NJMUG Meeting Archive:

January 2016- June 2016
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June 21, 2016
Nik Collection - Swift Publisher - Jixipix Apps - Creative Writing - 3 Things To Know

Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of the Nik Collection plug-in suite. This free suite of six powerful plug-ins for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture, allows you to easily create the photos you've imagined.

Bruce will also give a demonstration of some of the JixiPix iOS apps for quickly and easily adding effects to and stylizing photos using your iOS device.

Mark Astmann will give a presentation of Swift Publisher, the powerful application that makes it easy to design and print flyers, newsletters, social announcements, brochures, letterheads, cards, and more right on your Macintosh computer.

Catherine Mascis will give a brief update on the creative writing class that she recently finished.

George Ajjan will give another installment of "Three Things To Know On Your Mac " in which he'll show interesting tips and tricks that anyone can use to improve their Macintosh workflows.


May 17, 2016
Keyboard Maestro - Onionshare - 2016 TV Tech - 3 Things To Know

Mark Astmann will give a presentation of Keyboard Maestro, the powerful application that enables you to automate almost any repetitive task you do on your Mac.

Jerry Glacken will give a demonstration of Onionshare, the open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size by leveraging the power of the Tor network.

Louis Perez will give another installment of his popular "Magical Mystery Tour of the Web", which showcases a collection of interesting websites on a given topic. This month's tour will focus on "2016 Television Technology".

George Ajjan will give another installment of "Three Things To Know On Your Mac " in which he'll show interesting tips and tricks that anyone can use to improve their Macintosh workflows.


April 19, 2016
ColorMunki Smile - Writers Websites - Cool Tech

Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of the ColorMunki Smile, color calibration system for monitors and iOS devices.

Catherine Mascis will give a rundown of several useful websites for writers.

George Ajjan will give another installment of "Three Things To Know On Your Mac " in which he'll show interesting tips and tricks that anyone can use to improve their Macintosh workflows. This month will focus on 3 useful Macintosh functions.

Louis Perez will give another installment of his popular "Magical Mystery Tour of the Web", which showcases a collection of interesting websites on a given topic. This month's tour will focus on "Cool Tech" - new gadgets for the home, office, etc. including must haves.


March 15, 2016
Tor - Tails - Smart Photo Editor - Mac Functions
George Ajjan presenting

Bob Helmond will give an overview of Tor, the free software and open network that allows users to browse the Internet anonymously.

Jerry Glacken will give a demonstration of Tails, the live operating system designed to protect your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leaves no trace.

Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of Smart Photo Editor, the application designed to make it as easy as possible for users of all levels to achieve creative results with their photos.

George Ajjan will give his inaugural edition of "Three Things To Know On Your Mac " in which he'll show interesting tips and tricks that anyone can use to improve their Macintosh workflows. This month George will show three interesting and easy functions to run on your Mac.


February 16, 2016
Kodi Media Center - Grammarian - Flipboard - Early Edition 2
Bruce Mittelman shows the Automatic OBD-II

Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of Kodi the award-winning free and open-source software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games and more.

Bruce will also show The Early Edition 2 news reader app.

Catherine Mascis will give an overview of the Grammarian Pro2 application which helps writers combat those embarrassing errors that everyone tends to make. From spell checking, grammar checking, dictionary, thesaurus, autocorrect, and more - Grammarian Pro2 helps anyone enhance their writing experience.

Scott Alenick will show 2 news reader apps: Flipboard and Apple News.

George Ajjan will give his inaugural edition of "Five Secret Things To Know On Your Mac " in which he'll show interesting tips and tricks that anyone can use to improve their Macintosh workflows.


January, 19, 2016
Automatic Adapter - Prezi - Cobra Dash Cam - Streaming Video Players
Bruce Mittelman shows the Automatic OBD-II

Bruce Mittelman will give a demonstration of the Automatic OBD-II adapter. This adapter plugs into just about any card to unlock the data hidden in your car's onboard computer. And the companion mobile app pairs with the adapter via Bluetooth to diagnose engine problems, display trip logs and milage and even call for help in a crash.

Catherine Mascis will give an overview of Prezi, the cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. Unlike traditional static slides, Prezi combines motion, zoom and spatial relationships to engage your audience and help them remember your message.

Jerry Gherardi will give a demonstration of the Cobra dash cam.

Louis Perez will do a comparison of the AppleTV, Amazon Fire, Roku, and Chromecast video streaming devices.

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