Category: SIGs

SIGs are Special Interest Groups, where members who have a particular interest get together to exchange ideas and learn together. SIGs normally have a regular monthly meeting at the Main Meeting on Saturdays.

Beginners SIG beginners@ausom.net.au
Dragon Dictate SIG (Not Currently Meeting) dragon-dictate@ausom.net.au
FileMaker SIG fmp@ausom.net.au
Final Cut Pro/Express (Not Currently Meeting) final-cut@ausom.net.au
Finder Fundamentals SIG finder-fundamentals@ausom.net.au
FirstClass SIG (Not Currently Meeting) firstclass@ausom.net.au
GarageBand SIG garageband@ausom.net.au
Genealogy SIG genealogy@ausom.net.au
Internet Plus SIG internet-plus@ausom.net.au
Creating Memorable Movies SIG imovie@ausom.net.au
Mobile Multimedia SIG ipod-itunes@ausom.net.au
Creativity SIG creativity@ausom.net.au
iPad Coach SIG ipad-coach@ausom.net.au
iPhone SIG iphone@ausom.net.au
macOS Intermediate SIG osx-intermediate@ausom.net.au
Newcomers & Greenhorns SIG (Not Currently Meeting) nags@ausom.net.au
News & Help newsandhelp@ausom.net.au
Photoshop SIG (Not Currently Meeting) photoshop@ausom.net.au
Digital Photography SIG digital-photography@ausom.net.au
Productivity SIG (Not Currently Meeting) productivity@ausom.net.au

Notes from November Creativity SIG

Posted on by Pam Doughty

At the November SIG meeting members shared things they have recently tried to improve their digital life.

One discovery was using quartz filters within the Preview app to reduce the file size of a PDF.
Further details are available via the internet. Search for ‘add quartz filters to Preview using ColorSync utility’. There was also an article on page 33 of AUSOM News, March 2022 (with a follow-up article in April). In addition, there is a MacMost video at https://macmost.com/compress-pdfs-on-your-mac-with-preview-or-an-automator-quick-action.html

Members then shared ideas about ways to manage Keynote on their Mac while viewing their presenter notes (using Zoom).

Other topics covered were removing the background from images in iOS16, and using and creating QR codes.

A video of the session is available at https://ausom.net.au/video/

Inside the News SIG notes Collection

Posted on by Pam Doughty

November 2022 The SIG was conducted via Zoom. Notes are available here.

October 2022 The SIG was conducted via Zoom. Notes are available here.

September 2022 The SIG was conducted via Zoom. Notes are available here.

August 2022 The SIG was conducted via Zoom. Notes are available here.

July 2022 The SIG was conducted via Zoom. Notes are available here.

June 2022 The SIG was conducted via Zoom. Notes are available here.

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Cards in Pages

Posted on by Pam Doughty

At the Creativity SIG in August 2022, we will look at using the Pages app to create cards. Commencing with using the templates available with Pages.

If you would like the Pages document we created it is available here:

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If you would like to experiment further with the topics covered during the SIG I have provided an archive of 5 Sample files.

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‘Photos’ SIG – About

Posted on by Pam Doughty

photos-sig@ausom.net.au

A new special interest group for 2022, the AUSOM “Photos SIG”, will introduce and master the Apple application, “Photos”.

“Photos” comes built-in to all Macs, iPads and iPhones. Whilst we will be concentrating on the desktop version, hints & tips for the iPad & iPhone run parallel much of the time.

In a breakthrough for our SIG, we’re going to spend half our ZOOM time showing novices the joys of “Photos”, and the second half of our ZOOM time working with the more experienced “Photos” users.

Of course, everyone is welcome to attend the entire SIG! See the website or AUSOM News for login details.

Monthly on ZOOM at our main meetings at 11am in Room 4. See you there!

Creative & Engaging Movies

Posted on by Pam Doughty

I am delighted to welcome Chris McQuillen to our SIG meeting on Saturday to show some of the creative ways photos, videos, and recorded sound can be put together to create compelling movies.

If you thought movie-making involved months of planning and creating a script, deciding on location and cast, working out a budget and schedule, photographing and recording sound, editing and adjusting the video, and distribution then you will be surprised to learn that many of these ‘rules’ can be thrown away.

On Saturday you will see what can be achieved, have a chance you ask questions to assist your own endeavours, and go away knowing you can do this. Start as small as you like but START.

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Web Intermediate — Web research

Posted on by Graeme Bryan

Presented by Graeme Bryan
Main meeting, Sat 5 February 2022
Room 4 at 2.30pm

Most of us use the internet to do research on all sorts of things. Some efforts come quickly and sometimes it takes a lot longer. Why is that? Can we improve our skills? This month’s Web Intermediate presentation will explore this. We will have a look at research to help with technology issues. And we will have a look at COVID research. Fun indeed.