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THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSTON AREA APPLE USERS GROUP SEPTEMBER 2001 The award-winning Apple • Macintosh • iMac PowerBook • iBook & more Members helping members since 1978 Demonstrate your digital camera or come see how they work at this multi-part special event Our “Digital Still Camera Special” will start at 10:00 AM at the general meeting on Sept. 15 with a special SIG dedicated to demonstrations by members of their digital cameras. Members who own digital cameras are encouraged to bring them with samples of their work. Members who are considering the purchase of a digital camera can hear why others made the choices they did. We can view your digital photo samples if you “burn” them onto a CD or bring them on a Zip disk with your USB or FireWire Zip drive. The Digital Still Camera Special continues at 1:45 PM in the Jamail Conference room, assuming attend- ees want to meet later to further discuss these cameras. Digital movie cameras will be featured in the Digital Whatever SIG at 1:45 PM. Topics to be covered include what to look for, how to select one, and discussion by people in the club already using them. This is a follow up to making movies using iMovies that the SIG covered last month. It will be conducted by Patty Winkler, Lyda McGhee and Joe Kudrna. This can be open- ended since nothing follows in that room. OTHER SIG NEWS: Please note that Mobile Computing will meet CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Kfest keeps enthusiasm for Apple II alive BY BRUCE R. BAKER consecutively. It seems Kfest is always sched- nally for the Apple II, but now has a HAAUG MEMBER uled at the same time as the HAAUG Swap Macintosh version. It is an easy-to-use From July 25 to July 29, more than 40 Meet, and I have to choose which one I want telecom and telnet application. Proterm-A2 fanatical Apple II enthusiasts came together to attend. This is the 13th Annual and AppleWorks are the too most widely in Kansas City for the annual salute to the Kansasfest, all held at Avila College. Origi- used programs in the Apple II world. machine that put Apple Computer, Inc. on nally it was a developers’ conference and I see a lot of old faces as I drive into the the map. This small convention is held on had over 100 attendees. It still has the feel college on Wednesday afternoon of the the campus of private Avila College in sub- of a developers’ conference as many of those Kfest. Finding a way to avoid the Kansas toll urban Kansas City. who attend are still working to keep the roads is always a challenge, but once I get While most of us still have actual ma- Apple II alive and as up to date as possible. into KC my car quickly gets oriented and chines (a few don’t anymore) almost every- Many people point at the date of Kfest to drives like a native right to the dormitory. one is doing a lot of Apple II computing on reveal new Apple II hardware and software. This year I got a single room as it costs little emulators. Most are using “Bernie to the Kfest almost died a few times. But for more. So I brought a lot of stuff, some to Rescue” to emulate an Apple IIgs on a at least the last two years, Intrec has made a show off and some to maybe sell. Unfortu- Macintosh. There were airport bases set up major commitment to underwriting the nately it turns out my best stuff got left in in the dorm and several people had G4’s meeting. It seems that—with Intrec’s back- my haste to pack the car. Cindy Adams, aka with airports accessing the Internet. ing—it will be held as long as Apple II’s still “The Big Cheese,” has retired this year as This is my fifth “Kfest” as it is affection- have adherents. Intrec, led by Jerry Cline, room scheduler. She looks very relaxed all ately called, though I have not been there is the maker of Proterm. Proterm was origi- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 http://www.haaug.org NOW IN OUR 23RD YEAR! 713.522.2179 HOUSTON AREA APPLE USERS GROUP Apple Barrel is a monthly publication of the Houston Area Apple Users’ Group, P.O. Box 570957, Houston, Texas 77257-0957. MINUTES Apple Barrel’s editors have a policy to protect the creative rights of authors. The Editors BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING • AUGUST 7, 2001 acknowledge that authors’ works are copyrighted and intend to honor those copyrights by: 1) this statement of policy, 2) providing, when