MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, October 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 - 6:50 Question & Answer
6:50 - 7:00 Announcements and Break
7:00 - 7:20 Compartments - Corey
Corey demos this simple to use home inventory program for the Mac
http://www.littlefin.com/compartments.html
7:20- 7:45 User Accounts - John
John gives us an overview of the User Accounts feature of OS X and how it can be used for security and file and computer managment
7:45 - 8:00 Married To The Mac - John
How MacPeople meetings can better serve as marriage guidance counselors and suicide prevention resources!
8:00 - 8:10 Prize Drawing
Apple TV - subject to availability
Compartments (3 Copies)
Other Items To Be Announced
8:10 - 8:30 Firefox Add-Ons - Rick
Rick highlights the cutomazabiltiy of the Firefox web browser by highlighting a few of his favorite add-ons.
8:30 - 9:00 Quicken Essentials - Corey
Corey reviews Quicken’s latest financial managment program and compares how this “slimmed down” version compares to previous and the various features and abilities of the program.
http://quicken.intuit.com/personal-finance-software/mac-personal-financial-software.jsp

MacPeople Meeting:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Tuesday, April 13, 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?

Note: We are meeting on a Tuesday this month due to UF class needing our room on Thursday night. We should be back to our regular second Thursday meeting schedule in May. Watch the website for details.

6:00 - 7:00 - Question and Answer
7:00 - 7:15 - Announcements and Break
7:15 - 7:30 - How to import and Burn CDs using iTunes - Manny
Manny shows us the basics of how to import a CD into iTunes and how to turn around and burn a standard music CD of your music.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/
7:30 - 7:50 - Ning - Your Private Social Networking - Bill
Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace can be too much. Bill shows how you can create your own private social network for a family or club using the Ning service.
http://www.ning.com/
7:50 - 8:00 Raffle
   500GB Seagate Free Agent Go Portable Hard Drive
   $25 iTunes Gift Card
   Microsoft Arc Mouse
   The Incredible iPhone App Book
   I'm a Mac T-Shirt (Size XL)
8:00 - 8:20 iPhone 4.0 - Katie
Apple announced the features of the upcoming iPhone OS 4 operating system. Katie will walk you through the updates and new functionality coming to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
8:20 - 9:00 Hands on with the iPad - Katie
The much anticipated iPad has arrived. Katie takes you on a tour of the device and shows off the features and uses.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/

MacPeople Meeting:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:00 - 9:00
The next meeting of the MacPeople Gainesville Area Macintosh Users Group will be on Thursday, Mach 11, 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?

Note: We are back to Thursday this month due to UF’s Spring Break. But will meet the second Tuesday in April. Watch the website for details.

6:00 - 7:00 - Question and Answer
7:00 - 7:10 - Announcements and Break
7:10 - 7:30 - Mac Basics - Dan
New to Mac, or forgot some of the power of the Mac OS? Dan will go over basics like setting up a log-in account for each member of the family (and why you might want to do that), mac short cuts, and where to go for help.

7:30 - 7:45 - Cnet Tech Tracker - Bill
http://www.cnet.com/techtracker/
Bill shows off a free application that will help you keep all of your applications up to date.
7:45 - 8:00 - AirFoil - Katie
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
This utility will allow you to Send any audio from your Mac to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, iPhones and iPods Touch, and even other Macs and PCs.
8:00 - 8:10 Prize Drawing
Macworld 2010 Notebook Backpack
MyFrogz Custom Orange and Blue iPhone Case
“I’m a Mac” Macworld 2010 T-Shirt
iTunes Gift Card
Airfoil for Mac (2 copies)
8:10 - 8:40 iPhoto - Photo Books -Katie
http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/print-products.html
Katie shows you how to turn your photos into beautiful custom books
8:40 - 9:00 - Drobo - Katie
http://www.drobo.com/
This data storage robot is the ultimate solution for data storage, backup and redundancy. Katie explains what Drobo is and who should consider one.

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.