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NJMUG Meeting Archive:
July 2012 - December 2012
Older Archives Newer ArchivesDecember 18, 2012
Annual Holiday Party - PDFPenPro - Interesting Mac and iOS Apps
Please join us this month for our annual NJMUG Holiday Meeting and Party where we eat, drink and demonstrate interesting technologies related to everything Apple.
This month, we will be featuring the following presentations:
Bob Helmond will show you how you can archive interesting Web sites and articles as both an HTML archive and PDF so that you can always have access to the information even if the Web site disappears or the information is deleted.
Jerry Glacken will be showing a few interesting Mac Applications. He'll be demonstrating how to use Fluid to turn any Web site apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Pandora, etc. into an OS X desktop app and talk about why this can be an important tool in helping to protect your online privacy and security. Next Jerry will give a demonstration of Yoink, a small utility that makes drag and drop between spaces or fullscreen apps in Lion and Mountain Lion much easier. And finally he'll show, Permanent Eraser, the free utility that allows you to securely delete files from your Macintosh hard drive.
And for the iPad and iPhone crowd, Bruce Mittelman will showcase some of the new and interesting iOS Apps available.
Finally, Scott Alenick will give a demonstration of PDFpenPro, the application will allows users to easily Edit PDF files. PDFpenPro allows you to add text, images, and signatures, fill out PDF forms, merge and split PDF documents, reorder and delete pages, and much, much more.
November 20, 2012
All About The Hardware - Interesting Gizmos and Gadgets
This month we will be focusing on interesting hardware, gadgets and gizmos for your Apple devices.
The following topics will be covered:
Bruce Mittelman will be giving a demonstration of Sphero, the robotic ball gaming system for iOS. Sphero is the world's first robotic ball that you control with a tilt, touch, or swing from your smartphone or tablet. You can drive Sphero, play tabletop and multiplayer games, hold Sphero in your hand to use it as a controller for on-screen gameplay, learn basic programming, and even explore augmented reality. Bruce will also demo some Augmented Reality apps for the iPad. Apps will include Layar,Spacecraft HD, PopPhoto Interactive, Marvel AR, and IKEA Catalog.
Bob Helmond will demonstrate a USB microscope and how it can be used to to get up close and detailed views of any object.
Jerry Gherardi will be show off his SCOTTeVEST. SCOTTeVEST is a manufacturer of cool and innovative travel clothes with special pockets designed to let you take everything with you.
Jen Bissu will give her monthly "3 Things You Should Know" segment, with this month's items focused around our hardware theme.
Allan Warner will give a USB Trackball demonstration and show how it offers an ergonomic alternative to the traditional computer mouse.
Jerry Glacken will give a quick demonstration of SurfEasy, a unique USB key that combines leading-edge, encrypted Internet security technology within a portable, credit card-sized form factor. SurfEasy enables anyone to easily ensure their online privacy and freedom on any computer or network.
October 16, 2012
Introducing OS X Mountain Lion, iOS6 & iCloud with Apple's Dave Marra
This month Apple Senior Systems Engineer, Dave Marra will be giving in-depth presentations on OS X Mountain Lion, iOS 6, iCloud, and the new iPhone 5, iPod Touch, and iPod Nano.
The world's most advanced desktop operating system gets even better. Packed with over 200 innovative new features, OS X Mountain Lion includes iCloud integration, for keeping everything up to date across all your devices and for easy set up of your Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Reminders and Notes; the all new Messages app, which brings iMessage to the Mac; Notification Center, which streamlines the presentation of notifications and provides easy access to alerts; system-wide Sharing, to easily share links, photos, videos and other files quickly; Dictation, to dictate text anywhere you can type; AirPlay Mirroring, an easy way to wirelessly send what's on your Mac to an HDTV using Apple TV; and much, much more! Discover OS X Mountain Lion today!
We'll also learn more about iOS 6, bringing 200+ new features to iPad, and the brand new iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPod nano.
