Brad Bishop is going to demo Filemaker Pro 7. I'm sure he will take questions about other versions.
As to defering the ripping vinyl session in June, that's up to the group and to Bill Rising and Bill King. I know there are lots of folks out there who are interested in the vinyl session. Thursday, May 20, 20046:32 PMBill Holtbillholt at iglou.com >June is Filemaker Pro? Who's doing it? If anyone has any "how to" >questions re version 4 through 6, I'd be glad to field, or help field, them. >I'm not up on v7 yet. > >If the folk, allegedly including me, would like to defer "ripping vinyl" to >allow Xwindows to take that date, I sure wouldn't object. That's a real >power and productivity issue, and might save some people some money if they >know how to take advantage of some of the free offerings that require >Xwindows skills. > > Bill Holt > >> From: "Harry Jacobson-Beyer" <harryjb at bellsouth.net> >> Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 16:03:16 -0400 >> To: Macusergroup <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> Subject: Re(2): MacGroup: MS Office 2004, and VPC >> >> Ok, all you power users. The request has been made. If you are willing to >> demo Xwindows at an upcoming meeting let me know. It will have to be >> September, October or November. >> >> June Meeting - Filemaker pro >> July Meeting - ripping vinyl >> August meeting - Applescript >> >> Thanks >> >> Harry >> >> Thursday, May 20, 200412:27 AMBill Holtbillholt at iglou.com >> >>> That just supports my theory, Kay, that the more M$ stuff you have on your >>> system, the weaker the system. >>> >>> Which reminds me of a demo that we really need to have at one of our >>> meetings - how to install X-windows stuff like "Open Office" and, ahem, >>> programs like "Grass", which I've managed to install but am clueless about >>> running because it apparently wants me to type some stuff to tell it where >>> certain files are ... and I haven't a clue ... but I digress. We have this >>> tool, this X-Windows thing, and there are so many free things, so many >slick >>> sounding free things, that a "how to start doing it" demo might really be >>> useful. >>> >>> Hint hint hint. >>> >>> Bill Holt >>> >>>> From: "KR'sListMail" <listmail at electrablue.com> >>>> Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>>> Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:19:41 -0400 >>>> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>>> Subject: MacGroup: MS Office 2004, and VPC >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Although Mac Trojans are not very common,I was not aware of this one, >>>> until I was updating my virex checker this morning and visited their >>>> site >>>> for a update.... >>>> >>>> http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_125299.htm >>>> >>>> At first I thought this applied to the Office update I just downloaded >>>> from MS last night (which subsequently the install, didn't work at all) >>>> so at first glance I thought this might have been the reason. Bugaboo? >>>> >>>> This new Mac trojan, this one spoofs the new Micro$oft Office 2004 >>>> software for the Mac, >>>> just released this past week... Obviously this one is supposed to hook >>>> those who are trying to download the new version for free? >>>> >>>> From reading the news release at CNet >>>> http://news.com.com/2110-7343_3-5215995.html?tag=st.lh >>>> >>>> I can see now that the REAL Microsoft new Office 2004 is not available >>>> for the PRO version, until the 4th quarter!!! (This may have caused my >>>> update problem in part, since I have the PRO version, and didn't >>>> realize the updates are different) >>>> >>>> Looks like the new PRO version, is being held up by Virtual PC 7.0 >>>> version, (which the PRO version includes) since the VPC problems in >>>> design upgrade are mainly caused from the new architecture of the G5. >>>> This six month delay is unfortunate for me, using the Office PRO >>>> version, since the problems with the VPC new version, won't affect >>>> those, like me, who only use G4 machines. This is a pretty Bad domino >>>> effect for the most expensive of all the Macintosh bundled software >>>> packages from MS. >>>> >>>> I think they should just release Office 2004 to me now, and update the >>>> Virtual PC whenever they get it done- because knowing MS, it might take >>>> another year to get the VPC 7.0 version done... (I wish Connectix had >>>> never sold Virtual PC to Microsoft.... !) >>>> >>>> Btw, Those that don't have a virus checker, ought to download the Free >>>> Virex beta software for macs--(at that link listed above) which can >>>> help to detect most of these new Mac OSX threats. >>>> Yours, >>>> Kay >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>>> | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
