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Boinx software coming August 4th!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-07-13T19:31:38-06:00

Hi everyone,

I’m very happy to announce that Boinx software will be our special guest on Wednesday, August 4th. They make quite a range of products, including:

Boinx TV: Turn your Mac into a TV studio! BoinxTV is a pioneering live production software for creating Live to Disk, Live to Internet and Live to Stage video. Record stunning studio shows, podcasts, sports events, concerts, sermons, lectures and more using your Mac and multiple cameras. You can learn more at: http://www.boinx.com/boinxtv/overview/

FotoMagico 3: Award-winning slideshow software for professional photographers. Turn your pictures and movies into a story with a few simple clicks and present it live in high resolution, share it as Standalone Player, on your website, as a screen saver, or burn it to DVD. Learn more here: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/overview/

PhotoPresenter 4: Award-winning quick presentation software with style for digital photographers. With the pre-built animated style templates, creating an impressive slideshow with images, movies and sound requires no authoring know-how. Learn more here: http://www.boinx.com/photopresenter/overview/

The logistics of the event:

The Chicago Apple User Group presents Boinx Software!
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

The event is open to the public, and made possible by the dues paying members of the Chicago Apple User Group. You are encouraged to bring friends, colleagues and others who have an artistic flair!

Sincerely,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Daylite, the premiere Customer Relationship Management Software for Mac and iPhone, on June 2, 2010!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-05-16T15:46:55-06:00

Hi everyone,

The Chicago Apple User Group is proud to present Ross Mondschain, who will show us Daylite for the Mac and iPhone. Daylite for Mac and iPhone allows a person or business to track contacts, dates, to-dos, business opportunities, do mail merges, manage projects, send emails, and much more. With Daylite, you can run your CRM functions on your Mac, or have them in your pocket on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Here is a testimonial about one person’s experience with Daylite, who runs a professional photography business:

“How do you use Daylite in your industry?
“I use opportunities [a Daylite feature] to keep track of potential new clients. I use predefined activity sets that remind me to send information on our various packages, and to follow-up with them after a set period of time. Once business has been won, I create a project for each wedding, family portrait, or commercial shoot I'm involved in. Since Daylite works like a pyramid, I can keep track of everything related to that client under one project and access it easily.
“What's your favourite thing about Daylite Touch?
“Being able to view, edit, and create everything I need to run my business from one device that fits in my pocket – and knowing that this information is seamlessly syncing back to the machines in my home and office.
“How has Daylite Touch improved your workflow?
“Before Daylite, I would write this information down on my notepad and forget about them after a couple days. Daylite automatically pops up and reminds me to contact the bride to see if I can answer any other questions, making my customer service that more personal. This is a HUGE deal for any photographer and can be the difference between you sealing the deal instead of Joe-Photo down the street. People like personal attention and Daylite reminds us, at predetermined times, to give that attention.
“Which features do you find most useful to you and your business?
“Having projects and tasks on my iPhone is huge – but having the home screen to sum it all up for me on a "today" and "tomorrow" basis is priceless.” (you can read the original by clicking here).

The event logistics are:
Ross Mondschain ACTC, ACHDS
Presenting Daylite and Daylite touch
Certified Member: Apple Consultants Network
ROSSMON Technology Solutions
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

The meeting is open to the public, and made possible by members of the Chicago Apple User Group. Feel free to bring colleagues, co-workers, and anyone else who uses their Macintosh or iPhone to run a business. See you there!

Best wishes,

Russ Conte
President. Chicago Apple User Group
http://www.chicagoapple.org

Demos of artistic software and cooking database on May 5th!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-04-25T16:17:04-06:00

Hi everyone!

I’m very pleased to announce that we have a very special presentation on May 5th, 2010.

Here are the logistics of the meeting:

Member demos of Akvis graphics tools and MacGourmet software by our own members!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

Our first trio of products all come from our friends at Akvis. The three products we’ll see are:

Akvis Sketch

AKVIS Sketch converts photos into pencil sketches and watercolor paintings.
Now you do not need to handle a pencil to feel like an artist. All you need to create your original work of art is good taste and AKVIS Sketch.

