1. INTRODUCTIONS

  2. Seitz of the month
         http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_apple.html
         http://cultofmac.com/category/hints
 
  3. Deals of the month
       ProSoft
       Micromat
        Roxio                           
 
  4.  Software of the month-by Ambrosia
        Snapz Pro
         WIRETAP PRO

  5. Tips & Tricks
     
  6. commercial Software
     www.roxio.com      Toast9
     www.Prosoft.com   Drive Genius
      www.alsoft.com       Disk Warrior
      www.micromat.com  Tech Tool

 7. Troubleshooting
        Drive Maintanence Proceedures
   
 8. Burning Demo
      Apple’s Disk Burner vs Toast 9

  9. Q & A/ concerns

 10.   Hardware
         wireless mice & presenters

 11. ADOUURN to Main Meeting

Mac Tech  Basic SIG

May 17, 2008

9:25 AM

SIG AGENDA

1. INTRODUCTIONS: Who are you? Where do you live?  What do you do? What Mac(s) do you own?

2. “SITES” of the month:  http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/osx_leopard_orientation

3. Deal of the month
            TOAST9     $20 rebate
            TechTool Pro 4.6.1 free upgrade to 5 this summer

4. Tips & Tricks
        DELETE FORWARD-(DOUBNLE CLICK on the APPLE)

How to Forward Delete on a Mac
Posted 2007-04-08 09:03 in How-to by Ed Shepard

We recently relaunched our Mac Basics classes. One of the most common questions from recent switchers (besides “can I use a right click mouse”) is how to forward delete, as can easily be done on a Windows PC. Somewhat confusingly, some people simply call forward deleting “delete,” and the backwards deleting Mac users are used to “backspacing.”
If you use the delete key on almost any Mac, the cursor travels backwards, erasing the words behind it. However, the Apple Pro keyboard, and many other third party keyboards (such as my incredibly loud but fun-to-type-on Matias Tactile Pro) have a dedicated forward delete key. Its symbol is a arrow pointing right with an “x” printed on it. On your Apple or similar keyboard, this key is located above the the four arrow keys between the letter portion of the keyboard and the number pad. Again, it will be printed with a right-pointing arrow with an “x” in it, and it may also say “del.” See a picture here:

The image is also hosted on our Flickr web page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smalldog/
Apple laptops don’t have a dedicated forward delete key. To forward delete on PowerBooks, iBooks, MacBook or MacBook Pros, simply hold down the fn key (function key) and press delete. The cursor will gobble up the words in from of it. On MacBooks, MacBook Pros, PowerBooks, and iBooks, the fn key is located on lower left corner of the keyboard, under the shift key. Some people like to remap their Apple keyboards, so they can dedicate a key to forward-deleting. Many people recommend and use DoubleCommand for this. Read about DoubleCommand here:
http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net/
Area Code Information: Enter a U.S. telephone area code into a Google search box (e.g. 760), and results feature a thumbnail map naming the geographic region at the top of the results page. Clicking the thumbnail displays the full Mapquest map of the area, a less useful result since it's an approximation, not an exact map, of the area code's coverage zone.

Get Local Time: Type in What time is it followed by any city to get the current time.

Track Flight Status: Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and estimated arrival for any flight.

Convert Currency, Metrics, Bytes and More: Google has a built-in converter calculator. You can enter quarter cup in teaspoons, seconds in a year, 5 US dollars in Euros and countless others.

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/06/20-tips-for-more-efficient-google.html

5. Questions...How do I do that?/ concerns
      
            What topics do you want this SIG to cover???

6. Shareware of the month

7. Commercial Software
      TOAST 9
            http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html
            http://www.buy.com/prod/roxio-toast-9-titanium-mini-box-mac/q/loc/105/207542883.html
     
TechToll Pro 4.6.1 w/free upgrade to TechTool PRO 5  THIS SUMMER                                          http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=48
can be purchased at OWC 800-275-4576 from Shane ext 131 for $84 http://www.macsales.com/

8.  Hardware:  remote presenters mice
           Keyspan   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/
    B000S6933Q#moreAboutThisProduct
 
9. Troubleshooting/repair/warnings
   
           GE Dishwasher warning:       http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07190.html
    Toaster recalls:
        http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=75602
        http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08212.html

10. Dismissal to Main Meeting - Photoshop Elements with Michael Smith