You have to check this out, this is weird, cool and just plain interesting.
This app mouths the words. Watch the video see what it is all about.
Get the iLingual iPhone app here (links to the app store) http://tiny.cc/ilingualapp
Kent began the meeting with a presentation of the new KRMUG website. A general overview of WordPress, the software our site is built upon, and WordPress.com, the hosting service for our site, was shared with the group.
A tour of the general layout of the website was shown, including how one can read posts, find posts, comment on posts, and access our static pages.
The process to create an account so one can login and create a post was shown, it is not a requirement for members of the group to create an account, but an account is required to be able to create a post.
More instruction on using the site will be covered in future meetings as “mini topics”.
Dennis then gave a presentation on some uses of iPhoto. Covered in the presentation was how to spit photos into events, geotagging photos for using the Map feature, and having iPhoto recognize faces for use with the Faces feature.
Next up Dennis showed the group how they could make and print Calendars and Cards using the features of iPhoto. As an optional choice to the built-in features of iPhoto Dennis showed the group how they may choose to use Pages or Word to create cards.
We also had general discussion on several other items, help on troubleshooting problems, hands-on time, juice, coffee, rolls, doughnuts and a good time.
Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Mac users can enjoy podcasts thru iTunes and other sources to keep up on all things Mac. Websites are fine (and there are many related to Mac) but some times hearing or viewing a podcast is much more relaxing.
Putting the brain in neutral and relaxing has never been easier.
If you are new to this, here are a few “casts” that I personally enjoy. You can download them all through iTunes or grab them from their websites. Add your favorite podcasts in the comment section and I will expand this post to include them.
Apple Related Podcasts
Audio - macosken.com Ken Ray’s – Daily Mac News Podcast with Attitude
Audio – maccast.com Adam Christianson – For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks.
Audio – typicalmacuser.com Victor Cajiao – Typical Mac User Podcast.
Other Podcasts.
Video – revision3.com/tekzilla Patrick Norton and Veronica Belmont – Mac & Windows news.
Video – spacetelescope.org The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
Video – ESO cast - European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
Video – ted.com Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.
Video – thewoodwhisperer.com Marc J. Spagnuolo – The Wood Whisperer.
Relax – you’re on a Mac!
By storing files outside of iPhoto’s database, you can stay in control and share with other programs.
Despite its powerful cataloging tools and easy-to-use editing features, many users are still nervous about committing their photo library to iPhoto. The program’s approach to storing images feels a little like the photography version of Hotel California: your pictures check-in, but they can never leave.
Read the complete article by Derrick Story, Macworld.com
We started the meeting off with Show and Tell as Bob gave us a look at his new Verizon Wireless MiFi, he has posted an article on the MiFi which you can read on our website. Bob also brought in his new Apple Magic Mouse, we have a discussion started on this if you would like to comment.
Kent gave a presentation on RSS and how Safari and Firefox can be used as RSS readers.
Kent then went over the new KRMUG website, which is built upon wordpress.com, and how the RSS features of Safari and Firefox can be used with our new site.
The many new features, and how the group can use the new KRMUG site, will be integrated into future meetings as mini-topics of discussion.
We also had general discussion on several other items, help on troubleshooting problems, hands-on time, juice, coffee, rolls, doughnuts and a good time.
Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Do you have a laptop and need WiFi everywhere ?
Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200
I have a great connection at home and work, but I need WiFi everywhere. Why?, because my data is in the cloud. My office is really anywhere I can get two things working in the same place – phone and WiFi.
Information at your fingertips is very powerful.
Now that you have committed to this digital lifestyle, your WiFi and phone connections become critical to you. I buy my cell phone service by coverage, more than what type of phone device. A great voice call is better than any phone hardware feature for me. The same idea with my digital data, I would rather have a laptop with all the benefits rather than a small device that is expensive, cramped and likely to be outdated in a time frame measured in weeks. I watch TV, view podcasts, e-mail, Facebook, etc in this digital lifestyle – I prefer the MacBook Pro as my seat on the Internet.
I purchased a card {ExpressCard} that plugged into my MacBook Pro (from Alltel) that gave me an Internet Connection anywhere my Alltel phone worked. This covered most of my needs very well. It really worked well in the car. It was also useful in other places that offered free WiFi that was often not working very well (too often this is a real problem). Free Internet WiFi can be a pain if it doesn’t work. It can also potentially be a security risk so you have to factor that in too.
Verizon has bought out Alltel in Manhattan KS and I wanted to make some changes to my service. I was enjoying an Internet connection on demand and my family and friends were starting to notice. I would be in business meetings and suddenly having a computer with an Internet connection was really useful. People would want to borrow my laptop (sorry, there are some things I will not share – my laptop is one of them), so rather than being rude, I ended up looking up information for them. People pickup up quickly on good solutions and rightly so.
Verizon was showing a new device (Sprint has one too) called a MiFi 2200 by Novatel Wireless. I knew I had to convert over and get one. MiFi is really a phone, router, and WiFi hotspot that is the size of a deck of playing cards (about 1/2 the thickness of a deck of playing cards). It is really simple to setup, it allows up to 5 devices to securely use it at one time. It lasts 4 hours on the battery. Push the button and you have Internet WiFi (MiFi) for 5 devices. It does have a way to monitor how much total usage of bandwidth you have used for the month (Verizon allows for 5G bytes per month).
So what did I gain by switching to MiFi? 1) No device drivers – if you can use WiFi with your device, you can connect. That is awesome! Mac, PC, Linux, Android Phones, wireless XBox, etc. 2) Works anywhere your Verizon phone works (coverage map). 3) Your wife’s laptop and iPhone, your child’s iPod, and that new neat gadget that uses WiFi can all use the connection at the same time, even in the car while you are traveling. I use it when traveling with my wife, where she uses HER laptop and locates a restaurant, we call in and the food is waiting there for us. You could do this with a smart phone, but it is so much faster using a large screen, reading reviews of the restaurant on a laptop and seeking points of interest in the city you are visiting. The MiFi also frees up your phone to make that call. Tethering with the phone to a laptop is unwieldy and usually kills this phone for making voice calls.
Practical advice: If you are one person and prefer a smart phone, then put your dollars in a data plan for the smart phone. You might want to consider the MiFi if you have a slower connection at home – say a satellite dish for Internet access. If you wish to have more than one connected WiFi device – MiFi is a great solution. MiFi is limited to 5G bytes of data per month, it will cost you $59/month + tax and it really is just another WiFi connection. So if you can use the home WiFI, work WiFi, hotel, restaurant or coffee shop WiFi by all means do so. Save the MiFi for when it really counts like in the car or when you want to be online in that business meeting room where there is no WiFI.
MiFi as your secondary WiFi connection makes a lot of sense and is very powerful.
Anyone got one of these yet? If so what do you think?
Here is a review from TMO, if you are using one do you agree or disagree with this review?
Click on the image to view more info at Apple’s website.
Most everyone has done a Google search, but did you know about these…
Sometimes words just can not describe the problem, and a picture tells a better story. Using the built-in screenshot utility of OS X may be just what you need.
iPhoto and iTunes each use a single default library to store your photos and music. But you can have multiple libraries, and there is a way to switch between those libraries.
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