JANUARY 2011

ApplePickers Main Meeting

January Program We meet the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30-7:00 p.m. social time, main meeting 7:00-8:45 p.m. at the Fishers Library. 5 Municipal Dr. just north Drive Genius of 116th St. in Fishers. Visitors are always welcome to & come and join us. Data Rescue Demo via Skype by Gordon Bell, President of Prosoft Engineering

Upcoming Meetings

Main Meetings January 5th January ApplePicker’s Business Meeting Wednesday Business Meetings are now Mac The business meeting is held via the ApplePickers 5th Virtual (See Website Forums) “Virtual Business Meeting” forum topic. Any member is welcome to post in that topic stating their opinions on what the club should be doing. Quick Find Index Mac ProSIG General club information Page 2 Apple Magic Trackpad Page 3 The third Monday of each month, Apple Represen- File Type Info Page 4 tative Greg Willmore hosts the Mac Programmer’s Western Digital HD Page 5 SIG. You should email Greg for specific information. iPod Missing Manual Page 6 [email protected] Location varies. Delete Dup Images Page 7 TexToPix Page 8 Final Cut Pro User Group 10 Web Site to Make You Think Page 9 11 Must-Have Mac Apps Page 10 The INDYFCPUG meets the fourth Tuesday of each The Empire Strikes Back Page 11 month from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Since the location may Forms & Auction Items Page 12 vary, please be sure to check their website. Page 1 ApplePickers Officers President Vacant [email protected] Public Relations Gareth Souders [email protected] Past President Bob Carpenter [email protected] Secretary Irv Haas [email protected] Treasurer Ron Beechler [email protected] WebMaster Steve Johnson [email protected]

Newsletter Production Editor this month Randy Marcy [email protected] Editor next month Bob van Lier [email protected] The Review Guru Irv Haas [email protected]

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Page 2 Review: Apple Magic Trackpad By Irv Haas - The Review Guru f you are used to a trackpad, but find the one on There is also a power light that glows for 3 seconds Iyour laptop too small, check out the Apple Magic when you power on the device. Trackpad. The beauty of the Apple Magic Trackpad is that it can This is an enlarged track pad to be used in lieu of the work in place of a mouse or in conjunction with one. one on your laptop. Its 5” x 4” size is large enough for most users. Having built-in Bluetooth connectivity Installation is yet another plus. This process was extremely simple. Since the batteries are already loaded, you only have 3 steps to follow:

1. Turn on the track pad with the power button. 2. Turn on your Bluetooth connectivity. 3. Make the track pad “discoverable” within the Bluetooth control panel. This device is also designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It lets your fingers do the clicking, swiping and scrolling. The Magic uses the same multi-touch technology found on the MacBook Pro, giving you a whole new way to interact with what’s on your screen. Evaluation

For those purists, the Magic has the same sculptured The Apple Magic Trackpad has limited requirements. aluminum design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard. You need to be on Snow Leopard version 10.6.4 or Side-by-side the two sit flush at the same angle and later. Don’t plan on using this device with any Mac height. OS. Trackpad Gestures Yes, this track pad works as advertised, but be aware Those comfortable with trackpad controls will of its price, $69. This may seem pricey compared to welcome the Magic. other third party trackpads or mice.

Controls include two-finger scrolling, pinching to But if you like the esthetic of having everything zoom, rotating with your fingertips, three finger match and are used to a trackpad, this one is for you. swiping and activating Exposé or switching between applications with four fingers.

Features

The Magic has a number of hidden features that were hard to find. It has an on/off power button on the right side just above the trackpad. Included batteries (AA) are loaded from the left side just above the track pad.

Page 3 File Info By UGNN.com ou found a file with an extension that won’t Radical Software’s Wyzo – Browser optimized for Yopen. What is it? This web site can tell you. online media; includes features that accelerate Web downloads and allows users to download torrents That is the primary purpose of this site. But I found with a single click. its list of browsers for Windows, Macintosh and Unix pretty interesting. SRWare’s Iron- Browser based on the source code; includes additional security and privacy That list is here: http://www.fileinfo.com/help/web- features not found in Google’s Chrome browser. browsers. W3C’s – Web editor and browser developed It lists besides the more common ones: as an open source software project by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium); can be used to Windows: update documents directly on the Web.

