November – December 2009 — Vol 31 No 6
Source
Open eJournal PDF • Nov–Dec 2009 • Vol 31 No 6 • 30 pages • eJournal
Overview
Cover: "So many Journal articles to read, so little time…" — iStockphoto illustration. From the President: Members helping members. Are you? (Jay Castillo, 6). Magic Mouse: A Fine Gesture (Lawrence I. Charters, 8) — Apple's Magic Mouse (Oct 2009) review. PocketMac RingtoneStudio 2 (Lawrence I. Charters, 10). Expanding the Menu Date (Bob Jarecke, 13). Publishing With iWeb (David Harris, 15). Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard (Larry Kerschberg, 17) — first major Kerschberg byline. Take Control of Exploring and Customizing Snow Leopard (Jay Castillo, 18). the photoshop elements 6 book for digital photographers book review (Bill Kinsley, 19). September 2009 General Meeting: Cloud Computing (Lawrence I. Charters, 21). October 2009 General Meeting: Wikipedia Secrets (Bob Jarecke, 25). Comic Pi (28).
Table of contents
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Column | Bob Jarecke | 5 |
| From the President: Members helping members | Jay Castillo | 6 |
| Magic Mouse: A Fine Gesture | Lawrence I. Charters | 8 |
| PocketMac RingtoneStudio 2 | Lawrence I. Charters | 10 |
| Expanding the Menu Date | Bob Jarecke | 13 |
| Publishing With iWeb | David Harris | 15 |
| Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard | Larry Kerschberg | 17 |
| Take Control of Exploring and Customizing Snow Leopard | Jay Castillo | 18 |
| photoshop elements 6 book for digital photographers | Bill Kinsley | 19 |
| September 2009 General Meeting: Cloud Computing | Lawrence I. Charters | 21 |
| October 2009 General Meeting: Wikipedia Secrets | Bob Jarecke | 25 |
| Comic Pi | — | 28 |
Highlights
Larry Kerschberg byline — Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard
Director Larry Kerschberg authors a book review on Joe Kissell's "Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard" (TidBITS Publishing). Paired with Jay Castillo's review of the companion "Take Control of Exploring and Customizing Snow Leopard" — two Pi Board members reviewing the matched Take Control titles.
Magic Mouse — Lawrence I. Charters
Apple Magic Mouse (launched October 20, 2009) — Apple's first multi-touch Bluetooth mouse. Charters reviews the gesture-based input.
Cloud Computing meeting — September
September general meeting topic: Cloud Computing — Pi addressing the emerging era of SaaS/cloud services.
Wikipedia Secrets meeting — October
Wikipedia editing and culture as Pi general meeting topic. Pi engaging the open knowledge movement.
Members helping members — Jay Castillo
President's call for volunteers — recurring Pi theme as membership declines.
Entities
People: Jay Castillo (President), Bob Jarecke (Editor), Lawrence I. Charters, Larry Kerschberg, David Harris, Bill Kinsley Topics: Larry Kerschberg Authorship, Magic Mouse, Cloud Computing at Pi, Wikipedia at Pi, Take Control Series References: Magic Mouse, PocketMac RingtoneStudio, iWeb, Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard, photoshop elements 6 book
Connections to other issues
- Larry Kerschberg becomes a Pi Journal author — his first byline in our ingest range
- Take Control Series (TidBITS Publishing) becomes recurring review topic — Pi-aligned with the TidBITS community
- Cloud Computing at Pi is a recurring later topic
- Year ends with strong content cadence under new Castillo/Jarecke leadership