Our efficient method creates realistic color and B&W drawings that imitate the technique of graphite and color pencil, charcoal and watercolor painting.
In contrast to standard filters (like the built-in filters in Photoshop or PSP) that offer an approximate sketch, AKVIS Sketch comes very close to the hand-drawn works of a human artist. Getting a similar result with the standard tools would require expertise in image editing and extensive manipulation with layers, masks, brushes and applying filters.

Our second Akvis program will be Lightshop. Here is information about the product:

People by their nature are attracted by things that shine, sparkle, glow and glitter. A light effect draws attention and animates any photo.
AKVIS LightShop helps you create amazing light effects: lightning in a stormy sky, a colorful rainbow over a city, a reflection on a raindrop, the glow on smoldering wood in a fire-place, alien signs blazing in the night sky, flares on the sun, the lights of distant planets, fireworks - wherever your imagination may take you!
Light effects can brighten up any photo: make it look more natural (by adding reflections on shiny objects) or on the contrary - add a bit of magic and fantasy. Just a few clicks and the eyes of your loved one sparkle like diamonds; some simple manipulations and a moonlit road appears in night scenery.

Our third Akvis software product will be Coloriage
Breathe life into your black and white photos with AKVIS Coloriage!
AKVIS presents the cutting edge technology of automatic photo colorizing that will change your ideas about image colorization forever!

AKVIS Coloriage manipulates colors of an image: from colorizing old black and white photos from your family archive to replacing colors in your color photos.
Make a present for your grandmother by adding color to her school photo, replace the colors of your car to see how it would look in scarlet, see how you will look if you dye your hair red.

AKVIS Coloriage creates natural-looking colorization in a quick and entertaining manner. It works equally well for coloring of portraits, landscapes, fashion, and still life. The skin, sky, verdure, and tree color patterns help users to select realistic colors for their picture.

Apply your creativity and you will find a wide variety of other usages for the software. You can create colorful backgrounds out of ordinary dull pictures, you can apply AKVIS Coloriage to get rid of the red eye effect, to make selective color correction, selective desaturation and colorizing, etc.
AKVIS Coloriage is as easy to use as a coloring book. No layers manipulation, no complicated techniques, no more hours of frustration attempting to get just the look you want - everything is done with a few brush strokes. Indicate the desired colors by the stroke of the brush; the program does the rest of the work: recognizes the object's border and tailors the new color to the grayscale tones of the initial picture.

We’ll also be treated to a presentation about MacGourmet, which is software that can be used to help design meals, make nutrition plans, and much more.

MacGourmet Deluxe Features

• Build, print, and share your own cookbook from your recipe collection.
• Use the Mealplan feature to plan and organize meals. Sync your plans with iCal.
• Easily calculate the nutritional content of your recipes.
• Publish your recipes to your MobileMe account or to your web site.
• Manage your wine collection by recording notes about your favorite wines.
• Import recipes from your favorite online source.
• Create shopping lists from the Weekly Meal Planner or from one or more recipes.
• Store and manage all your cooking notes.
• Organize your collection with SmartLists.
• Plan a meal using the Cupboard find or Potluck find features.

I would suggest getting there early to get the best seats! I look forward to seeing many of you at our May, 2010 meeting!

Best wishes,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Over $300 in raffle prizes at our April 7, 2010 meeting!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-03-28T10:24:30-06:00

Hi everyone,

We are thrilled to announce that we have two outstanding raffle prizes from Elgato for our April 7th main meeting. As a reminder, here are the logistics for the event:

Elgato comes to Chicago!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Digital Bootcamp
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

The two prizes we will be giving away that night are the new 2010 Elgato EyeTV Hybrid (which turns your Mac into a great television), and the Elgato Turbo.264 HD, which is great for compressing video without straining your Mac, to easily view the video on your iPod, iPhone, or other devices. It has a retail value of $149.95.

The Elgato EyeTV Hybrid is a device about 3" x 1.5" that is inserted into a USB 2 slot on your Mac. The included software (called Eye TV 3) allows you to watch, record, edit, and save the programs on your Mac. It will even record shows when you are away. You can perform intelligent searches for programs, create clips, export out and much more. The software allows you to edit out parts of the show that you don't want to watch, save the video, and view it later. An optional app is available which allows you to stream video from your Mac to your iPhone, iPod or iPad.

