2006 Meetings At A Glance

Meetings are held monthly at The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), 4800 North Lamar & Sunshine (that's between Guadalupe & 45th). 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. See ammug.nhive.com for driving instructions how to get there. All speakers and volunteers receive a free gift! Interested in leading an event Email Sue Tedford (Austin Adobe User's Group Coordinator)to make your reservations.

Meetings are free and open to ALL Adobe/Macromedia Enthusiasts. Please join us on the second Friday of every month from 1:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. A different topic is offered each month by a variety of local and visiting experts. Adobe vendors offer free gifts. Check this Meetings topic for specific details.

Jan 13: "What's New in Studio 8", by Ora Chisom. "Dynamic Publishing", by Cornelius Chopin and "Flash Paper vs. PDF?" Is it a contender?

Feb 10: Two Hot Topics This Month! Wow! We had standing room only! 31 HOT Adobe-hungry guests/members. TIP: If you come to more than one meeting, then you're a member.

1. 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.Data-Driven Flash. Cornelius Chopin from Rich Media Creative Services will discuss and demonstrate. For all you (me included), that feel a little scared about using ActionScript...well, you should have seen this presentation. It took the scare plum-out of a charging wereWolf. "Chopin" is a Master Flash User and excellent teacher! Next time he speaks, you won't want to miss it!
   
2. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Quick Start to Using Captivate (formerly RoboDemo). Sue Tedford from Health and Human Services Commission will demonstrate how to create rapid e-learning projects using Captivate and PowerPoint. Sue, just never ceases to amaze me. Her speaking skills, her motivational tone, and just her down-right good vibes makes me feel priviledged. This presentation was "quick, down, and dirty!" I'm ready to buy this tool, and get it working in 40 hours flat. One lady (Ann Yelderman [Man, I think this chick rox!] from the TDI state agency), said she had no prior experience, but made an 80-slide presentation in 40-hours. The link is here>>http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/txcomp/txcomppreviews.html Between Sue and Ann, you know "YOU CAN DO IT". Got any questions? Click the comment button at the bottom of this topic. Send me an email. Ol' MZ Adobe (the editor) will promptly chat you back.

• Also, more new and exciting benefits for AMMUG members will be announced. TotalTraining.com gave us tons of Adobe Software Training CDs. *We got bookmarks with 30% off.* And as always, lots of important Handouts.*Ohhh, but Sue also brought us the heart-shaped Valentine Cookies. The big ones, with the good icing. Thanks Sue! You're the BEST! Yum! Yummmmy! Sure glad you other chix/gents ate the rest before I went back for seconds. Thank you very much!
  
  
• We will give away a Flash 8 training course at this meeting. Must be present to win. Ora Chisom WON the Flash Training DVD and will do a short demo of it at the APRIL meeting.
  
  
• Jackie is doing a "Photoshop Book Review."
  
  
• Chopin got a FREE COPY OF PHOTOSHOP CS2 for being this months speaker. WOW!
  
  
• COMING NEXT MONTH----->Sue, is giving away one Adobe Certification FEE Waiver. ["Oh, Lord, won't you please let me win this__ my friends are much smarter____I must have an edge. Prove that you love me, and please don't let me down...."]
  

Mar 10: "Using Flex", by Carson Hager, from http://www.cynergysystems.com He said he might buy us all PIZZA. So, make your reservations, or you know that pizza will fly faster than those cookies did last month.

April 7: New Date (because the 14th is a Christian Holiday), 1. "How to Setup a Blog", by Kendall@webpubs.us. 2. Ora Chisom WON the Flash Training DVD and will do a short demo. 3. Contest to Solve the Mailing List Problem.Win a whole lot of FREE SOFTWARE.

May 12: REMEMBER, we will have the Usability Challenge Workshop at the May meeting. Kathleen Neville from the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services is coordinating this event. This event will require registration on a first-come first-serve basis. More info next month.This meeting is devoted to Photoshop. More details later.
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Jan Speaker: "Dynamic Flash Publishing", by Cornelius Chopin

Cornelius gave us a great live presentation of some groovy, flash samples from his website RichMediaCS.com
Then he showed us how easy it is to create a FLASH paper. A local AMMUGger (oh, yeah, I didn't write down his name. Bad Girl!) chiped in that FLASH PAPERS are more accessible-friendly than ADOBE PDFs. He knows, he works for the Visually Impaired. Move over, red Adobe, Flash Paper is moving in.

[ Cornelius Chopin is a Senior Flash Developer with over ten years working
with Flash and web-related technologies (HTML, CSS, Database, etc). He has
been part of AMMUG from its inception over 10 years ago. He presents
regularly at the AMMUG and posts his presentation training on-line for
anyone to view or use code. He has been using most of the Abobe/Macromedia
products for over ten years with a passion for Flash. His web site is
located at http://www.richmediacs.com.]

Jan Speaker: "New Studio 8 Features", by Ora Chisom

This exciting dynamic presentation was led by Ora Chisom and the TAXCAT (that cat you see over there). Her presentation was the BEST. Ask her to personally send you a copy. Bet she will!

Ora Chisom, is currently employed with the Department of State Health Services on the CFO Special Projects Team. Her role is developing and coordinating training on PeopleSoft Financial applications and other revelant topics relating to CFO policies and procedures as well as developing web-based training modules for the agency. Ora has been providing training and technical support for the past 16+ years. She has received certification as an Instructional Designer Developer and Training Generalist and possesses a wealth of knowledge on a variety of software applications.

[Editor's Note: Don't let this sweet, little demure face fool you. This savvy lady packed a powerful punch during her presentation, if ya know what I mean. Toastmasters, beware, Ora's got a better method. We all roared with laughter and tears as this presentation unfolded.]

Jan 2006: Call for Book Reviewers

FREE BOOK! To the first Reviewer that contacts Sue Tedford before the next meeting. After you recieve the book, you'll need to publish a formal review to someone. Let Sue know of your interest before the next meeting.

Jan 2006: Call for Adobe Reviewers

FREE TOOL to first person to call to reserve a tool. Every 60-days (2 months) one of these tools will be given to the first Reviewer that contacts Sue Tedford. After you recieve the tool, you'll need to publish a formal review to Adobe in PDF or Word format.

• Acrobat
• After Effects
• Audition
• Dimensions
• Encore DVD
• FrameMaker
• Go Live
• Illustrator
• In Design
• Live Motion
• PhotoShop
• Photoshop Album
• Photoshop Elements
• Stream Line
• Type Basics
• Type Manager
• Type Reunion
• Macromedia Products (coming SOON)
  

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