Welcome from Peter Hinchliffe for the June Meeting
**** Q & A *****
Moving files across 2 machines so a common area can be used to save so
permission error's don't happen.
The easiest way for this would be the Shared Folder, and create a
folder
inside. Then under Owner and Permissions, change it to read and
write, and
apply to enclosed items. From that point on any files thrown in
that folder
will be able to be read and written. You can also use a program called
BatChMod (VersionTracker) which will also change permissions as well.
An email was sent to the US and was sent back because AOL couldn't
read the
MIME attachment.
The problem is to do with the resource forks. To work around it,
with Mail
(and Preferences) you can choose a feature called "Always send as an a
Windows attachment" ) or "Windows friendly attachment" and it will go
through correctly.
Attachments for iCal appointments aren't been adding.
You could try deleting the Preference file. Otherwise it may also be
beneficial to post to some of the other newsgroups for a response.
(MacFixit, Apple Forums etc.)
***** Matt then showed off OmniGraffle and ComicLife *****
If you've ever needed to do graphs or charts then OmniGraffle is
for you.
You start with a blank canvas, open up the inspectors for doing
many things.
You draw in the "shapes" you want, triangles, square, "stop sign",
or you
can add "stencils". With the line tool you can add a line between
two of the
items, or more if required.
With OmniGraffle it knows what is an object and what is a line. So
when you
move a shape the lines will move as well. You can also make a shape a
"magnatised" shape. This is done by using Maganitised shapes (with
"built in
magnets"). When you move a shape the "points" connected with stay
together.
As an example you can it to draw up things like networks, showing
all the
connections between computers, hardware, cabling, internet, access
points
etc. Then if you add or move something you can move things around
to add it,
and then you can see at a glance the overall network points etc.
Very powerful. Colours can also be used to differentiate between
different
items, or groups of items. Spotlight also works with OmniGraffle as
well, so
you can search for things. It also uses rulers so acts as a "smart
guide"
(Inspiration is also a program that does a similar job.)
-ComicLife -
It integrates with iPhoto and allows you to turn your photo library
into a
Comic Book. You choose a layout, add in your pictures (directly
from iPhoto)
(All drag and drop). From there,...add in little objects, shapes
and think
bubbles. Then add in your text inside the think bubbles and "viola"
you've
created your Comic Book. Add in more pages and keep working through
each
page after page until you've completed a whole book. From there you
can
print it out or print it to pdf. A good way to make something
different from
your iPhotos. (Oh and it also makes sounds when you move things
around,
change font sizes and shapes. It's about US$30 and is shareware.
Download a copy from Versiontracker and have a play! Something very
different (And fun). Sizing for most pages is reasonable, so with
smaller
pictures, small enough to email.
***** Ruben then showed off iLife and the DVD he created *****
Using iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes and iDVD Ruben gave a run down of how
all the
software tied together to give a "finished" product.
Pictures and Video footage coming from Ruben's 22nd party. Pictures
were all
taken with a Digital Still camera, Video taken with a Digital Video
Camera.
You can drag and drop pretty much any QuickTime file into iMovie.
(El Gato
eyeTV files, Windows Media files,...etc). Dragging the video files
into the
timeline, then into sequence you create a seamless mix. By adding
transitions you get an even smoother "movement" through the footage.
By then adding your own music from iTunes, you can overwrite the music
already there. This can be a good way to "hide out" too much poor
music, or
if the music jumps all over the place. Again this adds to the
"seamless"
movement of the movie. Once you're happy with the "finished"
product, you
can then move it over to iDVD. This allows you to edit it further, add
titles, menus, chapters and really turn it into something special!
Nice easy software,...does some pretty cool things!
Matt then finished it off with a quick glimpse at part of the WWDC
Keynote.
Meeting finished with coffee and biscuits.
Thanks again to Susan for taping it. Good job! If there's a delay
in the
video,..it's cause of tape changing and batteries. But hey, it's
still good
eh!
Thanks again all for coming along and braving the weather!
We hope you enjoyed it!
Don't forget the challenge we put forward to everyone,...what would
you like
to see in the meetings,..what software do you use and would you
like to show
it off. Drop us an email and let us know!
Thanks and enjoy!
Kind Regards
Daniel
(See I got through the whole email and didn't mention Apple moving
to Intel
within the next 2 years.) ;o)
hehehe
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