Drown Your Sorrows @ Highlands Brewing company
06/08/10 06:55
Trade stories! Meet new people! Enjoy some drinks and good food!
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at Highlands Brewing Company on August 12th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter.
We hope to see you there!
Highlands Brewing Company on Google Maps
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at Highlands Brewing Company on August 12th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter.
We hope to see you there!
Highlands Brewing Company on Google Maps
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August Meeting - Syncing, Syncing, Syncing!
06/08/10 06:54
Our next meeting is coming up on 8/24/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
Do you have that "syncing" feeling that you could find a better method to sync your data across devices? There are many methods you can sync your files, contacts, calendars and music. Come on out, join us and show us how you or your clients handle the task of syncing data.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
Do you have that "syncing" feeling that you could find a better method to sync your data across devices? There are many methods you can sync your files, contacts, calendars and music. Come on out, join us and show us how you or your clients handle the task of syncing data.
July Meeting - Gidgets, Gadgets & Beer!
07/07/10 19:30
Our next meeting is coming up on 7/27/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
Gidgets, Gadgets & Beer! Got some cool gadgets or tools that you use on the job? Bring them out and show 'em off! We'll have an iPad and iPhone 4 to demo, a Pico Projector and whatever else you might bring! Also, please feel free to bring your favorite brew or other beverage to share along with the group!
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
Gidgets, Gadgets & Beer! Got some cool gadgets or tools that you use on the job? Bring them out and show 'em off! We'll have an iPad and iPhone 4 to demo, a Pico Projector and whatever else you might bring! Also, please feel free to bring your favorite brew or other beverage to share along with the group!
Drown Your Sorrows @ Hill Brewing Co. on 6/10!
06/06/10 11:49
Trade stories! Meet new people! Enjoy some drinks and good food!
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at Hill Brewing Company in Ferguson on June 10th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter.
We hope to see you there!
Hill Brewing Company on Google Maps
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at Hill Brewing Company in Ferguson on June 10th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter.
We hope to see you there!
Hill Brewing Company on Google Maps
June Meeting - Backup Methods & Strategies
06/06/10 11:48
Our next meeting is coming up on 6/22/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
How do you manage your backups? What applications and devices do you use? What's your schema look like? Come out and share with us how you accomplish this all important task of backing up data.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
How do you manage your backups? What applications and devices do you use? What's your schema look like? Come out and share with us how you accomplish this all important task of backing up data.
May Meeting - Troubleshooting w/ Mike Coffey
18/05/10 19:47
Our next meeting is coming up on 5/25/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
Nerinx Hall’s Technology Guru, Mike Coffey will lead the discussion on Mac troubleshooting. From basic desktop issues to more advanced laptop problems, Mike has a wealth of knowledge to share! Mike will have a Macbook troubleshooting handout that we will post after the meeting.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
Nerinx Hall’s Technology Guru, Mike Coffey will lead the discussion on Mac troubleshooting. From basic desktop issues to more advanced laptop problems, Mike has a wealth of knowledge to share! Mike will have a Macbook troubleshooting handout that we will post after the meeting.
April Meeting - Beverages & Videos
25/04/10 19:10
Our next meeting is coming up on 4/27/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
We’re taking it easy this month! Come out and share any humorous internet videos and stories you may have. Feel free to bring out some adult beverages and just shoot the breeze with us. We will also collect feedback to get ideas for upcoming summer sessions. Please come out and join us!
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
We’re taking it easy this month! Come out and share any humorous internet videos and stories you may have. Feel free to bring out some adult beverages and just shoot the breeze with us. We will also collect feedback to get ideas for upcoming summer sessions. Please come out and join us!
Drown Your Sorrows @ Highlands Brewing Co. on 4/8!
05/04/10 21:29
Trade stories! Meet new people! Enjoy some drinks and good food!
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at Highlands Brewing Company on April 8th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter or RSVP on our Facebook page.
