From publicity at ausom.net.au Tue Dec 2 03:19:08 2008 From: publicity at ausom.net.au (AUSOM publicity) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:19:08 +1100 Subject: [AUSOM-Announcements] AUSOM in December Message-ID: AUSOM Announcements - December 2008 Monthly meeting - Saturday, 6 December 2008 Main presentation - Annual digital video film festival Hosted by Roger Threlfall, Digital Video SIG Leader, this annual festival showcases the fine work done by members of the group. A highlight of the festival will be a 20 minute film 'The Yarra - Ribbon of life'. This is a collaborative effort by six of the SIG members filming the Yarra from the Upper Yarra dam to its mouth. It will show as a ribbon of life the water flow, flora and fauna, bridges, and leisure and recreation activities along its length. A collection of short films will also be shown. These films will be the best of the Bring & Shows of 2008 and some new films which were produced just for the Film Festival. Members and visitors attend Swinburne Univeristy, Prahran Campus (High Street, Prahran) on the first Saturday of each month (except January). The meeting runs between 9.30am and 5.00pm. Special interest group meetings cover using Apple Macs in digital photography, iPods, home movies, genealogy, finance, databases, the Internet, Excel, Word, networking and many other topics. The location is convenient to tram and train and there is ample parking. Lunch may be purchased on site. We have a monthly raffle of valuable prizes including software and hardware. For more information go to Meeting location Swinburne University Prahran Campus Building PA Corner Thomas & St John Streets (Off High St, near Chapel St) Melways 2L, H12 See for a map and further details. Next monthly meeting: 7 February 2009 Don't miss Joe Cox from Apple Australia, who will highlight all the good things from MacWorld Conference and Expo 2009, to be held in San Francisco on 5-9 January 2009. Mark this AUSOM date in your diaries. Multimedia SIG - Tuesday, 9 December 2008 Croydon Camera House: Digital still and video cameras - latest trends and cameras. Nigel Roper from Croydon Camera House will in the first session bring us up to date on the latest in digital still cameras ranging from simple point shoot to the digital single lens reflex. He will talk about the new 'Micro Four Thirds' cameras together with a range of new lenses on the market, plus the latest in camera cards etc. The second session will cover digital camcorders with their various recording media. The range of camcorders currently available together with future trends will be discussed. The value of High Definition units and the impact of "Blueray" technology will be a very interesting topic. Overall an excellent opportunity to get the good oil on any item in the digital camera area particularly with Christmas around the corner The Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG] is a joint venture between AUSOM Inc and iMug. It meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads, Melway 46 F8) from 7.00pm to 10pm (doors open at 7pm). For more information go to Retirees & Others SIG - Wednesday, 10 December 2008 Some Favourite Applications including Nisus Writer ? Brian Ferguson Photo To Movie - a cheap way of making movies from a still image ? Pat Tasker And also a little special input from Kel Day. This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads, Melway 46 F8) from 10am to 12noon. For more information go to Introducing: The iPhone SIG 2.00 pm on Saturday 6 December. 40 people attended the SIG's inaugral meeting in November. This SIG is about the use of the Apple iPhone; using the standard Apple installed applications, settings available under the Settings menu, what they mean, how to use them and how to connect to a wireless network. Also covered are all the applications available from the Apple App Store, both free and paid, syncing your iPhone to your Mac using iTunes, all the options that are available about how you can sync some or all of your photos, Address Book, music, videos and so on. If you have an iPhone, or are considering purchasing one, come along and learn from us, and we may also learn from you, all the things that an iPhone can do. AUSOM Committee of Management Meetings The AUSOM Committee of Management (CoM) usually meets on the Wednesday night two weeks before the next Main Meeting (this is usually, but not always the the second Wednesday of each month) at 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. If you'd like to submit information for the Committee's consideration, please email com at ausom.net.au or write to AUSOM Committee, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. If the submission is received by the Monday evening prior to the Committee Meeting, it can be placed on the agenda for consideration at that next meeting, otherwise it may be held over until the meeting. Next CoM Meeting: Wednesday 10 December 2008 AUSOM News December 2008 - Correction Members will be receiving the December edition of AUSOM News this week. Unfortunately Bruce's Blurb (pp. 31-33) is in fact an older article that applied to software about 12 months ago. The correct article will be published in the February edition of AUSOM News. For those of you who subscribe to FirstClass, Bruce has posted his correct article in full in the General Conference. Discs of the month - Artist's palette A collection of tools for budding and professional artists, graphic designers and photographers. There are 32 applications and utilities including Pixelmator (billed by some as Photoshop for the rest of us), image viewing and management, painting packages, art text, image editing, drawing and poster creation. A veritable treasure trove of apps to support your creative expression. AUSOM regularly produces a Disc of the Month that goes on sale on the first Saturday of each month at our Monthly Meeting. It can be purchased a the Saturday meeting or ordered online; click on the AUSOM Store button on AUSOM's homepage. For full details about this Month's Disc contents and past releases, please visit About AUSOM Incorporated The Apple Users Society of Melbourne is Australia's largest and most active Apple User Group and this AUSOM-Announcement is a brief summary of upcoming meetings. 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URL: From publicity at ausom.net.au Sun Dec 21 00:36:15 2008 From: publicity at ausom.net.au (AUSOM publicity) Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:36:15 +1100 Subject: [AUSOM-Announcements] January 2009 Disk of the Month, February 2009 main meeting with Apple's Joe Cox Message-ID: AUSOM Announcements January 2009 Disc of the month - Kids' Time Entertainment and Learning for Kids of ALL ages. This is a dazzling array of applications and includes bonus collections of Origami, Colouring Sheets, Interactive Books and Class Activities. Worth a look now that the school holidays have started and Christmas is literally just days away. For full details about this month's disc contents and past releases, please visit AUSOM regularly produces a Disc of the Month that goes on sale on the first Saturday of each month at our Monthly Meeting (except January). It can be purchased a the Saturday meeting in February 2009 or ordered online; click on the AUSOM Store button on AUSOM's homepage. Reminder: Next monthly meeting: 7 February 2009 Don't miss Joe Cox from Apple Australia, who will highlight all the news the from MacWorld Conference and Expo 2009, to be held in San Francisco on 5-9 January 2009. Mark this AUSOM date in your diaries. For more information go to Meeting location Swinburne University Prahran Campus Building PA Corner Thomas & St John Streets (Off High St, near Chapel St) Melways 2L, H12 See for a map and further details. The Multimedia Group and Retirees and Others Group do not meet in January. Their next meetings are in February 2009. The AUSOM Announcements list Invite others to join the AUSOM Announcements list by visiting or calling our office on 1300 360 813. You can find further information about forthcoming meetings at our website . 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