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In This Issue:
- June Meeting Summary
- Tech Tip
- Feature Article
- Latest Apple News
- Quotation
June Meeting Summary:
The June 2008 Mac Maverick meeting came to order Resurrection Elementary School with fourteen members attending. The May minutes were approved as posted on the web site. Steve gave the Treasurer’s Report. Steve brought in the Telegraph Herald newspaper article on the club. Steve, in coordination with Jim Nuti, presented the program Comic Life. Members then had the opportunity to create their own comics in the computer lab. Steve presented Jim with a gift of appreciation for the use of the lab and his expertise during the program presentation.
Tech Tip:
Easy iWeb Publisher: iLife is tightly integrated with Apple’s $100-a-year .Mac internet service. iWeb makes it hard to use the web server space offered by your internet service provider. Plyxim’s Easy iWeb Publisher fills this need by letting you upload all the changed pages in an iWeb site file. This free program requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher.
Feature Article:
Next OS X version named Snow Leopard: Rather than focusing primarily on new features, Snow Leopard will enhance the performance of OS X. It will be optimized for multicore processors. Snow Leopard will be faster and more stable. It will even take up less space on your hard drive. The update is expected to ship in about a year.
Latest Apple News:
MobileMe: Apple announced the rebranding of its .Mac online service. The new service adds syncing features aimed at iPhone users in addition to enhanced online access. These include push email, calendars, and contacts. The user’s information stays up to date whether they’re viewing it on a computer or an iPhone. Current .Mac users will automatically become MobileMe members when the service becomes available in early July.
Quotation:
There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good.
- Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance