This is for people who want to know about past meetings
It's here so we don't clutter the current calendar

Monthly Meetings in 2006

• Dec 27 - Open forum. LJ will preside.
  
  
• Nov 29 - Jim Mitchell speaks on "Be Your Own Help Desk - Part 1". His web page for SBAMUG is http://jimmitchell.org/projects/presentations/sbamug/.
  
  
• Oct 25 - CHANGE: Our scheduled speaker has a conflict so the topic for the meeting will be Internet Telephony (aka VOIP or voice over Internet protocol). LJ will talk about Skype, which I hope you all know about and use and which is the subject of this month's newsletter article, and the Gizmo Project.
  
  
• Sept 27 - We will have a lesson in Photography given by Michael Pliskin, an award-winning professional photographer and digital artist.
  
  
• Aug 30 - A joint meeting with MacHACers and Aerospace Mac Users Group. The speaker for the night will be Matt Neuberg who has written several books for the Take Control series. This event may start at 7:30 PM.
  
  
• July 26 - Glen and LJ will discuss some of their favorite shareware programs (under $30).
  
  
• June 28 - Glen and LJ will discuss some of their favorite freeware (as in FREE) programs.
  
  
• May 30 - Lynette Kent will speak about Wacom tablets, a pen-based alternative to the mouse. They're especially useful for graphic artists who want to draw or trace.
  
  
• Apr 26 - Deb Shadovitz was scheduled to talk about iChat but couldn't make it. Glen and Bob have been using video iChat as a picture phone. Are there any others who'd like to join us?
  
  
• Mar 29 - Presentation about buying and sellin on eBay by Pat Carnahan.
  
  
• Feb 22 - Allison Sheridan will talk about podcasting. Podcasting comes from "iPod" + "broadcasting" and you can listen using iTunes or other software. Allison will tell you how and maybe how to create your own. GarageBand 6 now supports Podcast recording.
  
  Allison and Ron Burch did a bang-up job telling us about Podcasting. I've posted her presentation as a PDF file.
  
  
• Jan 25 - iDVD, presented by folks at the Apple Store
  

Monthly Meetings in 2005

• Dec 28 - Another evening devoted to Q&A and short demos. Get your questions ready.
  
  
• Nov 30 - iMovie and iDVD.
  
  
• Oct 26 - Doug Ness will talk about digital photography
  
  
• Sept 28 - MovieWorks from Interactive Solutions. Multimedia Presentations & Movie Editing for the rest of us.
  
  
• Aug 31 - Oz, from CompUSA talks about Tiger and new Apple products
  
  
• Jul 27 - Glen Terry will talk about photo web sites and iPhoto.
  
  
• Jun 29 - It's beginners night. The WHOLE evening will be devoted to Q&A and short demos.
  
  
• May 25 - Demo of Virtual PC for the Mac. How to run Windows software on your Mac
  
  
• Apr 27 - Steve Cochrane will speak about securing your Mac hardware.
  
  
• Mar 30 - Don Baker from Klassic Specialties will talk about printer ink and paper
  
  
• Feb 23 - Juan Menendez, Power Quality manager at So. Cal. Edison will talk about protecting your Mac against spikes and surges.
  
  
• Jan 26 - John Gebhardt will show us how to use Photoshop Element to scan and edit digital photos.
  

Monthly Meetings in 2004

• Dec 29 - The meeting falls between Christmas and New Years. It's election time so let us know who you want to see for our new president and veep. Bring leftover Xmas goodies and we'll have a party
  
  
• Nov 17 - We're a week early this month to avoid Thanksgiving.
  Bob will talk about "What's new in Microsoft Office 2004"
  
  
• Oct 27 - Danese Cooper, Open Source Program Manager at Sun Computer, will speak on how and where to obtain open source software for the Mac
  
  
• Sep 29 - LJ Palmer will talk about running UNIX programs on OS X
  
  
• Aug 25 - Sylvia Thomas speaks on Internet security and privacy
  
  
• Jul 28 - Roundtable on new features in Panther
  
  
• Jun 30 - LJ Palmer will talk about X11 and how to run free UNIX applications, such as Open Office and GIMP (Photoshop clone), on your Mac.
  
  
• May 26 - Scott McCallon, Redondo Beach Police Dept, will speak on "Computer Crimes & Identity Theft"
  
  
• Apr 28 - Mark Rogers, Epson evangelist, will speak on amateur digital photography and print making
  
  
• Mar 31 - Debbie Shadovitz talks about taming Panther.
  
