November Monthly Meeting - Two-fer Topic: lynda.com and iApps for Your Phone and Touch
Mark your calendar for CACC's next meeting on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Matthews Community Center located at 100 McDowell St E in Matthews.Ron Gibbs will introduce us to the lynda.com Online Training Library for creative designers, instructors, students, and hobbyists. Then, August Flassig will turn our attention to the App Store, and we’ll learn about some of the great applications available out there. If you think your iPhone or iPod Touch is just about games, think again!
As always, CACC meetings are free and open to the public.
October Memory Effect Meeting
Thank you to Eddy Nivens and everybody who attended our October meeting on what a difference a simple and inexpensive memory upgrade can make for your computer system. Join us in November for another educational meeting!Coming October 14, 2008: The Memory Effect
Mark your calendar for CACC's next meeting: Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Matthews Community Center located at 100 McDowell St E in Matthews.Steve Weymark and Eddy Nivens will be presenting on what a difference a simple and inexpensive memory upgrade can make for your computer system. We’ll run some performance analysis tests before and after installing memory, and also discuss where to buy and how to install your memory upgrade. In addition, we’ll have a special raffle that you won’t want to miss!
We are considering the Community Center for our permanent meeting location, and would like your feedback. Please try your best to attend this great meeting so you can tell us what you think!
As always, CACC meetings are free and open to the public.
September Bento/Freeware/Shareware Meeting
Thank you to August Flassig and everybody who attended our September meeting on Bento and Freeware/Shareware. We had a great night at the Independence Regional Library, and learned great ways to use Bento, as well has several wonderful freeware and shareware applications that are hidden jewels. Join us in October for another great meeting!
A Great Mac Learning Day
CACC’s first Mac Learning Day at the South County Regional Library was a great success. Thank you to everybody who stopped by for “hands-on” learning, to all the volunteers who helped us answer questions and provide help, and especially to Ron Gibbs for suggesting this great idea to us! We will host another Mac Learning Day soon, so stay tuned for details.Coming September 9, 2008: Two Meetings in One! Bento and Great Free/Shareware for Your Mac
Mark your calendar for CACC's next meeting: Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Independence Regional Library, located at 6000 Conference Drive.Join us for a great meeting presented by August Flassig. We will discuss Bento, Apple’s stylish personal database for Leopard. Then we’ll turn our focus to great free/shareware applications for your Mac. Sometimes, it’s the best software out there!
Plan to attend this great meeting. As always, CACC meetings are free and open to the public.
Come Out for Mac Learning Day!
Mac Learning Day is all about “hands-on” learning. Bring your laptop or gather ‘round the many that will be in use. Ask questions and get answers or help.Mac 101, iLife, Photoshop, Google searches, networking, Gmail, software for backing up, Quicken, purchasing and installing hardware for the Mac... These are just a few of the area of expert support that will be available.
Drop by on Saturday, September 6 any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for fun, learning, and sharing. We will be in the Community Room on the first floor of the South County Regional Library on Rea Road.
Learning Day is free, but donations are graciously appreciated.
Soup to Nuts: mywebsite.com
Our August meeting was not just educational, it was lots of fun! Juan Valencia presented this great topic to us, and kept us in stitches the entire night. He covered different Web creation applications, including iWeb and Dreamweaver, and also discussed registering a domain name, finding hosting, uploading files, and more. Join us in September for our next great meeting.The HDTV Switch & Exploring iMovie
We had a great June meeting on the switch to HDTV and iMovie. Thank you to everybody who braved the strong storms to join us, and to August Flassig for the great presentation.As mentioned, June was our last meeting at the Scottish Rite Temple, which will become the headquarters for Meals on Wheels. Thank you to Mike Harding and all the Masons who warmly welcomed us at their facility for the past several months.
Join us in August for another great meeting!
Digital Photography
Thank you to everybody who attended our June meeting on digital photography, and to Ron Gibbs for his outstanding presentation. Join us in July to learn about the switch to HDTV and as we continue our exploration of iMovie.Spam, Scams, and Phishing
Thank you to everybody who attended our May meeting on spams, scams, and phishing, and to Eddy Nivens for his informative presentation. Join us in June for another great meeting!"Under the Hood" in OS X
Thank you to CACC member August Flassig for his great presentation of OS X's UNIX underpinnings, and to everybody who came out in April. Join us in May for a discussion of spam, scams, and phishing.Using Automator on Your Mac
Thank you to CACC member Richard Fortuna for his great presentation on using Automator on the Mac, and to everybody who came out in March to make the meeting a success. Join us in April for another educational meeting.CACC at the Charlotte Hamfest
Saturday, March 8, 2008: What a day at the hamfest! We met lots of great people throughout the day, and spread the word about CACC to literally hundreds of hamfest attendees. If you stopped by CACC's table and are looking for additional information, check out our Charlotte Hamfest page.For complete details about the hamfest, visit the Charlotte Amateur Radio Association Web site.