/index.php/weblog/index/ The Ford Macintosh Users Group en bduck@mac.com 2010-06-02T15:46:00-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/oreilly_news_for_user_groups_oscon_2010/ Link to OSCON 2010 website. OSCON 2010 is happening July 19-23, 2010 in Portland, OR. Brian Duck 2010-06-02T15:46:00-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/oreilly_answers/ O’Reilly Answers is a community site for sharing knowledge, asking questions, and providing answers that brings together our customers, authors, editors, conference speakers, and Foo (Friends of O’Reilly) http://answers.oreilly.com/ Brian Duck 2010-06-02T15:41:01-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/oreilly_news_for_user_groups_rails_conf/ Happening June 7 - June 10, 2010 in Baltimore, MD, RailsConf is *the* official event for the growing Rails community. O’Reilly RailsConf Brian Duck 2010-06-02T15:37:00-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/2nd_ann_arbor_mini_maker_faire/ Local and regional Makers will show off their creations. Last year’s demonstrations included robots, bookbinding, electric vehicles, computer-controlled machinery, high-altitude balloons, vortex cannons, and other projects, devices, and inventions. This year they will have three times the space for even more exciting exhibits.  Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire Where: * 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road * Ann Arbor * 734-429-3145 * Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds Website Admission: * Admission, parking, and all activities are free. News Brian Duck 2010-06-01T19:36:02-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/what_the_flex/ Ok, so the best thing since hypercard is definately Flex. If you want to know what it’s all about, the best place to start is Flash & Flex Developer Magazine - http://www.ffdmag.com. I’d say go there now to get started! Check back here for more updates! Brian Duck 2009-05-30T02:26:01-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/oreilly_news_for_user_group_members_august_2008/ Get 35% off from O’Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin books you purchase directly from O’Reilly. Just use code “DSUG” when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. Free ground shipping on orders of $29.95 or more. Also, view these links for upcoming deals/events: Brian Duck 2008-08-02T14:46:01-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/save_50_on_all_take_control_ebooks/ This just in! TidBITS is offering User Groups 50% of their ’Take Control’ and ‘MacWorld SuperGuide‘ eBooks through next Tuesday, April 29th. If you haven’t seen this wonderful electronic reference book series, now is the time to check it out! eMail from Adam & Tonya Engst follows. (They are the TidBITS & Take Control publishers) Brian Duck 2008-04-22T11:29:00-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/flexcamp_cleveland/ Today is Flex Camp Cleveland, an educational seminar targeted at someone starting out in Flex. If you’ve had some experience doing software development and are interested in building RIA’s, the entire Flex Camp series are really useful to attend. The lineup of speakers is pretty impressive, including Ben Forta and Adam Lehman from Adobe, Kris Schultz and Michael Krotscheck from Resource Interactive, Doug Pierce and Curtis Gayheart from WonderLab and Scott Andrews from DimpleDough. Michael Krotscheck was kind enough to publish his presentation and source files on his website, practicalflash.com. Brian Duck 2008-04-07T14:25:00-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/irizer_minirizer_i_get_it_now_that_ive_tried_it/ by Brian K. Duck, Product Review Editor iRizer is a laptop stand, literally. And, now that it’s on my lap, I get it! Matias Corporation has a number of innovative products, the iRizer and MiniRizer are definitely worth a good look. Brian Duck 2008-03-13T00:42:00-05:00 http://www.fordmug.com/index.php/fordmug/photoshop_cs3/ By Brian K. Duck, Product Review Editor Introduction For years, creative professionals such as designers, photographers, and prepress specialists have relied on Adobe Photoshop software to help turn imagination into powerful imagery. But Photoshop has also become the digital imaging standard for a wide array of other professionalsincluding people working with motion graphics for film and television; 2D and 3D design imagery in manufacturing, architecture, and engineering; and medical and scientific professionals dealing with specialized images. To best meet the diverse needs of all these professionals and more, Adobe now presents a choice of two versions of the software Photoshop CS3, and Photoshop CS3 Extended. Both new versions help increase your productivity with streamlined workflows for every imaging task, getting you from start to finish faster. New palette management maximizes your workspace, and additional preset capabilities let you store even more of your favorite settings for reuse. The unrivaled editing power of Photoshop is enhanced with new live, re- editable filters; improved color-correction features including better brightness, contrast, and monochrome conversion; cloning and healing preview overlays; and improved perspective-based editing. And breakthrough compositing stems from new features that automatically align and blend multiple image layers, automated selection tools, and more. Photoshop CS3 Extended builds on top of the digital imaging standard, by starting with all of the new features and enhancements in Photoshop CS3, and adding specialized features and tools designed especially for professionals in film and television, manufacturing, architecture and engineering, and medicine and science.  New 3D and motion support includes time-based cloning and healing on new video layers; 3D model visualization and texture editing; and export of 3D models from 2D images. And comprehensive image analysis comes from new 2D and 3D measurement tools, and support for DICOM images and MATLAB processing routines. Brian Duck 2008-02-29T02:34:00-05:00