[muglo] there's a meetin' here tonight

sounds like a plan...Fred Landon Library, Wortley Road next Thursday 7 > 
8:30...anxious to see the toys the mac boys play with.
I am just a learnin'!


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> muglo Digest  Fri, 15 Jun 2007        Volume: 07  Issue: 140
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> In This Issue:
>               [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
>               [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
>               [muglo] Re: No boot up
>               [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
>               [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
>               [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
>               [muglo] Re: No boot up
>               [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
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> 
> From: "Ted Medzon" <emedzon@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:17:47 -0400
> 
> Enjoy everyone. I won't be able to make it.
> Ted Medzon
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: Terry Genereaux <terry.genereaux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:28:26 -0400
> 
> I LIve in the Pondmills area if someones needs a ride
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> Terry Genereaux
> terry.genereaux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 14-Jun-07, at 10:25 PM, Paul Thomas wrote:
> 
>> I would like to make but without a car, can anyone tell me if it is=20
>> near a bus route and, i f so, which one?  Alternatively, if there  
>> is=20
>> anyone living near Cherryhill who could give me a ride that would  
>> be=20
>> appreciated!!
>>
>> I am particularly interested in iMovie and iDVD, mentioned below!
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Jun 14, 2007, at 3:37 PM, Doug Bale wrote:
>>
>>>   On Jun 14, 2007, at 9:14 AM, roy hanson wrote:
>>>> approx how many muglo's come out to meetings?
>>>> and what is talked about.
>>>> And when are the meetings.
>>>
>>> To answer the questions in reverse order, Roy (and by the way,  
>>> welcome
>>> to the group), the meetings are whenever anyone gets around to
>>> organizing them. The last one was in March; since then, we've just  
>>> had
>>> sporadic exchanges online. However, there's a real meeting next
>>> Thursday, June 21, from 7:00 till 8:30 p.m., in the OSCO Community =
>> Room
>>> at the Fred Landon Library branch, 196 Wortley Rd. I just organized =
>> it.
>>> What's talked about? Whatever anyone wants to talk about. The March
>>> meeting, I understand (I wasn't here then), included a  
>>> presentation on
>>> how to set up a personal Web site (I wish I HAD been here). Next
>>> Thursday's is mainly about meeting other members (Ipersonally I've  
>>> met
>>> only a few) and reinforcing the impression that this IS a group  
>>> (there
>>> are numerous other recent members too, and online really hardly  
>>> cuts =
>> it
>>> when you don't know the people you're online with.
>>>
>>> Apart from that, I'll have an  Internet-ready laptop set up, loaded
>>> with Web browsers, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, OmniPage,  
>>> Graphic
>>> Converter, iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, Google Earth,
>>> SuperDuper!, even AppleWorks for heaven's sake, and any Mac novice  
>>> who
>>> wants to learn the basics of any of them is welcome to crowd around,
>>> see what's what and try them out. With any luck, a few Mac veterans
>>> more proficient than me in some of these will take us beyond the
>>> basics. (I've been at it for a couple of decades now, but the stuff
>>> I've still to learn would fill an encyclopedia.)
>>>
>>> Hah! And the first question: approximately how many muglo's come  
>>> out =
>> to
>>> meetings? Well, we'll see.
>>>
>>> Here's the deal. No one on the executive has had time to put a June
>>> meeting together, but as past president Paul Thomas pointed out in a
>>> March e-mail, =93our Constitution still permits SIGs =
>> [(special-interest
>>> groups), and] if a group of people want to form such a group this can
>>> be done if they can arrange a meeting place without cost to MUGLO.=94
>>> Okay, I've booked and paid for the OSCO Communithy Room at the Landon
>>> library branch myself, so there's no cost to MUGLO. If other members
>>> show up, we're a special-interest group -- our special interest in =
>> this
>>> case being the holding of at least a few face-to-face interactive
>>> meetings a year at which we can share information, expertise and
>>> friendship. If nobody appears, no sweat; I'll have a quiet room to
>>> myself for an hour and a half, in which to chip away at a few more
>>> mysteries of Photoshop.
>>>
>>> Why this? Because nobody else is doing it.
>>>
>>> Why the Landon library? Because it's one of four branches that are
>>> relatively central (Central, Crouch, and Carson being the others), so
>>> accessibility is about the same for any member. Also, it has the  
>>> least
>>> expensive decent-sized meeting room. Twenty-five bucks for a room  
>>> that
>>> can accommodate 35 people? Can't beat that. If I'm out to lunch on =
>> this
>>> and nobody shows, I'm out of pocket for less money than I could  
>>> blow =
>> in
>>> a bar in half an hour. If a dozen members come and are willing to  
>>> kick
>>> in two bucks apiece, it would cover expenses and leave a few dollars
>>> over to donate to the library. Couldn't ask for a better cause.
