GreenvilleMUG

GMUG regular meeting , Monday November 10, 2008
6:30 pm - Mac Basics
7:00 pm: - Do I Need to Ask Permission?
Permissions are a vital part of your Mac. Do you know what Permissions are? How they work? Why at different times you need to “repair” them and how to do it? David Kline will lead us through the world of Permissions on a Mac and show you how some simple measures can help your Mac run even more smoothly.

MAC Beginnings: Monday, November 3 - 7:00 - 8:30 pm
the new venue from the Greenville Macintosh Users Group (GMUG)
Topic : How to Make Your Mac Do What You Want It to Do: An overview of Systems Preferences
David Kline, GMUG President, will show how easy it is to customize different areas of your Mac with your preferences in the Mac’s System Preferences. You can change everything from your desktop wallpaper and screen saver to your network choices and security settings and much more. Learn how this coming Monday night!
Have you just gotten your first Mac? Or is your new Mac your first computer ever? Have lots of questions about different features? Or want to know how to use the software that comes with a Mac?
Mac Beginnings is a time when GMUG members will be available to answer your questions and help you learn how to use your new Mac.

6:30 pm - Mac Basics

7:00 pm: - Troubleshooting Your Mac, Part 2
Bill Southern will be back to continue helping us find answers to some of the problems we might have with our Mac.

Topic : An overview of the iLife suite
This meeting will feature Bobby Morrison, Apple Solutions Consultant at the Apple Shop at Best Buy. Bobby will be giving an overview of the iLife suite which comes with every Mac.

Have you just gotten your first Mac? Or is your new Mac your first computer ever? Have lots of questions about different features? Or want to know how to use the software that comes with a Mac?
Mac Beginnings is a time when GMUG members will be available to answer your questions and help you learn how to use your new Mac.

Review of Mac Leopard OS
By Paula Padar
Approximately a year ago, I purchased an iMac and am a “switcher”. The primary
reason I decided to explore the Mac way of life is that I love photography and so many
serious photographers I’ve talked to use a Mac in their art of photography.

Unfortunately, my iMac was delivered just before the new Leopard operating system
came out. I had just joined the Greenville Mac Users Group and knew this is where I
needed to be. The members are all so helpful and as enthusiastic as I am. Although it’s
mostly men, I was pleased to meet women in the membership who are like
me…computer nuts, whether it’s a Mac or any other form of digital media or tech ‘toy’.

I was offered a full copy of Leopard OS to install on my new iMac if I would write a
review of the product. I was a little timid about installing something on my brand new
computer myself but decided to just DO IT! So, I just put the CD in and let it guide me
through the installation. It was a cinch! It guided me right through the process without a
flaw.

OK, now it was installed and everything looked good until I immediately found that some
of my settings were off. The two printers attached to my iMac (Epson 2400 and HP
Photosmart 1100) would not print…the drivers had disappeared! But believe it or not, I
was actually able to find them again and re-install them.

The second problem is one that has never been solved….I could not synch my contacts
with my .Mac online account that I paid for. I bought an Apple Care package and paid
for a one year subscription to have an .Mac account (now MobileMe). I hounded the
support team to help me fix this problem and talked to at least six Apple support people
but for some reason, never could get it to properly sync. I finally decided to wait until the
new MobileMe syncing system was put in place but it still is not working. It’s really hard
to find any documentation of any sort on Apples website for this issue. I hope to get an
iPhone this fall and then I will try again!

I am still learning new things about my “new” iMac every day. I have found the Mac
podcasts I download free from iTunes are an invaluable learning source, especially the
video podcast called Apple Quick Tip of the Week hosted by the Apple Genius Bar
Gurus. Another learning source is at http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/ on Apples
website which gives some basic understanding to Mac computers.

I love all things “Geek” and have found the Greenville MUG members are all so willing
to share their knowledge and love of the Mac computers with us “switchers”. It’s nice to
know I have local Mac support and a new group of friends.