In the May “I’ve Got Photos!” MacLearn session on May 22 we went on a wild ride through 5 different free programs you can use to organize, edit and share your 1000s of photos.  It was fun but a mental challenge to remember everything.  So, here are some tutorials to help you!  Handout at http://drop.io/hmaus_maclearn

iPhoto - Jerome Koehler, Apple Solutions Consultant from Best Buy Aiea stepped us through the interface, keywording, faces, places, albums and web galleries. He also demo’d the cool editing tools you have for free in your iPhoto app.   The very best tutorials for this are at the Apple site.  http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iphoto

Flickr is for storing, tagging, organizing and sharing pictures.  The free version works find but the paid version is very inexpensive and gives you unlimited space and uploading bandwidth.  Here is a YouTube tutorials to get you started. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaaS56QCkoU

Picnik is a free online photoediting site.  Do adjustments, add Photoshop styles effects, add frames and text, resize and save.  Very intuitive but if you want to see an overview click the link below. The paid version gives you more effects, frames and clipart etc.  But try the free version first.  No storage – work on one image at a time and save it.   http://web.me.com/joanmats/HMAUS/Picnik/Entries/2008/12/16_What%CA%BBs_Picnik.html

Tabblo.com is a cool photosharing site with drag and drop layouts and one click uploading.  Owned by HP, it brings comments from all over the world.  Very cool.  http://screencast.com/t/NThhMWYyMmEt

Smilebox is an e-card site made for Macs.  Again, drag and drop photos and videos into hundreds of animated card, collage, album template.  http://screencast.com/t/OTc2ZmE3ZjUt View the videos and let us know if they’re helpful.  If so, we’ll make more.  If not we’ll do something else.  Make suggestion so we can all learn better and faster.  SMTLSLT   So much to learn, so little time!  Mahalo! http://www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration/

We had to change the date of the first Boot Camp but we still have room so sign up – it’s going to be great!  Think about it – have you been using your Mac and getting along, but know there are tons of other things you can do to make it easier?  If so, join us for a day of workshops on getting to know your Mac better.  We have three knowledgeable guys lined up ready to help you!  You will get the guidance that’ll make you feel good at the end of the day, ready to go for it at home!  This is the first in a series of full day workshops designed to help build your Mac skills and confidence!

Brian Kerber of Applemagic.net will show you how to find, file and view your files, search, customize your mouse, set your Time Machine and more.

Ross Rasmussen will introduce you to iLife (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb) and show you what they have in common. This makes all the difference in the world when you’re trying to learn these powerful but fun programs.

Gregg Kamei will show you how to communicate from your Mac  using Mail, Addressbook, and iChat.  You have all kinds of tools built right into your Mac – Come learn how to use them.

ING Direct Cafe 9 am – 3 pm  (with a no host lunch break)

$15 for members, $25 for non-members.  Priority for seats is given to members until 7/15.

Please sign-up using the link below to reserve your place at Boot Camp #1!  Bring your fee on the day of the workshop; and please, because seating is limited, if you need to cancel let us know early so we can free up your seat!

http://www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration/

Driving directions here http://hmaus.org/INGDirectCafe

Jerome Koehler, Apple Solutions Consultant from Best Buy Aiea will present the iPad on June 12, 2010 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Bring your iPad!  And if you don’t have one, come anyway — After this session you’ll probably want one.  Jerome will show us how to feed and care for our iPads – Download fun apps, connect a camera or keyboard, and keep ‘em safe and shiny.  Free.  Everyone welcome!

ING Direct Cafe Ali’i Room  10 am – 12 pm

Seating is limited, so please sign up to reserve your seat, using the link below. Please indicate you’re interested in the iPad presentation and include any questions you already have so Jerome can be sure to address them.   http://www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration/

Driving directions here http://hmaus.org/INGDirectCafe

All event are at ING Direct Cafe, driving and free parking directions here..

