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You’ve seen it there on the dock, maybe even opened it up and thought “maybe later”.  Well, here’s your chance to learn how to “master” iWeb, one of the free iLife  applications on your Apple,  in a single day.  Ross Rasmussen, in his usual low-key style, will present an introduction on February 13, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at ING Direct Cafe. In this class he will guide you through the program, showing you how to choose a template, use add and format text, drop in images and movies, add links and more pages, then publish it to as your first web page. View the Apple iWeb video tutorial for an overview of this free Mac program. http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iweb No registration needed for this session.

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Here’s my URL – iWeb! Hands-on Session:

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Then grab some lunch at the Cafe and at noon the same day Ross will take those who are brave to the next step; creating the each part of your website and publishing it to the Internet. He will lead you through making navigation menus, customizing your pages, publishing to your MobileMe account, and what to do if you don’t have a MobileMe account. Of course, as with all of Ross’s classes, the students will help direct the direction the class takes. He promises to help keep everyone on track so that everyone can Read More…

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This is a follow-up to the “Here’s my URL – iWeb!” presentation.  Bring your laptop with iWeb loaded and Ross Rasmussen will help you create your own website.  Bring a few images or video clips if you like. Prerequisite:  Attendance at the morning session or previous experience using iWeb.

Registration. $5 for members and $10 for non-members payable on that day.  Priority to members.   12 pm – 2 pm

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Learn to create a good looking website with iWeb ‘09 using a template or from scratch.  iWeb is one of the free iLife apps that are fun and easy to use.  Ross Rasmussen presents an overview of how iWeb uploads your web page or site to your MobileMe account OR  to another web service such as GoDaddy.  Free  ING Direct Cafe Orange Interactive Room.  10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

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Ross Rasmussen introduced two robust iApps, iMovie and iDVD ‘09 to save your memories in an entertaining and professional looking way.  In a two hour MacLearn session on August 22^nd he took the process from start to finish.  He shot some video clips of traffic on Kalakaua Avenue and of Richard Sato dancing, well, gesturing, in front of the green wall upstairs at the ING Direct Café.  He imported them as iMovie Events, and from those Events, selected and dragged clips into an iMovie project.  Built-in templates, titles and effects made it easy to stitch the clips into a movie.  He turned Richard upside and had traffic driving through him on Kalakaua.  Howz that?!

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Don’t forget to join us next Saturday from 10-12 noon at ING Direct Cafe.  Ross Rasmussen is presenting iMovie and iDVD.  If you have OS X on your Mac, you have iMovie and iDVD built in. ‘09 only works with OS 10.5 but it looks like ‘06 and has many features of ‘08.  So whatever version you have, come see what it can do.  You’ll be amazed how Mac easy it is.  For details click 8/22 on the Event Calendar in the left sidebar.  PLEASE check the Parking Directions if this is your first time at ING Direct.  Free, everyone welcome. No registration necessary.

Coming next: September MacLearn iWork ‘09 with Colin Murphy, Apple Solutions Consultant at Best Buy Pearl City.

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Join us August 22, Saturday from 10-12 at ING Direct Cafe for 2 hours of iMovie and iDVD by Ross Rasmussen, Windward Adult School instructor. Ross just completed a great iPhoto handson workshop and  now he focuses on two amazing products you get for free with your new Mac.   Take those cellular phone and digital camera movies, still pictures and actually do something  with them. You know what I mean 8-).

iMovie lets you import movies, clip them,  drop them into a project window, then drag to reorder them, add text, special effects and transitions.  Finish them off with music and even rolling credits.  Save them out as a Quicktime movie or export to YouTube or iTunes.  Then comes iDVD.  Take 2, 3 or more movies and put them together in a self-playing DVD with cool templates you drag and drop your stuff into.  Way cool!

ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue.  Please click to see driving/parking directions.  Parking available in the employee lot on Niu St. (preferred). If you do park behind the cafe please leave some spaces behind the Cafe for their regular customers.   We want to continue to be welcome guests.  This is the best venue we’ve had yet 8-)  Mahalo.

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