Join us for Dave Chmura, developer of ProfCast, Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

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Dave Chmura, developer of ProfCast, Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Dave Chmura will be our special guest at our August 5, 2009 main meeting. He is part of the team at HumbleDaisy.com, which is the group that develops ProfCast!

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ProfCast is an all-in-one presentation-to-podcast tool for the Mac that offers an integrated workflow for creating, recording, and publishing podcasts. It provides live presentation recording, synchronization of slides with audio, Keynote and PowerPoint support, RSS generation, and publishing support.


All elements of your presentation, including slide timings, bullet point builds, and voice narration, are recorded. ProfCast allows you to record your presentation as you give it, using either Apple's Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint! ProfCast also helps you publish your recorded presentation as an enhanced podcast. ProfCast is the perfect solution for educators and professionals looking to
provide more flexible, richer media to supplement traditional pedagogical tools such as books, course packs, or notes. ProfCast is the only application that makes it easy to turn the lecture you are already giving into an enhanced podcast. The result will be complete.

The most significant feature of ProfCast is that it integrates with the educator’s existing teaching process, and doesn’t require additional time to have full impact.
It's as simple as Launch, Load and Lecture!

The event is made possible by dues paying members of the Chicago Apple User Group, and their support is greatly appreciated. The logistics of the event are:

Wednesday, August 5, 2009
7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
The Apple Store
679 N. Michigan Avenue
2nd Floor Theater
Chicago, IL 60611

We expect another full house, so get there early to get the best seats!

Best wishes,

Russ Conte
President, The Chicago Apple User Group (and a dues paying member!)
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Dave Marra, Apple Senior Engineer showing iLife and iWork, July 1, 2009

Dave Marra will be our featured guest at our July 1, 2009 meeting. Here’s a bit about Dave:

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Dave Marra has conducted over 500 technology presentations, keynote addresses and workshops for businesses, schools, computer user groups and other professional organizations across the United States and Canada. His specialty areas include digital multimedia, internet technologies and cross-platform integration. In addition to his presentations and workshops, Dave has served as a technology consultant to numerous schools, businesses and technology advisory boards. For more information about Dave, please visit his web site at www.marrathon.com.

Here’s how Dave describes his presentation to us:

Rediscover creative new ways to work with digital photos, movies, music and more with iLife '09! The new iLife '09 suite features exciting new updates to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, in addition to iDVD and iWeb. Also, explore how easy and fun word processing, spreadsheets and presentations can be with iWork '09. The new iWork '09 productivity suite features major updates to Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and all are compatible with Microsoft Office. iWork and iLife, two great ways to work and play, only on a Mac!”

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Dave is well known as an extremely knowledgeable guy, who is very enthusiastic and down to earth. The event is member supported and open to the public. Here are the event logistics:

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Apple Store
679 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611


Feel free to bring friends and colleagues who would love to meet one of the best presenters on all things Mac!

Best wishes,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple Users Group (and a dues paying member!)
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Bert Monroy free event, Wednesday June 3, 7:00 p.m.

Hi everyone,

We are very pleased to announce that world famous Photoshop artist
Bert Monroy will be our featured guest on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Bert is a member of the Adobe Photoshop Hall of Fame, and the host of a weekly online show called PixelPerfect:



Here is how Bert describes his talk before us that evening:
"Beyond the photo retouching capabilities, Adobe Photoshop is an extraordinary tool for image creation. Using software as his brush and canvas, Bert will offer a Photoshop demonstration that will explain features that are usually ignored by most users. Filters, brushes and layer styles will be taken beyond their face value and turned into tools that adapt to any given situation. Bert will inspire the casual Photoshop enthusiast to take their imagination to new heights."
He has used a Mac since 1984, and continues to use Macs as his design tool of choice. He has presented around the world, and published some of the most influential books ever written on Photoshop. You can see his most recent book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Studio-Bert-Monroy-Painting/dp/0321515870/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239936330&sr=8-1

The logistics for this event are:

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
The Apple Store
2nd Floor
679 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

The event is free and open to the public. You are encouraged and invited to RSVP with guests. I look forward to seeing many of you at this event!
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How to do backups on Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Hi everyone,

We all know how important it is to do backups. But not everyone does them. Our topic for May will be how to do backups from start to finish. We’ll have two of our own presenting the information: Barb Passman and John Juskevice. They’ll look at various backup programs such as SuperDuper and Time Machine, as well as how to do an archive. You’ll be able to do a comparison of the different backup programs available for the Mac, and intelligently select the one that best suits your needs.

The logistics of the meeting are:

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Apple Store
679 N. Michigan Avenue
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60611

The event is free and open to the public, feel free to bring friends and colleagues! See you on May 6th!
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Adam Pratt of Adobe will be our guest on April 1, 2009!

The Chicago Apple Users Group is very proud to present Adam Pratt of Adobe as the keynote speaker for our April 1, 2009 meeting. Here is some information about Adam:

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ADAM PRATT joined Adobe in 2000 and is currently a Senior Solutions Engineer working with all of the Creative Suite Products, including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash. He consults with Adobe’s customers regarding their creative workflows and has co-authored several books about using Adobe’s professional design software. Adam is also responsible for training Adobe’s global network of trainers and consultants and is a frequent contributor to Adobe’s ACE certification program.

The logistics of the meeting are:
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Apple Store
679 N. Michigan Avenue
2nd Floor
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public. RSVP not required.

We look forward to having a very full house at the event. You are welcome to bring friends and colleagues, this event is open to members and non-members of the Chicago Apple Users Group.

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