Attending: Mike Lawshae, Committee Reports: Librarian—New Update considered significant, copies of edited text to the Rex Covington, Randy Volunteer Coordinator— CD will be available in October. author for review prior to publication, 3) seeking Herzstein, Elizabeth English, David Crook is to bring promo- HAAUG Heaven—Randy permission to reprint previously published pieces David Crook, George Sroka, tional materials to various retail reports everything is working from the author whenever possible, and 4) printing acknowledgment of reprints used. Mort butler, Joe Fournet, outlets, solicit volunteers for fine. If you are interested in joining HAAUG, please Howard Fitter, Mike Epstein Barrel Ad Mgr., Mentor, SIG Internet—No activity; how- call the HAAUG Hotline at (713) 522-2179 or Announcements: There Coordinator and generally hunt ever, Jeff will be contacted about sign up via our web site http://www.haaug.org. not being a quorum, the meet- for new blood. the status of moving forward on Annual membership is $45 for new members, $40 for renewing members, $20 for student ing would proceed with any vote- Publicity—Mike Lawshae is relocation of HAAUGNET. members and $20 for associate members (out-of- able issues put on the table un- looking into MacPresslist.com Vision—Concentrate on state members who receive the Apple Barrel til next Board meeting. for sending news releases to all special projects like brochure, through e-mail only). The Hotline is also the Adobe is scheduled pre- Mac-related publications. Cost business cards, etc. Mentor line if you need help. senter for August meeting and for the first year is free; thereaf- Old Business: None Guests are welcome to attend one or two meetings to get acquainted with HAAUG, but will feature Acrobat 5. ter, five releases per year are New Business: SPECIAL participation in certain presentations and Corel may be here in Sep- free, then $100 per release. A ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY activities may be limited. tember. special release is planned on due to lack of quorum—Strictly HAAUG is an independent support group of Apple Rex mentioned his recent the Apple Barrel’s second place Business Expo in October has product users and is not affiliated with Apple trek to Dallas to take in the showing at MacWorld in New approached HAAUG about a Computer, Inc. The following are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., Apple, Apple II, Apple IIGS, sights-n-sounds of the new York. free booth if Group gives two Macintosh, iMac, iBook, PowerBook, ImageWriter, Apple Store. He indicated there Treasurer—Betty reports a presentations. Part of the pack- LaserWriter and the Apple Logo. All other brand might be one opening some- net loss of $3,313.59 for period age is to give out our mailing list names mentioned are registered trademarks or time in Houston. Jan. 2001 through July 2001; for a one-time use. trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged. It was noted that the July however, this figure does not A message will be posted in HAAUG wishes to thank HAL-PC for providing “Swap Meet,” a.k.a. “Tabletop reflect deposits from July. Club Business to conduct an HAAUG with Internet service. Computer Showcase” was quite Membership—Reports 13 electronic vote; however, con- HAAUG OFFICERS successful. There were no fi- new members coming onboard sensus tonight is favorable for President: JEFF DAVIS nancial figures available yet, in July. Thus far, a majority of participation. First VP – Programs: REX COVINGTON Second VP – Facilities: JONATHAN MAGNUS though several new members members prefer email delivery There being no other busi- Secretary: LYDA MCGHEE were signed onboard. of the Apple Barrel, with an ness to bring before the illustri- Treasurer: ELIZABETH ENGLISH The Apple Barrel garnered even greater majority having ous group this evening, the Senior Advisor: HOWARD FITTER second place at the recent accounts on HAAUG Heaven. meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM. Directors: JOE FOURNET, MIKE EPSTEIN, RANDY HERZSTEIN, MICHAEL LAWSHAE, MacWorld Expo in New York. It Consideration is being given to Submitted by (another) C.J. SETTLES, PATTY WINKLER. was competing in the “zero to sending an invitation to past Acting Secretary, Joe Fournet Past President: REX COVINGTON 12 page” newsletter category. members for rejoining. PS . I miss Lyda! 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