The device itself can be connected to a digital antenna to receive all the TV stations broadcast over the air and view many programs in high definition. It can also be connected to your cable to get all your cable TV stations. Note - if you get your internet service through a company that provides TV services, too, (such as Comcast or RCN), you might be able to view basic cable at no charge using the Eye TV Hybrid. This might include such channels as the History Channel, CNN, ESPN, Fox, MTV, Discovery, TNT, Disney, FX, Golf, Travel, Comedy Channel, VH1, CNBC, and more.

Federal law (specifically 47CFR76.630) prohibits cable companies from scrambling their basic cable TV service, and it is possible to use an EyeTV Hybrid to view basic cable on your Mac at no charge under certain conditions, and without the use of a set top box. Unencrypted QAM (that's what it's called, you can do a search for the term, such as clicking here) is very rarely described or publicized by cable companies, but this will be a chance to learn more about it. You can also use the Elgato system to view regular subscription cable TV without any issues. Here is what it looks like:

More info about the Elgato EyeTV Hubrid can be found here:

http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/EyeTV-Hybrid-10/product1.en.html

The Elgato Turbo.264 HD is a great device for converting the video into H.264 format. This works on its own, and does not strain your Macintosh's processors. If you have any video (such as from a Camcorder, or EyeTV) to convert for use on an iPhone or you need to crop, scale, trip or batch video, the turbo.264 HD is a great solution. It works well with everything from iMovie to Final Cut Pro. Here's what it looks like:

and here is where you can learn more about it:

http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/Turbo264HD/product1.en.html

The Elgato Turbo.264 HD has a retail value of $149.95.

How to buy raffle tickets online. Current members of the Chicago Apple User Group receive one free raffle ticket, and can buy as many additional tickets as they want for $1.00 each. Tickets are available online now at:

http://www.chicagoapple.org/raffletickets.html

Non-members can also buy tickets, at a cost of $2.00 each. The page for non-member tickets is here:

http://www.chicagoapple.org/raffletickets2.html

You must be present at the meeting to win the prizes. The April 7 event is made possible by the dues paying members of the Chicago Apple User Group. If you are not a member and would like to join, click here. The event is open to the public, no reservations are required. You are welcome to bring friends and colleagues.

Best wishes,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group
http://www.chicagoapple.org

Elgato will show us how to watch, record and edit TV on our Macs on April 7, 2010

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-03-11T04:29:57-07:00

Hi everyone,

I’m very pleased to announce that Mike Evangelist from Elgato is our guest on Wednesday, April 7th. Elgato makes hardware and software that allows Mac users to record, watch, edit and save TV shows on their Macs. They have systems that work wit over the air broadcasts (including HD) as well as Cable and set top boxes. The hardware is quite small, and works extremely well. Here’s an example:

Their home page is here:

http://www.elgato.com/

From my place (about eight miles west of the Sears Tower), I can receive over 30 stations for free over the air from the transmitters on the Sears Tower and the Hancock Center. The same system allows me to see clear QAM signals from Comcast, which allows me to view basic cable in standard definition at no charge. I can purchase cable TV from Comcast, of curse, but this arrangement works great.

The logistics of the meeting are:

Mike Evangelist of Elgato
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Digital BootCamp
25 West Hubbard
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

The event is open to the public, and supported by the dues paying members of the Chicago Apple User Group. Feel free to bring friends and collegaues. I look forward to seeing many of you at our April meeting! If you are not a member, you are welcome to learn more about us, and join the club here: http://www.chicagoapple.org/membership.php

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group
http://www.chicagoapple.org

Learn Page Layout with Michel Segard, March 3, 2010

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-02-08T18:40:57-07:00

Hi everyone,

We are very pleased to announce that Michel Segard will be our guide as we learn the basic principles of page layout. Michele is a former instructor at the School of the Art Institute, and taught the first class in page layout. This event is good for all levels of users, whether you use a consumer level program such as Apple’s Pages, or a professional level program such as Adobe’s InDesign or QuarkXPress, or any other page layout program, this session will give you the basic building blocks and principles necessary to do page layout. The logistics of the event are:

Michel Segard presents the principles of page layout at
Digital Bootcamp
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

The event is open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to bring friends and colleagues. I look forward to seeing many of you on March 3rd!