>>>
>>> Why next Thursday? It has to be some time. Some members won't be able
>>> to make it on a Thursday. Some won't be able to make it no matter  
>>> what
>>> day of the week is named. There was no point in calling for =
>> suggestions
>>> and a vote; look how many people have replied to the call to  
>>> nominate =
>> a
>>> new executive or re-elect the incumbents. Is that a quorum?
>>>
>>> Well, let's try it. The Landon branch, again, is at 196 Wortley Rd.,
>>> just south of Bruce Street in Wortley Village. We've got from 7:00 =
>> till
>>> 8:30 (they're open till 9, but like to have users packed and ready to
>>> go by then). Bring a laptop if you've got one.
>>>
>>> Bring your camera, too, if you like. Larry Kryski did us a favour by
>>> taking pictures of most of the people at the last meeting and putting
>>> them on line to help members get to know one another. It's an example
>>> worth following up.
>>>
>>> See you there, I hope.
>>>
>>> Doug Bale
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>    For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>
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>>    For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:08:09 -0700
> From: Gerhard Kuhn <gerhardk@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: No boot up
> 
>  
> Just an update.  Found the Tiger install disk and it installed fine since 
> most of the data was duplicated on the external drive I did a clean install 
> and it has gone very smoothly so far.  At the moment I am installing iPhoto 
> then I will check for updates, create the e-mail accounts, network settings 
> etc. and Cherie should be a happy camper again.  Oh almost forgot the printer 
> driver got to find that then all will be right.
> 
> Gerhard
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: Paul Thomas <paul_thomas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:21:32 -0400
> 
> Thanks for the info - looks like #4 goes near too which might be better 
> for me!
> 
> Paul
> 
> On Jun 15, 2007, at 1:20 AM, Doug Bale wrote:
> 
>> It's the No. 15 bus, Paul -- the Westmount route. Runs from Dundas and
>> Richmond all the way out past Wonderland and Southdale roads. Stops
>> virtually in front of the Landon library door. I'll be going by bus
>> myself.
>> By the way, you can find any bus route in the city -- and any address,
>> park, school, firehall or whatever -- on the interactive London map at
>> http://tinyurl.com/2u59em.
>> Hope you can make it.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> --- Paul Thomas <paul_thomas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to make but without a car, can anyone tell me if it
>>> is=20
>>> near a bus route and, i f so, which one?  Alternatively, if there
>>> is=20
>>> anyone living near Cherryhill who could give me a ride that would
>>> be=20
>>> appreciated!!
>>>
>>> I am particularly interested in iMovie and iDVD, mentioned below!
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> On Jun 14, 2007, at 3:37 PM, Doug Bale wrote:
>>>
>>>>   On Jun 14, 2007, at 9:14 AM, roy hanson wrote:
>>>>> approx how many muglo's come out to meetings?
>>>>> and what is talked about.
>>>>> And when are the meetings.
>>>>
>>>> To answer the questions in reverse order, Roy (and by the way,
>>> welcome
>>>> to the group), the meetings are whenever anyone gets around to
>>>> organizing them. The last one was in March; since then, we've just
>>> had
>>>> sporadic exchanges online. However, there's a real meeting next
>>>> Thursday, June 21, from 7:00 till 8:30 p.m., in the OSCO Community
>>> =
>>> Room
>>>> at the Fred Landon Library branch, 196 Wortley Rd. I just organized
>>> =
>>> it.
>>>> What's talked about? Whatever anyone wants to talk about. The March
>>>> meeting, I understand (I wasn't here then), included a presentation
>>> on
>>>> how to set up a personal Web site (I wish I HAD been here). Next
>>>> Thursday's is mainly about meeting other members (Ipersonally I've
>>> met
>>>> only a few) and reinforcing the impression that this IS a group
>>> (there
>>>> are numerous other recent members too, and online really hardly
>>> cuts =
>>> it
>>>> when you don't know the people you're online with.
>>>>
>>>> Apart from that, I'll have an  Internet-ready laptop set up, loaded
>>>> with Web browsers, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, OmniPage,
>>> Graphic
>>>> Converter, iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, Google Earth,
>>>> SuperDuper!, even AppleWorks for heaven's sake, and any Mac novice
>>> who
>>>> wants to learn the basics of any of them is welcome to crowd
>>> around,
>>>> see what's what and try them out. With any luck, a few Mac veterans
>>>> more proficient than me in some of these will take us beyond the
>>>> basics. (I've been at it for a couple of decades now, but the stuff
>>>> I've still to learn would fill an encyclopedia.)
>>>>
>>>> Hah! And the first question: approximately how many muglo's come
>>> out =
>>> to
>>>> meetings? Well, we'll see.
