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SIGs Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups are at the heart of TNWoU, offering in-depth knowledge from experts in the group. Most SIG leaders are professionals and have years experience.
New SIGs are formed as members express interest
Generally, SIG meetings are held in one of the several conference rooms off the main lobby of the Hotel Indigo, the larger SIG will be downstairs of the Hotel Indigo.
Meeting notices and/or announcements are included within each SIG's section, below:
AppleWorks
Genealogy
Novice User
$ and Sense / Quicken
Graphics
Programmers
FileMaker Pro
Internet/Website
Design Science & Engineering
F. O. O. D.
Microsoft Office
Technical Mac
Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month except December, 7:00 PM, at the Hotel Indigo. Learn the basics of this powerful multi-functional program - word processing, graphics, spread sheets, database, etc. - then move into select advanced techniques. Typically all the software many Mac users ever need! Beginning to intermediate users. General Discussion/Topics determined at the previous month's meeting. Educators and parents are also encouraged to attend this group.
THIS SIG IS ON HIATUS AND LOOKING FOR A NEW LEADER.
An option is to change the SIG's focus to iLIFE, if there is adequate interest.
$ and Sense / Quicken SIG - On Hiatus
Meets 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Hotel Indigo. Socializing starts at 7:00pm and the meeting starts at 7:30.
$and Sense is all about money management with financial applications. The mainstay program utilized regularly by this SIG are Quicken and its related TurboTax (formerly MacInTax). (Quickbooks users can benefit as well) The round table structure of the meetings allows for an energetic, highly interactive discussion and learning session for all in attendance. If you need to take control of your personal finances and gain a more positive attitude during times of economic turbulence, this is a SIG you should attend.. Contact:Seeking new leader
If you don't have Quicken software yet, you can get it at a significant discount here. This discount is not restricted to members only and is good for PC users too. You can save up to 20% on all Intuit products and supplies, not just the Quicken software package. You must order through our link to get the discount, and our group gets a commission besides. Everybody wins. So don't forget to tell your friends about the discount, and while you're at it, let them know that if they were members, they could also attend the SIG to learn how to use Quicken.
This SIG is on hiatus until further notice
Meets second Wednesday of the month, 7 PM, at the Hotel Indigo. For all levels of users, meetings have general how-to discussions and may also cover a specific topic. "Show and Tell" is encouraged so attendees may wish to bring disks with FileMaker databases they have created to be used as examples or to have evaluated for improvement. Q and A at every meeting.
Register now for the up-coming SIG meeting: This will notify the leader you will be in attendance. It is important that you register so we can have the appropriate size room available.
Contact: Lou Eisenberg
Yes, TNWoU has a F.O.O.D. SIG!!!
A group of members have been meeting for lunch after Main Meetings...for at least five years. When TNWoU moved to the Holiday Inn, we began to meet for lunch at Russell's BBQ--less than a mile east of the hotel, on Algonquin Road. We organized officially, by building the acronym first (*had* to be food!) and figuring out the words it stands for: Fun Obscure Obtuse Discussions [Special Interest Group].
Rather than meeting in the standard restaurant space, we commandeer a back party room for the group through a reservation from 1pm to 3pm. Attendees are key members from at least half of the Main Meeting tables, several from the Control Panel/Board and many just plain members who enjoy the company of other Mac users and hearing what they have to say.
Discussions include regular evaluation of the Main Meeting and our never-ending ideas on how to improve it or who to have present (without any of us working on these ideas), things like memory necessary to run certain programs, resolving Mac problems, which not-so-new hardware might be best to buy when newer stuff comes out,, possible announcements Steve Jobs will make at the next big Mac event --always an interesting debate among Macheads--, health (while some of us eat the one not-so-healthy meal of the month), digital images and how best to save/use them. You name it, we talk about it! We've even had members show off niche software via laptops.
All members are eligible to attend TNWoU SIGs, including the F.O.O.D. SIG. Please consider joining us about a half hour after a Main Meeting and join in the fun and comraderie.
Use the Mac to organize your family history and research your family tree. Supplement to traditional genealogical resources. Frequent discussions about Reunion genealogical software as well as helpful websites. Meetings: 9:30 a.m. to noon, usually 4th Saturdays, even-numbered months, except December. In 2008 we will meet Jan, Apr, June, Aug, Oct. Feb will be a "field trip" to the DuPage Co Gen Soc Workshop.
Let me know if there is a specific topic you want to discuss, or web sites you want to look at.