Wordle

6/24 Saturday 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Web 2.0 M2M session. Come and share your favorite Web 2.0 website.  These are websites which are often free for basic services that let you create and share content, access information and otherwise interact with the web and others. Weʻll demonstrate de.li.cious for saving and sharing bookmarks on any computer, Jing for making and uploading screen shots or video tutorials,  Wix.com for creating a Flash website and Worlde for making..Wordles like this one.  Web 2.0 apps are made for folks who want to do cool things but donʻt want to have to do an programming.  Theyʻre pretty plug and play.  If you have a favorite 2.0 site to share, bring the URL.  Weʻll have a laptop and projector.  Free.  ING Direct Cafe, 2nd floor conference room.

Kelby Online Training

6/30 Wednesday 6 -7:30 pm and
7/7 Wednesday 6 – 7:30 pm Image Makers presents Hands-on Intro to Photoshop Elements by Joan Matsukawa followed by watch and do lessons with Lesa Snider’s Kelby Online videos $5 for members, $10 for non-members for both sessions.   Limit 10, members have priority.

Boot Camp #1  Mac 101. 7/24 (new date) This is our first full day hands-on boot camp to get you started with your Mac. Hear it, do it, master it! This is your base set of skills. We’ll cover Leopard/Snow Leopard tips; how to find, view and organize files efficiently, short cuts and an introduction to the suite of iapps that come with your Mac.  Come and immerse yourself for a day and walk away with real skill. New Date:  Saturday, July 24,  2010 9 am – 3 pm $15 for members, $25 for non-members including b/w handouts and a beverage. Space limited.

Shooting for the Web Saturday July 10  3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This session starts out at ING Cafe for a photography workshop on using your camera and editing your photos. Then we move to Magic Island for a sunset photoshoo. Cost TBA, priority to members.

Everyone Welcome!  Please fill out the Contact Form for a rough headcount and be  indicate which workshop(s) you want to attend.    Contact Form. Note: please use this form and not the hmaus.org Registration link. Please check the HMAUS calendar for updates.

********* And after that – more?  Oh, yes!

Apple Automator premade “macros” or scripts that help you do things you do over and over again on your Mac with a couple of keystrokes.  One example is Duplicator Annihilator which searches your computer and brings up duplicate images you have stored here there and everywhere.  Gregg Kamei presenting, tentative date July 14 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Boot Camp #2 – iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD date TBA. Organize, edit and share your photos and movies in fun, easy and good looking ways!

If the Boot Camp format works, we will continue with…
Boot Camp #3 - iChat, Mobileme, Itunes, iWeb Connect mobile devices, at home and away .
Boot Camp #4 iWork. Learn the core skills of the iWork trio – Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

This month’s MacLearn is on doing things with the great and not so great photos you’re taking or scanning.  This will be a shotgun presentation of a number of products you can use to organize, edit and share your photos. Many services are free and all are fun to use – iPhoto, Picnik, Photoshop Elements, Flickr or Picasa to name a few.

ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue, Ali’i Room

Saturday May 22, 2010   10 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Free, but space is limited so please register with this Contact Form. Be sure so say it’s the I’ve Got Photos session.   A hui hou!
Free parking in the adjoining employee lot on Niu Street.

This is the fourth Saturday and usually the MacLearn day, but we will not be having a session today because of the 4/10 iWeb 2 and 4/17 Numbers 2 workshops, and the upcoming SpringFest on May 1.  See you next month, please watch the HMAUS calendar for events.

Learn more about using your Mac in our hands-on workshops:

Ross completes the Numbers skills with filtering and grouping your spreadsheet data, creating good looking presentations with them and building formulas. Come join us if you can!

If you missed Part 1, no problemo, just review the iWork Numbers handout at drop.io/hmaus_maclearn or watch the Apple Numbers tutorials

Of you are interested, just fill out the contact form at the following link and mention Numbers 2 in the message.  Workshops will be at ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue. See parking and driving directions here.P $5 for HMAUS members,  $10 for others.  Bring your laptop with iLife 09 (preferrable) or iLife ʻ08 on it.