We hope to see you there!
Highlands Brewing Company on Google Maps
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at Highlands Brewing Company on April 8th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter or RSVP on our Facebook page.
We hope to see you there!
Highlands Brewing Company on Google Maps
March Meeting - Automator Actions & Links
24/03/10 10:00
Thank you to everyone who came out Tuesday night! We’ve turned commenting on. So, if you have any comments or feedback, please post away! Thank you again!
Links
Automator / Remote Desktop
Apple Remote Desktop Action Pack - This pack augments the actions included when Remote Desktop is installed.
Apple Remote Desktop Teacher’s Helpers - Remote Desktop can be very useful in the classroom setting. This pack of workflows are for those who just want to “do” and don’t have the technicial expertise or time to learn.
AutomatorBitLy - Great workflow that can be installed as a service. Imagine highlighting ANY url, right-clicking, and automatically shorting the URL. Great for including long links within e-mail!
Project Sikuli
Enabling The Script Menu - This is a great tweak to enable if you’re using Automator, or any other scripting, because it makes the scripts available on demand at the top of your screen at all times.
Notebook/Task Management Software
Circus Ponies Notebook
Toodledo
Remember The Milk
Things
Downloads
These workflows require Apple Remote Desktop. You also need to have some computer lists set up within Remote Desktop.
Run Software Updates.workflow - This workflow will prompt you to select a computer list within Remote Desktop, then pass on a Terminal command to go download and install any available updates.
Energy Settings.workflow - This workflow takes your computer’s Energy settings from com.apple.PowerManagement.plist within HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration and will copy the file out to multiple computers based on the list you select.
Deploy Printers.workflow - This workflow will take the print queues you have set up on your machine and deploy those printers out to multiple computers based on the list you select.
Clear Print Queues.workflow - Ever have the urge to just clear all print queues? This workflow will get that job done!
Energy Settings.workflow - Saving Energy is important for everyone these days. This workflow will take your com.apple.AutoWake.plist from HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration and copy the file out to multiple computers based on the list you select.
SpyCam.workflow - This little workflow can be saved as an application and remotely triggered as needed. Comes in handy in educational settings when users are looking an innapropriate content. It will take a screen capture of the desktop and uses the isightcapture CLI to grab a photo of the person sitting in front of the computer. You’ll need to check out the instructions here for installing the isightcapture CLI. Also, make sure to set the path within the workflow to a location where you’ll save the files. The default path is: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/CUSTOMFOLDER/image.jpg.
Auto Login.workflow - Thanks to Jonathan Dickmann from SLUH for getting the coding on this workflow worked out. In order to use this workflow, client machines must be configured to display as ‘name and password’, not ‘list of users’. This workflow will also only function from the login window at its default state with the cursor in the ‘name’ field. You’ll need to customize the workflow with the username and password users will log in as. Once you’ve done that, you can send this workflow out, pick a computer list from Remote Desktop and the machines will log themselves on.
Links
Automator / Remote Desktop
Apple Remote Desktop Action Pack - This pack augments the actions included when Remote Desktop is installed.
Apple Remote Desktop Teacher’s Helpers - Remote Desktop can be very useful in the classroom setting. This pack of workflows are for those who just want to “do” and don’t have the technicial expertise or time to learn.
AutomatorBitLy - Great workflow that can be installed as a service. Imagine highlighting ANY url, right-clicking, and automatically shorting the URL. Great for including long links within e-mail!
Project Sikuli
Enabling The Script Menu - This is a great tweak to enable if you’re using Automator, or any other scripting, because it makes the scripts available on demand at the top of your screen at all times.
Notebook/Task Management Software
Circus Ponies Notebook
Toodledo
Remember The Milk
Things
Downloads
These workflows require Apple Remote Desktop. You also need to have some computer lists set up within Remote Desktop.
