopard (10.5) Family Pack (up to five installs) = $199 value
810-825 Netflix - watch online movies on your Mac instantly - Corey Serrins
825-900 iPhoto - Faces and Places - Dan Spiess