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you with someone who will show you the ropes in
the field you wish to study. Let us emphasise, raw
beginners are still most welcome and will always be so
on our 1:1 programme.
AUSOM’s 30th Birthday SubCommittee
There have been times in the past when we felt we
had missed an opportunity because we just didn’t
have the manpower to do justice to a project. This
is no ordinary birthday it marks a milestone in our
history and not one that we should be shy about
promoting. What we really need is a group of four
people who will work as an Ad Hoc Committee to run
with it. The culmination will be March 2010 so there
is adequate time to set up a jamboree. To volunteer
please contact [e-mail] and let the
planning for the celebrations commence.
New Members
We are delighted to welcome the following new
members who joined (or rejoined) AUSOM in
February: Mr Robert Cleaver, Ms Helen Granowski and
Mr Alun Davies. We sincerely hope you enjoy your
membership with us and come to use all the facilities
available to expand your skills in using Apple products
and to enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts.
Forthcoming Meetings
Our April Main Presentation will be by Computers
Now of Malvern under the watchful eye of Stefan. At
time of writing we haven’t been informed about the
substance of the talk: be there to find out!!
The Multimedia SIG is held Tuesday evening, 7th April
at the Balwyn Baptist Church Hall at 7.30pm. Ross
Taylor will speak about Adobe (Photoshop) Lightroom
2. NOTE we have scheduled our April Multimedia
session for the first Tuesday in April so that it will
meld perfectly with our regular R&O session. On
Wednesday morning 8 April (the second Wednesday)
at 10am Steve Cooper will present: ‘A Voyage around a
Digital Camera’ and ‘Taking the Perfect Shot and ways
of fixing it up if it isn’t’.
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting is approaching rapidly. As
I write there are only six clear weeks before the AGM is
to be held (Saturday 2-May). This is the time to consider
becoming a member of the Committee in any position
that takes your fancy. All positions will become vacant.
And it’s time to say farewell. Yes, I’ve now been on
Committee for ten years and President for three and
it’s time for me to move on. Whatever contribution I
can make has now been made. It’s time for new faces
with fresh ideas and energy to lead us forward in
this world of ever changing challenges. This is your
opportunity to help AUSOM. Seize it!
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Stephen Withers [e-mail]
Stephen’s Favourite Freebies
Those who attended my presentation at the March
meeting may be interested to know that I now have a
new favourite weather widget. Fickle, aren’t I?
TheBom Weather Widget combines forecasts (as in
Weather Australia) with the current conditions.
Like Weather Australia, TheBom draws on official
Bureau of Meteorology information.
People with smaller screens or large numbers of
active widgets should bear in mind that TheBom is
noticeably larger than Weather Australia, so it may
not be suitable if your Dashboard is already cluttered.
TheBom is a 464K download from
http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/.
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Roger Threlfall
animateur — (say anuhmuh’ter)
Noun a person who leads a group activity by giving
creative input, direction, facilitation and organisation,
as in community projects, artistic ventures, etc.
[French: one who gives life to something]
--animateuring, noun.
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