>>>>
>>>> Here's the deal. No one on the executive has had time to put a June
>>>> meeting together, but as past president Paul Thomas pointed out in
>>> a
>>>> March e-mail, =93our Constitution still permits SIGs =
>>> [(special-interest
>>>> groups), and] if a group of people want to form such a group this
>>> can
>>>> be done if they can arrange a meeting place without cost to
>>> MUGLO.=94
>>>> Okay, I've booked and paid for the OSCO Communithy Room at the
>>> Landon
>>>> library branch myself, so there's no cost to MUGLO. If other
>>> members
>>>> show up, we're a special-interest group -- our special interest in
>>> =
>>> this
>>>> case being the holding of at least a few face-to-face interactive
>>>> meetings a year at which we can share information, expertise and
>>>> friendship. If nobody appears, no sweat; I'll have a quiet room to
>>>> myself for an hour and a half, in which to chip away at a few more
>>>> mysteries of Photoshop.
>>>>
>>>> Why this? Because nobody else is doing it.
>>>>
>>>> Why the Landon library? Because it's one of four branches that are
>>>> relatively central (Central, Crouch, and Carson being the others),
>>> so
>>>> accessibility is about the same for any member. Also, it has the
>>> least
>>>> expensive decent-sized meeting room. Twenty-five bucks for a room
>>> that
>>>> can accommodate 35 people? Can't beat that. If I'm out to lunch on
>>> =
>>> this
>>>> and nobody shows, I'm out of pocket for less money than I could
>>> blow =
>>> in
>>>> a bar in half an hour. If a dozen members come and are willing to
>>> kick
>>>> in two bucks apiece, it would cover expenses and leave a few
>>> dollars
>>>> over to donate to the library. Couldn't ask for a better cause.
>>>>
>>>> Why next Thursday? It has to be some time. Some members won't be
>>> able
>>>> to make it on a Thursday. Some won't be able to make it no matter
>>> what
>>>> day of the week is named. There was no point in calling for =
>>> suggestions
>>>> and a vote; look how many people have replied to the call to
>>> nominate =
>>> a
>>>> new executive or re-elect the incumbents. Is that a quorum?
>>>>
>>>> Well, let's try it. The Landon branch, again, is at 196 Wortley
>>> Rd.,
>>>> just south of Bruce Street in Wortley Village. We've got from 7:00
>>> =
>>> till
>>>> 8:30 (they're open till 9, but like to have users packed and ready
>>> to
>>>> go by then). Bring a laptop if you've got one.
>>>>
>>>> Bring your camera, too, if you like. Larry Kryski did us a favour
>>> by
>>>> taking pictures of most of the people at the last meeting and
>>> putting
>>>> them on line to help members get to know one another. It's an
>>> example
>>>> worth following up.
>>>>
>>>> See you there, I hope.
>>>>
>>>> Doug Bale
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>    For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>    For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>    For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:39:48 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Doug Bale <dougbale@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
> 
> Terry Genereaux <terry.genereaux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I LIve in the Pondmills 
> area if someones needs a ride
> Thank You,
> 
> Terry Genereaux
> terry.genereaux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>  
> 
> Thanks for volunteering, Terry. This is exactly the sort of thing that makes 
> the difference between  a pro forma organization and one that actually 
> functions. I'm sure somebody will be glad to take you up on the offer.
> 
> Anyone else own a car that has more than one seat?
> 
> Okay, now . . . on the subject of volunteering: we have one person so far 
> who's interested particularly in learning more about iDVD and iMovie. Any 
> experts out there who know their way around either of those, or at least 
> enthusiasts who've played around with them a bit and might have a tip or two 
> to share (or something to learn)?  Neither  of 'em is my thing, although I've 
> got both, and will try to mug up some basics on 'em before Thursday, but if 
> there must be more than a few members who are committing their home videos or 
> travel shots to multi-media disk form and would be willing to show us how 
> they do it.
> 
> My own experience is in writing, editing, page design and publishing, so I 
> work largely in InDesign and Photoshop these days, with occasional forays 
> into Illustrator, OmniPage and Graphic Converter. I've also spent years 
> working with QuarkXPress and once considered that I'd learned pretty mujch 
> everything there was to learn about Pagemaker (just about the time Adobe 
> killed it, but I know many people still have it). My wife's a musician, who 
> hates computers but likes the things they can do for her, so I've also had to 
> prospect around a  bit in iTunes and GarageBand on her behalf.
> 
> Here's the thing: We all have different uses for our Macs -- different 
> interests, different expertise, different levels of experience. Some of us 
> may know a good deal about these few programs that we use constantly, but  
> have a notion we'd like to know more about these one or two others that we've 
> never delved into.  Meetings like this are  an opportunity both to share tips 
> on the stuff we know and to get tips on the stuff we don't.
