| Date | General Meeting | SIG Meetings | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct |
Back to Basics: The Computer Desktop and File Management
A presentation and discussion of the desktop metaphor used by modern GUI (graphical user interface) operating systems, some history of where it comes from, similarities and differences between Mac OS X and Windows implementations, and tips and tricks on how to effectively manage your files and applications. |
Digital Photography SIG: Digital Photos Galore! Now What?
This how-to session will take you through the simple steps of getting your photos off your camera and on to your computer with some tips on organizing them. (Along the lines of going back to basics.) |
Room 900 |
| 14 Nov | Shoot-out between Windows 7 & Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. |
Digital Photography SIG: Buying Your Digital Camera
What to look for and why |
Room 900 |
| 12 Dec | Computer Security at home | Digital Photography SIG: Touching up your family photos | Room 900 |
| 9 Jan |
Choosing your applications:
A look into what you must think about when you decide you need to get another application or to upgrade the one you have. Barry and Mike will demo and discuss Office applications such as OpenOffice, iWork, and Google Docs, as well as choosing the right application for your computer. |
Room 900 | |
| 13 Feb |
Windows SIG: Virtual Machines
Mac OS SIG: System Preferences & Customizing Interfaces |
Digital Photo SIG: Composition | Room 305 |
| 13 Mar | Back to Basics: The Desktop Metaphor & File Organization Tips | Digital Photo SIG: Photoshop Elements 8 | Room 305 |
| 10 Apr | Backups: Strategy, Hardware & Software | Room 305 | |
| 8 May |
Q & A
Club Business iPad Demo Mac SIG: System Prefs & Customization Windows SIG: Home Networking |
Digital Photo SIG: Light Meter & White Balance | Room 305 |
| 12 Jun |
Q & A
Club Business MVCUG Benefits: Navigating Our Website, Yahoo! Groups, Using the Members' Forum/Wiki Site, and introducing our new Bulletin Board |
Digital Photo SIG: Creating a Slide Show | Room 305 |
| 10 Jul |
Q & A
Club Business Mac SIG: Software Utilities to Ease Your Mac Computing Windows SIG: TBA |
Digital Photo SIG: When to Change EV, White Balance, f/Stop & Shutter Speed | Room 305 |
| 14 Aug | No Meeting | No Meeting | |
| 11 Sep | Annual Topics and Elections meeting | Room TBD |
