August 13, 2008
Firefox - web browser
The battle of the web browser has been going on since the Internet got popular. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was king for many years until Netscape came with Navigator. For Mac users Safari became the Browser of choice once Microsoft felt Macs weren’t “important enough” to continue developing IE for Mac. Now a new open source Web Browser seems to be the default choice of everyone’s Apps menu - Firefox.
The Cool thing about Firefox is that it is Open Source and developers can write useful plug in to enhance your web surfing experience. At our next meeting, we will take a look at Firefox and some of the Plug Ins available to see if you feel like making Firefox your web browser of choice.
The iPhone Apps Store
With the introduction of the iPhone 3G, Apple also rolled out a new part of its Online Store dedicated to the iPhone. We will also take a look at some of the more popular ones, how to buy them, and how to install them.
Please plan to attend and bring a friend….
Meetings are held @ 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Westview Office Park,
26100 American Dr. Suite 100, Southfield MI 48034
Click here for map & directions
July 7, 2008
Join us for the July Meeting of the Michigan Apple User Group as we take a look at various ways to safely and effectively “Back Up” that data on your Mac. Although Apple’s new OS Leopard has a wonderful feature called “Time Machine” for Back Up, we’ll also look at some pre 10.5 solutions for Tiger (10.4) and even simple time tested solutions with a new twist that have been around since the “early days”.
Our meeting starts at 7:30pm at the new Mac Michigan Tech Center, 26100 American Dr., Suite 100, Southfield, MI, in the Westview Office Park.
Check this post for Map & directions…
As usual, Refreshments will be available for Purchase, plus we will have our usual member Door Prize Drawing.
This month will also be the first of our Monthly Mega Raffle! Members can buy chances to win a great prize during this meeting. the more tickets you buy, the better your chance of winning.
Please plan to attend and make sure you bring a friend!
June 24, 2008
The June meeting of the Michigan Apple User group was held at our new meeting location at the Mac Michigan Training Center located at 26100 American Drive in Southfield Michigan.
This seemed to be one of the best attended meetings of the year and all that attended were impressed with the new location even though the training center was not quite yet operational.
After a brief Q & A session from the members, we asked the members a few questions about what they wanted to get out of the “NEW Michigan Apple User Group” since this is a “rebirth” of sort for the group.
On the subject of future demos, members replied:
- Toast 9 Demo
- Photoshop Elements Demo
- Delicious Library 2 Demo
- Slide scanning Demo (expand to Photography & images?)
- Backing up (in both Tiger & Leopard)
- Gadget of the Month (Cool & useful item)
On the subject of Door Prizes, members said they wouldn’t mind taking home:
- Various Mac Games
- a new iPhone
- a Mac Mini
- a iPod Touch
- Free Training Class at Mac Michigan
- Airport Express
- Quality Computer Speakers
- iPods (any)
- Mac related T-Shirts
- Mac related swag
President Chris Thompson went on to show the group a few cool things as the main Topic of the meeting (lack of true Internet until next meeting bumped the planned Demo).
We held our Door Prize Raffle for a $25 Target Gift Card (with cards) and a $15 iTunes Card.
Our next meeting is on July 10th at the new place with Topic being “Backing Up Your Mac”.
June 6, 2008
Hey Kids! Our new digs are ready (mostly) and the board decided to take the plunge and move the June 12 meeting to our new address. 26100 American Dr., Suite 100, Southfield, MI, in the Westview Office Park.
Our topic will be the announcements made by Steve Jobs at the 2008 World Wide Developers Conference keynote, and how to recapture the video of a DVD made with iDVD. See you there! Same Apple-time (7:30), different Apple-station!
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Here are some pics of the new place!
This is the building entrance.
Facing American Drive. There’s parking immediately, or you can keep driving toward the entrance where there are many more spaces.
The Main Room.
The kitchen.
The Pit, home of the Advanced SIG.
Looking from the Pit into The Main Room.
The Rat Pack (minus The Prez) in The Main Room.
June 5, 2008
The Michigan Apple website took a little vacation for the first few days in June but is back to its normal state of inactivity.
: )
Our next meeting is on Thursday June 12, 2008, It could possibly be at our new location, so be sure to check the website and your email for the latest information.
If we do not move to the new location this Month, we will definitely be there for our July meeting.
April 10, 2008
Lloyd Weeks, the Michigan Apple’s hunter of bargains found these little gems.
Husky 8-in-1 screwdriver/Phillips & Slotted
Husky 8-in-1 screwdriver/hex & torx
You can buy these screwdrivers only at The Home Depot.
For owners of MacBook Pro.
Kensington Smart Tip for Magsafe MacBook Pro
April 9, 2008
Meeting Topic: Member Question and Answer
Yearly Board of Directors Elections.
Meeting Topic Planning for the Upcoming Year….
More details to follow.
Please plan to attend and feel free to bring a friend!
The Michigan Apple meets at The Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, 174 Bowers Street in Clawson MI (near 14 Mile, just North of I-75). We start the meeting at 7:30pm
March 13, 2008
Hi folks, we talked about moving some months ago, and we’re on track to do just that. But our new digs aren’t ready yet, so we’re still at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge in Clawson, MI. Rest assured, when we move, we’ll shout it so all of Metro Detroit can hear. And we’ll provide detailed directions to get there. But for the time being, the second Thursday of each month is the date and Clawson’s the place! See you at 7:30!
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February 8, 2008
At the February 14th Meeting of The Michigan Apple User Group, we take a first look at Microsoft Office 2008, the long awaited upgrade to the Industry Standard for Word Processing, Presentations, Spreadsheets, and email.
This is the first of a series of Demos for Office 2008. This month we feature Microsoft Word, the Industry standard for Word Processing.
We will also breifly recap the Macworld Show which happened in January 2008, plus hold Nominations for the upcoming Elections in March for the Michigan APple Board of Directors.
Please plan to attend and feel free to bring a friend! The Michigan Apple meets at The Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, 174 Bowers Street in Clawson MI (near 14 Mile, just North of I-75). We start the meeting at 7:30pm
January 10, 2008
Congratulation to Russ Ferbitz who won a Polaroid 7″ digital picture frame, our first winner of 2008.
Be sure to come to our next meeting in February and see what fabulous prize we give away then.