Run Software Updates.workflow - This workflow will prompt you to select a computer list within Remote Desktop, then pass on a Terminal command to go download and install any available updates.
Energy Settings.workflow - This workflow takes your computer’s Energy settings from com.apple.PowerManagement.plist within HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration and will copy the file out to multiple computers based on the list you select.
Deploy Printers.workflow - This workflow will take the print queues you have set up on your machine and deploy those printers out to multiple computers based on the list you select.
Clear Print Queues.workflow - Ever have the urge to just clear all print queues? This workflow will get that job done!
Energy Settings.workflow - Saving Energy is important for everyone these days. This workflow will take your com.apple.AutoWake.plist from HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration and copy the file out to multiple computers based on the list you select.
SpyCam.workflow - This little workflow can be saved as an application and remotely triggered as needed. Comes in handy in educational settings when users are looking an innapropriate content. It will take a screen capture of the desktop and uses the isightcapture CLI to grab a photo of the person sitting in front of the computer. You’ll need to check out the instructions here for installing the isightcapture CLI. Also, make sure to set the path within the workflow to a location where you’ll save the files. The default path is: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/CUSTOMFOLDER/image.jpg.
Auto Login.workflow - Thanks to Jonathan Dickmann from SLUH for getting the coding on this workflow worked out. In order to use this workflow, client machines must be configured to display as ‘name and password’, not ‘list of users’. This workflow will also only function from the login window at its default state with the cursor in the ‘name’ field. You’ll need to customize the workflow with the username and password users will log in as. Once you’ve done that, you can send this workflow out, pick a computer list from Remote Desktop and the machines will log themselves on.
March Meeting - Automator & Apple Remote Desktop
23/03/10 15:01
Our next meeting is coming up on 3/23/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
We will continue the presentation by Mark Howell from January on Automator. This time we will focus more on more advanced Automator actions and how Automator can be integrated with Apple Remote Desktop.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
We will continue the presentation by Mark Howell from January on Automator. This time we will focus more on more advanced Automator actions and how Automator can be integrated with Apple Remote Desktop.
February Meeting - Thanks to SLUH!
14/03/10 20:31
We met on 2/23 at St. Louis University High School. Jonathan Dickmann and John Haefele presented on the technology at SLUH.
I apologize for the lateness of this posting and ’thank you’ message to SLUH. The hospitality and presentation was greatly appreciated by all! Thank you again!
SLUH Technology Presentation - This is a PDF copy of their presentation.
I apologize for the lateness of this posting and ’thank you’ message to SLUH. The hospitality and presentation was greatly appreciated by all! Thank you again!
SLUH Technology Presentation - This is a PDF copy of their presentation.
February Meeting - St. Louis University High School
20/02/10 11:43
Jonathan Dickmann has invited the Support Pros to come and take a tour of St. Louis University High School on February 23rd, 2010 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. There is a lot to see at SLUH with 5 labs, 10+ mobile carts, Smartboards, online grades, Moodle, Powerschool and Zimbra.
Please see the link below for Google Map directions to SLUH. There is parking available both on the Oakland Lot and the Science Center Lot. There is a basketball tournament going on the night of our meeting, so you may have to park on the Science Center lot. The Science Center open for free parking during the meeting, but parking vouchers from SLUH will be available if needed. We will meet in Room M123 at SLUH and there will be signage inside the school directing you.
Gregory Ray will also be at the meeting. He went to MacWorld Expo this year and will be on hand to give impressions of what he saw at the show!
Google Maps - St. Louis University High School
Please see the link below for Google Map directions to SLUH. There is parking available both on the Oakland Lot and the Science Center Lot. There is a basketball tournament going on the night of our meeting, so you may have to park on the Science Center lot. The Science Center open for free parking during the meeting, but parking vouchers from SLUH will be available if needed. We will meet in Room M123 at SLUH and there will be signage inside the school directing you.