Avant Force’s Avant Browser – A multi-window Macintosh: browser that includes auto fill, pop-up and ad blocking, and online profile storage; also supports In addition to the multiple platform browsers listed mouse gestures, includes an RSS reader, and has above the less well know ones are: additional privacy protection features. Project’s Shiira – Browser built by Japanese FlashPeak’s SlimBrowser – Tabbed multiple-site developers using Apple’s Web Kit; similar interface browser that includes a popup blocker, window to ; supports additional features such as a side skins, form auto fill, and quick-search; also features drawer, , and page transitions. online translation, script error suppression, and blacklist and whitelist filtering. The Omni Group’s OmniWeb – Macintosh designed to provide a more productive and ’s Flock – Multi-platform Web browser efficient user experience; includes tabs, shortcuts, designed with an emphasis on social networking ad blocking, workspaces, auto-save, bookmarks, RSS and Web 2.0 features; provides a custom interface for news feeds, and site preferences; costs a small fee. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger, and other supported websites. There is a similar list of Unix browsers.

Maxthon International’s – Tabbed Of course, these are all listed with for going browser that supports Mouse Gestures, Magic Fill for to the browsers website. Unfortunately, it still lists forms, and Feed Reader for RSS feeds; includes other for the Mac, but not only proprietary features such as Smart Acceleration, doesn’t support it, but doesn’t have it available for Anti-Freeze, Super Drag&Drop, Ad Hunter, and Web download. Of course, it won’t run on today’s Intel Sniffer. Macs at all.

Phoenix Studio’s TheWorld Browser – Multi- See the compete web site here: http://www.fileinfo. threaded frame browser that uses the Internet com/ Explorer engine and features a tabbed interface; also includes intelligent ad blocking , a blacklist filter, Web page mute, and a built-in download manager; supports custom skins and plug-ins. Page 4 Review: Western Digital Elements External Hard Drive By Irv Haas - The Review Guru ith all the newest media files including HD With such ridiculous pricing (compared to prior Wvideos, music, photos, etc., you’ve probably years), what’s stopping you from increasing your noticed that your hard drive capacity is getting full. hard drive space? In previous years Apple used to When you bought your 500GB drive a few years ago, provide minimal hard drive space but now offers you probably thought that was big enough to take at least 1TB on most of its iMacs, except its entry care of all your “stuff.” model.

Installation

To install a WD Elements drive is very similar to the procedure on most drives on the market:

1. Insert the AC adapter into the drive. 2. Connect the included USB cable between your Mac and the drive. 3. Power your drive by plugging it in.

Although these steps may seem simplistic, it is slightly more difficult with Macs. Just following the above steps will not activate the drive with your Mac. Instead you need to follow some additional steps:

1. Access your Utilities folder. Now in 2011, that may not be the case. Files are 2. Open up Disk Utility. getting bigger so now you discover you need more 3. When your Elements drive appears on the left hard drive space. The good news is that hard drive panel, click on it. manufacturers are offering larger capacity drives at 4. Click on Erase. lower prices. 5. Click on Format: Mac OS Extended (Jour- naled) or select Partition tab and choose The perfect example of this phenomenon is the GUID for use on an Intel machine since it can Western Digital Elements series of external hard be used as a startup disk if desired. drives. As an example, the 2TB drive has a list price 6. Click on Erase in the lower right corner of $152.99, but can be found on the Internet for $99! This price is probably much less than you paid for Now your drive has been formatted for use! that 500GB drive a couple of years ago. Evaluation Just for comparison, look at the other WD (Western Digital) Elements drives in other size configurations: This WD Elements drive works as advertised provided you went through the installation steps Size MSRP Internet Price noted above.

1TB $129.99 $72.99 Its small size can fit on almost any desk. The size 1-1/2 TB $125.99 $89.95 measurements are 7” (L) x 4-1/2” (W) x 1-3/8” (D). 2TB $152.99 $99.00 Continued on Page 12 Page 5 REVIEW: iPod: The Missing Manual (9th Ed) By Irv Haas - The Review Guru eeping up with the newest iPod is getting even Book Details Kharder than keeping up with the latest Macs. For 2010, Apple reinvented its entire lineup with If you are a novice iPod user or a devotee, you will a radical nano, iPhone-like touch and new shuffle find this book quite helpful. With its clean look and models. And to wrap all these up, Apple did a major color illustrations, iPod: the Missing Manual will be a redesign of iTunes 10. great reference tool.

