This month’s Intermediate Mac Workshop will be held at the WSU computer lab at 7PM, July 16. The program will be on Pages, Apple’s word processing and page layout program. More details will be available later when we post a notification for this class. There will be no workshops in August.
 

This month's general meeting will be at 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 8, at the Chimacum Tri Area Center. The subject will be “Downloading Library Audio Books” presented by Daniel Heaton of the Jefferson County Library. He will give an overview of what is available from the Library’s downloadable audio books and how to go about downloading them on a Mac. 



Additionally, Bob Snow will present another in our continuing series of Basic Mac presentations on "Basics of Address Book".  His program will begin at 6:30 PM, before our regular meeting begins at 7 PM.

Handout on the Basics of Address Book

Slide Presentation on Address Book Basics
 

Two workshops covering Mac basics were continued on June 25th, Mac Essentials from 10 a.m. to noon and Introdution to the Mac from 1-3 p.m. Both workshops are currently full. However, if you are interested and available on a standby basis for either of the July 23rd workshops contact Bob Snow at sherman101@mac.com. Let him know whether you want to use a WSU desktop iMac or bring your own laptop.

The handout for the June and July workshops is at the link below. The June workshops covered only the first section of the handout, "The Basic System". The remainder of the handout material will be covered in the July and September workshops. There wil be no workshops in August.

Click on this link for a copy of the workshop handout.

Due to popular demand, we will be repeating the May program, “Introduction to iWeb” on Jun 18 at the new WSU computer Lab location (north side of the main WSU building). We have most of the slots filled from our waiting list created from the overflow of people wanting to take the class in May, but there a a few slots left. We will be sending an email in the near future asking for reservations for this class, so please be sure you have signed up on our PTSLUG mailing list. If you are not signed up, please click in the box located in the upper left hand corner of this page.

Also, please remember that being a member gives you priority when signing up for SIG’s at the WSU lab. Please note that signing up for our email does not make you a member. You must additionally click on the “Membership” tab above, and follow the instructions on the resulting page.

Two basic Mac classes will be held on June 25th. These classes have replaced the monthly fourth Friday evening classes. The “Introduction to the Mac” workshop (1-3 p.m.) covers basic Mac operations for new Mac users and those who need a refresher on the use of the Mac. Topics covered are from “The Little Mac Book,” by Robin Williams, the textbook for the workshops. The “Mac Essentials” workshop (10 a.m.-noon) is less structured but also covers key, basic elements of the Mac. Both SIGs meet in the new WSU computer room in the Shold Business Park in Port hadlock.  Advance reservations are required and the classes are currently full. Requests for standby space are accepted. Both workshops will be offered every fourth Friday except for the month of August. For more information contact SIG Leader Bob Snow, sherman101@mac.com
   
The workshops have been limited to 12 participants due to computer space. Members fill the first spots and then it is open to the general public. If you would like to join PTSLUG, please contact treasurer Joe Braun.  Membership applications are on the "Membership" link on the PTSLUG web site.

This month's general meeting will be at 7:00 PM, Thursday, June 10, at the Chimacum Tri Area Center. The subject will be “Toast, not just for burning CD’s” presented by Gary Estes. Toast is a relatively inexpensive program for Mac that allows you to quickly burn CD’s and DVD’s, but also is helpful in converting video to different formats, capturing Youtube video, creating CD’s from vinyl, and much more.

Additionally, Bob Snow will present another in our continuing series of Basic Mac presentations on "Basics of the Finder". He will cover the drop down windows and what is available from the file menu. His program will begin at 6:30 PM, before our regular meeting begins at 7 PM.

Click on this link for the handout for Bob's presentation on the Finder

Click on this link for a PDF copy of the slide presentation

As always, these presentations are free and open to the public.

New Daytime PTSLUG Mac Workshop on Mac Essentials

Quite a few PTSLUG members have asked us to consider offering a Mac workshop at WSU during the daytime. Currently both our monthly workshops are offered from 7-9 p.m. at WSU on the third and fourth Friday evenings monthly.

The first workshop of our new offering will be from 10 a.m. to noon on May 28th, the fourth Friday of the month, in the computer room at WSU in the Shold Business Park just off Rhody Drive in Port Hadlock. A repeat of the class wwil be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

These free classes are called Mac Essentials and will cover basic information about your Mac. It is NOTa replacement for the Introduction to the Mac class currently offered. It is intended to be a hands-on session where users will learn more about the useful features of their Macs. It will be a chance to ask questions, refresh your knowledge, and explore everyday and lesser known features of the Mac. Since the computers in the WSU lab are using the newer Snow Leopard operating system (OS) the class will focus on that OS and the current versions of its applications; however, we will also answer questions about the older systems, Leopard and Tiger.

You may bring your own laptop or use one of the eight WSU computers in the lab.

The handoutsfor the class is posted at the link below. Attendees should download the handout, print it and bring it to the class. It is in PDF format.

Class Handout, click here.

There will be space for 8 people. Reservations must be made in advance. Sorry, there is no space for auditors. Those signed up for a space must give a 24-hour notice on cancellation or lose their priority for future workshops. The same applies for those who do not show up and fail to let us know in advance. These classes usually fill up quickly.

Reservations are required for this workshop. Reservations are on a first come, first serve basis with current PTSLUG members given priority. RSVP to Bob Snow: sherman101@mac.com. Please specify: 1-Your full name, 2-Whether you are a current member of PTSLUG, 3-Whether you want to use a WSU desktop iMac or plan to bring your own laptop .

If you are not sure of your current PTSLUG member status (whether your annual dues are paid up) or wish to join or renew, please contact the PTSLUG treasurer, Joe Braun, at cj5braun@mac.com.

The initial presenter will be Bob Snow.

 

This month's general meeting will be at 7:00 PM Thursday, May 13, at the Chimacum Tri Area Center. The subject will be “Networking” presented by Kurt VanderSluis of Port Townsend Computers. Kurt will explain how computers identify one another, how information is passed from one network address to another, and how your home network talks to the outside world. To clarify how information packets are sent from one computer to another, Kurt will talk about how routers and hubs work, how WiFi fits into the mix, and how to secure your home network.

Additionally, Bob Snow will present another in our continuing series of Basic Mac presentations on "Printers and Printing" at 6:30 PM, before our regular meeting begins at 7 PM. As always, these presentations are free and open to the public.

Click on the link below for the handout of Bob's presentation.

Printing Handout

The May issue of SlugTracks, PTSLUG's monthly newsletter, is available for downloading and printing at the link below.

May 2010 SlugTracks

The next free Introduction to the Mac workshop at WSU will be on Friday, April 23rd, 7-9 p.m. The third class in the series will be on May 28th.

Those who attended the first workshop in March were given the opportunity to signup in advance for the second workshop in April. The topics will include:

How to use Finder windows
How to menus and shortcuts
How to open and use Applications (Text edit will be used in the class)

We will also answer any questions that have come up about the about the first workshop. If time permits we will cover the material in chapters 4, 5 and 6 of “The Little Mac Book” by Robin Williams.

As in all our Mac workshops we give first priority to current PTSLUG Members.  If you are not sure when your PTSLUG membership has expired you can contact the PTSLUG treasurer, Joe Braun, at cj5braun@mac.com

If you are interested in attending this workshop or any of the future monthly workshops please contact the PTSLUG presenter, Bob Snow, at sherman101@mac.com

A copy of the handout for the April and May workshops is at the link below:

Handout “Introduction to the Mac”  April & May 2010