September – October 2006 — Vol 28 No 5
Source
Open PDF • Sep–Oct 2006 • Vol 28 No 5 • 27 pages
Overview
President's Page (4). Selecting a Digital Camera (6). iPod Meets Washing Machine (8) — humor / iPod-laundry survival memoir. Where Are Pi Members Live (9) — Pi demographic map. Where's MyStuff? (10). Meeting Reports (14-16).
Upcoming events: - September 23: James Lee, President & Founder of Tropical Software — presenting TopXNotes and TopXNotes iPod at Microsoft Innovation Center, Reston. Mini-meeting + Feature Presentation format. - October 28: VectorWorks version 12 — Michael Pacylowski, President of Kickpoint Solutions Inc. CAD program demo, then 3-room special-interest breakouts.
Highlights
iPod Meets Washing Machine
Pi-humor piece — iPod survives a trip through the washer. Anecdotal community memoir.
Where Pi Members Live
Pi demographic map — geographic distribution of members across DC/MD/VA. Strategic-planning context.
VectorWorks 12 — Michael Pacylowski
Number-one-selling CAD for Mac — VectorWorks 12 from Nemetschek (formerly MiniCAD). Pacylowski presents.
TopXNotes — James Lee / Tropical Software
Mac note-organization software — TopXNotes + TopXNotes iPod (iPod note-sync). Pi continuing local-Mac-vendor talks.
Meeting Schedule Format Settling
Standard Pi General Meeting format now: 9:00 Mini-meetings → 10:00 General Meeting → 10:30 Feature Presentation → 11:30 wrap-up. Microsoft Innovation Center Reston is home base.
Entities
People: John Barnes, James Lee (Tropical Software), Michael Pacylowski (Kickpoint Solutions) Topics: Pi Member Geographic Map, iPod Meets Washing Machine, VectorWorks at Pi, TopXNotes References: VectorWorks 12, TopXNotes, TopXNotes iPod
Connections to other issues
- VectorWorks at Pi = CAD-on-Mac coverage continues (also 2003-11 — V25 N06 Trinity-Mac-lab piece era)
- Pi Member Geographic Map = data on Pi's reach in 2006