From publicity at ausom.net.au Sat Feb 23 23:22:59 2008 From: publicity at ausom.net.au (AUSOM Publicity) Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:22:59 +1100 Subject: [AUSOM-Announcements] March 2008 Meetings @ AUSOM References: Message-ID: AUSOM Incorporated The Apple Users Society of Melbourne, is Australia's leading Apple Macintosh User Group and this AUSOM-Announcement is a brief summary of the various meetings we conduct during the month and in the immediate future. For more information about AUSOM please call our Administration Office on 1300 360 813, email us at office at ausom.net.au or visit out website at http://www.ausom.net.au/ MEETINGS DAY - Saturday, March 1, 2008 Members and visitors attend Swinburne Univeristy, Prahran Campus (High Street, Prahran) on the first Saturday of each month (except January) between 9.30am and 5.00pm for a wide variety of meetings on the use of the Apple Macintosh computer 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 and vendors sell small computer items such as CDs, DVDs, ink jet cartridges, cables etc. We have a monthly raffle of valuable prizes such as iWork software, the iPod shuffle etc. NOTE NEW MEETING LOCATION! Swinburne University Building PA, Facility of Design, Prahran Campus Corner Thomas & St John Streets (Off High St, near Chapel St) Melways 2L, H12 See http://www.ausom.net.au/meetings.html for a map and further details. MAIN PRESENTATION - Saturday, February 2, 200 TOPIC: How to Keep Your Kids Safe in a Globally Connected World Anthony Caruana, CEO of Gestalt Communications, will tell us how to protect your kids and grandchildren from the very worst of the Internet. There are many insidious and dangerous things to look out for. Anthony will look at some of the methods used by online predators, bullies and other sharks and offer some advice on how to safely use the web and yet not eliminate all spontaneity for our children and grandchildren. Anthony has a great deal of experience in this area and so we should expect some surprises in this session. For more information go to MULTIMEDIA SIG - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse Road and Parring Rd Melway 46F8) from 7.00pm to 10pm. (Doors open at 7pm) Introduction to Building Successful Websites Stephen Welker from Commart is a local web site builder with many years of solid practical experience and he'll provide his experiences in building a successful web site and creating an effective and visible presence on the web. He will highlight some issues for graphic artists and small businesses that are commonly encountered. iPhoto Print Services Finally the ability to order photo books, calendars, cards and prints is available here in Australia, so the other session will show how to create these stunning and unforgettable gifts and keepsakes in iPhoto 7 and then order them. For more information go to RETIREES AND OTHERS SIG - Wednesday, February 12 2008 Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse Road and Parring Rd Melway 46F8) from 10am to 12noon. TOPIC: Digital Photography Miscellany Steve Cooper will demonstrate a number of digital photo processes and techniques in response to questions posed by members. For more information go to 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 2nd 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 March 12, 2008 Email to: com at ausom.net.au DISC OF THE MONTH: AUSOM regularly produces a Disc of the Month that goes on sale on the First Saturday of each month at our Main Meeting. This month's title is "Free Time Games" A great selection of arcade, card, strategy, role playing and simulation games suitable for the entire family, contained on a single CD. Many games allow you to play solo or against opponents ? locally or across the internet. There are no further fees to pay for these fully functional and enjoyable games, WARNING: This games are Highly Addictive!!! ;) The Discs of the Month be purchased from the Saturday Meeting, or by contacting the AUSOM Office on 1300 360 813. [Shortly you'll able to order them online... stay tuned for more details] For full details on this Month's Discs contents and past releases please visit http://www.ausom.net.au/disc-of-month.html AUSOM HAS RELOCATED IN 2008 The Main Meeting Days have relocating to Swinburne University, Prahran Campus as of the February meeting (there were no AUSOM meetings held in January). The Campus is located quite close to the intersection of High St and Chapel St, Prahran and easily accessible by various forms of Public Transport (tram stop right out the front, a train station only a few minutes walk away) and there are plenty of options for driving a car and parking close by. All our regular Special Interest Groups and other activities will continue as per normal and we hope to see you our new home. To find out more on where this is and how to get to there, please visit; http://www.ausom.net.au/swinburne/ AUSOM ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 -- AUSOM Publicity (publicity at ausom.net.au) AUSOM Incorporated - Australia's Leading Apple Macintosh User Group Office: 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne Victoria 3000 AUSTRALIA Phone & Fax: +61 3 9654-1924 Email: office at ausom.net.au Website: http://www.ausom.net.au/