July – August 2008 — Vol 30 No 4
Source
Open PDF • Jul–Aug 2008 • Vol 30 No 4 • 51 pages
Overview
Cover: "How to..." Screenshot collage by Nora Korc + cover design by Lawrence I. Charters + Korc.
Articles: Applescript for Real People (Lawrence I. Charters, 6). 9 Professional Design Techniques with Adobe Creative Suite 3: A Review (Nora Korc, 9) — ★ Nora Korc's first byline as writer (was Design & Production Editor since 2007-07 — V29 N04). JAPAN! Culture + Hyper Culture Laptop Concert and Robots (Vernice Christian, 10). Truly Great And Truly Economical Substitutes (Joe Belotte, 15). Using Font Book to Find Font Problems (Lawrence I. Charters, 19). Building a Check Register in REALbasic: Part 7 (Brent Malcolm, 22). Scanning using Image Capture and Preview (Bill Kingsley, 28).
Club: Letter to the Editor (4). President's Page: Pieces of the Pi (Bob Jarecke, 5). The Best of the TCS — Late Spring 2008 (Bob Jarecke + Richard Rucker, 30). Mac Masters — A Short Review (Bob Jarecke, 33). April General Meeting: Expert Preview of Photoshop Elements 6 (Richard Allen, 34) — Lesa Snyder-King visit recap. May General Meeting: Mac Masters Extended (Bob Jarecke, 37). The Little Guys Won! (Thomas Carlson, 38). Time and Talent: Need Some (Bob Jarecke, 39). May 2008 Retired SIG "Mastering your Mac" (Len Adler, 42). April + May 2008 Graphic Arts SIG Meetings (Vernice Christian, 43-44).
Upcoming meetings: - July 26: "Little Apps I Love!" — multiple presenters share favorite small Mac apps/widgets + genealogy on the Mac with Dick Nugent (Reunion software). Town Hall Meeting format introduced — questions for the leadership. - August 23: "Images — From Capture to Presentation" with Lawrence I. Charters (take + load + massage), Ed Miller (low-light shooting), Frank Midgley (MacOSaiX mosaic software).
Highlights
★ Nora Korc Writes — Adobe Creative Suite 3
Nora Korc's first byline as a writer — "9 Professional Design Techniques with Adobe Creative Suite 3." Korc has been Design & Production Editor since 2007-07 — V29 N04; now also contributes content.
Mac Masters Recap — Bob Jarecke
Mac Masters Seminar review — Bob LeVitus's May 2008 Pi+Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre event (2008-05 — V30 N03) gets a recap.
Town Hall Meeting Format
Pi adopts a "Town Hall Meeting" segment at General Meetings — direct member questions to leadership. Modern community-governance touch.
"Time and Talent: Need Some" — Bob Jarecke
Volunteer-recruitment plea — Pi needs help. Recurring Pi theme.
MacOSaiX
MacOSaiX — photo-mosaic software by Frank Midgley — to be demo'd in August.
REALbasic Series Part 7
Brent Malcolm's series at part 7 — nearly a year and a half.
Pieces of the Pi
Jarecke's "Pieces of the Pi" President's column — multiple Pi-state-update threads.
Charters Triple-byline Issue
Three Charters pieces: Applescript for Real People, Font Book troubleshooting, August Images meeting role.
Entities
People: Bob Jarecke, Lawrence I. Charters (Editor), Nora Korc (now also writer), Richard Sanderson, Patsy Chick, William (Bill) Bailey, Vernice Christian, Joe Belotte, Brent Malcolm, Bill Kingsley, Richard Rucker, Richard Allen, Thomas Carlson, Len Adler, Lesa Snider, Dick Nugent, Ed Miller, Frank Midgley Topics: Nora Korc Writer Debut, Town Hall Meeting Format, Mac Masters Recap, Genealogy on Mac, MacOSaiX, Time and Talent Plea References: Adobe Creative Suite 3, MacOSaiX, Reunion (genealogy), Image Capture
Connections to other issues
- ★ Nora Korc Writer Debut = Design Editor becomes writer
- Mac Masters Recap = follow-up to 2008-05 — V30 N03 LeVitus Rosslyn event
- Genealogy on Mac = Reunion software demo coming; SIG rejuvenated
- Town Hall Meeting Format = community-engagement evolution