Gregory Ray will also be at the meeting. He went to MacWorld Expo this year and will be on hand to give impressions of what he saw at the show!
Google Maps - St. Louis University High School
Drown Your Sorrows @ The Royale on 2/11!!!
08/02/10 09:00
Trade stories! Meet new people! Enjoy some drinks and good food!
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at The Royale on February 11th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter or RSVP on our Facebook page.
We hope to see you there!
For all the Mac Support people in St. Louis, come out and join us at The Royale on February 11th, 2010 @ 6pm!
Please feel free to shoot us a message on Twitter or RSVP on our Facebook page.
We hope to see you there!
More Automator Services & Project SIKULI
08/02/10 08:53
Our meeting in January was all about Automator, and TUAW just posted an article about five customized Automator services that may help you save a little time. In this article, you can learn how to create services to automatically attach files to a new mail message, print selected files, creating thumbnails, starting Keynote slideshows and shortening an URL automatically w/ Bit.ly.
Another way to “automate” within OS X is Sikuli. This is an interesting project centered visual scripting. If you can see it on your screen, you can make a script for it and automate the task. Check out the demo on YouTube and visit their project site.
Thanks to Gregory (@dotgray) for suggesting this content!
Another way to “automate” within OS X is Sikuli. This is an interesting project centered visual scripting. If you can see it on your screen, you can make a script for it and automate the task. Check out the demo on YouTube and visit their project site.
Thanks to Gregory (@dotgray) for suggesting this content!
101 T-Shirts for Apple Fanboys and the Mac Faithful!
08/02/10 07:24
Stumbled across this on Coty Gonzales’ blog thanks to Dave Marra (@marrathon) on Twitter. There are some great t-shirts here. Pictured is “1984”, available at FastMac.
Announcements/Events for February
01/02/10 20:57
New Web Site at http://www.supportpros.org
We have a new Web site! This site will be a central and public hub for all things related to the discussion group. Information about our meetings and events will be there. Files, links and resources brought up in our meetings will be available as well. And more!
"Drown Your Sorrows" on February 11th at 6pm at The Royale in St. Louis
Clueless clients? Arrogant administrators? Impossible demands? Join the Support Professionals to share your scariest support story over calming beers at our Drown Your Sorrows Night!
The Royale on Google Maps -- http://bit.ly/cLxzS8
Support Pros General Meeting on February 23rd at 7pm at St. Louis University High School In St. Louis
Jonathan Dickmann has invited the Support Pros to come out and take a tour of SLUH! There is a lot to see at SLUH with 5 Labs, 10+ Mobile Carts, Smartboards, Online Grades, Moodle, Powerschool and Zimbra! Please come out and join us!
St. Louis University High School on Google Maps -- http://bit.ly/d8mBCw
We have a new Web site! This site will be a central and public hub for all things related to the discussion group. Information about our meetings and events will be there. Files, links and resources brought up in our meetings will be available as well. And more!
"Drown Your Sorrows" on February 11th at 6pm at The Royale in St. Louis
Clueless clients? Arrogant administrators? Impossible demands? Join the Support Professionals to share your scariest support story over calming beers at our Drown Your Sorrows Night!
The Royale on Google Maps -- http://bit.ly/cLxzS8
Support Pros General Meeting on February 23rd at 7pm at St. Louis University High School In St. Louis
Jonathan Dickmann has invited the Support Pros to come out and take a tour of SLUH! There is a lot to see at SLUH with 5 Labs, 10+ Mobile Carts, Smartboards, Online Grades, Moodle, Powerschool and Zimbra! Please come out and join us!
St. Louis University High School on Google Maps -- http://bit.ly/d8mBCw
Free Online Apple Training
29/01/10 11:42
This is just an FYI for everyone out there. Apple has a large library of videos available 24/7 on the Internet for training purposes. The videos vary in length and cover a wide array of subjects from podcasting to forensics.
