Previous MacBUS Meetings

August 31, 2010 Meeting

MacBUS Meeting We had a last minute cancelation.
The presenter had an emergency which prevented them from attending our meeting.

We decided to try out a virtual meeting using a program called dimdim.

dimdim.com
We will be using the free version which allows up to 20 to join in and view a meeting. We will have slides that we usually view at the beginning of a meeting followed by a Q & A in which you will be able to post questions. Members can participate and view the meeting on your computer's web browser. Just send us an email you will receive an email invitation on the day of the meeting telling you how to join the meeting.

Here is a little more information about dimdim.

If you can view a webpage, you can Dimdim. Dimdim never makes you or your guests install software to have a meeting - all that is required is a web browser. Share your documents, webcams, web pages, whiteboards, pass control to multiple presenters - even record your meetings with DImdim Pro - all without installing any software. And up to 1000 people can meet with Dimdim Webinar. No one else does this but Dimdim.

Present your documents using the built in laser pointer, annotation and zoom tools. Start scrolling through any web page and as you scroll the webpage on your computer, your guest will see what you see and their view will scroll with you. Visit a YouTube page and the video you discover will start playing on everyone’s computer - all in sync.

Dimdim Pro comes with high quality microphone and webcam sharing so you can share your voice and video - even assign an additional webcam to any participant and show yourself in higher resolution video. In addition every account comes with free audio conferencing and unlimited public and private text chat.

The MacBUS Newsletter, CONNECTIONS will resume publication in September.

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Tuesday July 27, 2010 Meeting

Chris Urban will review

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Do you or your business have a presence online? Are you trying to drive traffic to your site? Chris Urban from Tetra will review two important tools from Google that may be able to help you:

Google Webmaster Tools - an online suite of tools that allow you to see what Google sees, and assists you with improving your site's accessibility and functionality.

Google AdWords Manager - the central starting place for developing and managing online ads placed for Google. We'll review basic to intermediate concepts, including how keyword-based ads differ from content-based ads. We'll also look at various ways you can maximize the impact your budget can have on online searches, even at a local geographical level.

In demonstrating both tools, we'll use real-world examples and situations so that you can take away knowledge for your individual situation.

Chris Urban is a partner at Tetra Strategic Communications, a full-service advertising, sales, promotion, and website development agency. Chris' expertise and experience ranges from pre-press technologies to internet marketing, including search engine optimization, content management systems development and implementations. Chris also manages logistics, fulfillment and online sales for WrapMaster USA.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Meeting: 6:30PM

Ben Romney & Linda McNeil
will demonstrate:

Google Voice — Google’s Telephony application, formerly GrandCentral, allows you to manage your business, personal and mobile phones from a central FREE application. Have one telephone number that never changes and that incoming number can selectively ring all your phones without the caller being aware which device you are using to answer their call. See how you can add a call number to your website. Digitally access voicemail and more. A tool to enhance your business operations.

Google Talk is another free application from Google that allows you to send/receive instant messages, voice and video. See how you can integrate this into iChat.

Google Talk is another free application from Google that allows you to send/receive instant messages, voice and video. See how you can integrate this into iChat.

iChat can be a tool to help your business manage and support remote computers/users without the need for dedicated Remote Control applications. See how iChat can help support and troubleshoot your remote computers as well a provide user training.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Meeting: 6:30PM
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iPad
What's inside, how does it work

Dale Fletcher will demonstrate the inter workings of the iPad. He spent several hours going over the guts inside the iPad to show what it's future might be. Antennas, battery, circuit board placement connectors and a short section on the photo handling and the video handling. He got to spend 4 or 5 hours with a couple of the demo units.

It's hard to believe Apple could fit so many great ideas into something so thin. iPad has a 9.7-inch, LED-backlit IPS display with a remarkably precise Multi-Touch screen. And yet, at just 1.5 pounds and 0.5 inch thin, it's easy to carry and use anywhere.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Meeting: 6:30PM
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Ben Romney will demo
Intuit QuickBooks
Get Back to Business with
QuickBooks Accounting Software

Built for Mac to manage your business finances
on the operating system you prefer

Irv Herzog will demo

Solves basic expansion and compression needs

StuffIt incorporates the functionality of StuffIt Expander, DropStuff, DropZip, and DropTar into one convenient program. Create and access email attachments and downloads, protect data, and transfer files.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Meeting: 6:30PM
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February Meeting
Giant Food Store
315 York Road, 2nd floor conference room
(Free Parking)
Willow Grove, PA 19090
MAP
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EnStore. Your store, online.

EnStore is the new way to run your online store.

For now EnStore works exclusively with Checkout, the Award-winning Mac Point of Sale system and soon with AccountEdge for Mac.
Todd Salkovitz, from Acclivity LLC and past president of MacBUS, will show you how EnStore works and how to setup a quick and easy online store and connect it to your accounting software.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Meeting: 6:30PM

iSlate a certainty?

Chris Urban will cull through the rumors and hypothesize what the tablet will have and can and can not do.

Ben Romney will demo LogMeIn for business folks who are away from the office and need a file on their home computer.

