Yes. It is a late call but because of that we will take this month off. have a great holiday and month. see you in October.

You don’t want to miss this unless you are not interested in dmg files, Mac’s, or fun people, so be there.

Topics from the President
DISK IMAGES • Archiving Email • General File Organization
Gerald will be doing a presentation on Disk Images.
What they are, how to use them, and what they can do for you.

As well as showing you how to keep you email app clean and fast while maintaining those emails you want to view later, which will also be a part of General File Organization.
You have files and folders on your desktop? You feel like a windows user? Do you have way too much to look through and organize?
I will show you one way that has worked for me for over 15 years.

Q & A Time
Bring questions, problems, and curiosities to the table.

August Meeting
The August meeting will cover printing woes, such as, “Why is this not printing the colors that my computer is showing?”

Hi all.  I know late as always, which is why, I am putting in my resignation as president, this is a semi-formal notice to the members as I have been trying to do this for some time now.

BUT, lets not dwell on the inevitable or make this a sad thing, I think it is a chance for the group to take what I tried to do and actually make it happen – a formal letter will be issued once the board members work out the details.

The exiting news is that RICK HARTMAN is going to be doing a very informative presentation about SPOTLIGHT and all its tips and tricks.  RICK is one of our masters of Mac and Apple knowledge and we should use him when ever we can, and he is free this month.  It is one I am looking forward to learn more about.

And then it is Q & A and then some.  SO bring your questions and your thinking caps, because it's a night of technical system FUN!!!  everyone will get some use out of these topics… 

- gerald [acting president]

We had a great turn out for our April meeting, a meeting that found us without each other for two months, and it was great getting together.

Amazing what we covered in 2 hours and had time left over for a casual Q & A period.

We also gave away some great items from RadTech.us  thanks to Zach we gave away:

• ClearCal®: Protective Film for your iPad – clear and anti-glare.
• ScreenSavrz®: Laptop Display Protection – [13 inch- blue] • [15 inch - black] • [17 inch - black] (the item I showcased for you – I got at WWDC back in 2004)
• OmniCleanz®: Advanced Multi-Use Cleaner – 1 oz with Optix polishing cloth

• We also had a presentation — two in fact — from our illustrious man in the sky who flies overhead while we look up in wonderment — Keith Thomassen on scanning photographs, negatives, and slides using the EPSON V300 Scanner; and the information is universal for all scanners, so do not be frightened if you do not have the EPSON V300.

Keith continued his informative presentation on creating an HD DVD using the built in tools on your Mac.
Both presentations can be downloaded and viewed http://www.sierramousetrap.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/KeithThomassenScanning.key_.zip  and http://www.sierramousetrap.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/KeithThomassen_making-HD-movie.key_.zip

• We were also graced with several new members and guests that we will rectify the introduction issue: it was my fault for taking so much time on the give-aways, please accept my apology and be prepared to share you and your story with us.

THE MISSING DISCOUNT CODE

The reason for this late newsletter is that I am upset and embarrassed that I have misplaced the email from Rad Tech and Zach about the discount code for the group.  "HOW CAN YOU MISPLACE AN EMAIL?"  Well… I use over 60 email addresses for many and varied reasons, but the correspondence with Zach at Radtech has been through smmug@sierramoustrap,org and smmug@ariapictures.com or so I think.  I sometime quickly send out an email to someone not realizing the address I am sending it out with — some of you can attest to that when they get one from gefa_web@theunion.net or some other off the wall address.

Another reason for the misplacement is that I do to keep my computer a mean, clean, computing machine is save emails as PDF's, RTF's, or .eml files and store them on an external HD and delete them in the email app.  I am unsure if I did this to the email from Zach.  I am unable to find it in my folder where I store emails of the sort, I am unable to find anything of that nature using find, spotlight, and find any file on any storage media I have — spent HOURS looking for it and almost have gone to tears.

This is not the only thing that has eluded me.  I have misplaced a folder with all my information, files, and emails from the cast & crew for THE GOLdEN TREE that has there bio's, pictures, and correspondence — some very important information.  NOw I would have EVER just up and deleted it, but it is not in the directory with all my other COMPLETED productions.

Needless to say, I am at my wit's end over these disappearing items, and no, I am very meticulous and anal about backup and storage when it come s to important items…  but these two have just vanished from all sources.

So when Zach replies, I will get that put to everyone — and it IS RADTECH.us.

May Meeting topics

We are feverishly putting together an exciting list of topics to bring you.
thank you – gerald martin davenport

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• NEXT MEETING: Monday, September 13 •

Bill Yanko, from the Lake Wildwood Mac User Group, will do a presentation on "GOING PAPERLESS."

"I will be sharing my experiences about Going Paperless.  This is a project I’ve been working on for some months now and I've learned a lot.

There are a number of factors to consider when switching from a primarily paper based filing system to a digital records system.  These include the best way to digitize your documents, how to organize a large number of files, and how to find documents later when you’ve forgotten the file names or where you put them.  Security, including both access and backup becomes more critical.