To register go to the link below.  Please be sure to specify which workshop you are interested in:

http://www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration/

Driving/Parking Directions

Also save the date  for SpringFest 2010. May 1st we are having a full day of really interesting and fun presentations on the iPad, Apple iapps, photography and Mac 101. Door prizes, swapmeet and bento lunch (preorder to be sure you get one – it’s big and fab).  You really want to come!

Numbers ‘09 is Apple’s latest edition of a truly great spreadsheet application. Today Ross Rasmussen, in his low-key style led us through the Numbers interface and key features. Here are some of them.

• Spreadsheets are files with a single or multiple related Sheets.  “Sheets” are blank slates onto which you drop tables, graphs, graphics and text.
• Sheets and their contents – their tables, graphs and graphics, are listed in the left panel where you can easily click to navigate to them, or drag and drop to reorganize them.
• To add columns and rows drag  the corner tab at the end of a the header column or row or drag the right lower corner to increase both at once.
• Move the entire table by clicking and draggling it.  Remember, each sheet is a blank slate you add things to.  You can even copy and paste a table with formulas into Pages and the formulas will still work.  Edit the data in Pages and the calculation updates the data!
• Add photos or other graphics by dragging them from your iPhoto library. Drop them into an image placeholder to maintain the layout of your sheet.
• Drag and drop comma separated files or open an Excel file right into Numbers.  Export files to Number ‘09, 08, PDF, CSV or Excel.
• Speed inputting data with drop down menus with options you choose, increasing or decreasing the value with set increments or a slider or changing it to checkboxes.
• Copy a cell’s contents down or to the right by clicking the lower right corner and dragging.
  Copy two adjacent cells and drag the lower right corner to create an incremental series.  This works not only for numbers but also for letters, days of the week or months of the year!
• Create formulas by typing “=” to tell Numbers here’s a formula, then click in the cells building the formulas.  Instead of just the cell addresses, C1 + D1 Number color codes and displays the headers (labels) instead of cell addresses, for example (2009 Enrollees) – (2009 Withdrawals).

It was very cool!  But wait, there’s more.  Ross will offer Number 101.1 to go through other features we didn’t even get to.  The date and time are to be announced, but if you are interested in that workshop OR iWeb 2, complete the response form and let us know.  Please make sure you specify which workshop(s) you are interested in.

www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration

You can download a trial copy of iWork ’09 if you don’t have it so you can try it yourself! Hopefully iWork 10 will be out soon.

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Coming up next:  iWeb 2 on April 10!

Join us for a lecture demo followed by a followup hands-on workshop on Numbers, the number crunching, graph making program in the iWork trio.  Drag and drop images, edit charts and use the editing features easily from scratch or using templates.  11:30 – 12:30 Lecture followed by  1 pm – 2:30 pm hands-on workshop (members have priority for seating).

Handout at drop.io/hmaus_maclearn

Hands-on registration:  $5 for HMAUS members, $10 for non-members.  No registration needed for lecture. http://www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration/

Driving/Parking directions here

<—Please note New Time Expand your iWeb skills with a hands-on workshop on April 10 from 11:30 am – 2 pm.  Ross Rasmussen will help you customize and add features to your basic iWeb site.  If you didnʻt come to the first workshop, you can still come IF:

• you have previous experience using iWeb
• you download and review the iWeb handout at  http://drop.io/hmaus_maclearn and
• you view the Getting Started, adding a Photo Album, movie and gallery Apple iWeb tutorials http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iweb

Of you are interested, just fill out the contact form at the following link and mention iWeb 2 in the message.  Workshops will be at ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue. See parking and driving directions here.P $5 for HMAUS members,  $10 for others.  Bring your laptop with iLife 09 (preferrable) or iLife ʻ08 on it.

Register:

http://www.hmaus.org/meetings-workshops/maclearn/maclearn-registration/

Driving/Parking Directions