[muglo] Re: there's a meetin' here tonight

What about parking?

On Jun 16, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Roy Hanson wrote:

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
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of muglo Digest V7 #140
> ***************************
>

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