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Meet David Joost of BeLight software Wednesday, February 3, 2010!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2010-01-07T08:38:27-07:00

Hi everyone,

I’m thrilled to announce that David Joost of BeLight software is our special guest for February. The logistics of the event are:

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meet David Joost of BeLight Software at
Digital BootCamp
25 West Hubbard, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

BeLight is a Mac software house that is headquartered in the Ukraine. Here is a bit of information about them from their web site:

Why Mac applications?
We are sure that the best software should run on the best computers. No modern computer even begins to match up to a Mac. First, this is the only platform where the human factor is foremost. Second, it's where all the technical novelties of the entire Personal Computer age were created. Third, we simply cannot abide running any other platform!
We're sure that software must be:

Easy-to-use and perfectly intuitive;
Using innovative technologies where necessary;
Capable of invoking new abilities you never knew you had.

These concepts formed our motto, “Simplicity of new abilities”.

Our name is BeLight Software, which means “be light”:

We strive for making everything (software, work, life) easier;
Our company brings light to you;
Our users feel themselves at ease

Here is part of their product lineup, and you can see their entire product lineup at http://www.belightsoft.com/products/products.php:

Printfolio

Printfolio is a suite of four professional Mac OS X printing programs plus image editing program — Image Tricks. With this suite you can easily create business cards, CD/DVD covers, labels, tray inserts, folded booklets, flyers, brochures, letterheads, newsletters, catalogs, etc. The program will also help you design and print envelopes, postcards, address and shipping labels.

Live Interior 3D

Live Interior 3D is an interior design software for Mac, that features advanced editing capabilities, while remaining intuitive in use. Draw CAD-like 2D plans using flexible drawing tools, flawlessly add and position furniture objects in 3D mode, adjust light parameters for every light source on the fly. The program is available in Standard (from $49.95) and Pro Editions (from $129.95)..

Art Text

Art Text is an application for creating high-quality textual graphics, headings, logos, icons, buttons and more. Not only professionals, but anyone, who wants to make his text work look attractive, will find a use for the program.

Swift Publisher

Swift Publisher is an excellent Mac OS X page layout application for designing and printing impressive documents. Thanks to prepared templates this application allows you to create flyers, letterheads, brochures, newsletters and more without needing to undertake a design cours..

I look forward to seeing many of you at Digital BootCamp on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. to meet David Joost of BeLight Software!

Sincerely,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

TypeStyler on January 6, 2010

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-12-05T11:05:53-07:00

We are starting 2010 in style, with our guest David Stillman of Strider Software. They make TypeStyler, which is a Mac only program that allows you to:

1. Do incredibly sophisticated work with text
2. Output your text to virtually any consumer or professional graphics program (using everything from JPEG to PSD)
3. Create 3-D versions of items, for example to design product boxes
4. Create video of text and type
5. Impose video onto text or type

TypeStyler does even more than is listed here. You can find out more about the program by going to their home page:

http://www.typestyler.com

Dave will be offering a user group discount the night of the event, so it pays to be there!

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 6, 2010 starting at 7:00 p.m.

NOTE - We are meeting at a new location:

Digital Bootcamp
25 West Hubbard
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654

I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Sincerely,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Get your tickets for the December 2nd event here!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-12-01T04:17:16-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here’s your chance to get tickets for our December 2nd game! We are giving away lots of prizes. Current members can get their tickets for $1.00 each here:

http://www.chicagoapple.org/prizes.html

and non-members can get their tickets for $5 each here:

http://www.chicagoapple.org/prizes2.html

If you wish to join, you may do so on this page:

www.chicagoapple.org/membership.php

I’ll see you on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at the North Michigan Avenue Apple Store
679 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

iPhoto with Jim Buckner, December 2, 2009

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-11-16T19:08:11-07:00

Hi everyone,

We are very privileged to have Jim Buckner as our guest speaker at our December, 2009 meeting. Jim has been in photography for a long time, and he has a great passion for the Mac and photography.

