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1. cee eee Mark Fosgate 20 0289 ssakami markf21 cfl rr com Treasurer 000 Brenda Foster 724 1948 needleworx earthlink net UR Membership Monte Zelazny 713 4207 1 00 05 vandm macol net Sysop Web Master Jamie Cox POOOIOL ves jamiecox 1u net s CTS 4 05 0 0sie aia ue Cher Daley Jim Staahl 724 8981 cdaleyart aol com G Director of Acquisitions Bill Bernett 203 4813 rurasa bill spindata com g Esen Created on Macintosh computers with Quark Xpress MacMAD does not condone or support software piracy MacBits is an independent publication not affiliated or otherwise associated with or sponsored or sanc tioned by Apple Computer Inc The opinions statements positions and views stated herein are those of the author s or publisher and are not intended to be the opinions statements positions or views of Apple Computer Inc Page 2 by Mark Fosgate August 21 2001 Gayle Baker opened the meeting at 7 00pm with approximate ly 30 persons present explaining that Kathy was not present due to personal issues and that the scheduled speaker wasnt available due to ongoing per sonal issues also and that Mark Fosgate myself would be the speaker for the evening on tuning your Mac OS I gave a presentation on how to fine tune the Mac OS thru System 9 by eliminating control panels extensions control str2. September 8th To Be Announced 7 00 to 8 30 at the Melbourne Library Fee Ave in downtown Melbourne Check our bbs for info Wednesda y October 3r d Bring your questions and or Mac to our help session at the EauGallie Library Pineapple Ave EauGallie FL 7 00 to 8 30 Tuesda y October l6 th To Be Announced 7 00 to 8 30 at the Melbourne Library Fee Ave in downtown Melbourne Check our bbs for info Stay posted to MacMAD web pa ge for updates and news on meetings www macmad org Level Intermediate comfortable with daily computer use HTML 4 For the World Wide Web by Elizabeth Castro Published by Peachpit Press 19 99 available online or at local bookstores ISBN EEE FIVE stars outstanding the best Audience All computer users of any platform level Beginner with some knowledge
3. Users an thus go to those chapters or yarts of the book which explain a particular skill such as composit ng or layers and focus only on hat feature There is an abun lance of pictures and graphics ised in each section which add considerably to ones grasp of the material Many of these are of the windows and menus actually used in Photoshop so users can relate exactly what is on the screen to the explanations in the book I had found difficulty using the adjust commands under the mode menu __ This book has a whole chapter on adjust commands and takes you through it with pictures of each command and how to apply settings truly a huge help to those struggling with these con cepts The text also includes 17 pages of shortcuts segmented by platform which gives the key board equivalents of many menu options A comprehensive index is also included as is a chapter on Imageready for producing images ready for the web __ I heartily reommend the this text It will be a valuable sup plement to the user s manual for the program as it separates functions and provides graphic how to s which are easy to grasp Photoshop Visual Quickstart Guide for Windows amp Macintosh by Eline Weinmann amp Peter Lourekas FOUR stars very good rec ommended Audience All computer users of any platform PHOEN X For Your Health Feed your Mind Body amp Spirit Monday Friday 10 30 AM 6 30 PM Comp
4. ber 1s conveniently located on the back of the CD case The next dialog box allows you to choose the installation location type easy or custom or to do a complete removal of the proram if you wish Flog mie tal eral oH icp zwin peir aa ka kina b TIE rae i ta Fe 5 apres my p ar adia 7 rial inl rare Sali erie ite an ari e mine ee aa a ee ee el Telectedto do the easy install and to have the files placed in my Utilities folder After all the files had been installed a dialog box appeared informing me that the installation had been successful and the next option was to do a restart Page 6 Unista The StuffIt Deluxe pack age consists of the main program StuffIt Deluxe plus the following tools StuffIt Browser Magic Menu Archive via Rename and drop boxes Drop Stuff DropZip DropConverter DropSegment Secure Delete and StuffIt Expander By now you are proba bly asking what is StuffIt Deluxe and why do I need it StuffIt Deluxe allows you to combine multiple files and folders into one archive for easy transmission to another person via the Internet or to move files to floppy disks or removable car tridges Zip disks for storage The archives it creates are also in a compressed form saving you valuable disk space Pictured below is the wide range of compression file types that StuffIt can handle As you can see there is not much that it can t open The inher eed ceoartral