If you have any questions about Reunion and/or entering YOUR data, please bring your data on a CD or flash drive.
If you have any questions about how to do YOUR family history research, please bring your data on a CD or flash drive. What brick wall(s) are you trying to scale?
Look forward to seeing you at the next meeting! Contact: Gail Santroch for information.
Register now for the up-coming SIG meeting: This will notify the leader you will be in attendance. It is important that you register so we can have the appropriate size room available.
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month, 7:00 PM, at the Hotel Indigo, except in July, August and December. This SIG addresses all imaginable graphics issues: font management, Illustrator, XPress, 3D rendering, Fractal Design Painter, etc.. Current focus is Photoshop, but this may change based on member input. "Show and Tell" is encouraged, and the group is polled regularly to determine meeting agendas. Bring questions! You don't have to be a graphics expert to benefit from this SIG.
On Hiatus - New SIG leader needed
Internet (general) and Web Site Design SIG - On Hiatus
Meets 1st Tuesday of the month, except January, July and August, 7:00 PM, at the Hotel Indigo. Hosted by our Webmaster, Internet and Web topics from the most basic to advanced are all fair game. Q&A sessions at each meeting often lead to training sessions at subsequent meetings. The group frequently goes online for activities and demonstrations. New to the Web? Been on it a while but want to learn more? Developing or want to develop a Website? Enjoy sharing your online experiences and/or heariing those of your peers? This group is for you!
On Hiatus - New SIG leader needed
Meets 2nd Saturday of the month, 8:30 AM, preceding TNWoU general meeting. For new and want-to-know-more Mac users. We cover various Mac topics including how to use the basic Mac system, troubleshooting (Whoa! How do I get this to work again?), utilities, virus protection, all about RAM memory and disk space, and connecting your computer to other computers and the Internet. Bring all your questions... nothing is too basic. Location: main meeting site. Contact: Bill Geraci.
Meeting format:
First 45-60 minutes: Preannounced topic.
Last 15-30 minutes: Questions from the floor.
Ask any questions you want about Mac and computers: how they work, how to work them and more! And get explanations REAL beginners can understand!
We'll take the group's time only if 1/3 or more of those in attendance want to hear the answer to questions! This will keep questions that are too technical from taking our time. The facilitator will try and answer those more technical questions after the SIG meeting.
Meets the first Friday of the month, 7:30 PM at the Hotel Indigo. Debby Abbott and Jim Tetzlaff co-chair this SIG. Debby holds a certificate in Microsoft Office. Jim's strength is in his knowledge of OSX. If you are a user of Microsoft Office/iWork or are thinking about using it, this SIG is for you. Share your experiences with Office or just attend to learn. The SIG's focus is on what its members wish to discuss. Contacts: Deborah Abbott and Jim Tetzlaff.
Register now for the up-coming SIG meeting: This will notify the leader you will be in attendance. It is important that you register so we can have the appropriate size room available.
Meets 1st Thursday of every month except July, 7:00 PM at the Hotel Indigo. PSIG aims to help programmers work through problems and understand technologies. There's grand diversity in the group, from assembly experts to distributed object buffs. Java programmers can come here now that the separate Java SIG has disbanded. Contact: Jonathan "Wolf" Rentzsch (jon at redshed dot net). PSIG Web page: http://redshed.net/psig/
We start out the meetings by going around the table and talking about what we're currently working on or interested in ("Show & Tell"). Handouts are welcome, or bring along your PowerBook and we'll hook it up to the projector. Time is also set aside for Questions and Answers. If you want pizza, bring along a few bucks and we'll all chip in. Food must be ordered from the Hotel.
Science & Engineering SIG - On Hiatus
Meets quarterly, the 2nd Monday of January, April, July and October, 7:30 PM at the Hotel Indigo. The goals of this SIG are to promote the application of the Macintosh platform to the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, biology) as well as engineering disciplines, and provide a forum for individuals working in the scientific and engineering disciplines to discuss problems of mutual interest. Also Computer Aided Design (CAD), other technical software. Practicing scientists, engineers and teachers of the sciences are welcome. Meeting date may be changed by notice to the TNWoU eNews electronic mailing list and Web site calendar. Contact:Seeking new leader
This SIG is on hiatus until further notice
Meets 2nd Saturday of the month, 8:30 AM, before the main meeting. Delves into the more advanced topics such as AppleScript, ResEdit, and the ins and outs of Mac communication methodologies. Contact Coordinator: Tim Allison.
SIG Leaders:
The SIGnificants form for meeting reports is available on-line.
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