September 16, 2004

Here are the names and email addresses of the people attending the meeting last night

NOTE: eMail addresses removed to prevent SPAMMING.

Brian Lackey
Jacqueline Carter
Jean Poland
Bob Poland
Catherine Houck
Gordon Richardson
Myrna Miller

A number of computer issues were discussed.

Myrna Miller

I'd like to thank Myrna for taking minutes in my absence.
Pat Davis, Secretary

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November 16, 2004

Paul, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE MINUTES AT THE NOV. MEETING.
I don't have emails for Bill McCloflin, Paul Richardson, Dan Rickter
WHEN YOU ARE THROUGH READING THE MINUTES PLEASE RESPOND TO THE PIZZA QUESTION FOR THE DEC. MEETING. Please respond by Sat., Dec. 11.

Myrna I hope you are feeling great again.
The meeting was opened by Brian at 7:00 PM.
Paul reported that the opening and closing bank account balance was $1,627.93.
The following were in attendance:
Bill McCloflin - New member
Dan Rickter - First time visitor
Paul Richardson
Pam Stevens
Brian Lackey
Lynn Root
Gordon Richardson
Paul Carlstedt

Brian reported on a new iPod with large memory and color screen. This would be good not only for music but photos. Cost $500-$600. Brian introduced the main topic of the evening - Digital cameras. - CCD, charged coupled device. The more sensors the higher the megapixel rating. 2.0 should be the lowest considered. Can range up to 10 for big $$$ - Memory card, removable for storing pictures, making prints, and transferring to your computer. It is recommended to get a fire wire or USB 2.0 adapter to plug the card in for transfer to a computer. - Delay between pictures is another important specification. It can range from 20 seconds down to less than a second. Flash shots can increase time. - Optical zoom should be as high as you can afford. Range is from 3X to 10X. - Brian showed three of his cameras. A Canon Rebel EOS with 6.2 mp, short time between shots (less than a second) and interchangeable lenses, an Olympus and another.
It was decided to meet in December and have pizza and drinks. An e-mail was to be sent out requesting desired toppings. Too few responses and we may cancel the meeting.
I have copied Brian so that he can correct errors.

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December 15, 2004

FCMUG's Christmas Party was a gastro success. Thank you Brian Lackey and Paul Carlstadt for bringing the pizza bread sticks and beverages, napkins, plates, cups and anything I've forgot to mention.
The meeting was called to order about 7:30 pm by Brian Lackey, President.
Treasurers report:
opening balance 11/15/04 $1,678.56
additions and subtractions
Dues will be collected in January...$24.00 for year
Apple Pin Sale 5.00
Software Sale 1.00
Allnutt Room Rent -15.00
Projector Rental -25.00
Closing/Opening bal. 12/15/04 1,644.56
There were fourteen Mac users present.
The Meeting began with introductions and a poll to find out how many attendees were running OS 10 - 10.3.6. It was easier counting to find out how many were not running OS 10 - 10.3.6 (only 3 0f us were not running OS 10). Brian announced the following:
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.3.7 via Software Update utility. Key enhancements include improved AFP support for saving documents with long file names, improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers, improved KFireWire device compatibility, and updated Preview application, and improved compatibility for third party applications. The 10.3.7 update is recommended for all users of Mac OSX 10.3 "Panther". It also includes all previous standalone security updates.
iTunes Phone- Apple and Motorola working together to make a cell phone.
Could be released at the San Francisco Mac Expo in January 2005.
RAM -Crucial.com, Macsolutions.com, Apple (expensive)
Create your own custom web portal using Yahoo
Calendar
Reminders from calendar
News
Stocks
Weather
Package tracking (UPS, FEDEX, Airborne, USPS)
Mapping like mapquest
TV listing
Movie Listing
Sports scores

THINGS TO DO WITH GOOGLE:
Search for pictures using Google.
Click the pictures tab and there are your pictures based on your search. Using Google as a calculator. How many feet in a mile? 6 times 2.75?

FREEBEES- OR ALMOST:
128 MB SD $1.95 Memory Mac Connection.Com
4 in 1 Card reader (USB 2) Macmall.Com
Wireless Router Belkin. $-0.05 after $50.00 rebate MacConnection.com Syntax USB 400 Wireless LAN Adaptor Free after rebate Windows only RSS (Really Simple Syndication) www.Newsfirerss.com

RSS:
reads website news
catalogs the website
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January is Membership dues month $24.00 for year
January program ---questions and troubleshooting hardware........
February ---Excel presentation.....
Hope to see you on January 20.
Submitted by
Pat Davis, secretary