Cpamu

B1 Blog Main Page

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Blog Organization

This blog contains several pages.
The main Cpamu website is at Cpamu.com (track2.com/mac).

B4 Screen Captures

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This page shows a few "tips" recorded from Cpamu emails and other sources by Jame Ingram. Any member desiring to have their own "Tips" page on this blog, or linked from your own web page, please contact the webmaster, using link at bottom of page.

----- Capturing Photos
From A Web Page -----
Method a: Most photos, you can just drag from the web browser to the desktop.
Method b: In Safari, you can use the 'Apple+option+A' command to display all images for a particular web page.
(From the menu, it's 'Window' -> 'Activity'.)

----- Screen Captures -----
Method c: Apple's built-in 'Shift+apple+4' command allows you to capture any part of the screen to a '.png' file. (Using the Control key sends it to the clipboard instead of a file.) More details on the Cpamu Screen Capture page. However it doesn't seem to work when using the DVD player.

There are images showing this on the Original Screen Captures page.
Method d: Apple's built-in 'Grab' utility seems to work similarly to the screen capture function, except it saves the capture to a .tiff file.
Method e: Ambrosia Software's Snapz Pro X (approx $30 for non-video version, $69 for full-version that captures moving video). The cheaper version will capture still shots from a paused DVD player.

B7 List of Members' Web Sites

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Notes:

This list is just a "guesstimate".
Some of these people may no longer be part of Cpamu,
Some of them may have delegated their website design to other people.

Alford-Anna, Hughesville: CrystalLakeSkiCenter.com
Cirelli-Craig, Orangeville: Craig's Media Gallery , OlcPetRescue.org , DigitalValleyStudios.com
Videos: Craig's movies page
Colley-Rob, Williamsport: HoyersPhoto.com
DeFranco-Brent, Hunlock Creek: LakesideGraphix.com
DeMott-Bob, Hunlock Creek: Photo Album
Frost-Bill, Bloomsburg: Bill Frost's Web Page, Outdoor Adventure Club, TreeFest (Bloomsburg)
Harrison-Slater, Williamsport: ScienceToyMaker.org
Videos: YouTube videos by user 'ScienceToyMaker'
Henze-Brenda, Lewisburg: HenzeDezines.com
Hoppes-Matt, Williamsport: Hoppes.us
Videos: YouTube user 'youtube.com/user/mattshoppes'
Ingram-James, Williamsport: Cpamu.com , Track2.com, NineDollarWebPage.com, BallroomDances.net, TrainJunction.net,
Videos: YouTube user 'youtube.com/user/jim17701pa'
Vimeo user 'vimeo.com/jim17701pa'
James-Richard, Williamsport: RcJamesDesign.net, Loni Gamble & Sound Cheque
Knauth-Geoffrey, Williamsport: Geoffrey S. Knauth , gKnauth.blogspot.com
Parks-Bob, Benton: Bob Parks Dot Net (Home Page), Columbia County Covered Bridges Association, Fishing Creek Herb Guild (photos all missing)
Reeder-Dale, Williamsport: Crazyace Productions
Saldivia-Melinda, Williamsport: MelindaHevner.com
Videos: Melinda's 'Commerclals' page
Smith-Dave, Williamsport: Smith Family Home Page
Spinka-Phillip, Clarks Summitt: SubmarineProductions.com

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This page updated 3/11/2008 by JamesRobertIngram.com

B3 Mac Repairs & Consulting

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Notes:

Information on this new 'Repairs' page is gradually being updated and moved from the OLD Repairs Page .
Entries are designated as either "Individual" operating from their homes, or as "Store".

Hunlock Creek, individual: DeFranco-Brent, LakesideGraphix.com .
"I am an Apple Certified Technical Coordinator.. so I am certified on OS X client and server software. I also can do repairs... but never took my certification test... just did the course. I can install ram, hard drives and trouble shoot the other problems (always rare) that Apple hardware may have." (1/11/2008)
(Note: Hunlock Creek is located between Berwick & Wilkes-Barre, a few miles west of Rt 11.)
Selinsgrove, store: Leading Electronics, 570.374.5080.
Authorized Apple Dealer & Repair center.
107 N US Highway 15, Selinsgrove, PA 17701.
Apple Certified Technician & owner Mike Derr. (1/11/2008)
Roaring Branch, individual consultant: Hoppes-Matt, 570.324-5575 evenings.
Software consulting, no hardware repair. Also works with Windows, but detests Vista.
[Background: former Chilitech administrator, switched from Windows to Mac, supported both at work.] (added 1/2/2008, revised 4/8/2009)
Williamsport, store: Chilitech, 570.323.2166, Chilitech.net, 210 Market St, Ste C; Williamsport, PA 17701.
At 8:16 AM -0500 1/9/08, Matt wrote:
"ChiliTech will do Apple repairs like memory swaps/upgrades, hard drive replacements/upgrades, etc. We can not do any warranty work."
Mac technician is ??? Jesse. (1/9/2008)
Williamsport, store: Leading Electronics, 570.323.5095, LeadingElectronics.com , 673 E 3rd St. Williamsport, PA 17701.
Authorized Apple Dealer & Repair center.
Owner Bryce Derr, Apple Certified Technician Steve Payne, “Out of Warranty” Mac technician & Cpamu contributor Dale Reeder . (1/11/2008)

