Washington Apple Pi Afternoon Learners-Retired Persons' SIG
Next meeting - Thursday, September 16, 2010, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Note: the SIG is in Hiatus (a little town south of Incommunicado) during the summer
Important! RSVP to the SIG leader, leonard.adler@wap.org as we have limited seating.
Afternoon Learners are members of Washington Apple Pi who use this time and place to increase computer skill by sharing presentations of what they've found to make the Mac their favorite operating system. Bring a friend!
I am seeking a replacement for this role as coordinator and leader after several years. Whether the group continues depends on what members would like to invest in this wonderful source of learning and comaraderie about computing on a Macintosh. We seem to continue with many ideas, and many presenters. Its been good. What's next?
We meet at the Clubhouse, Washington Apple Pi, 12022 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852 from 1-2:30, Thursday, 10/15/09. Visitors and newcomers are welcome. We welcome friends!
Everyone welcome! At the Washington Apple Pi offices in Rockville, MD.

Meeting Reports for:
- January 2009: Meeting photos
- November 2009: Meeting photos
- October 2009: Meeting photos
- September 2009: Meeting photos
- May 2009: The iPod touch
- March 2009: Meeting photos
- January 2009: Preserving Movies
- December 2008: A Look at Email
- November 2008: A Look at Keynote
- October 2008: Pages and iWork
- September 2008: Photos
- June 2008: Home Networking
- May 2008: Mastering Your Mac
- March 2008: Let's Make a Movie
- February 2008: Let's Make a Movie (with lots of video clips taken with a digital still camera)
- January 2008: Mac OS X 10.5 Session 2
- November 2007: Mac OS X 10.5 and Photos
- October 2007: Photos
- September 2007: Home DVDs
- May 2007: iDVD and Adobe Lightroom
- April 2007: Music and your Mac
- March 2007: iMovie and iDVD
- February 2007: AppleWorks and word processing
- January 2007: Holiday goodies show and tell
- November 2006: Backing Up Your Mac
- October 2006: Apple's Keynote presentation package
- September 2006: Photo Family Story on DVD
- August 2006: How We Use Our Macs
- July 2006: All Things Google
- June 2006: All Things iPod
- May 2006: Doing Taxes with Excel
- April 2006: E-mail Clients
- March 2006: iChat Video Again
- February 2006: iChat Video
General Information
Please volunteer if you think that keeping the SIG going is a worthwhile endeavor.
All SIG meetings take place at the Washington Apple Pi Office unless otherwise specified.
Register as a Member of the SIG
In order to register as a member of the SIG and to thereby receive notices of our meetings please go to our list archives page and click on one of the "Subscribe" links. This will cause your e-mail client application to create a message to the list management system. Once you send that message you will receive an e-mail that asks you to confirm that you did indeed request membership in the list. This is an effort to deter spam harvesters. Once you confirm that you want to sign on you will receive a welcome message with additional information.
Individual members cannot post messages to this announcement list. If you have something that needs to be announced send a message to retired-talk@lists.wap.org. The List moderator will review the message and determine whether it is suitable for general distribution. This is an effort to cut down on inadvertent broadcasts and spamming.
Speak up and Ask Questions
The PI's outstanding bulletin board service is at your disposal. There is a special Retired SIG message board in the Pi Conference. You are strongly encouraged to use this medium of communication when you want a dialog on a subject of interest to other members of the SIG.
The numerous other message boards on the Washington Apple Pi Telecommunications System are an invaluable source of aid and comfort to those seeking answers to technical questions or other kinds of problems.
Contacts
SIG Leader
Len Adler, leonard.adler@wap.org
About the SIG
The name "Afternoon Learners - Retired SIG" is not meant to imply that the SIG is only for people who are no longer working. Anyone who has time available during the day is welcome. For that reason, our meetings take place from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month. There are occasions when meetings have to be shifted so please be sure to check the Pi calendar and this web site for the latest information.
We try to help our members get more enjoyment out of their Macintosh computers by providing simple tutorials, help with operational issues and fellowship.
The SIG seeks, as its long range goal, to develop a community of Pi members who will get to know one another and work together to satisfy their own needs and contribute to the advancement of the Pi.
SIG (Special Interest Group) Activities
There are occasions when meetings have to be shifted so please be sure to check the Pi calendar and this web site for the latest information.
SIG meetings always begin and end with Free-Form Tech Support sessions. In which we try to solve members' problems by sharing tips and tricks for coping with Mac applications, system software, and hardware.