MACPOWER Macintosh User Group Newsletter ! January 2006 Update Coming Attraction: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Email Tips, Tricks, and Tools There’s a lot more to know about email than just sending and reading it, and MACPOWER the goal of the featured presentation JANUARY MEETING during the January MacPower PLACE meeting is to demonstrate just that. NewSeasons Private DIning Room (second floor) We plan to share some basics as well as scads of 1231 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown PA 18103 little-known or rarely used tips, tricks, and tools that DATE you can use to enhance the use of your favorite Tuesday email program. January 10, 2006 TIME This program is not just for novices. We believe even 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. expert Mac users will learn something new; if not, For more info about meetings and membership, we encourage them to share some of their link to www.macpower.us knowledge with the rest of us. eMail: macpower@ptd,net We wil meet Tuesday, January 10, in the second Telephone: 610.967.2020 floor dining room of New Seasons. See page 2 for the meeting agenda. A map and directions to NewSeasons are available on page 8 of this issue. Join us and be prepared to ask your questions about email and, we’ll do our best to answer them. T I P S A N D T R I C K S N O T J U S T F O R M A C I N T O S H U S E R S Newsletter Staff Contents EDITOR 3 Random MACcess Shirley Hershey SHIRLEY HERSHEY FEATURE WRITERS Popups from the MacPower Prez Stephen M. Henning David Hinkel 5 The Way We Were Georgina Lehner GERORGINA LEHNER and FLAVIA WEBBER Stephen M. Henning Recap of last month’s meeting Meeting Details 5 Questions and Answers GEORGINA LEHNER PLACE Members ask and Members answer NewSeasons Private Dining Room (Second Floor) 5 Gizmo of the Month 1263 S. Cedar Crest Blvd (across from Lehigh Valley Hospital) Small things in a small package Allentown PA 18103 6 The Welcome Mat DATE January 10, 2006 Greetings, New Members Second Tuesday of the Month unless otherwise announced 6 And the Winner is… TIME How enLIGHTening! 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 6 Winter Weather Warning AGENDA: Times are approximate 6 Restart 7:00- p.m. STEPHEN M. HENNING Happy Half Hour Sign In; Socializing;; Begin again Question and Answer Session 7 Member Application 7:30 p.m. Not Just for Novices Demo 8 Meeting Site Map and Directions Troubleshooting 101 8:00 p.m. Main Presentation MacPower is a not-for-profi t group of Macintosh enthusiasts who generally meet the second Tuesday of every "Email Tips, Tricks, and Tools" month to exchange information, participate in question-and-answer sessions, view product demonstrations, and obtain resource materials to help them get the most out of their computer systems. 9:00 p.m. MacPower is not affi liated or otherwise associated with or sponsored or sanctioned by any for-profi t organiza- Raffl e tions, including Apple Computer, Inc. MacPower Update is the offi cial newsletter of MacPower. 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Copyright © 2004, MacPower, Emmaus PA READING MY MIND BYB Y THE PREZ Random MACcess Dear Fellow MacPower Members— Today I’m going to share with you some idle thoughts as they pop into my head, fl ow unedited down to my fi ngers, on to the keyboard, and, fi nally, dear friends, onto Page 3 of this newsletter. My thoughts surely will be disconnected. Please bear with me, or turn the page. Popup Number One oh, how I long to be there! The next best thing will be The other day I had two computer problems. The to follow a play-by-play description of what is happen- fi rst one dealt with, of all things, Apple’s Spotlight ing on stage during the keynote. Thanks to the net, program. Since my Mac is still under warranty, I usually, one of MacCentral staff ers does this online phoned Apple's Tech Support for help with my (maccentral.com) in real time for the benefi t of folks problem. The "techie" (in quotes to denote irony) like me who are dying to learn what new products, if was unable to answer any of my questions without any, Steve will introduce at the event. consulting with someone else. She put me on hold about half a dozen times. Finally, she told me she Popup Number Three would email me instructions that would resolve my Lots of people are predicting that Steve will introduce problem. Sure enough, I received her email which did a new lightweight PowerBook at the Expo in San Fran- not resolve my problem and which I had previously cisco. read on Apple’s web site. Two thumbs down for Apple Tech Support. Is he going to introduce another iPod? Which reminds me of the Saturday Night Live comedy routine about My second problem had to do with Virtual PC. Uh-uh, I Steve and the iPod. I was able to download a clip of it thought. Now I’ll have to call Microsoft’s Tech Support. and will try to remember to bring it to the MacPower Surprize! Surprize! The techie to whom I spoke (note meeting for you to see. the omission of quotes) not only was able to help me but also did so with assurance, patience, and humor. My prediction is that the next new new thing that As a follow-up, she sent me a delightful email that Steve will introduce at the Expo will have something repeated everything we discussed and gratuitously to do with, as so many others predict, a low-cost added additional useful infomration. Two thumbs up lightweight laptop. Not such a novel idea except for Microsoft Tech Support! what I see in my crystal ball is a laptop with a high definition screen on which you can play old time movies which you could download for a pittance, Popup Number Two kind of like buying music and videos and tv shows Two important events are marked on my calendar for to play on your iPod or Mac. Tuesday, January 10—our MacPower meeting starting at 7 p.m. and Steve Jobs’ keynote address at Macworld Of course, I’m no Jeanne Dixon. As a matter of fact, Expo starting at 9 a.m. PST (noon, our time.) most of the time, I can’t even predict what I’m gonna do from one minute to the next. But, even if my pre- I plan to make it to the MacPower meeting but, regret- diction doesn’t become a reality, it’s not such a bad ably, I will not be attending the Expo this year. And, idea, is it? January 2006 MacPower Update | www.macpower.us Page 3 MACPOWER 913 Eagle Drive Emmaus PA 18049 www.macpower.us 610-967-2020 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MACPOWER MISSION President SHIRLEY HERSHEY MacPower is a very user-friendly not-for-profi t user group whose primary mission is to share information, resources, and [email protected] experiences that increase understanding, productivity, and enjoyment of Macintosh computers and Vice President related hardware, software, peripherals, and accessories. JEFFREY ZARTLER [email protected] MEMBERSHIP MacPower membership is open to all interested persons regardless of age, sex, color, religion, and national origin. Treasurer HARRY BUCHIN DUES [email protected] Membership dues are pro-rated according to the date of enrolment. All memberships expire on the last day of the year of enrolment. Membership Director Proceeds of dues are used to cover MacPower expenses. STEPHEN M, HENNING MEMBER BENEFITS [email protected] Monthly meetings All interested persons are welcome to attend meetings Hospitality Director without obkligation but are encouraged to join in order to be MARGARET BUCHIN eligible for all member benefi ts [email protected] Newzettes Special noices emailed to members periodically Recorder [Vacant] Subscription to MacPower Newsletter Contents generally include but are not limited to Mac Power meeting news, Corresponding Secretary troubleshooting info, Mac news summaries, GEORGINA LEHNER and hardware, software, and book reviews [email protected] Free Raffl e Tickets Drawings for computed-related items are held at MacPower mem- Technical Advisor bers. Members must be present in order to win DAVID HINKEL Special Events sharedwithyou@hotmail. Participation in auctions, crazy closet cleanouts, dollar days, twor- com fers, and other frantic antics, grabfests. You gotta be there to know just what we’re talking about and what fun these events are Webber Discounts of Computer-Related ITems from Select Group of Vendors STEPHEN M. HENNING Technical Support [email protected] January 2006 MacPower Update | www.macpower.us Page 4 THE WAY WE WERE December 14, 2004 Apple Hardware Up But, first, you may want to check Close and Personal what’s in the trash before you empty it.