  
• Feb 25 - Jayson from Circus Ponies, he will be showing us "Notebook"
  
  
• Jan 28 - An Apple rep will talk about dot Mac (mac.com) membership.

Monthly Meetings in 2003

• Dec 17 - Glen Terry talks about iTunes, the iPod, the Apple Music Store, audio formats and burning music CDs.
  
  
• Nov 19 - Make your own holiday cards
  
  
• Oct 29 - Jill Bell uses Adobe Photoshop and iPhoto to fix your digital photos.
  
  
• Sept 24 - Backup strategies II - Restore from your backup
  
  
• Aug 27 - Backup strategies, hardware and software
  
  
• July 30 - "Networking; With & Without Wires" Presented by Dr Dave - download Dave's notes in AppleWorks 6 format. "Network Basics.pdf", slightly updated from the Beginners Q&A -- 460 K .
  
  
• Jun 25 - Quicken and your checkbook by Skip Gervais
  
  
• May 28 - Book & magazine cover design, by Howard Goldstein
  
  
• Apr 30 Dr. Dave and friends show how to take control of your E-mail and manage spam. download Dave's Notes as a PDF
  
  
• Mar 26 Michael George walks us through the Torrance Library web site.
  
  
• Feb 26 Roger Kroll from Long Beach MacGraphics group will show us Photoshop & iPhoto. Get Roger's presentation "Nine steps from digital camera to the web" in PDF.
  
  
• Jan 29: Eddie Young, a graphic illustrator, will talk about graphics on the Mac.

Monthly Meetings in 2002

• Dec 18: Open meeting. We're a week early to avoid Christmas
  
  
• Nov 20: Jim Pernal and Dr. Dave talk about buying a digital camera and using iPhoto
  I've posted Jim's presentation HERE. It will open in a new window.
  I've also posted some of John Bernardo's photos of our Oct 30 meeting using the web export function in iPhoto. Very cool. Click HERE to see it in a new window.
  
  
• Oct 30: Don Baker from Klassic Specialties will talk about inks, cartridges and paper.
  
  
• Sep 25: Moe tells you how to "Fix your own printer"?
  
  
• Aug 28: Adobe Illustrator 10, presented by Linda Calkins
  
  
• July 31: Mac Tips & Tricks by Mac troubleshooting specialists Keith and Jill
  
  
• June 26: Bob Brooks gives us the lowdown on AppleWorks 6 using OS X.
  
  
• May 29: Kevin Ohara, from Rockwell showed a presentation of the
  Space Shuttle/Space Station using Director, an animation program.
  
  
• Apr 24: Video on the Web, by BrianReynolds at www.VideoBookmark.com
  Workshop by Jim Pernal and Dave Nathanson -- Convert your old LP records and tapes to CDs using the freeware, "Coaster" (on the club CD.) See the January newsletter.
  
  
• Mar 27: Apple Computer updates -- the new G4, iMac, iPhoto, etc., by Brian Snoddy
  
  
• Feb 27: Adobe GoLive, web authoring software, by Deborah Shadovitz. We use it to create our web site
  
  
• Jan 30: Memorex Tape & CD media.

Montly Meetings in 2001

• Dec 26, the day after Christmas: Party time, bring Xmas goodies, etc,
  Q&A/open mike problem discussion?
  
  
• Nov 28, Reunion, genealogy software, presented by Wayne Inman
  
  
• Oct 24, moved to avoid Halloween. Wacom by Michelle
  
  
• Sep 26: Flix & SWfs for flash and streaming video, by Colby Devitt, www.wildform.com
  
  
• Aug 29: 4D and Webstar
  
  
• July 25: Adobe
  
  
• June 27: MYOB accounting package by Peggy, peggys@mac.com
  
  
• May 30: Nova Print Explosion -- & Clip Art by Melissa Carlson
  
  
• April 25: Bob reviews Micromat's TechTool Pro to diagnose and fix drive problems.
  A presentation of Brother laser printers, www.brother.com.
  
  
• March 28: Joe Meldrum, from Apple, presents iDVD, iMovie, iTunes & OS-X
  Joe Meldrum, Development Executive, Apple Computer, Phone: 310/264-2016
  
  
• February 28: John Bernardo demonstrates Napster
  
  
• January 31: VideoWorks by Bill Lacommare at www.movieworks.com

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