September – October 2010 — Vol 32 No 5
Source
Open PDF • Sep–Oct 2010 • Vol 32 No 5 • 34 pages
Overview
President's Page: A Progress Report (Jay Castillo, 5). Think You Need a Laptop? No, You Need an iMac! (Lawrence I. Charters, 6). My Journey from iMac to Mac mini (Dale Hrabak, 8). Lighter, Smarter Travel Photography (Travis Good, 10). Putting Video on Devices Using HandBrake (Lawrence I. Charters, 15). The Apple Magic Trackpad — What's Not to Like? (Jason Woo, 19) — Apple Magic Trackpad launched July 2010. Wi-Fire: A Review (Robert Huttinger, 20) — long-range Wi-Fi antenna. The News You've Been Waiting For: the Tuesday Night Clinic Returns! (Diana King & Bob Jarecke, 22). Four Questions; Five Answers (Bob Jarecke).
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Editor's Column | Bob Jarecke | 4 |
| President's Page: A Progress Report | Jay Castillo | 5 |
| Think You Need a Laptop? No, You Need an iMac! | Lawrence I. Charters | 6 |
| My Journey from iMac to Mac mini | Dale Hrabak | 8 |
| Comic Pi | — | 9 |
| Lighter, Smarter Travel Photography | Travis Good | 10 |
| Putting Video on Devices Using HandBrake | Lawrence I. Charters | 15 |
| The Apple Magic Trackpad | Jason Woo | 19 |
| Wi-Fire: A Review | Robert Huttinger | 20 |
| Tuesday Night Clinic Returns! | Diana King & Bob Jarecke | 22 |
| Four Questions; Five Answers | Bob Jarecke | — |
Highlights
iMac vs. Laptop counter-argument — Lawrence I. Charters
Pushes back against laptop-first assumption for typical users.
Magic Trackpad — Jason Woo
Apple Magic Trackpad (July 2010) — Bluetooth multi-touch trackpad for desktop Macs. Follows Magic Mouse (2009-11 — V31 N06).
Tuesday Night Clinic returns — Diana King + Bob Jarecke
Pi members-help-members tech clinic at the office resumes — community-tech-support tradition.
HandBrake — Lawrence I. Charters
Video transcoding for iPad/iPhone — practical media-handling.
Wi-Fire — Robert Huttinger
Long-range Wi-Fi adapter — extending coverage.
Entities
People: Jay Castillo, Bob Jarecke, Lawrence I. Charters, Dale Hrabak, Travis Good, Jason Woo, Robert Huttinger, Diana King, Larry Kerschberg Topics: Magic Trackpad, Tuesday Night Clinic, Pi Office Activities References: Magic Trackpad, HandBrake, Wi-Fire
Connections to other issues
- Magic Trackpad follows Magic Mouse coverage from 2009-11 — V31 N06
- Tuesday Night Clinic = recurring members-help-members tradition
- Companion supplement: 2010-09 — V32 N05 Supplement (Photo Contest III)