If you’re lost with all of the new info, fear not! As an example, look at the detail for the section on Just check out iPod the Missing Manual by J.D. iTunes Power Moves: Biersdorfer and David Pogue. ($19.99, O’Reilly, Oct., 2010, 286 pages)  Improve Your Tunes With the Graphic Equalizer This book brings you all this info in one cool book.  Set Up Multiple iTunes Libraries Just check out some of the topics:  Fetch Missing Album Covers  Find and Add Lyrics to Your Song Files • Fill ‘er Up – How to load your iPod with  View Lyrics on the iPod movies, music, TV shows, photos, games, etc.  You’re the Critic: Rate Your Music • iTunes Turned Up – Share and discover new music with Ping, create playlists and Genius Mixes and stream or download media with Home Sharing. • Tour the touch – Shoot, edit and upload movies: get cool apps: play friends in the Game Center and Make FaceTime calls. • Know the nano – Navigate by touchscreen, dial in FM radio, create slideshows and more • Master the shuffle and the classic – Learn about Shuffle’s VoiceOver feature.

Contents

There are 13 chapters in this book that cover more parts of the iPad than Apple can provide in one volume. Check out some of the chapters included:

 It’s Showtime: Video on the iPod  iTunes Power Moves  The Power of Playlists  Bopping Around the iPod nano, classic and shuffle  Meet the iPod: Out of the Box and Into Your Ears in 15 Minutes  The iPod as Personal Assistant

Page 6 Within each section there are detailed descriptions Evaluation on how to accomplish the above tasks. Biersdorfer and Pogue have once again provided Access to the Online Edition an informative and useful book in iPod: The Missing Manual. With their clear writing style, novice or By buying this book O’Reilly will give you 45 days to expert will find relevant information. access their online edition for free. This is their Safari Books Online program that enables you to access the Whether you want to know more or want help in content of thousands of technology and business using your iPod, this book is invaluable. books.

No CD Included Although the price of the book is $19.99, ApplePickers O’Reilly frequently provides CDs of information members can get a 40% discount by using discount provided in their books. With changing technology, code DSUG when ordering directly from O’Reilly. O’Reilly now offers every piece of downloadable software mentioned in the book by going to http:// Any order over $29.99 will qualify for free shipping. wwwmissingmanuals.com/cds/podmm9/. eBooks are discounted at 50% for our members as well.

911: Deleting Duplicate Images By Christopher Breen - Macworld.com

eader D.J. Leary has too much of a good thing. from them. (You do that by holding down the RHe writes: Command and Option keys when launching iPhoto or Aperture.) Duplicate Image Detector differs I have about 8,000 jpeg photos, some of which are duplicates. Are there from Duplicate Annihilator in that it can search ways to identify and delete those duplicates? within folders for duplicate images. It can also compare images in two separate folders and identify There are a couple of third-party tools you can duplicates between the two folders. It makes its turn to. One is Brattoo Propaganda Software’s $8 judgments based on images’ height and width. Once Duplicate Annihilator and the other is BlackBilby’s it’s identified duplicates you have the option to trash, $30 Duplicate Image Detector . move, alias, or view them. Duplicate Annihilator works with images in your iPhoto library. It can search for duplicates in a number of ways, including MD5 checksum (the default setting) as well as (among other things) creation date, width, height, and file size. When it finds duplicates it can label them with a comment as well as move any duplicates it finds to iPhoto’s trash. To permanently delete the photos you then must Control (right) click on the Trash and choose Empty Trash.

By default, Duplicate Image Detector won’t search an iPhoto or Aperture library. Although there is an option to remove this restriction you must rebuild these libraries after you’ve removed duplicates Page 7 TexToPix By Mazaika exToPix is software that can create image effects Tthat can not be made with conventional image editors.

The main idea of TexToPix is quite simple. You create some text, (few phrases, words or even few characters), select an image that you would like to use and the program will generate an image that when viewed from a distance looks like the picture and when looked at close - you can see every single character and read the text.

Unlike most of existing ASCII-Art image programs, TexToPix uses a much more sophisticated approach. Main difference - you are not limited with fixed width font faces. Your Text-To-Pictures can be made from any font installed on your system. You can create black and white, grayscale or color images.

Resulted image can be saved as a raster image file or as vector based Windows metafile (.wmf).

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Page 8 10 Websites to Make You Think By UGN InfoManager

en Hindmarch on blogspot, posted this article XKCD – A web comic, but it’s in a league of its own. Bover a year ago, but I just came across it. This list The comics follow a theme of ‘romance, sarcasm, contains some of the better Web sites on the net to math and language.’ make you think. And I feel we should all be doing more of that.

