XCOM Meeting 22 June 2009

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meeting called to order

by Smythe at ~8:00 pm at Carolina Ale House Restaurant, Cary.
present:

  • Smythe, Pres
  • Duane, 1st VP
  • Allen, 2nd VP
  • Chips, secretary
  • Cort, treasurer
  • Fred, past treasurer

accounted for:

  • Stefan, past president, by iChat (jeglin@me.com) 
[XCom met initially at Hope @ 6:30 to compare & review projectors, screens, & conditions. See New Business for discussion.]

Future Meeting Programs

July Meeting: iPhone 3G-S / iPhone OS 3.0

  • recent / WWDC Apple updates
    • iPhone 3G-S demo
    • iPhone OS 3.0 demo
    • Francis Shepherd will do the preso
  • Charles Mangin will lead the Q&A.

August Meeting: ??

future meeting suggestions:

  • TMUG.org website – what's there & how to do it…
  • create your own website
    • web host
    • tools / apps
  • Internet Radio
    • (iTunes, Slacker Radio, Last fm, Pandora, AOL Radio, SOMA FM, station websites, etc)
    • This covers both the Mac and iPhone/Touch devices.
  • TV / movie / cable alternatives for your Mac
    • Slingbox (um hmm…) - Duane
  • alternatives to MS Office
    • open Office, NeoOffice
    • Pages, Nissus Writer
  • screen capture
    • Grab. Cmd-Shift-3, SnapzPro,
  • another sit & share?
  • social networks - LinkedIn, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Plex, etc
  • a swap meet...?
  • games demo?
  • ComicLife, Stefan, ppd from Dec as he was swamped w/ work.
  • no contact yet Mark Williams, founder of Modality. Smythe sent them another query.
  • Photoshop or another photo editor? probably not.
  • remote connection apps: e.g. Back To My Mac, GoToMeeting, WebEx, Glance
  • Remote Presentations?
  • Remote access?

other ideas posited to the general list in mid-January:

  • Remote presentations (Glance, WebEx, GoToMeeting, BackToMyMac)
  • Web and iPhone/Mac note syncing programs (SyncBook, SyncNotes, EverNote, Fliq)
  • Social Networks - in real life (LinkedIn, Flickr, TweetUps, Forum software)
  • Intelliscanner - Paul Scandariato (He wrote back - not until summer or fall)

digital photography follow-up:

  • camera options & choices
  • iPhoto `09
    • facial recognition
    • Geo-location
  • web photo storage
    • Flicker
    • Smug Mug
    • Picasa
  • photo stitching w/ DoubleTake
  • photo editing
    • Preview
    • GraphicConverter

Treasury & Membership Reports

  • Members in good standing:, with renewals due, in grace, & recently expired.
  • There were in 54 attendance at the June meeting – 44 members & 9 visitors; 1 joined at the meeting, 1 other has renewed by mail this month.
  • Cash in bank: ~$5221.35
  • [reported by Chips & Cort, as of 6.22.09]

New Business

  • There is concern about the quality & size of the projected images at the monthly meetings.
    • Is it due to limitations of the "new" Optima projector, or is it due to the size & dimension of the screens that we project onto?
    • Lighting in the rooms is also a factor.
    • XCom met at Hope at ~6:30 (06.22) to compare images projected by the "new" & "old" (Boxlight) projectors on installed & portable screens at different locations in the rooms w/ different lighting.
      • We used only the "new" Optima projector. Tweaked the calibration w/ Smythe's MBP. We
  • Allen got a new iPod Touch (8 GB) w/ his new MBP. He sold it to TMUG for $180.
    • We will raffle it w/ an iTunes card at the July meeting.
    • tickets will be $5 ea or 3 for $10

Old Business

  • we need to updae the tmug.org domain whois info
    • the technical contact is still listed as Paul Lemieux
  • The follow up with Bob Chandler on his iMac prize is he & his wife have decided on an iMac.
    • Fred has sent Bob / Macvantage a check for $1199
    • Stefan will complete the 990 form.
    • Since we wrote a check to Macvantage to purchase the iMac, do we need to complete & file an IRS 1099?
  • We need to decide what to do with the old projector.
    • We will poll the members what they would like us to do with it.
    • Possible options include selling it on eBay, donating it to another non-profit (e.g. Eno River Assoc.), raffle it at a TMUG mtg., etc.
  • Smythe suggests that we should blog Q&A each month
    • we need to identify someone to do it
  • TMUG server
    • [from Oct - ] Stefan has talked with MacHighway. One of the issues is that they don't use a Postfix email / Cyrus for IMAP system. (no new info)

meeting adjourned

at : pm by Smythe.


Velomac 13:33, 22 June 2009 (EDT)

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