If you've never attended a meeting at which Dave Marra has presented, then I strongly suggest you make plans to attend this one. Dave's presentations are always very informative and entertaining. We recommend planning to arrive early as Dave always packs the house.
September 18, 2012
Usenet - MT-NewsWatcher - Unison - NZBVortex - Magical Mystery Tour
This month's meeting will focus on Usenet, the oldest operating Internet discussion platform. Consisting of well over 100,000 newsgroups, Usenet offers forums filled with discussions on virtually every topic under the sun - from music, computers, cooking, photography, and much, much more. And it also offers access to binaries in the form of pictures, programs, audio, and video that you can easily download to your own computer.
To start things off, Jerry Glacken will give an overview of Usenet. From Usenet providers, newsgroups, news clients, articles, threads, binaries, and more - Jerry will show you how Usenet works and what you need to get started.
Next up, Bob Helmond will give a demonstration of MT-NewsWatcher, a free Usenet client for the Macintosh that allows you to easily view and save articles and binaries from newsgroups. Bob will also show you associated tools like UnRAR, MacPar Deluxe, and Split&Concat which are necessary for working with binaries.
Our next presenter will be Bruce Mittelman, who will give a demonstration of Unison, the revolutionary Macintosh Usenet newsreader. Offering all of the usual newsreader functionality, Unison separates itself from the pack by offering the ability to view newsgroup content as messages, files, images, or music. Using Unison, you can preview MP3 files directly off of a Usenet server, view images in an iPhoto-like thumbnail view, and automatically UnRAR/UnPAR/Join files.
Finally, Jerry Glacken will return to demonstrate NZBVortex, a small and lightweight Usenet client which makes it easy to search for files and quickly download them using NZB files.
Our next presenter of the evening will be Louis Perez, who will be giving another installment in his ever-popular "Magical Mystery Tour of the Web". This month's "tour" will focus on tutorial Web sites.
And finally, Jen Bissu will give another installment of "Three Things You Should Know" which presents tips, tricks, news, and other assorted goodies that every Mac user need to know.
August 21, 2012
Amazon Cloud Player - TastyBytes PD+Rescue - CCleaner - Magical Mystery Tour
This month Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of Amazon Cloud Player, the iOS app that lets you listen to your music collection from the cloud on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
Our next presenter will be Jen Bissu who will give another installment of "Three Things You Should Know" which presents news, tips, tricks, and other assorted goodies that every Apple user should know to get the most out of their hardware devices.
Next up, Louis Perez returns with another installment of his "Magical Mystery Tour of the Web" which presents a multitude of interesting Web sites pertaining to a central topic. This month's tour will focus on "How To Take a Perfect Picture of Everyday Life."
Next, Russell YoungBlood will give a demonstration of TastyBytes PD+Rescue for iPod, the easy to use software that allows you to freely transfer your songs and playlists from your iPod to your computer.
And finally, Dennis O'Connor will give a presentation on
July 17, 2012
Triggertrap Mobile - mp3 Recorders - Backing Up Your Mac
This month Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of Triggertrap Mobile, the iOS app that allows you to trigger your camera based on sounds, magnetism, movement, or the number of faces in your image - all from your iPhone! Bruce will also be giving an overview of Amazon Cloud Player, the iOS app that lets you listen to your music collection from the cloud on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
Our next presenter will be Jen Bissu who will give another installment of "Three Things You Should Know" which presents news, tips, tricks, and other assorted goodies that every Apple user should know to get the most out of their hardware devices.
Next up, Louis Perez will discuss and demonstrate the latest and greatest in the world of hardware mp3 recorders.
And finally, Jerry Glacken and Allan Warner will be talking about backing up your computer. You do back up, right? Think TimeMachine has you covered? Maybe, but you'll want to learn why it is important to maintain a bootable hard drive clone in addition to your TimeMachine backup. This presentation will teach you what you need to know, the best tools for the job (SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner, etc.), and how TimeMachine differs from other backup methods. If you value your data, you won't want to miss this one!
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