TED – A conference that started in 1984 bringing together experts in technology, entertainment and design. Arts & Letters Daily – Collection of articles, essays, disputes and reviews by a select collection of blog- gers and publications.

New Scientist – Now has new articles from the maga- zine as well as the NS archive of over 76,000 pieces.

How Stuff Works – Explains the workings of every- thing from electronics to déjà vu.

Big Think – A collection of ‘global thought lead- ers’ who offer their thoughts and analysis on world events and other developments Academic Earth – Free university video courses span- ning a range of subjects including history, chemistry and computer science.

Cafe Scientifique – The idea behind Cafe Scienti- fique is that anyone can go to one events organized throughout the world for a layman’s explanation of a Eyewitness To History – A collection of eyewitness scientific subject by a scientist involved in the area. accounts and media from the ancient world through to modern history.

Breathing Earth - Demonstrates CO2 emissions and world population growth in real time on a global See all the details here: http://blog.study2u. map. com/373/10-websites-to-make-you-think/

Be sure to read the comments. Some more sites are mentioned and a few detractors from the original list.

Page 9 11 Must-Have Mac Apps ByUGN InfoManager

avid Pierce posted this article on March 17, 2010 11. Jing (Free) – With, like, three clicks, you can take Dwhen he had been using a Mac about 8 months. a video or picture of your screen and share it on the He recommend the following applications as ones Web or save it to your desktop. he regularly uses. Of course the comments had more suggestions. 1. (Free) – Turns any webpage into its own, While there are a couple of these I hadn’t known, he standalone application. hasn’t convinced me that they are the 11 most apps use should have. What about VLC? And how about 2. Adium (Free) – “I can’t really say Adium does much Dropbox? that iChat doesn’t, it just does it better.” See the full article here: http://www.digitizd. 3. Alarm Clock 2 (Free) – Set multiple alarms. com/2010/03/17/11-must-have-mac-apps/

4. Droplr (Free) – A “menu bar application that lets me drag and drop a picture, screenshot, note or file onto a little icon. Droplr automatically uploads the file, and gives me a link to it.”

5. Mailplane ($24.95, 30-day free trial) – for things missing from Gmail.

6. uTorrent (Free) – for Bit Torrent connections

7. Hulu Desktop (Free) – Watch your favorite shows for free

8. ShoveBox ($24.95, 30-day trial) – A huge storage bin… Just drag a link, text, image, or whatever into Shovebox, and then it lives in the little menu bar icon until you need it again. It’s like copy and paste, times infinity… ShoveBox is, essentially, a digital short-term memory.

9. AppCleaner (Free) – Helps with deletion of applications

10. Evernote (Free) – Another storage solution that has iPhone and Windows versions.

Page 10 The Empire Strikes Back

M.I.C ., a gadget manufacture in China, tried to make a Steve Jobs figurine.

300 M.I.C. store figurines were made- before the Apple lawyers had them Cease and Desisted.

The folks at Joy of Tech (who brought you the cartooon of page 10) got one before the order came out.

Check out their page to see how it arrived and was assembled.

(Bob v says there is one on eBay for $2500. It sold orginally for $79.90 tax included. Hurry!!)

Page 11 Application for Membership Continued from Page 5 One of the best recommendations is that this Membership has its’ benefits. drive is almost totally silent. You need to place An ApplePickers membership offers the following your ear close to the drive to hear it starting up. benefits, plus many more: When you turn your Mac off or to sleep, the unit

shuts down by the indication of the power light. • The ability to view and post on our message boards. There are some minor drawbacks to this drive. • The ability to have your own email Although I welcome the use of a power light, WD address - [email protected] has decided to place this light at the rear of the • The ability to place a free ad every unit next to the USB port. Why not place it on 6 months. the front of the unit where you can monitor its • The ability to participate in all club activity? raffles and auctions Another drawback is the lack of a power switch. If you want to totally turn off power, you have to unplug the drive itself.

If you need extra hard disc space, consider the WD Elements External Hard Drive. It provides you with all the extra space you need with a minimum of fuss and expense!

Here are the auction items for next month:

1. Western Digital Elements Hard Drive 2TB 2. Olympus Stylus-7030 Digital Camera 3. Apple Magic Trackpad 4. HP Photosmart All-in-One D110A 5. Apple TV Page 12