January Meeting - Automator Actions
28/01/10 21:21
As promised, here are the links to some of the Automator actions presented in Tuesday’s meeting. Most of these can be saved as applications, or services.
All of them have been tested with Snow Leopard.
Create Disk Image - This will take files/folders passed into the workflow and create a new disk image file on your desktop. Great for making a quick DMG image backup of a CD/DVD.
iCal Backup Schedule - A very simple backup solution. It’s preset to copy my home folder (“tech”) to an external drive (“EXTERNAL”). This might be something you save into an iCal Alarm workflow and have run automatically on a regular basis.
Manpages to TextEdit - This will prompt you to type in a name of any manual page. Enter a man page, and it will pull up the man page in TextEdit.
Move to Applications - This is a service I’ve set up in Snow Leopard. It provides quick right-click access to moving an application to your Applications folder.
Narration - Just paste some text into the text box, choose your voice settings and hit run. It’ll spit out an audio file on the desktop. This is great for preparing and dumping an audio narration into a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation.
New Event - I use this as a service workflow. Once you have it set up, you can use the Keyboard System Preference to assign a keyboard shortcut to pull it up whenever you need it.
Printing - It could be useful to save this as a service, or an application. Either way, this should help you print documents quickly!
All of them have been tested with Snow Leopard.
Create Disk Image - This will take files/folders passed into the workflow and create a new disk image file on your desktop. Great for making a quick DMG image backup of a CD/DVD.
iCal Backup Schedule - A very simple backup solution. It’s preset to copy my home folder (“tech”) to an external drive (“EXTERNAL”). This might be something you save into an iCal Alarm workflow and have run automatically on a regular basis.
Manpages to TextEdit - This will prompt you to type in a name of any manual page. Enter a man page, and it will pull up the man page in TextEdit.
Move to Applications - This is a service I’ve set up in Snow Leopard. It provides quick right-click access to moving an application to your Applications folder.
Narration - Just paste some text into the text box, choose your voice settings and hit run. It’ll spit out an audio file on the desktop. This is great for preparing and dumping an audio narration into a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation.
New Event - I use this as a service workflow. Once you have it set up, you can use the Keyboard System Preference to assign a keyboard shortcut to pull it up whenever you need it.
Printing - It could be useful to save this as a service, or an application. Either way, this should help you print documents quickly!
January Meeting - Links
28/01/10 21:03
Here are links from Mark Howell’s Automator session on January 26th.
You’ll find lots of tutorials, downloads and many resources with these sites.
http://www.apple.com/automator
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/
http://www.automatoractions.com/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488
http://automator.us/leopard/index.html
http://www.totalapps.net/tutorials/guest-post-sal-soghoian-on-automator/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/examples/ard/teach/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/examples/ard/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/training/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/training/video/index.html
You’ll find lots of tutorials, downloads and many resources with these sites.
http://www.apple.com/automator
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/
http://www.automatoractions.com/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488
http://automator.us/leopard/index.html
http://www.totalapps.net/tutorials/guest-post-sal-soghoian-on-automator/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/examples/ard/teach/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/examples/ard/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/training/
http://www.macosxautomation.com/training/video/index.html
January Meeting - Automator
22/01/10 23:42
Our next meeting is coming up on 1/26/2010 at 7pm in Webster Groves at Nerinx Hall.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
We will have a presentation on Automator that evening by Mark Howell.
Google Maps - Nerinx Hall
We will have a presentation on Automator that evening by Mark Howell.
New Web Site!
22/01/10 22:39
Welcome to the new Internet home of the GAMUG Support Pros Special Interest Group!
We are a local organization here in the St. Louis area affiliated with the Gateway Area Macintosh Users Group. Our members are professionals in the St. Louis area who support Macintosh computers in education or business.
We are a local organization here in the St. Louis area affiliated with the Gateway Area Macintosh Users Group. Our members are professionals in the St. Louis area who support Macintosh computers in education or business.