> 
> See you there.
> 
> Doug Bale
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: Joseph Nolan <josephnolan1@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:13:19 -0400
> 
> I can also give rides up to 3 people. I am over near Wonderland and  
> Fanshawe, so anybody between here and Wortley give me a shout if you  
> need a ride. If you ride with me however, you need to stick around  
> for the post meeting drinks (non-alc  of course), so if you are the  
> type that goes to bed after the 1st dinner sitting at the rest home,  
> you might seek a ride elsewhere.  Just attended a one to one session  
> with a "genius" on I-movie and could do a little tap dance on that  
> and youtube. Anybody interested in helping me install a new HD, CD,  
> and memory in a ibook 12"? If so, I will bring them with me (if the  
> parts arrive in time).
> Best wishes,
> Joe Nolan
> 
> On 15-Jun-07, at 1:39 PM, Doug Bale wrote:
> 
>> Terry Genereaux <terry.genereaux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I LIve in the  
>> Pondmills area if someones needs a ride
>> Thank You,
>>
>> Terry Genereaux
>> terry.genereaux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Thanks for volunteering, Terry. This is exactly the sort of thing  
>> that makes the difference between  a pro forma organization and one  
>> that actually functions. I'm sure somebody will be glad to take you  
>> up on the offer.
>>
>> Anyone else own a car that has more than one seat?
>>
>> Okay, now . . . on the subject of volunteering: we have one person  
>> so far who's interested particularly in learning more about iDVD  
>> and iMovie. Any experts out there who know their way around either  
>> of those, or at least enthusiasts who've played around with them a  
>> bit and might have a tip or two to share (or something to learn)?   
>> Neither  of 'em is my thing, although I've got both, and will try  
>> to mug up some basics on 'em before Thursday, but if there must be  
>> more than a few members who are committing their home videos or  
>> travel shots to multi-media disk form and would be willing to show  
>> us how they do it.
>>
>> My own experience is in writing, editing, page design and  
>> publishing, so I work largely in InDesign and Photoshop these days,  
>> with occasional forays into Illustrator, OmniPage and Graphic  
>> Converter. I've also spent years working with QuarkXPress and once  
>> considered that I'd learned pretty mujch everything there was to  
>> learn about Pagemaker (just about the time Adobe killed it, but I  
>> know many people still have it). My wife's a musician, who hates  
>> computers but likes the things they can do for her, so I've also  
>> had to prospect around a  bit in iTunes and GarageBand on her behalf.
>>
>> Here's the thing: We all have different uses for our Macs --  
>> different interests, different expertise, different levels of  
>> experience. Some of us may know a good deal about these few  
>> programs that we use constantly, but  have a notion we'd like to  
>> know more about these one or two others that we've never delved  
>> into.  Meetings like this are  an opportunity both to share tips on  
>> the stuff we know and to get tips on the stuff we don't.
>>
>> See you there.
>>
>> Doug Bale
>>
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>    For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: Tee Cashmore <teecashmore@xxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: No boot up
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:09:52 -0400
> 
> 
> On 15-Jun-07, at 11:08 AM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote:
> 
>> Just an update.  Found the Tiger install disk and it installed fine  
>> since most of the data was duplicated on the external drive I did a  
>> clean install and it has gone very smoothly so far.  At the moment  
>> I am installing iPhoto then I will check for updates, create the e- 
>> mail accounts, network settings etc. and Cherie should be a happy  
>> camper again.  Oh almost forgot the printer driver got to find that  
>> then all will be right.
>>
>> Gerhard
> 
> Good news indeed!
> TTFN,   TeeC
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> From: Tee Cashmore <teecashmore@xxxxxx>
> Subject: [muglo] Re: meeting on for Thursday
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:28:45 -0400
> 
> 
> On 15-Jun-07, at 1:39 PM, Doug Bale wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for volunteering, Terry. This is exactly the sort of thing  
>> that makes the difference between  a pro forma organization and one  
>> that actually functions. I'm sure somebody will be glad to take you  
>> up on the offer.
> 
> While I am thankful you took it upon yourself to organize the  
> Thursday meeting, I think you could refrain from dissing the existing  
> exec & format.
> I mentioned Westmount Library as the preferred Muglo location as we  
> get Free space there & they have all the latest Techie equipment.
> We went from 100+ members out to meetings down to 20 at best, a few  
> 5-6. $150+ was too high a cost so we went Online, approved by all the  
> 70 odd members I might add.
> This April we had 21 out.
> Your comment about the number of persons who responded to calls for  
> Nominations was certainly uncalled for. The response was quite  
> normal, quite typical of the last 10 years. Many members have already  
> done their stint as Pres. etc.
> End of Rant.
> Now I hope you get a good turnout on Thursday.
> TTFN,   TeeC
> 
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> 
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