About Jim: Jim Buckner is a photohobbyist whose parents were part-time professional photographers. His first camera was a Kodak Brownie and then he graduated to a Pony. He is proficient in the use of iPhoto and Photoshop and also employs Painter, Sketch, FotoMagico and PhotoArtist in his works.

About the presentation: In minutes, the editing features of iPhoto allow graphical corrections, photo enhancements and artistic adjustments that formerly took hours in the darkroom. Establishing a workflow routine, laying out a workspace and demonstrating some helpful tips will be the subjects of this presentation.

To learn more about Jim’s work, see his web site (made on a Mac, of course!):

http://www.jlbuckner.com

The event logistics:

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

I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Best wishes,

Rss Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Dr. Mac coming on November 4, 2009!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-10-13T20:44:37-06:00

Hi everyone,

We have CONFIRMED that Bob LeVitus, better known as Dr. Mac, will be making his annual exclusive appearance here in Chicago on Wednesday, November 4th. The logistics of the event are:

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
The Apple Store
679 N. Michigan Avenue
2nd Floor Theater
Chicago, IL 60611

This event is supported by the dues paying members of the Chicago Apple User Group, and their support is warmly appreciated! I hope to see many of you at the Apple store on November 4th!

Warm wishes,

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Snow Leopard and MobleMe on October 7th!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-09-09T17:02:03-06:00

Hi everyone!

The Chicago Apple User Group is very proud to have Mori Katz from Apple as our keynote speaker for our October, 2009 meeting. She has presented to us before, and did an outstanding job. This time she’ll be sharing her enthusiasm and knowledge about the new OS, called Snow Leopard, and MobileMe.

Snow Leopard is Apple’s newest version of the Macintosh OS. It’s designed to save a ton of space on your hard drive, add the ability for your Mac to use 64-bit computing, it has top of the line technologies for accessibility, and will allow the Mac OS to use Microsoft Exchange Servers, and much more. This is not a feature driven release. Instead, the richness of the new OS is “under the hood”, and it is quite amazing once you see it. The new Mac OS is better, faster and easier, and this will be a front row chance to see it in action, and to learn directly from Mori about why Snow Leopard is so very cool!

In addition, she’ll be showing us MobilMe, which allows your Mail, Calendar and Contacts to stay in sync, incredibly beautiful iPhoto galleries, a personal hard drive on the web, and much more. MobileMe is a great resource for all Mac users.

The logistics of the event:

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

The event is open to the public, so feel free to bring friends, colleagues and switchers. It promises to be a great meeting!

See you there!

Russ Conte
President, Chicago Apple User Group

Weston Maggio of Wacom, Wednesday September 2nd, 7:00 p.m.

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-08-06T20:32:30-06:00

The Chicago Apple User Group is very proud to have Weston Maggio as our keynote speaker for our September meeting. Wes is an extremely well known trainer for Wacom. He is an Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe Photoshop, and is a well known national trainer at creative events around the United States. Wes is part of the team that has produced the best selling video on Wacom tablets and Adobe Photoshop, called “PhotoshopSecrets Wacom Tablets and Photoshop CS4(Now includes Intuos 4)”. You can find out more about that video here:

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/video/products/CS4_Wacom.htm

If you’d like more information about Wacom tablets, their home page is a great resource, and you’ll find a video of our speaker in the upper right hand corner of this page:

http://www.wacom.com/index2.php

The logistics of the event are:

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
The Apple Store
2nd floor theater
679 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

We encourage people to get there early to claim the best seats!

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

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-07-03T16:35:33-06:00

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!

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!)

Dave Marra, Apple Senior Engineer showing iLife and iWork, July 1, 2009

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-06-04T18:46:34-06:00

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

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!”

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!)

Bert Monroy free event, Wednesday June 3, 7:00 p.m.

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-05-13T04:12:52-06:00

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!

How to do backups on Wednesday, May 6, 2009

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-04-02T04:19:36-06:00

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!

Adam Pratt of Adobe will be our guest on April 1, 2009!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-03-07T14:43:08-07:00

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:

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.

Welcome to the updated web site!

info@chicagoapple.org — 2009-02-01T02:29:27-07:00