5. MacMAD Newsletter The Volume XV Issue IV AHear tfelt Thank Y ou irst allow me to thank all of you who have been praying for while I am recovering from a very serious auto acci dent While I was in the hospital and in the rehab center many of you visited and brought me cards gifts and books This played a huge part in my recovery to date Although I m nowhere near out of the woods I ve come a long way in the last few months I have managed to limp 100 with the aid of a hemi walker I m still paralyzed on my right side but am getting some movement back in my leg I am at home now and go to rehab for 5 hours 3days a week I still welcome phone calls and visitors Giant Thanks MacMad Pics 005 Reviews eee ec cece cece eee 4 amp 5 Member ste Demat ene a wey es 2 Stuffit Deluxe Review 006 6 Tips eC CE ce RE Ody SPE Ne oe MORNE BE ce aE Oo STE 2 Classifieds ccc ccc ce et eee 7 About Last Meeting sete ce sears eee ete Se ectincsm a eee ee eer 8 Members Helping Members Please be considerate and call at a reasonable hour Remember these volunteer also have a private life WordPerfect Canvas Brenda Foster 724 1948 needleworx earthlink net Photoshop CorelDraw Illustrator Freehand AOL Color It ClarisWorks Quark X press Cher Daley 724 8981 cdaleyart aol com Photoshop Gayle Baker 7257632 sterlingphoto mind spr
6. d most efficient way to make your Mac run smoother and crash much less Download and use the following extensions to make your Mac faster and more efficient Startup Doubler and Default Folder Both can be found at http www verstontracker com Support shareware and pay for it if you use it Disable the memory startup check in the memory control panel by holding down CMD amp OPT while selecting the memory control panel Hold down the key combo before clicking on the Apple Menu otherwise you ll only get the regular Memory control panel display Customize how you launch Applications to make life simpler Use Pop up Tabs or make a folder that you install inside your System Folder Apple Menu Items that con tains aliases of your most frequently used Applications Dinner site voted on was Benniganls Meeting adjourned at 8 25pm Components ef Equipment Kaw 207 T27 S45 MARKETING Q e Supplies Aap heel rtrd ijui s Gd Vigie iimiy Tiga Sie iwigi Homd s Iai fed 07 727 8817 VETER SHAW 1802 467 1158 LCL Collections OUTS TANTO ORO ADS PMG 1 A GO PPR aS e FIRM ATP Ri om F EALA EHL PAS DES RMAF MERIR TI PECTEN TAB ESF HATE HAS T a x i FEH PP ee S E ATS Mice C LONCAR TE LHEI YT ET Bla 3 7 i PAST Har TERMOST LAT Page 3 HTML 4 for the World Wide Web Visual Quickstart Guide reviewed by Jan McClintock This is the fourth Visual Qu
7. ful if you have a large file that will not fit on a single floppy disk it breaks up the total file size into individual numbered segments that can then fit onto floppies for transport Copying the segments back onto your hard drive after you receive the floppies the original file can the be recon stituted to its origmal size And finally for the security conscious Secure Delete 1s an appl cation that will remove any trace of a file from your computer if you wish without any fear that the file can be recovered from your hard drive The way it works 1s it first deletes the file and then overwrites the space the file occupied on your hard drive with zeros It does this four times to remove any trace of the file One new feature of StuffIt 6 0 is the ability to check for updates and automatically download them from the manufacturers web site if you have an active internet connection Overall the improvements made in this latest version of StuffIt are well worth the price a a Pineapple Classifieds Eau Gallie Library For Sale UMAX 6E Color HatBed Scanner Tan amp Softwar e SCSI connectivity 28 bit Works Great 60 00 Call Cher Dale y 724 8981 cdale yart aol com wW E For Sale Road Runner Start Up kit 20 00 it Marie Thall 751 0400 mthall cfl r_ r com MacMAD Members Advertise Computer lrems for Sale FREE in MacBits Hickory i St EMail your Ad to Cdale yart aol com l ai Hospital ae Bid Be sure to put MacMAD in t
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9. ickstart Guide from Peachpit Press that TI ve purchased and I would recommend them to anyone No that s not the end of the review but only the beginning __ The Visual Quickstart Guides are 7 by 9 inch paperbacks full of good solid material that is easy to follow and understand Each page includes the topic an overview a step by step instruction and a Tips section The text is only half of the page though the other half is the visual part screen shots and graphics that illus trate what the text 1s explaining __ In my opinion there is no better way to learn from a book than to use these guides Period __ The HTML 4 guide by Elizabeth Castro is a good example and since it s the fourth edition she s had plenty of time to find out what readers want and need It begins with an explana tion of the changes in HTML over the past few years and the current and future parameters of which web page authors will need to be aware __ The first chapter is called HTML Building Blocks and describes tags Connecting Point Phone 321 254 5555 Fax 321 254 5185 Authorized Service Provider spacing file names and URLs Chapter two continues with design ing planning and organizing your web site and beginning to create pages Each chapter brings you high er on the HTML and web page design ladder formatting text creating and using web images page layout links lists tables frames forms multime dia and