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This page updated 4/08/2009 by JamesRobertIngram.com

B6 Using Macs & PCs

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Ingram's Observations: Here's my 2 cents worth of opinions, of why for me, it seems easier to get my tasks done on my Mac PowerBook, versus using my Compaq laptop with Windows XP:

Finding Files - The Mac seems much easier to find things on the hard drive.
Hide Unused Windows - I can hide all the unused applications and their associated windows, with one command.
Screen Captures - Screen captures are built into the basic operating system.
PDF - The ability to create pdf files of almost any document, is built into the basic operating system.
Web Browsing - There's less pop-ups and other weird stuff when using web browsers.
Interruptions From Updates - The Mac let's me decide when to download updates. The Compaq seems to do it every time I wake it up.
Virus's - Supposedly much less virus's for Macs, and operating system supposedly is more secure.
Windows when necessary - Since about 2005 the Macs have the same Intel processors as Windows computers, so they can actually run Windows XP (or Vista) when desired (the Windows OS must be purchased at extra cost).

B5 Some Mac Operations Windows Can't Do

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About This Page

This page attempts to show some of the features of the Mac, that for whatever reason, the Windows operating system does not as easily do.

A. Some Operations Macs Seem To Do Better Than Windows

Drag Web Page Images (jpeg, gif) to Desktop.
(If simple drag does not work, use special Safari procedure in Para 3 on Page 'B4 Mac Tips & Links'.) Windows does this also.
Screen Capture to desktop file:
Shift+Apple+4, appears as Picture 1.png.
more details on page B4
Screen Capture to Clipboard:
Shift+Apple+4 while holding Control key (Edit -> Show Clipboard).
PDF - Print any file to PDF:
Use print menu, Select 'PDF' -> 'Save as PDF'.
Hide Unused Windows:
Hide all the unused applications and their associated windows - with one command -- Apple+Option+click app's icon in dock
Minimize (or maximize) a window slow motion:
- hold down Shift key & click yellow button
Talk:
Highlight in TextEdit, select Edit -> Speech -> Start Speaking.

B. Other Operations
Toolbar at top of finder window is customizable":
'View' -> Customize Toolbar
Sidebar at left side of finder window:
Drag file or folder icons into sidebar to have a quick "path" to them.
Drag the icon out of the window to get rid of it when no longer needed.

C. Special Cautions
Unmounting: (different than Windows)
IMPORTANT: All external hard drives, thumb drives, etc; must be "unmounted" by using the 'Eject' arrow in the sidebar (or 'File' -> 'Eject' from the menus); or data or hardware can be damaged.

D. Tutorials
Video Tutorials:
If you go to www.apple.com/mac -- down at the bottom there are links to apple.com/findouthow/mac -- where there are links to many video tutorials (Anatomy of a Mac", "Windows on a Mac",iMovie, etc).
Note these are for latest OS 10.5, so if you have an earlier version OS, things may be a bit different.
Switching From Windows:
For those used to Windows, note the area 'apple.com/support/switch101' is written for people used to Windows.

This page updated 7/21/08 by JamesRobertIngram.com

B2 Creating A Mail Rule To Automatically Sort Mail

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SUBJECT: Setting up "Rules" in Apple Mail, to automatically sort specified messages into a specified mailbox.

OVERVIEW: You can set up a "Rule" -- also called a "Filter" by some programs -- to automatically sort mail. The example on this page shows doing it on Apple Mail, but these Rules can be created in almost all email programs on both Mac and Windows.

1. Creating The New Mailbox

From the Mail menu at the top left of the computer screen, choose 'Mailbox' --> 'New Mailbox', and name it [cpamu]08.

In this example, I named the mailbox "[cpamu]08", but you can name it whatever you like.

2. Setting Up The Rule

From the Mail menu at the top left of the computer screen, choose 'Mail' --> 'Preferences' to open the Preferences window.

Click on the "Rules" button at the top of the Preferences window -- see the below image.

This image shows the rule that I set up, to sort messages with subject "[cpamu]" into the mailbox named '[cpamu]08'.

Apple Help: Also, if you go into Mail's Help, and put "Rules" in the search window, the 2nd selection should be "Automatically Processing Mail", which has this same information.

3. Sorting Criteria:

You can experiment with the sorting criteria that works best. I think just searching for subject '[cpamu]' works pretty well. (I think I added the 2nd criteria, in case someone sends me a BCC copy, but you probably don't need this.)

Click on the following image to view it larger

ARCHIVE - Links

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Note: The links were moved back to the track2.com main page.

----- A Few Mac Info Links -----
Marrathon.com - Our local connection to Apple Computer Co.
Apple Product Specs: . . . . Pre 11/97 . . . . Post 11/97
. . . . Apple User Forums
DealMac . . . . MacInTouch . . . . MacSurfer
. . . . MacFixIt . . . . MacWorld

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Financial links to: (a) National Do-Not-Call registry, (b) official site for ordering your free credit reports, & (c) Consumer's Union site with info about how to FREEZE your credit report -- are at the top of the Track2.com Financial Privacy Links Page.