• LogMeIn Pro² features allow you to:
• Remote control your desktop
• Transfer files between computers
• Print remote files to your local printer
• Share a large file without using email attachments,
. FTP, or a third-party site
• Share your desktop with another person
• Hear your remote computer sounds locally
• Wake up a sleeping computer over the web

Try to attend and bring a friend.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Meeting: 6:30PM
Dave Marra presents

OS X 10.6

Presented by Dave Marra, Apple Senior Systems Engineer - NJ/NY/PA The upgrade to Apple's most successful operating system ever, Snow Leopard builds upon a decade of Mac OS X innovation with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange, all engineered upon a rock-solid, 64-bit foundation. Snow Leopard features a more responsive Finder; significantly faster built-in applications; a Dock with Exposé integration; Safari 4, the world's fastest web browser; QuickTime X, to easily view, record, trim and share video; and much, much more!

This Month's Meeting: Hunt Room
(turn right when you come in through the front entrance)
Dorrance Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts, 320 South Broad Street, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Meeting: 6:30PM

Colin Keefe of ITSolutions
Presents

At IT Solutions, we’ve been working on ways to help our clients make better use of their existing FileMaker systems for faster access to information, resulting in better data driven decisions. We’ve been helping clients utilize some of the exciting new features in FileMaker 10, but even if you’re using a previous version, there are still plenty of ways to maximize your data access efficiency. We’re eager to share this knowledge with MacBUS members.

Colin Keefe is a senior FileMaker Pro consultant with IT Solutions Consulting, Inc. (www.itsolutions-inc.com), an employee-owned (ESOP) full-service IT managed services and application development company that’s made the Philadelphia 100 Fastest Growing Companies List in 4 out of the past 6 years.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Meeting: 6:45PM

Ben Waldie will present

Introducing MobileMe, an Internet service from Apple that keeps your email, contacts, and calendars the same everywhere—no matter where you make changes. Your iPhone and iPod touch sync with MobileMe over the air, with no need for docks or cables. And your email, contacts, and calendars stay in sync on your Mac or PC whenever you’re online. MobileMe also comes with a suite of elegant, ad-free web applications at me.com— including Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, which stay in sync with your devices. The new Gallery application makes it easy to manage and share photos on the web, with a stunning online gallery for visitors. Finally, iDisk lets you store, access, and share documents online. Work anywhere you go, using a modern browser on a Mac or PC. Join automation consultant and author, Ben Waldie, for this introduction to MobileMe, and learn how you can begin leveraging these popular Internet technologies for both personal and business use.

Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC (www.automatedworkflows.com), a company offering AppleScript, Automator, and workflow consulting services to Mac-based businesses. For years, Ben has developed professional automated solutions and consulted with companies across the globe, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc., CNN, Microsoft, NASA, PC World, and Time Magazine. Ben is the author of "Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Visual QuickStart Guide" (Peachpit Press) and "AppleScripting the Finder" (Automated Workflows, LLC), has written AppleScript and Automator content for Apple.com, Macworld, MacTech, MacScripter.net, and more, and is the host of the "Mac Automation Made Simple" video podcast (Peachpit Press). Ben is also the author of AppleScript training CDs for the Virtual Training Company, and is a frequent presenter at Macworld Expo and other event

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Meeting: 6:45PM

Eric Lucas will present
Business continuity - thought and action

"We live in a world that seems to REACT to emergencies, rather than PREPARE for them, leading to a situation in which the panic can be more dangerous than the disaster itself." -Neil Strauss, Author.

"Business continuity - thought and action" is an introduction to Business Continuity focused on the actual needs of small businesses, organizations, and communities. By replacing the worry and panic that follows emergencies with preparation through thought and action, this interactive presentation provides a foundation to begin drafting your business continuity plan, giving you the power to deal with whatever comes your way.

Eric Lucas:
With nearly 30 years of professional experience Eric has a diverse background ranging from business continuity and disaster recovery to family and personal preparedness, to information technology and electrical engineering. As a team leader, individual contributor, entrepreneur, consultant, and volunteer he has worked with companies such as General Electric, Lockheed Martin, IMS America, PEPCO Holdings, as well as the American Red Cross, Lutheran Disaster Response, and VOAD. His latest project is the development of a simplified business continuity framework for small and medium business.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Meeting: 6:45PM Save the date!

Summer Picnic (Food)
& Your Favorite Shareware

Bring information about your favorite shareware.
Why you like it - how you use it - where to get it.
We will have Hoagies & Sodas for all paid members.

This Month's Meeting: Hunt Room

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Meeting: 7PM

iPhone Tips & Tricks and Favorite Apps/Configurations

Presented by Benjamin Romney & Linda McNeil

Scroll to top of page • Domain resolution • Domain suffix
Press & Hold • Soft reset • Take a screen shot
Set parental controls • Save any image from Safari
Many many more

Meeting: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Topic: iLife 09 updates
Meeting Site: Apple Store Ardmore PA

Thanks to Jon Falk for these great shots from the February 2009 MacBus Meeting!

Taken by Dale Fletcher with Kodak EasyShare M763 Blue 7.2 MP 3X Zoom Digital Camera

We need your input!

What future meeting topics would you like to see? What other community activities would you like MacBUS to get involved with? Here's another chance for you to bring your ideas and suggestions - we've set aside some time to talk about future plans for our group. If you can't make the meeting, you can email us at Board, or iChat with us at AIM: macbusphilly.

Bring your OS X questions to our Q&A
If you didn't know already, the Q&A session at each meeting is renowned the world over. Participate with your own brain-busting, RAM-frying questions that no one else seems to know the answer to. If you can't make the meeting, feel free to post your questions - click on the Forum button on our site.

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