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Learn how to make memorable outdoor family portraits at the next Image Makers Workshop

HMAUS Image Makers Workshop

Outdoor Family Portraits, Sunday, July 19

Our guest expert, Terry Takaki, will conduct a hands-on workshop on how to create beautiful outdoor portraits of family and friends. This class will be limited to 12 participants and their models. Participants are encouraged to bring their family or friends to be their personal models. Camera, memory card and any other suitable equipment will be needed. At the end of the workshop participants will gather for lunch at a nearby restaurant to continue sharing.

The idea here is that participants will be able to create portraits in time for giveaway during the holidays.

Participants will learn posing, lighting and other valuable camera tips for taking memorable outdoor portraits. The workshop will be Sunday, July 19 from 8:00 AM to Noon at the Liliuokalani Botanical Garden in Nuuanu.

More information and registration here.

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Come Join us Saturday June 27th 10 am – noon ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Ave.

Rolf “Headcheese” Nordahl of Mac Mouse will instruct us at the amazing multimedia ING Direct coffee café.  Learn more about free apps that come loaded with OS X such as Mail, iCal, iChat, backing up, and utilities, apps you may have been sitting on without realizing their coolness.

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Here are three upcoming Pacific New Media workshops that are worthwhile attending if you’re interested in learning more about photography and Adobe Photoshop.

• Photographing Family and Home by Dana Forsberg
• The Photoshop CS4 Image Therapy Seminar by Michael Ninness
• Lighting Made Simple: Using Compact Electronic Flash to Achieve Professional Results by Josh Sanseri

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A review by Frank Petrie

Product: Goaaal!
Author: Skyworks Interactive, Inc. <www.skyworks.com>
Requirements: iPhone, iPod Touch
Price: $1.99
Test Rig: iPhone 3G/16GB

Once again I’m writing a review of a Skyworks game. But this time it’s not an arcade game. It’s a soccer shoot out.

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Mac Migration: The Small Business Guide to Switching to the Mac /  by Jason Rich

Book review by Dave Greenbaum

Originally published and written for the Lawrence Apple Users’ Group 2.0 http://www.laugks.org/ and published by the author at http://www.clickheretech.com.

As an avid reader of Entrepreneur magazine, I had very high hopes for this book. More and more businesses are switching to Mac from PC and need a guide focused on how to get typical business functions done on the Mac. The book completely skips the iLife suite and takes the reader from the decision to buy a Mac over to the key tools a business owner needs in order to run a business on their Mac. Unfortunately, the book is incomplete, inconsistent and needs to check its facts.

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iBank 3.4.2

Review by Bob Carpenter and originally published by the ApplePickers User Group
Developer: IGG Software (http://www.iggsoftware.com)
Price: $59.99 (Upgrade price from earlier versions of iBank: $29.99)
Pros: Mac-like interface, numerous features
Cons: Price

Throughout history, people have searched for the Holy Grail. Alas, my search hasn’t been quite so lofty. However, at times, it has appeared to be just as fruitless. I’ve been searching for a Mac personal finance program that I was completely happy with. Like most of you, I first started out with a version of Quicken that came pre-loaded on my Mac. Unfortunately, while the Mac version of Quicken may share the same name as its Windows’ cousin, it’s not the same program. I also found it to be very finicky on my Mac and likely to crash when I upgraded OS X if I didn’t buy a new version of Quicken. Also, don’t even get me started on Intuit’s upgrade policy.

As a result, I started looking into various personal financial management programs. I was never happy with any of them, but I was happiest with Moneydance. Unfortunately, its Java interface meant that the program never works exactly like a Mac program would. However, it did what I wanted it to do and I just learned to live with the entry quirks. Entering transaction splits were especially frustrating. However, because of an announcement in the Apple User Group bulletin, I decided to contact IGG Software for a review license of iBank to see if it finally filled my personal finance management need.

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If you missed the Fest or the iPhoto, Mac 101 or easy web pages presentations, you’re welcome to download handouts from here

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