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Title: 2012-03-26 meeting
Post by: fivespan on March 05, 2012, 09:03:46 PM
7:00
- doors open

7:30
- News and views
- 5 Minutes in the Lion's den (Mac OS) with Paul Timmins
- A few minutes with your head in the cloud (iCloud) with Chris Duguid
- iPad 3 news

- Break

- Multi-cam editing in Final Cut Pro X (http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/) with Wally Chewinski
- iTunes Match (http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/) revisited (we want to hear your stories from last month's presentation)

9:55
- End meeting
- head out to the after-meeting meeting for coffee and a snack
- the Royal Oak has opened across the parking lot from the library - we will go there

Title: Re: 2012-03-26 meeting
Post by: ben schmidt on March 26, 2012, 08:48:38 PM
iFrogz Audio speaker for iPhone
http://www.slashgear.com/ifrogz-boost-nearfield-audio-speaker-review-23219861/

New AppleTV with 1080p support
a member picked up this new model
http://www.apple.com/appletv

iOS 5's update-over-wireless feature
- worked well for a member who updated his iPhone from v5 to 5.1 wirelessly
iOS 5.1 also increases the wireless 50MB download limit increased

Quickbooks and Lion
A member has found QuickBooks 2009 to work for him in OS X Lion (aka OS X 10.7)
He is not yet prepared to invest in QuickBooks Mac 2012
http://quickbooks.intuit.com/

iPad 3
A number of have bought the new iPad aka iPad (3rd gen)
http://www.apple.com/ipad

MacUpdate.com 11-app OS X bundle
Just $50 for 11-apps, 2 days left
3 of the 11 apps are individually sold for over $50: Drive Genius, VMware, PDFPen
https://www.mupromo.com/?ref=11281

TWAIN: interface standard for scanners
"Nearly all scanners come with a TWAIN driver, which makes them compatible with any TWAIN-supporting software."
TWAIN == Technology Without An Interesting Name

Writer Plus keyboard case for iPad
Versions for iPad 2 and 3
http://adonit.net/product/writer-plus/

Shuttle Pro Hand Controller, USB
Fully programmable hand controller offers 13 function buttons, a 360 degree jog knob and a spring-loaded shuttle ring for 7 variable speeds for rolling the text. This controller connects to any USB port with PC running Windows 98 or newer or Mac running OS 8.6 or higher.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/286018-REG/Mirror_Image_CON_SP_Shuttle_Pro_Hand_Controller.html

Manfrotto Modo Steady 585 3-in-1
a unique innovative, ergonomic, multifunction stabilisation system for lightweight camcorders (including iPhone in an appropropriate case threaded for a camera tripod)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/525293-REG/Manfrotto_585_1_Modo_Steady_585_Camera.html
http://modo.manfrotto.com/

Some links from Wally Cherwinski's presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPHYXHPPveM
http://podfeet.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B35Hmeh9qAg