[NPMUG] Reminiscing | Closeouts | Ebert | iWork.com | MAK | TheSleepingBagProject.org | COWMUG | Evernote | P2V | Virgin+HTML5 | iPad | Image Capture

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Now THIS brings back memories! I remember being at the grand opening  
in 1999, back when my only wish in the world was to have a tangerine  
iBook (which I got the following year and still use today). I remember  
we had a few Pittsburgh Computer Store guys who worked there for some  
time as well--lots of names looked familiar from the old store in  
Pittsburgh.

I actually was the winner of one of the raffle prizes--an Imation  
SuperDisk drive! (Those were the drives that could read both floppies  
and 120MB SuperDisks, which never really took off). The only problem I  
had at the time--my newest Mac was an LC, meaning I couldn't use it  
with any of my hardware! Thankfully I was able to put it into service  
when I got the iBook the following summer. The drive is still 100%  
functional and is used on the clamshell to this very day.

It's been a great run with many awesome memories. I can't wait to  
check out the new store and am hoping to stop by that day. (If there's  
any prizes for grand opening like there they had last time, maybe luck  
will repeat itself--a MacBook Air sure would be nice to have!)

On Mar 3, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Dave Sevick wrote:

> Reminiscing about MacOutfitters - November 1999 we took over the "$1  
> Dry Cleaner" space on 20636 Route 19 North Perry Highway.  On  Dec  
> 4, 1999 we had the Grand Opening of MacOutfitters. http://gallery.me.com/davesevick/100258
>
> Owner Jim Habel will move the store to:
> Anticipated Opening Day: Monday, March 29, 2010
> 20395 Route 19, Cranberry Twp. PA (in Landmark North next to AAA)
> http://web.me.com/mabel3/MacOutfitters_MOve_Blog/Blog/Blog.html
>
> Closeouts - There are only three 24"  iMacs remaining ( one $2400  
> now selling for $899 until supplies last ) and a box of free  
> software as the store packs for the move   724-776-8075 x4 for sales
>
> Roger Ebert - Bob Donaldson spoke about his blogging experience with  
> Roger Ebert of the famous "Siskel & Ebert" movie critic team. Now  
> recovering from cancer, Roger Ebert is able to use his MacBook Pro  
> and the voice of Alex to speak to others with text-to-speech  
> technology and now can even use his own voice from prior recordings  
> of his voice: Ebert 2002
> <Ebert_2002.jpg>
>    Ebert 2010
> <Ebert_2010.jpg>
>
> iWork.com workflow - We are using this collaborative web tool to  
> build newsletters called the  MAK ( Mac Acts of Kindness ) with our  
> at team MacMissionaries.
>
> <iWork_in_action.pdf>
> Feb 2010 in Nicaragua, MacMissionaries served:
>
> - Men’s and women’s prisons will be getting Macs
> - Nursery schools will be getting Macs
> - Coffee plantations will be getting Macs
> - Rural and Urban school districts will be getting Macs
> - Rescue missions will be getting Macs.
>
> April 2010 in Nyadire, Zimbabwe, Africa ...  MacMissionaries will  
> configure 50 iMac G3s from Goodwill:
>
> - 7 Macs in the new “internet cafe” next to the nursing college
> - 10 Macs in the primary school
> - 10 Macs in the high school
> - 10 Macs in the library of the nursing college
> - 5 Macs to church mission staff
>
> We are growing a wide base of mission volunteers and mission  
> supporters ... please contact Dave for more information ..... mailto:dave at davesevick.com
>
> TheSleepingBagProject.org - We are working on a project to recycle  
> blue wraps from local hospital operating rooms into padding for  
> emergency sleeping bags for homeless people.  Many thanks to Roberta  
> Jones of St. Margaret Hospital UPMC  in Aspinwall and her colleague  
> Carol Blehi .... both RN's in the OR ... and their Environmental  
> Services Director John Merkt for helping to structure this project.   
> For now, until we have final approval, please see the program  
> started by Flo Wheatley, retired operating room nurse, and her  
> husband Jim on their farm in Hop Bottom, PA. http://thesleepingbagproject.org/
>
> COWMUG -  The County of Westmoreland Mac User Group, led by Peter  
> Carras, meets again on this Thursday, March 4, 7-9PM  at the  
> Monroeville Public Library.
> http://cowmug.ca/
>
> Evernote - Remember Everything - This little app is free and  
> accomplishes the need to dictate notes, write notes, collect  
> snapshots ... and have them sync to another Mac or PC.  We showed  
> how it works with an iPhone and a MacBook Pro with over-the-air  
> sync.   Is FREE and has a pro version if you wish to step up to a  
> more robust online-offline system.  https://www.evernote.com/
>
> P2V - IPEVO Point 2 View USB Camera - Is the coolest little cam we  
> have seen in a while ... it has autofocus and macro-zoom features  
> that just fantastic.  You remember all the tripod jury rig attempts  
> to get the iPhone/iPod on the projection screen ?  They are a thing  
> of the past !   This great little tool for $69
> http://www.ipevo.com/Point-2-View-USB-Camera_p_70.html
>
> Virgin and HTML5 - To reinforce Charles Firth's findings on the push  
> to move away from Flash ... we looked at the Virgin site: http://www.virginamerica.com/va/home.do
>
> iPad - Excitement for the iPad is growing among the user group  
> community ... the rumors are there will be a price drop before the  
> launch. And an official launch date has not be set by Apple as of  
> yet.  Please visit the iPad site and do take time to watch the 1.5  
> hour Keynote by Steve Jobs.  http://www.apple.com/ipad/
>
> Image Capture - We spent the most time demonstrating the little  
> known, yet uber-cool app called Image Capture.  Over USB connections  
> we had a Canon Digital Elph camera, iPhone, and Canon scanner all  
> working seamlessly .... we used the "shared" devices tool to enable  
> users on the same wireless network in the store to see and share  
> each others digital files .... like Bob Donaldson's Nikon camera !    
> We played with this for nearly an hour  .....
>
> Then we had to leave  :-)
>
> We finished the night by saying good bye to 20636 Route 19 North  
> Perry Highway .... and enjoyed a nightcap at Primanti Brothers  
> watching the Sabres vs. Pens !
>
> Dave
>
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