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11. ip modules and fonts that use lots of system resources and which can be freed up just by using the Extensions Manager Control Panel or Conflict Catcher to do so Conflict Catcher can also do font management which extensions manager cannot For those that missed the meeting here are some of the Extensions and Control Panels that you can turn off Extensions AppleShare ColorSync Desktop Printer w Epson Desktop Print Monitor only w Epson File Sharing Extension File Sharing Library Spooler only Ss a About Last Meeting FireWire anything Palm anything LaserWriter Location NVIDIA anything unless a new G4 ATI if you have a new G4 Printing Library only w Epson Print Monitor only w Epson Speech anything Voice anything Web Sharing Any additional unused printers Control Panels AppleTalk ColorSync File Sharing Launcher Location Manager Multiple Users Speech USB Printer Sharing Web Sharing Control Strip Modules If you don t have a laptop Mac throw out the Media bay Video and TV Mirroring If you ve turned off the extensions for Location Manager you can trash that one also Fonts Keep the following Charcoal Chicago Courier Monaco Palatino Sand Skia Symbol and Times All others are optional Some applica tions require specific fonts ike MS products Keep a Fonts disabled folder for others and reload them as necessary Buy and add more RAM now RAM is the best an
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13. nswer forum the author hangs out there __ Overall this is a neat package with which to learn about HTML and design your web pages and after you get the basics down this is an excel lent reference book f Eak r 5 i bia e are 7 a a Er ua pEr Se bk fe da m r COMPUTER CENTERS 1533 North Harbor City Boulevard Melbourne FL 32935 6572 a up ame a T Ti Apple Solutions Experts Experience is knowing what computer will suit your needs and what peripheralsawil enhance your workflow Experience is the ability to diagnose and repair your computer quickly wher it counts At Connecting Point Apple Computers have been our product focus since 1978 For Sales Service and Support come experience the difference at Connecting Point Wwiwi connmecting pt oom Appie and ihe Apple loga fre bademerks of Apple Computer Inc regeiered in fhe U S and offer couniries Page 4 Photoshop Visual Quickstart Guide for Windows amp Macintosh Originally published_in MacApple Notes the newsletter of the MacApple Users of San Antonio Vol 6 reviewed by Shelly Friedland his is one of the Visual Juickstart series of books by eachpit Press I believe it is for hose who already have some imited experience with gt hotoshop rather than for a total yeginner in the program _ The book is not meant to be ead cover to cover Rather it has hapters on the most obvious eatures of Photoshop and xxplains them very well
14. onward __ The information that I was most eager to learn begins with chapter 13 An Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets This concept of writing HTML will be the main way designers create web sites and pages from now on and it s a little complicated for beginners But having worked with iregular HTML using Claris Home Page and Adobe PageMuill I m ready for more complexity __ After styles there are chapters on scripts using them in your page working with JavaScript and extra touches to make your site special Since I am also learning about JavaScript using another Visual Quickstart Guide JavaScript for the World Wide Web 38rd Edition by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith this intro duction was helpful and would be inspiring had I not already had an interest The last few chapters are troubleshooting called iHelp My Page Doesn t Work Publishing Your Page on the Web transferring your site to the host servers and Getting People to Visit publicizing __ The appendices are helpful lists of HTML tools special symbols colors compatibility and a good index The back cover of the book like the first edition with which I learned my first HTML includes a Colors in Hex chart which you can remove and refer to while choosing web colors The accompanying web site lt www cook wood com vqs html4 gt offers a com plete table of contents examples from the book links to pages created by readers and a Question amp A
15. pre erat a lietai hedge god bat ne bs ge Por Pig r een CO eee ce on ty bieri Chah ai ar tia arahab sb Ak hpes hire ig mu ee Sinh Epe bo pga terrat AB Stuffit alt aea M Gag gz tgz Private File pf W LHa ihe Izh E Disk imagas img smi W Hachinary hin atoti Faldir y se pka W NINE Based mime _ WM Apples ngla ns E Ree rar ty A are tre RF Tee tar f 7 BinHe higx FA Uni Compress 2 Laz Werton Chek AM Bip ibea be the mF UU uu ue A Zip zip le Se 1 Cept whi riet 7 E ERG One part of the Stuffit group is Stuffit Expander which is a freeware application that you can be give to anybody that does not have Stuffit on ther computer With just the expander utility they will be able to open any stuffed files that you send them Another cool feature 1s the ability to compress a file into what is called a self extracting archive that can be opened on any computer Macmtosh or Windows without Stuffit bemg installed on that computer The way the Drop applications work 1s Just as the name sounds you click on the file you want to work on and then hold and drop the icon on the appropriate drop box icon DyopStuff will compress the file and save it as a Stuffit archive DropZip will also compress the file and save it in Zip format that 1s com monly used by PC users DropConverter con verts archives that were stuffed using older versions of Stuffit to the latest version 6 0 DropSegment is very use
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