Mac Classes - October 2010

Wow, October already... I know I sound like a broken record, but where the heck does the time go?? Out the window, that's for sure.

Mac class news for the month:

First, the Saturday classes:

 For starters, Saturday, October 9th, from 10 a.m. to noon, I will be offering another local Q&A session! I hope to make this a regular monthly feature; so please come and help make it successful (only two people showed up for the first one last month)! This session costs $10, but is a full two-hours of assistance!! In the event there aren't enough questions to fill the two hours, I will offer a variety of tips and tricks for doing common tasks on your Mac!

 Then, on Saturday, October 23rd, from 10 a.m. to noon, due to popular demand, I will once again be covering iPhoto. Come learn all the ins and outs of how to manage your digital photo library... This class carries a fee of $20.

❖ The above classes are always held in the small meeting room at Ridgway Town Hall, and are open to drop-ins, with no sign-up necessary ❖

Then...

 This month, the regular FREE "Overview of Mac OS X" class will again take place on the last Wednesday of the month, Wednesday, October 27th from 5-7 p.m. These overview classes are held in the computer lab at the Ridgway Library. There are only eight seats available, and the Library has asked that I handle the sign ups, so give me a call at 970-417-8434 (or drop me an email) if you'd like to attend. (Be aware that first-timers take priority over anyone who has taken the class before, but there are often openings for repeaters).

There are six Macs in the computer lab, so only two of the eight attendees need their own laptops. This class is beginner-oriented, but we cover some different things every month; repeat attendees are encouraged (when there's room)!

As always, let me know if there's something else you'd like me to consider covering in the Saturday sessions.

Mac classes - September '10

September arrives this week; where the heck did our summer go?? Sheesh!

Mac class news for the month:

First, the Saturday classes:

 For starters, Saturday, September 11th, from 10 a.m. to noon, I will be offering my first local Q&A session! I hope to make this a regular monthly feature, with date and time to be determined by popular demand. This session will only cost $10, but will be a full two-hour session offering assistance with anything and everything you might want help figuring out on your computer! In the event there aren't enough questions to fill the two hours, I will fill in with a variety of tips and tricks for doing common tasks on your Mac!

 Then, on Saturday, September 25th, from 10 a.m. to noon, I

will once again be covering iPods, iPhones, iPads & iTunes. Now including coverage of the amazing new iPad, this class will give you everything you need to know to manage your music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and everything else that you could possibly want to put on one of Apple's ingenious devices, as well as how to sync it with your desktop Mac through iTunes. This class

carries a fee of $20.

❖ The above classes are always held in the small meeting room at Ridgway Town Hall, and

are open to drop-ins, with no sign-up necessary ❖

Then...

 This month, the regular FREE "Overview of Mac OS X" class will again take place on the last Wednesday of the month, Wednesday, September 29th from 5-7 p.m. These overview classes are held in the computer lab at the Ridgway Library. There are only eight seats available, and the Library has asked that I handle the sign ups, so give me a call at 970-417-8434 (or drop me an email) if you'd like to attend. (Be aware that first-timers take priority over anyone who has taken the class before, but there are often openings for repeaters).

There are six Macs in the computer lab, so only two of the eight attendees need their own laptops. This class is beginner-oriented, but we cover some different things every month; repeat attendees are encouraged (when there's room)!

As always, let me know if there's something else you'd like me to consider covering in the Saturday sessions.

Mac classes - August '10

August is upon us; and starting out very rainy, eh? I sure love how green everything is...

Mac class news for the month:

 Since it seems to be so popular, I'm once again offering my iPhoto class later this month. It will be held Saturday, Aug. 21st, from 10-noon in the small meeting room at Ridgway's Town Hall.

If you've been wanting to learn all the ins and outs of Apple's popular digital image management program, your next chance is here! This class carries a fee of $20 for the two-hour session.

 Also this month, the regular FREE "Overview of Mac OS X" class will take place on Wednesday, August 25th from 5-7 p.m. These overview classes are held in the computer lab at the Ridgway Library. There are only eight seats available, and the Library has asked that I handle the sign ups, so give me a call at 970-417-8434 (or drop me an email) if you'd like to attend. (Be aware that first-timers take priority over anyone who has taken the class before, but there are often openings for repeaters).

Also, I'm thinking of offering a regular (monthly) casual "Q&A" type meeting this fall/winter, so please let me know if you would be interested in that. I think it could be a lot of fun, and I would imagine it only costing $5-$10 per session.

Mac classes - June '10

Due to family vacation plans, as well as a crammed schedule leading up to the vacation, I'm afraid I only have time for the overview class this month. I hope to be back in the saddle with more fun stuff in July and August!

For you Ouray folks, I plan to start doing a regular Ouray class in the fall as well. Hopefully every month, but at least every other month.

The details:

 This month, the regular FREE "Overview of Mac OS X" class will take place on Wednesday, June 16th from 5-7 p.m. These overview classes are held in the computer lab at the Ridgway Library. There are only eight seats available, and the Library has asked that I handle the sign ups, so give me a call at 970-417-8434 (or drop me an email) if you'd like to attend. (Be aware that first-timers take priority over anyone who has taken the class before, but there are often openings for repeaters).