I’ll be reviewing the pros and cons of different kinds of scanners, describing systems and software options for organizing and retrieving your information, and highlighting some security options.  All of the software that will be discussed have free trial periods for evaluation so you can check out these programs yourself without having to spend any money.  If you’re interested in reducing your paperwork clutter, this presentation will provide some good tips on how to get started.&quot

The remainder of the meeting is an open forum for Questions and Answers and anything else that might be pressing and fun — kind of an odd mix.

SAME TIME • SAME PLACE • SAME DAY (but make it the 13th)

OCTOBER MEETING possibilities

I know this jumps into a topic that most cannot afford or are not willing to buy into because of it's limitations — the latter would be me — and that it is NEW technology, but I have convinced Matt Vanderpol to do a demo on the iPad only, and I say this lightly, only because I am interested in what it can do first hand and I think it would be informative for everyone to see it in use — plus, he does better at demo's than I do. [we have a bluetooth keyboard borrowed for the demo - thanks]

After which of course we may have a few other demo's I have asked some members to do, OR, and I say or with gritted teeth, I will redo the demo on iCal and other calendar programs to keep you on time and up to date, as well as, covering a general wide phrase BACK UP: which when I say it I mean to ARCHIVE your files, pictures, and emails, NOT your system, which is quite a different subject and tactic — and one that most people do not think about or do it poorly.

NOVEMBER MEETING possibilities

There is this latest craze, actually been going on for several years now, but as time goes by it gets easier and easier to do, is STAYING IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

We all have been bitten by that bug, that fantasy that we can connect to everyone in our past — and most are doing it.  If you are one of the few that have not had a taste of this exciting craze — and it may be more than that — then I will be going over the history of correspondence and staying in touch with friends and family starting with the old pen and paper, the landline phone, video tape, email, the cell phone, myspace and facebook, and MORE.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN TO US NOW AND THE FUTURE?  WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO SHARE INFO, PICTURES, AND VIDEO with in this CONNECTING WITH THE PAST?
You will have me to go over it for you.

IMPORTANT LINKS to have bookmarked

• http://www.sierramousetrap.org/
• NEWSLETTER RSS FEED
• View Past Issues
• (THIS) WEBSITE RSS FEED
• Lake Wildwood Mac User Group (not a competitor but a part of the family)

NEXT MEETING: Monday, September 13

Yes we changed it and it was posted on the website http://www.sierramousetrap.org/ awhile back, but I know most have busy lives and sometimes forget to check on things they know they should — I know, I am that way at times; you put it off, you put it off, and then, "OH NO… I missed it." Or something like that.

Well, I am here to inform you with the latest on the happenings for this coming meeting.  Since I have been scatter-brained and have caused some problems I am pleased to announce that we have a special guest from outside our group to cover most of the meeting:

Bill Yanko, from the Lake Wildwood Mac User Group, will do a presentation on "GOING PAPERLESS."  I have read it and it is quite interesting and useful — I know we, as a high tech society, have tried to do this for years — one thing they touted that computers would do — eliminate paper.

The remainder of the meeting is an open forum for Questions and Answers and anything else that might be pressing and fun — kind of an odd mix.

SAME TIME • SAME PLACE • SAME DAY (but make it the 13th)

OCTOBER MEETING possibilities

I know this jumps into a topic that most cannot afford or are not willing to buy into because of it's limitations — the latter would be me — and that it is NEW technology, but I have convinced Matt Vanderpol to do a demo on the iPad only, and I say this lightly, only because I am interested in what it can do first hand and I think it would be informative for everyone to see it in use — plus, he does better at demo's than I do. [we are asking if anyone has a bluetooth keyboard Mat could borrow for the demo]

After which of course we may have a few other demo's I have asked some members to do, OR, and I say or with gritted teeth, I will redo the demo on iCal and other calendar programs to keep you on time and up to date, as well as, covering a general wide phrase BACK UP: which when I say it I mean to ARCHIVE your files, pictures, and emails, NOT your system, which is quite a different subject and tactic — and one that most people do not think about or do it poorly.

NOVEMBER MEETING possibilities

There is this latest craze, actually been going on for several years now, but as time goes by it gets easier and easier to do, is STAYING IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

We all have been bitten by that bug, that fantasy that we can connect to everyone in our past — and most are doing it.  If you are one of the few that have not had a taste of this exciting craze — and it may be more than that — then I will be going over the history of correspondence and staying in touch with friends and family starting with the old pen and paper, the landline phone, video tape, email, the cell phone, myspace and facebook, and MORE.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN TO US NOW AND THE FUTURE?  WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO SHARE INFO, PICTURES, AND VIDEO with in this CONNECTING WITH THE PAST?
You will have me to go over it for you.

Some interesting and positive looks at Apple Products in the news

iPad Opens Up New Worlds for Autistic Children – i’d take one…

Magic Trackpad is a Winner – be interesting to try one…

MacBook Pro Shines in Dual Environments – would I love an intel laptop?

New iMac Is Editors’ Choice – one sweet machine…