[AUSOM-Announcements] AUSOM in April 2009

[AUSOM publicity]

AUSOM Announcements - March 2009

PLEASE NOTE: AUSOM's monthly meeting is now held at the Chadstone  
venue (see details below)

Monthly meeting - Saturday, 4 April 2009

Main presentation: Improvements to iPhoto and iMovie, and other  
interesting features of iLife '09 - Stefan Papas from Computers Now  
Malvern.

The meeting runs between 9.30am and 5.00pm, with the keynote  
presentation starting at 1.00 pm.


There's something for every Mac, iPod, and iPhone user. AUSOM  
publishes its own monthly printed magazine and hosts about 20 special  
interest groups. Member services include training CDs and DVDs; an  
online discussion forum with answers to everything on computing and  
beyond; book and disk libraries; phone help by experts in their  
respective fields; discounts on CDs and books; and lots more!

For more information go to <http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings>

Meeting location
Melbourne PC User Group
2nd Floor, Chadstone Place
Chadstone Shopping Centre
1341 Dandenong Rd
CHADSTONE VIC 3148

Melways Reference: 69, D4

For full details see <http://www.ausom.net.au/access/>.

Multimedia SIG - Tuesday, 7 April 2009

NOTE: This meeting is being held a week earlier than usual.

Topic and speaker: Ross Taylor — Adobe (Photoshop) Lightroom 2

Ross will outline the main features and how the program can manage  
about 90% of a photographer's workflow. But the main focus will be to  
demonstrate the fast, almost intuitive nature of image processing and  
never having to worry about affecting the originals. Some of the  
limitations will be mentioned and when to move images into Photoshop  
CS3/4 and back for printing etc.

Ross says, “After using Photoshop since version 3, I think the main  
point is that this program is fun to use and to experiment with - at  
last!”

Note: May meeting at Chadstone Apple Store.  The Multimedia Group  
meeting on 12 May will be held from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm at the Apple  
Store at Chadstone Shopping Centre. Full details of the Apple Store  
presentation and access to the venue will be advised when finalised.

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 <http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/>

Retirees & Others SIG - Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Steve Cooper will talk about:

1. A Voyage around a digital camera — what all the controls do.

2. Taking the perfect shot and ways of fixing it up if it isn’t — a  
basic introduction to the tools most commonly used in iPhoto and  
Photoshop.


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 <http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/>

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 meeting, otherwise it may be held  
over until the next meeting.

Next CoM Meeting: Wednesday 15 April 2009

Disc of the month: HobbyMac (Volume 2)
Hobby – DEF: An activity or interest pursued outside one's
regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

HobbyMac – DEF: A collection of software that allows you to
use your Mac to help pursue other hobbies.

More than 40 applications are on the CD to assist you pursue over a  
dozen different hobbies.

The Disc of the Month 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 <http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/>

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. 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/>

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