There are six Macs in the computer lab, so only two of the eight attendees need their own laptops. This class is beginner-oriented, but we cover some different things every month; repeat attendees are encouraged (when there's room)!

Also, if anyone is interested in a regular casual "Q&A" type meeting, please let me know. I think it could be a lot of fun, and I would imagine only charging $5-$10 for something like this.

Mac classes - May '10

May arrives tomorrow, and wouldn't you know, I can simply repeat my comment from last month: "Maybe it'll stop snowing one of these days, eh?!"

Mac class news for the month:

First, the program-specific classes:

 For starters, next Saturday, May 8th, from 10 a.m. to noon, I will be covering Pages, Apple's word processing program. If you would like to learn more about Apple's competition for Microsoft Word, this class is for you. Like all of their programs, it's a visual tour de force, and powerful to boot.

 Then, on Saturday, May 22nd, from 10 a.m. to noon, back by popular demand, I'll be covering iPhoto. If you've been wanting to learn all the ins and outs of Apple's popular digital image management program, your next chance is here!

These classes are always held in the small meeting room at Ridgway Town Hall, and carry a fee of $20 for the two-hour session.

Both of the above classes are open to drop-ins, with no sign-up necessary...

Then...

 This month, the regular FREE "Overview of Mac OS X" class will again take place on the last Wednesday of the month, Wednesday, May 26th from 5-7 p.m. These overview classes are held in the computer lab at the Ridgway Library. There are only eight seats available, and the Library has asked that I handle the sign ups, so give me a call at 970-417-8434 (or drop me an email) if you'd like to attend. (Be aware that first-timers take priority over anyone who has taken the class before, but there are often openings for repeaters).

There are six Macs in the computer lab, so only two of the eight attendees need their own laptops. This class is beginner-oriented, but we cover some different things every month; repeat attendees are encouraged (when there's room)!

Also, for June, July and August, the dates for the above "Overview" class will bounce around a bit, due to a busy summer travel schedule! I'll keep you posted.

Let me know if there's something else you'd like me to consider covering in these Saturday sessions.

I hope to see you at a class sometime soon!

iWeb class - April 24th, 2010

I feel like my first-ever iWeb class went well this past Saturday, despite my fear that it might simply be too much to try and cover in two hours. I wanted to make sure that I didn't give short shrift to the larger background topics of custom domains, hosting, and how to publish. Towards that end. here are a few links to things I discussed that could help you on your way:

• First, the link to GoDaddy that gets you $6.99/year .com domains:

GoDaddy - Official Site

• Next, I shared some ways to get both MobileMe and iLife '09 for less than Apple charges ($99 and $79, respectively):

- MobileMe at Amazon

- MobileMe at eBay

- iLife '09 at Amazon

- iLife '09 at eBay

• Next, here's the link to Apple's excellent tutorials on most of iWeb's various features:

Apple.com: Find Out How, iWeb '09

• Lastly (though this is quite a bit more complicated than most everything else we discussed) here is a link to PayPal's instructions for setting up a "buy now" button on your site for selling things:

PayPal demo of 'shopping cart'-type transactions

Page with HTML code for the actual "Buy Now" button

As always, please feel free to call or email me with questions that may arise as you explore this amazing program in more detail!

April Mac classes

Happy April everyone! Maybe it'll stop snowing one of these days, eh?!

Mac class news for the month:

 This month, the regular FREE "Overview of Mac OS X" class will again take place on the last Wednesday of the month, Wednesday, April 28th from 5-7 p.m. These overview classes are held in the computer lab at the Ridgway Library. There are only eight seats available, and the Library has asked that I handle the sign ups, so give me a call at 970-417-8434 (or drop me an email) if you'd like to attend. (Be aware that first-timers take priority over anyone who has taken the class before, but there are often openings for repeaters).

There are six Macs in the computer lab, so only two of the eight attendees need their own laptops. This class is beginner-oriented, but we cover some different things every month; repeat attendees are encouraged (when there's room)!

Now, for the focused, program-specific classes:

 First, next Saturday, April 10th, from 10 a.m. to noon, I will again be covering iTunes & your iPod/iPhone. It will be held in the small meeting room at Ridgway Town Hall. If you would like to learn more about Apple's preeminent music & video program, or simply want to find out what all the iPhone (not to mention iPad!) fuss is about, this class is for you. From playlists to podcasts, audiobooks to "apps"; attend this class to learn how to gain control of this run-away twenty-first century phenomenon.

I apologize for the short notice on this class...

 Then, on Saturday, April 24th, from 10 a.m. to noon, I'll be covering iWeb, Apple's incredibly powerful web-design program. If you've been thinking of starting a web page, and want to use perhaps the easiest program to do it, then this class is for you!

These classes are always held in the small meeting room at Ridgway Town Hall, and carry a fee of $20 for the two-hour session.

Both of these classes are open to drop-ins, with no sign-up necessary...

Let me know if there's something else you'd like me to consider covering in these Saturday sessions.

Thanks very much, and I hope to see you at a class sometime soon!